Category: News

Not one but two paid development roles are now being advertised in Scotland. Both are part time positions, one working regionally for SOA and the other at a club level with Forth Valley Orienteers. Take a look at the role outlines below and get your applications in while the opportunities are available. A great chance to shape and develop the sport.

Reset and get back into action with our latest issue. Available now on our website.

Read on for more and how to download.

Scottish Orienteering’s Star Award Scheme is a personal performance award scheme aimed at encouraging and recognising skills development rather than event results. The L1 award can be delivered in a school or after-school setting, as well as by clubs, and can offer a great mechanism to help lead youngsters from participation at school towards their local club.

We have recently revamped the award to update the content and have developed a set of eye-catching resources for use by coaches, teachers and youth leaders. To help coaches understand the award and how they can deliver it we are organising a workshop for Thu 6^th May at 7pm.

MARTIN HYMAN 1933 – 2021

SOA would like to join with others in expressing our sadness at the death of Martin Hyman.  He contributed so much over many years to the development of runners and orienteers at all levels, as well as having been an outstanding Olympic athlete in his younger days.

***** UPDATE Amended date for round 2 at Tentsmuir *****

Plans are now in place to host a Scottish Junior Cup league over three different races during the spring and summer of 2021. The league will offer a set of high quality, fun, and competitive races which will be open to all junior orienteers in Scotland with age classes from M/W12 to M/W18. The draft plan is as follows:

• Sun May 30th, Auchingarrich, Perthsire
• Sun Aug 29th, Tentsmuir North, Fife (changed from 22nd due to clash with British Sprint Championships)
• Sun Sep 19th, Anagach, Grantown on Spey

Score is coming to you soon. The April issue has a focus on orienteering restarting: getting back to the sport we love but also how our enforced break has given us all the chance to reset how we think about, participate in and grow O for the future.

Watch out for the latest Score available soon on the SOA website.

Following the success of the nomination process last year, we are again opening up requests for nominations for 2020 President’s Medal.

Return to sport can mean low effort and easy to put on activities. Here are some ideas to try out for your club:

Following the Gender Equality community conversation, we are taking the first action of calling for interested parties to send an application to join the Scottish Orienteering Equality sub-committee. Please read on to find out the scope of the committee, role outlines and how to apply.

In order to support our coaches and ensure they have an up to date and valid British Orienteering Coaching Licence we have organised an additional Child Well-being and Protection in Sport course. Please take this opportunity while it is available at no cost to you as a coach. The last course in our series will take place on 28th April 2021 between 6-9pm.