The 2021 Virtual Coaching Conference continued this week with three further sessions providing great insights for coaches and clubs across the country. So far, the live viewing figures for the first seven sessions is nearly 500.
Due to COVID-19, there are restrictions across the UK. The activities listed here are to support individual exercise (or exercise within your household/ support bubble) and should only be undertaken if they are local to you.
British Orienteering wants to reassure members who may have concerns about licensing, returning to coaching and instructing when the current restrictions are lifted.
Due to COVID-19, there are restrictions across the UK. The activities listed here are to support individual exercise (or exercise within your household/ support bubble) and should only be undertaken if they are local to you.
The 2021 Virtual Coaching Conference has got off to a great start this week with four sessions having taken place:
Sunday 1st August - Saturday 7 August 2021
2021 has just begun! Why not make more time for you and learn new skills this January?
Closing date: Friday, 19 February 2021
Design your own unique course around your house or in your garden - it's easy to do, and it's loads of fun! There are a wide range of free resources and activities to download.
Please keep this weekend free in your diary. We are hoping that we will be able to stage these two events but that will depend on where the country finds itself with C19 and the attitude of the landowners. Currently, we cannot get agreement for access, but we are hoping this will change.
UK Anti Doping (UKAD) has announced an important update about the Coronavirus vaccines
The government has issued new guidance for the national lockdown in England, which comes into force on Tuesday 5 January.
The biggest international orienteering event held in December was, of course, a virtual one. The TORUS Advent Calendar, with stages on each of the 24 days of Advent, attracted 523 in the Advanced class and 360 in the Basic, from more than 40 nations. Of these, 49 were from Great Britain, including 1...
The global pandemic has spurred us all on to be more flexible, more creative and there have been many new initiatives developed across our sport by clubs and members along the way.
The 2021 Virtual Coaching Conference commences this Saturday and showcases a variety of sessions to support coaches across the UK throughout January.
2021 Senior GB Squad Announced.
The squad remains at 24 athletes, 14 men and 10 women, with two first year seniors for 2021 joining the squad for the first time, and two experienced athletes announcing their retirement from the squad.
Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA) - Scottish MapRun Events Soar.
The growth in popularity and availability of MapRun events has been fantastic over the last 8 months and it is now possible to find courses all over Scotland. It has also been great to hear of lots of people new to orienteering ...
NI October Outdoors
Successful four week Virtual Orienteering Development Programme – with an average of 386 people completing Virtual Orienteering Courses each week.
17 September - New eLearning ‘Introduction to Orienteering’ course was launched by British Orienteering in September 2020.
Targeted at teachers, outdoor centre staff, group and youth leaders across the UK.
1st August – Northern Ireland held the UK’s second orienteering event back at Meelmore in the Mournes.
Lagan Valley Orienteers held their first proper timed event since March 2020.
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