Score-O Competition Sid Richardson Scout Ranch

New T-shirt Presale Event! T-shirts are not included in the price of registration for our events. A very limited number of t-shirts will be available for sale in the trading post. If you would like a t-shirt (preview left) please register in advance and select appropriate sizes to add to your order during registration. The cut off date for t-shirt orders at this event will be September 24th.

New COVID-19 Procedures. Please refer to https://www.longhorncouncil.org/coronavirus/ for current council policies regarding the mitigation of commuicable diseases. 

You will be required to select an Arrival Time and a Check in Times upon registering. Plase arrive during your chosen time frame.

All Scouts BSA, Venturers, Sea Scouts, Explorers, and adults are invited to participate!  You can race for competition or just for Fun! Webelos/AOL Dens may attend with a Troop. Score-O is one of our most popular events.  Maps offer Scout and Venturing level competition with challenges for both beginners and advanced runners.

Forms you need at Score-O Event Check-In:

• Score-O Team Roster Forms - complete one per team BEFORE arrival.
• Score-O Unit Roster  - for emergencies

Forms you need at Camp Entrance Arrival Station:

One signed form for each youth and adult:

• BSA_COVID-19_Camp-Event_Participant_At_Risk_Statement_06-02-20_LHC-rev1.
• Pre-Event_Medical_Screening_Checklist_rev-09-2020

One form for each arriving vehicle, listing everyone in the vehicle:

• COVID-19_Camp_Arrival_ Screening_Checklist--Longhorn_Council-rev2

CAMPING assignments will be first come, first serve; our policy is still 1 unit per campsite. Please plan on making this event a day trip as camping will be extremely limited:

• Scouts, Venturers, Webelos, Explorers and adults may camp.  Webelos & AOL may camp with a Scout troop. 

MEALS: There will be meal options for this event. If you do not sign up for the meals when you register, please bring your own food for the event. 

Meals options: 

• Saturday: Lunch, picked up from dining hall
• Saturday: Dinner (Crew 1910's Famous Pulled Pork Sandwiches) **A limited supply will be available for purchase on site; please register for this in advance to secure your awesome sandwich! (also picked up from dining hall)

THE EVENT: For 20 years the Longhorn Council’s largest Scout event and one of the most popular orienteering events held in the USA.  Orienteering is an international sport that consists of finding control markers in the field from locations marked on a map.  This year’s competition will start in the main camp area by the dining hall.

Each team gets a 5-color map for each participant 5 minutes before their race starting time.  There are 75-85 flags/markers shown on the map and you must find all you can in 3.5 hours. Some are easy to find & some are hard.  Each flag is worth 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 points, depending on how hard it is to find.

Plan your strategy to find the most flags and maximize your score!!  The Orange & White markers in the field are identified with a number to let you know if you have found the control flag. To prove you found the marker you punch your score card with the corresponding hole puncher provided at the marker. 

Orienteering is a team event, so be sure to register by teams of 3-8 Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, Webelos, or Adults.  At least TWO registered adults must accompany each Webelos team.  Your team needs a compass and a watch or stopwatch so you’ll finish on time.

Participants should bring at least 2 full canteens or water bottles. There will be water stops in 2021, refer to your map for those locations. The sections of camp we use for orienteering have some areas of thick vegetation and can be very rocky.  Wear long pants and good trail shoes or boots.

ADULT REGISTRATION. All adults must register for Score-O, whether or not they participate in the competition.

TRAINING. All training will be online in 2021. We will email training app or video links to every registered adult. No in-person training crowds allowed in 2021!
    Beginner Orienteering Clinics: will be on YouTube
    Intermediate Orienteering Clinics: will be on YouTube  

NO HAUNTINGS OR XTRA HAUNTED TRAIL. Score-O will be the only event taking place at SR2 on the 16th of October. There is no Haunted Trail. 

"ADULT SWIM" - All Adult leaders are invited to join us in the dining hall Saturday evening at 9pm for late night snacks and a SCARY movie!!!

SCHEDULE

Friday

7:00 –9:30 PM       Check appointments available at Dining Hall. Turn in complete Roster  at Check-in.

Saturday

8:00 am –12:30 PM   Check appointments available at Dining Hall. Turn in complete Roster  and be prepared to START!

9:00 am                   Teams BEGIN STARTING
Units and teams can start ONLY at their appointed Start times.
STARTS will continue all day until 1:00 PM.  No crowds allowed!

10:00 am – 6 PM      Trading Post Open – Limited access for social distancing requirements.

12:30 PM                 CHECK-IN Registration ends.
ROADS will remain open so units can arrive, run the course, and leave – all day long.
There will be speed check and safety roadblocks set up to enforce safe driving.

1:00 PM                    Last Start Time.

4:30 PM                   Competition ENDS

6:00 PM                   Safety Roadblocks close – continue to drive slow!

9:00 PM                   “Adult Swim” in the dining hall