Performance and the Scottish Elite and Development Squad (SEDS)
The Scottish Elite and Development Squad (SEDS) helps Scottish-based orienteering athletes to reach their potential, and promotes top quality training which is open to all athletes currently at TD5. It also offers an opportunity for ScotJOS leavers and orienteers aged between 18 – 39 to stay in the sport and develop their skills with a programme of coaching and social trips. Some members of SEDS go on to represent Team GB at international orienteering competitions, some just want to continue to improve their skills to be competitive in domestic competitions and some simply enjoy getting out to do some orienteering whilst socialising with friends.
Interested in joining SEDS ?
SEDS is an open group, and anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to join. To benefit, you should be comfortable running full technical difficulty (TD5) courses (i.e. this is not aimed at beginners or improvers). Training activities primarily take place in Scotland, but we occasionally venture further afield in the UK or Europe. get in touch with our Performance Manager Graham Gristwood to find out more – grahamgristwood@scottish-orienteering.org.
Senior and Veteran Home Internationals
The pinnacle of the year for the Scottish Orienteering Performance Programme is the Senior Home International, when a Scotland team competes against the teams from England, Ireland and Wales with an individual race and a relay race over one weekend in autumn. The team is chosen by a selection panel managed by the Performance Director based on a selection policy which can be found here.
Current selectors are the Performance Manager, Jon Musgrave and Lorna Eades (tbc).
The Veteran Home International is the equivalent event for those over 35.
Interested in coaching or helping out ?
We would love to hear from you! We need volunteers to help plan and hang sessions, as well as anyone willing to help with logistics, admin, driving or even just cooking! This is a great way to develop your coaching and advice and assistance is available.
If you’d like to get involved in any way, or to subscribe to our mailing list, email grahamgristwood@scottish-orienteering.org. There is also an open Facebook group here and a WhatsApp community that can be joined on request to Graham.