Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by EricW on Wed Dec 8, 2010 at 6:58 pm

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On attackpoint, there is a current thread related to the "membership" thread below.
It includes some compliments, but also some reminders and other food for thought.
You can find it here.

Reply by Mac on Wed Dec 8, 2010 at 9:59 pm

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That is a VERY interesting thread on Attackpoint, with lots of food for thought.  I note that the "starts" for DVOA in the spreadsheet posted today by Steve Tylock are 3905 for the year 2009, whereas Ed reports "attendance" at 5106.  What's the difference between "starts" and "attendance"?  Is that a meaningful distinction?  I also note that DVOA is first in starts, members and O-days, so whatever it is we feel we should be doing going forward to grow, we are certainly not starting from scratch. I also noticed that Ridley Creek's meet this Sunday had over 50 orienteers who had run at no other meets this year - extraordinary, given that it was our last event of the year.  I can think of a few possible strategies going forward based on that observation.

Reply by edscott on Wed Dec 8, 2010 at 11:32 pm

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Starts are maps and attendance is total people.  I also think A events and possibly scout events aren't included in USOF's local club statistics.