Applications are now open for the TeamUSA Trail Orienteering Standing Team. The application link will stay active for another week until Monday, April 8th.
However, if you are interested in representing US in the trail orienteering European championships (ETOC) in Turku, Finland May 8th -May 12th please fill in your application for the standing team as soon as possible. Preferably this would be done by Monday Apr 1st, as the team size deadline for ETOC in Apr 8th.
Fill out the Team Application here.
Orienteering USA rules stipulate that all National team members must complete SafeSport training. There is also a link to this training in the application form.
Here is the language in OUSA rules regarding the standing team:
- G.4.4 The U.S. Trail Orienteering National Team shall be composed of a maximum of 10 applicants from each class who meet the following conditions:
- a. Have full passport qualifying citizenship for the United States.
- b. Regular member of Orienteering USA in good standing.
- c. Agree to be an active part of the team.
- d. Participate in Team discussions, elections, and fundraisers.
- e. Agree to represent the USA in International Orienteering Events (if selected and available).
- f. Subscribe to the Official Team communication channel.
- G.4.5 The top five highest ranked applicants of each class from each of the PreO and TempO ranking lists shall be automatically selected to the team. Any remaining spots will be filled by the ESC using a combination of the PreO and TempO ranking lists. In the event that fewer than 10 applicants for the team in a class have a valid ranking, the ESC may, at their discretion, name non-ranked applicants to the team.
As a member of the standing team you are eligible to wear US National team uniform in any US Trail-O event
Sincerely,
Mika Latva-Kokko
Trail-O ESC