Shadows are required for all Junior teams - Only the Junior teams are to be shadowed on the Saturday.
- No Senior or Open team should be shadowed on either day, unless they are not contesting the Trophies.
Role- The shadow’s role is to be on hand
when needed but not otherwise.
- The independence of the team is
important and it neither helps their self-esteem nor their learning experience
if you interfere when not required.
- There is only a very brief
“briefing” at the start, as we do not wish to delay the start of the hike, so
please read the rules, etc, and the following before you come.
Responsibility- Be sure your team identifies their
correct control flags for their specific course by looking at the flag numbers
shown on their control card boxes.
- The
team needs to select the description specific to their flag numbers. The flags will be well-hidden.
The type of problems that might
require your help are as follows:- The team has got sufficiently lost
for it to be seriously delayed unless advised where they are.
- In
which case show them where they are and guide them back on to their route -
then let them continue again on their own, if you think they are competent
enough.
- Someone ill, injured or tired.
- Phone
the Controller as soon as possible using the emergency number on your map.
- Arrange
transport for the ill/injured/tired member, and agree the pick-up point.
- Don’t
leave the patient unattended and keep the team with you at all times.
- Team’s navigation is far too bad
for them to manage
- Try
to continue and use the opportunity to teach navigation, giving them bits to do
- If
all else fails, take over the navigation completely.
Safety- Ensure you learn of any member’s
disabilities, medical condition, etc.
- Insist on donning waterproofs when
needed, and fluorescent materials after 4.00pm.
- Keep to footpaths at all times
unless essential to use a road, then be very careful!
Equipment- Shadows will need a Silva type
compass – and be familiar with how to use if needed!
- You must collect a laminated
duplicate of the team’s map and the flag detailed location sheet at
Registration. The maps show ALL the controls for the entire set of 12
courses.
- You MUST carry a mobile phone, but
we do not expect to hear from you UNLESS you have an emergency. Leave your name and its number with
Registration at the start.
- You will need to carry a first aid
kit and be competent in treating minor injuries.
Reporting- At the end of the hike please
complete the report form on how you think your team performed – and hand it in
at the Finish. Hopefully they will have
done all the navigation themselves and you will have just been a passenger (but
hopefully enjoyed the hike anyway).
- It is important that we know the
degree to which teams have been helped, as it would be unfair otherwise on
teams that had not been helped; so please be honest with your comments.
- Finally, thank you for volunteering
- it makes our organisation a lot easier.
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