With help from my young apprentice, I’ve put controls out in Inshriach North, and they’ll stay there until mid-August.
Controls are also out in the nicest parts of Uath Lochan, and will remain there until late July.
08th May 09 
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David May was the planner for the 2008 JK Sprint race and has produced this presentation.
It takes you through some of the planning issues, but is also an interesting read for competitors as it may help understand the planner’s thinking.
Download the PowerPoint file (4.1MB) or the PDF version (2.9MB)
16th Mar 09 Read more...
There is now a complete archive listing of all the documents & forms on the SOA website.
View all documents & forms
14th Dec 08
The SOA has five sets of clocks that can be used at race starts or finish to show race time. These clocks are designed to be a “Turn on and Go” system for an event start.
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In The Winning Zone is the website of the Winning Scotland Foundation, an independent charity, established in 2006.
The Foundation challenges conventional thinking and uses sport as the catalyst for the advancement of education by encouraging positive thinking and transforming aspects of Scottish character to build;
Read more about Scotland winning in Sport.
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If you are an enthusiastic orienteer and want to improve your skills, have you considered becoming a controller? Even though you may not be a super-fast competitor, controlling provides an excellent opportunity for sharpening up your map interpretation and navigational skills.
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I’m sure we’ve all had experience of the wee sleekit beastie; but unlike Rabbie Burns, I mean the vampiristic tick! My concern is that too often we do not give them the respect they are due. Many of the ticks in the UK carry a bacteria (Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato) which if transmitted through a bite, can result in Lyme Disease. Fahrer H et al. wrote, in the Scientific Journal of Orienteering in 1993, that in Switzerland more than 40% of Orienteers had positive blood tests for this bacteria. The tests are now far more sensitive so perhaps this research should be repeated! Lyme Disease (LD), if left untreated, can lead to some very grave health problems.
12th Nov 06 Read more... 
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