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Controls are now out in Craigellachie, a wonderful National Nature Reserve beside Aviemore, with fantastic contour detail, rock features, views and (of course) wildlife.
Meanwhile some oft-neglected corners of Uath Lochan invite you to visit them for more ROMPing fun.  Important safety note re. Uath Lochan - see below.

05th Aug 10 Read more…


Scottish Championships 2010

Results

Individual
Results - RouteGadget - Winsplits - Splitsbrowser
Relays
Results - RouteGadget - Winsplits - Splitsbrowser
String course: Participants
Trophies: Winners
Photos: If you upload any photos to Flickr add the tag “scottishorienteeringchamps2010” they will show up on the photos page.

01st Jun 10 Read more…

Scottish O League 2010

Fixtures for the 2010 SOL series have been allocated, and are published below.

Some aspects of the rules and scoring system for SOLs are explained below.

21st Mar 10 Read more…

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. GPS in now used to update the time, and the instructions have been revised.

20th Mar 10 Read more…

Park World Tour comes to Perth, Scotland in 2010

The Scottish Orienteering Association is delighted to announce that it will host the PWT (Park World Tour) in Perth in 2010.
On the 10-12th September 2010 some of the world’s best orienteers will be invited to compete for a prize fund totalling €5000.

07th Sep 09 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…

WANTED — Controllers of all Grades

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.

09th Jan 07 Read more…

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