Over the long weekend we had orienteers doing their thing in both St Helens and Melbourne. It's certainly a sport that takes you to great places and with great people. And there are a lot more fun opportunities for everyone coming up.
Enter now for Coles Bay on Sunday 29 March.
Enter now for Coles Bay! The forest is looking so good for orienteering, with low bracken and good runnability. It's a terrific opportunity to practice orienteering in complex granite before Easter.
And the courses will be great, with Bernard course setting and Clare controlling. They're using the same area of the map as the 2015 World Cup middle distance.
And as another bonus - on Saturday 28 March - Cathy is running a night-o score event around the Coles Bay township. Pre entry required for both events!
Northern Schools Championships Friday 27 March.
Entries are now open for the Northern Schools Orienteering Championships
Along with the statewide Schools Championship and nominated state selection events, the Northern Schools Championships provide a pathway for young orienteering athletes towards possible selection in the Tasmanian Schools Orienteering team.
The Northern Schools Championships are open to all school aged students from Northern Tasmania.
Find out how to make the 2020 Tasmanian Schools Team.
Every year a Tasmanian Schools Team is selected to attend the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships, which forms part of the Australian Championships Carnival. In 2020 this carnival will take place on the East Coast of Tasmania from 26 September – 4 October.
How do I make the team?
To be eligible for selection you must:
- Be attending school or college.
- Be aged 12 or older at the end of 2020.
- Nominate for selection ¬on the form used to enter the Tasmanian Schools Championships.
- Attend all 3 selection events and run the correct course (outlined below). If you are unable to attend any selection event due to exceptional circumstances, you must notify a selector by telephone or email prior to the event.
- Be a member of a Tasmanian orienteering club (this costs $25 but entitles you to membership benefits including entry fee discount).
When and where are the Selection Events?
- Saturday 4 April, Tasmanian Schools Championships, Stonehenge
- Sunday 10 May, Stag’s Head
- Sunday 24 May, Royal George
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Learn about the orienteering carnival being held this Easter.
For a start, entries close Sunday 15 March! Scroll down to find out more about the Carnival, being held in Orange, NSW. Then for the complete low down, go to the event website here
Q: What is Easter orienteering?
A: A major carnival held every year, rotating around the states. In 2020 it is being staged in the Central West region of NSW. It is expected to draw around 800 participants from across Australia.
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A chance for women and girls to build on O skills over a weekend away.
The Bi-annual Women’s Training Weekend is set for June 12-14. This will be held at St Helens. With this year’s national championships being held in Tasmania at St Helens here is the chance of a life time to build skills and confidence in preparation for that big week in September/October.
If you are interested in being a participant or a coach, please email Chris Brown.
Activities over the two days will cater for all skill levels. Accommodation will be organised at Kellraine units. The most important thing for now is to register your interest so we can organise the weekend. More information over the coming months and if you have any questions please contact Chris.
Knocking off Knocklofty
Perfect weather and the great orienteering terrain at Knocklofty provided challenges for the 200 people who enjoyed the multiple route choices designed by Zali and Jett McComb.
Cumulative results for the first 4 weeks are here. Remember that we count your best 4 efforts from the first 5 events in the series, so there is one more week to go and positions will definitely change as you drop off your poorest run.
The 6th and final week of the series will feature the Southern Schools Championships at Risdon Brook Dam. The format will be different to a normal Twilight event – more information on this shortly.
Next week we head off to Taroona Beach to attempt the courses set by first-timers Steve and Ashleigh Watson. The emphasis will be on taking wise route choices.
Catch the March issue of the Australian Orienteer.
The latest Australian Orienteer is here!
It's another edition not to be missed with over 16 maps! Some of those are by Frédéric Tranchand, Victoria's Coach-in-Residence, who has been showing some training techniques to orienteers young and old. Tash Key chats with Swiss ace Daniel Hubmann. Spot the Difference brings you the World Cup Middle Distance map used in China, O-SPY has been out and about covering all kinds of subjects, and Duncan Currie's famous "Jeff" comics get several spots in related articles.
