I signed up to learn about coaching to help my local club, Kingdom of Fife Orienteers, to assist newcomers at events. Nothing more than that was intended.
I started with Coaching Foundation which covers how different people learn new skills, and the sort of things involved in coaching.
As of 29th July 2022 the following areas in Moray will be embargoed for the Scottish 6 Days Moray 2023 – Culbin Forest, Lossie Forest, Roseisle Forest and Darnaway North.
The embargo applies to the areas shown on the Moray 2023 Embargo details
Competitors shall declare themselves non-competitive if their acquaintance with the terrain would give them substantial advantage over other competitors. Nothing that occurred more than 12 months before the date of the event shall be taken into account.
Is the Scottish Junior Inter-area weekend on 3rd/4th September 2022 in your diary? With information going out to clubs soon, it is important that all juniors have the weekend in the diary as it’s a weekend not to be missed!
Every two years the Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad (Scotjos) organise a 2 week trip to Scandanavia to provide the juniors with the opportunity to experience different terrains and compete outside the UK.
For obvious reasons this has not happened for a couple of years but this summer the squad have headed off to Sweden.
This week sees the start of a series of Summer Camps run in partnership with organisations across Scotland including: Dundee Active Schools @DundeeActiveSchools, High Life Highland @HLHsocial, Scottish Canals and Moray Active Schools.
Each camp is being supported by a young person who has undertaken training through Scottish Orienteering. Some camps have spaces available – especially the ones based around Fort William and Glencoe areas: Sign up for this camp which runs – 1st August to 5th August is still open.
With just an hour until the finals of the Sprint World Championships in Denmark (good luck to all the British athletes), we are already looking ahead to WOC 2024 with excitement. Do you want to be part of the success of WOC 2024 and capitalise on this opportunity for orienteering across the country? Come join our team and scope out the project plan on an initial 6 month contract. We are looking for a highly motivated individual, someone with fresh ideas and a sound background in project planning, marketing and delivery. This project will be all about partnerships! We are seeking an enthusastic person to work with Scottish Orienteering, British Orienteering, WOC 2024 organising committee and clubs.
Do you know how to make a project come to life? Can you raise the profile of WOC2024 and the sport? Can you work with clubs, schools and partners to deliver an exciting programme of events and activities to engage people in orienteering with all eyes towards the streets of Edinburgh in 2024? Apply before 25th July!
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The British Team selection races for the European Orienteering Championships (Estonia) and Word Cup Round 3 (Switzerland) will take place on the 9-10 July in Scotland. It is a good opportunity for Scottish performance and aspiring performance athletes to race on high quality maps and courses. Some great racing on offer in Culbin and Glendye
Read More…On her appointment as Performance Director Fanni Gyurko has raised the topic of selection criteria and team selection for all teams representing Scotland at Home Internationals, with support from the SOA Board of Director we are publishing here the selection policy for the VHI due to take place in October. Please read below and any questions can be sent to Veteran Team Manager Janice Nisbet.
After missing a couple of years due to covid, it was great to see lots of smiling faces on Moncreiffe Hill yesterday for the 2022 Jamie Stevenson Trophy.
Twelve clubs from across Scotland brought teams along to enjoy this junior inter club competition. The sun shone and there were smiles all round for the club parade started off the event.
