Forest Navigation Course Jan 30-31
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 January 2016 12:23
This is a reminder that Uringa's Margaret Jones is conducting a family-friendly forest navigation course this weekend in the Southern Highlands.
It is aimed at teaching moderate level navigation skills, aiding in the transition from easy courses. It follows on from Maggie's previous Learn to Navigate course in Sydney.
Importantly, it will very useful for those who can competently run a Summer Series (or urban street) course and want to try bush orienteering, and those who have tried bush orienteering but would like to improve their competence. For the youngest participants (5-12yrs) there will be a separate stream of training which will focus on fun in the forest.
Times: Sat Jan 30: afternoon session 1400, evening session from 1800. Sun Jan 31: Start 1000, expected finish 1500.
Venue: The Hut, Belanglo Forest, Belanglo Road, just off the Hume Highway.
Cost: Overnight accommodation is in the Hut at $12 per person (limited availability) or bring a tent at $6 per tent. Coaching fees are per person/per day of $10 with a discounted child rate of $5 per child/per day. These nominal fees cover forest access charges and a small contribution to coaching fees and materials. Bring your own food. Tea, coffee, milk and water provided. Book here.
Free Sprint Mapping Workshop in Sydney, Feb 27
- Last Updated: Monday, 25 January 2016 09:16
Orienteering NSW will be putting on a free workshop in Sydney next month for anyone interested in developing their skills as a sprint mapper.
The course is from 1-5pm on Sat Feb 27 at Sydney Olympic Park - and no previous mapping experience is required.
See the flyer for full details. We can only host 10 people so get your booking in quick!
With the federal government's new Sporting Schools program underway, we anticipate greater demand for school maps. And the growing popularity of sprint orienteering also means we need more mappers to keep up with requests from clubs for new areas.
Please email lumsden.byers @ gmail.com to book your place in the workshop.
Free Community Coaching Course in Sydney Jan 25
- Last Updated: Monday, 18 January 2016 17:25
Following the successful courses in Sydney and Armidale late last year, this is a friendly reminder that ONSW will be running another free Community Coaching course on Monday January 25.
It will again be at Sydney Olympic Park. See the flyer for full details.
The courses are for anyone wishing to deliver orienteering to beginners at club events or in schools - whether that's as part of the federal government's Sporting Schools program or for occasional sessions.
It will also introduce coaches to the OK-GO kit and program developed by ONSW.
The courses are free to all participants. Non-orienteers also get free entry to 2 NSW events. Participants at the two previous courses provided overwhelmingly positive feedback.
Please email Jim Mackay (development @ onsw.asn.au) to register. To gain this Level 0 accreditation you must also have done your Working With Children Check (WWCC - ONSW will pay half the cost) and have completed the ASC online General Principles Course.
Ten NSW orienteers in OA HP squads
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 January 2016 13:59
Ten NSW orienteers have been selected in Australian High Performance squads for 2016.
Duncan Currie, (15, Garingal) and Alastair George (16, Big Foot) are the newcomers, selected in the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad – the first rung of the HP ladder.
Aidan Dawson (20, Garingal), Daniel Hill (19, Garingal, pictured), Toby Wilson (19, Garingal) and Georgia Jones (18, Uringa) are in the Australian Junior Development Squad and will be competing for places in the Australian team for the junior world championships (JWOC) in Switzerland in July.
Nicola Blatchford (21, Newcastle) and Michele Dawson (22, Garingal) are multiple JWOC representatives now finding their feet in the open women’s section, and are in the National Development Squad. Nicola’s father, Russell, is coach of the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad.
Felicity Brown (32, Central Coast) is back in the High Performance Squad after having her first child with partner Julian Dent, (31, Central Coast), who is Australia’s No.1-ranked male and one of just three athletes in the Elite High Performance Squad. The couple are based in Sweden, where orienteering originated, and where this year’s world championships will be held in August.
We congratulate these athletes on their selections and wish them every success for 2016.
