In early 2021 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) completed their 5 yearly anti-doping code review and issued the latest version. UKAD took this and updated and issued the rules that apply to the UK. The changes were not dramatic, but UKAD’s decision to require all sports to comply with their detailed assurance system and to do it in stages through the following 12 months is dramatic: it is also challenging. Anti-doping assurance is about to take on a much higher profile within all UK sports including orienteering. The IOF has also stated that it supports & adopts the WADA code.

Thank you to ESOC for running their second Championship event in 2021. The long awaited the Score event at Dalkieth took place on Sunday 21st November. Well done to everyone who participated and congratulations to all the Scottish Score Champions! Full results are available below.

What better way to start the New Year than with a new professional challenge?

We have 2 exciting positions to fill and are looking for motivated individuals with a passion for development and events to join our team. More details in the role outlines below.

Out now on the website – it is the new December issue of Score. Enjoy!

Are you passionate about developing people? Interesting in coaching orienteering? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2022? Do you have the skills we are looking for in our new Coaching & Volunteering Officer to join our team? Read on to learn about this exciting opportunity.

Enthusiasm for returning to orienteering after the pandemic is evident in the nearly completed 2022 calendar. It looks like we’ll have a full SOL series, an abundance of SOUL competitions and hopefully a full set of Scottish Championships along with some popular events in the calendar. We remain committed to offering Juniors exciting opportunities with dates to finalise for Jamie Stephenson, Scottish Junior Cup and Inter-areas which we hope to announce very soon.

A big thank you to the everyone who has helped pull this together and to the clubs who have offered to organise these events. It’s going to be an exciting year when combined with all the other planned events and activities. A full calendar will be released in the coming weeks but we were keen to give you a flavour of what is in the offering.

After missing out in 2020 we are delighted to announce that SOL and SOUL trophies will be presented early in 2022 from the results of the 2021 series. Read on to find out the winners and a full list of results for the leagues this year. We would like to thank all the volunteers who made the events happen and a special thanks to Paul Hammond, Pat Squire and Richard Oxlade for their work behind the scenes collating events and results.

Keep a watch for the new issue of Score arriving in December.

We are urgently seeking someone to work with us throughout December on a full time basis to help us ‘spring clean’ our website and ensure it is fully updated ahead of the new year. We can offer a month long contract on a self employed basis up to £2000 plus any agreed expenses. Please contact Fiona@Scottish-orienteering.org to express your interest in this opportunity and to arrange an informal discussion.