7 ONSW athletes in OA HP squads
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 31 January 2017 15:02
Seven NSW orienteers have been named so far in the 2017 Orienteering Australia High Performance Squads.
Newcastle and Garingal have three representatives each, while Uringa has had Georgia Jones chosen in the Australian Junior Development Squad along with Toby Wilson (GO).
Michele Dawson (GO) and Nicola Blatchford (NC) have made the High Performance Squad, the top tier for orienteers living in Australia.
Alex Massey and NSW junior squad coach Rob Bennett (NC) are in the second-tier National Development Squad along with Michele's younger brother Aidan Dawson (GO).
The entry-level Targeted Talented Athlete Squad will be named later this year.
Meanwhile, a further four juniors have been named in the Australian schools teams to race in New Zealand in April.
Alastair George (Big Foot, pictured) is in the senior boys team, with Duncan Currie (GO) a reserve. Ewan Shingler (BF) is in the juniors boys team, while Sophie Jones - younger sister of Georgia - is a reserve for the junior girls.
Congratulations to all athletes named in these squads and teams.
NT, GS, SOS, IKO series resume this week
- Last Updated: Monday, 30 January 2017 14:37
With the summer holidays now over, four of our regular street and park series resume this week.
In Armidale, Northern Tablelands' Twilight series will run throughout February on Wednesday afternoons. They offer a scatter course with a choice of 10, 15 or 20 controls.
In Orange, Goldseekers' Twilight series runs throughout February on Friday evenings. On offer is a one-hour scatter course with 25 controls; participants can choose to get 10, 15 or 20 controls.
In Wollongong, IKO's Summergong series runs throughout February on Sunday mornings. On offer are the traditional 30-control score course and a 1-2km beginners line course.
In Sydney, the SOS resumes its Saturday morning timeslot for 6 weeks. Run by our partner organisation Bold Horizons, you can choose from line courses or a score course. Term 1 for 2017 will focus on sprint orienteering, with most venues being high schools in northern Sydney.
World Masters entries close Tue Jan 31
- Last Updated: Friday, 27 January 2017 16:21
A reminder that entries for the 2017 World Masters Orienteering Championships close on Tuesday, January 31.
WMOC will be held in New Zealand from April 23-29. Already 1,600 athletes have entered for the championships, which this year are also a part of the World Masters Games - the world’s largest multi-sport event.
WMOC follows straight on from the Oceania orienteering champs also being held around Auckland from April 14-17. Entries for Oceania close on Feburary 28, with higher late entry fees payable until March 24.
Our Kiwi cousins have added two mid-week events between the major carnivals, and to cash in on the Lord of the Rings trilogy have named them "Middle Earth".
Level 0 coaching course on Jan 25 in Sydney
- Last Updated: Thursday, 19 January 2017 11:42
A reminder that Orienteering NSW will be hosting a Level 0 coaching course at Manly West Public School on Wednesday January 25.
The course is ideal for: members wishing to assist newcomers at club events or help with school development days; teachers wishing to deliver programs in schools; and for orienteers in general to gain basic accreditation.
All participants will need to complete the online ASC General Principles course and a Working with Children Check. The course is free for ONSW members.
We will also be offering a very basic introduction to course setting, so bring your laptop with Purple Pen already installed if you are interested in this. Activities from ONSW's OK-GO kit will be covered as well.
By becoming an accredited coach you will have the opportunity to give back to your sport, be part of the ongoing growth and success of orienteering and potentially have a personally rewarding involvement in the lives of others.
See the flyer for full details. The course is expected to run from 11am-3pm, well in time to get to the Summer Series events at Callan Park (Sydney) and Belmont (Newcastle) that afternoon.
