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The first bulletin relating to Interland 2010 is available here.

More information to follow in due course.

The Selection Policy for the senior element of the team to represent England in Interland 2010 (7 March – Leopoldsburg, Belgium) is here

Selection for the proposed International with Belgium, Germany, Holland etc (Interland 2010) to be held  in NE Belgium  on  7th March  2010 will be based on the following events;

Regional Events;

- South Central (SOC) Sunday 1st November  2009

-East Midlands (DVO) Sunday 15th November 2009

National Event;

- West Midlands (WCH) Sunday 13th December 2009

and all known form up until  the end of 2009.

It is anticipated that juniors wishing to be considered for selection will compete in 2 of the 3 races listed.

In keeping with the objectives of the England Selectors to use this competition to provide experience, it is unlikely that the Junior Selectors will consider members of the Great Britain Junior Performance Squad for selection, but will consider members of the Great Britain Start Squad.

It is likely that the composition of the Junior team will be 3 M/W14, 3 M/W16 and 1 M/W18.

It is unlikely that the selectors will consider juniors in ‘bottom year’ M/W14 ie born in 1997.

At all events Juniors should run the course corresponding to their age class in 2010.

For Regional events juniors will be expected to run the following ‘colour coded’ courses;

M14/W14 – Light Green

W16 – Green

M16 – Blue

W18 – Short Blue

M18 – Short Brown

At the National Event Juniors should run their 2010 age class.

England Junior Selectors

Keith Marsden (SEOA) Hilary Palmer (EMOA) Sarah Noot (YHOA)

Classes M/W40 –M/W65 will be selected considering the results of these events:

SOC: 1st Nov: November Classic

DVO: 15th Nov: Eyam

WCH: 13th Dec: Cannock Chase

plus  BOC2009 and JK2009

Those wishing to be considered should compete in at least one of the three autumn selection events. Very good results in two or three of these events will lead to selection; competitors who do not have such results will be judged on the basis of BOC2009 and JK2009 as well as their autumn results.

Orienteers who change age-class in 2010 may be chosen for their new age-class if the selectors are aware of the change, and if their results in their 2009 age-class are strong enough.

When events use Colour-coded courses, competitors are requested  to run as follows:

Brown: M40

Short Brown: M45, M50

Blue Men: M55, M60

Blue Women: W40

(All three classes run Blue, if the course is not split)

Short Blue: M65 W45, W50

Green: W55, W60

Short Green: W65

Vets who elect to run a longer course will have their results considered on a mins/k basis.

England Vets Selectors: Jackie Hallett (BOK), Tim Tett (SYO), Andy Hemsted (HOC, Chair).