BOF Rankings

British Orienteering Ranking List (CHIG members)

Individual Leagues

SWELL (South and West Essex Local League) is run by Havering and South Essex (HAVOC) and Chigwell and Epping Forest (CHIG) orienteering clubs. There are typically eight events held on either a Saturday or Sunday between September and April each year.

Hertfordshire & Essex Schools League is open to schools and youth groups with eight events hosted by Hertfordshire Orienteering Club (HH), Havering and South Essex Orienteering Club (HAVOC), Essex Stragglers Orienteering Society (SOS) and Chigwell & Epping Forest Orienteering Club (CHIG).

The South-East Galoppen is an individual galoppen competition for members of clubs affiliated to the SEOA. Like the South-East League (which is a club-based league, see below), it takes place at every SE Regional event. Unlike the League, it runs over each calendar year. There is a separate competition for each course; that is, not just is each age class scored separately, but also Long and Short or A and B courses have their own ranking lists. The first member of a SEOA club on each course at each event gets 100 points, the second 99 points, and so on. The points accumulated at the various events over the year are added to give the individuals total. It is not necessary to run absolutely every event, since the number of events which count is slightly smaller than the total.

The Nopesport Urban League includes urban events from all parts of Great Britain in its schedule and your best 4 out of a possible 9 races will count.

SENiLe (South East Night League) is an annual series of night orienteering events held over the autumn/winter/spring season, usually on Saturday evenings.

Club Leagues

The South-East League is an annual competition between the member clubs of the SEOA. Like the South-East Galoppen, it takes place at every SE event of Regional or higher status. Unlike the galoppen, it runs over each autumn/winter/spring season.

Individual orienteers score points for their runs. At each event, the points scored by the members of each club are aggregated to give club scores. The clubs are then ranked in order of their scores. Finally, South-East League points are allocated to the clubs based on the club order from the event. At the end of the season, the club with most points is the winner.

Frolics are an annual series of events on consecutive Sundays during the summer, held on areas within or very close to the M25. Every competitor runs the same course of Light Green standard. The Frolics utilise a handicap system which adjusts not just for age class as usual, but also for performance record – thus benefiting those new orienteers! The top six for each club count towards a club score.