Janice Nesbit, our Scottish Veteran Team Manager, has after many years decided that it is time to step back from the role of Scottish Veteran Team Manager after the 2026 Veteran Home Internationals. We are very grateful for her work over the years representing Scottish Orienteering.
Janice has kindly agreed to mentor and pass over her vast knowledge and experience in the run up to this year’s event taking place in Derbyshire on 19th/20th September. We are therefore looking for a someone to work with Janice over the next few months and then take over after the 2026 VHIs as Scottish Veteran Team Manager.
Juniors – are you a keen orienteer who would like to start getting involved in volunteering? Club volunteer coordinators – do you ever struggle to find event officials? Coaches – do you want a pair of young legs to help you out?
SOA Young Leader courses are all designed to give juniors the knowledge & experience to get involved with volunteering in the club, easing the load whilst giving them new, transferable skills. Run by experts who have worked in the roles for many years, we have 3 areas of expertise – hopefully something to suit everyone:
Have you ever fancied helping out your club by organising an event or been asked to but it all seemed too complicated? Well, help is at hand. The outwardly daunting task of organising is broken down and explained in our organiser workshops. Run by experts who have organised many events, we have 3 options, hopefully something to suit everyone.
The next few years will be an exciting time for Scottish Orienteering as we build towards the World Sprint Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh in 2024 and beyond.
There are a number of SOA Board Director roles coming up in the next few months, to be filled at the AGM in May. They give the opportunity to put back into the sport and have a strategic impact. The Board Team work to help develop and grow our great sport alongside our Clubs and Development Staff, funded by sportscotland. Board Directors are also Trustees of the charity.
After the success of the last series of online planners’ workshops, we are happy to announce that these will be repeated albeit in a slightly different format. Junior planners workshops will be repeated in the Spring.
This time we are running a linked series of workshops for those who are starting out on their planning career. It is expected that learners will attend all the workshops and there will be a planning exercise to complete between each workshop which you will get a chance to reflect on with your trainer and other learners. You will require access to either Condes or Purple Pen on a computer (tablets / phones are unsuitable for this).
