Category: Juniors

Getting ready to enter the woods Luke returns successfully 10 Juniors took part in compass training at Hillsborough Forest Park. This was an extension of the cones exercise from the last session. Like the cones exercise the course was made from a grid of 9 control sites but this time they were in the forest and some 50 – 100m apart. Juniors had loop courses to complete. They had to use the compass to keep the map set and make their way through the forest, without using the paths, to locate the next control site. Rachel heads in at speed. Read More …

Check out the training page for information on the next junior session at Hillsborough

Well done to all the juniors who took part in the training at Slievenagore and then followed that up by taking part in the races after. We spent some time looking at basic compass use and concentrating on map setting using the compass. That was a useful skill to have for the races afterwards that had some tricky controls to find. The next set of training sessions will concentrate on developing our compass skills so check out the training page for more details. Don’t you hate it when someone turns up wearing the same shirt! Little brotherly love shown on Read More …

Head over to the Technical page for stuff on Control Descriptions – new post up now!

The next junior training session will be at Slievenagore. The BIG THEME for the next 4 sessions, to be called Spring Step, will be the compass and we will start this at the first session Spring Step 1. Make sure you tell me if you are coming along.

Tricky Tyrella The Juniors took part in training at Tyrella South along side the N I Colour Series race. It started of sunny but cold and the rain stayed away until close to the end.  The junior training consisted of taking part in a loop course that practiced map setting, distance judging and pacing and recognising control descriptions. In all 18 juniors too part in the training. Thanks to Steph and Alison for looking after the starts as well.  Check out the photos below to see our juniors in action. Inspector Steph “Right – where were you two last Tue Read More …

Here’s a good idea – orienteering on the computer! Catching Features is a game so you can always orienteer when there’s no event on. Elite orienteers use this game for training, but it’s fun just to play as a game. I only have the demo version because it is quite expensive, but I thought I’d point it out – have a look at www.catchingfeatures.com to download the demo, and if you want, buy the full game. You can race online against friends, or join online competitions, and it runs on any computer built within the last decade or so.I’m not Read More …

Make sure you make it along to the NI Colour Series Events this year. These are great events that will really help your orienteering to improve and you will get a lot from going along. Don’t be put off by the travel or the new areas. That is some of the advantages of our sport. If you want to attend an event and have problems getting there just let me know. Lastly NI Colour Series events are a big part of the Junior Incentive Scheme. You can get colour awards for attending these types of events. NI Colour Series – Read More …

Get the Dates in the Diary – click to see the dates The WEE series 2013 will soon be upon us. Lots of great racing every Wednesday evening in the glorious summer we will all be having this year. Make sure you get the dates in the diary now.

There is a national survey of young people in orienteering taking place. The survey is for young people aged 14 – 25 and will help British orienteering to understand and improve how young people are involved with our sport. Please complete the survey and help our sport be improved for your benefit.