Start Clocks
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. User guide updated 26th Nov 2011.
26th Nov 11 
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Scottish Championships 2012
The Scottish Champs will be in Deeside in June 2012, and will offer an exciting 4-day programme of events on top quality areas amongst stunning scenery.
11th Mar 11 Read more…
Scottish O League 2010
Final league tables for 2010 are available, here by course, and here by age class..
07th Nov 10 Read more…
Scottish 6 Days, 2011 Oban
Information on the 2011 event based in the Oban area is now available, www.scottish6days.com.
Maps of areas, training options, accommodation hints, mailing list, RSS, Twitter…
19th Aug 09 Read more…
What’s different about Sprint
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…
Documents & Forms Archive
There is now a complete archive listing of all the documents & forms on the SOA website.
View all documents & forms
14th Dec 08
In The Winning Zone
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.
14th Aug 08 Read more…
With a twist of Lyme
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.
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