2024 SOA Junior Events and Training Opportunities – Are your diaries at the ready?
When linked in with local club training and area training happening in your area there are plenty of opportunities for juniors to improve their orienteering and connect with other junior orienteers in 2024. As part of a series of articles to make sure everyone is aware of the important dates in 2024 – here are the junior dates to be aware of.
Coaching Courses
| Level of Course | Date of commencement | Details |
| Young Coaching Assistant | Saturday 3rd February | Stirling – 1 day in person |
| Saturday 11th February | Glenmore – 1 day in person |
Aimed at helping provide guidance for those looking to organise a local or regional event
Organisers Courses
| In person workshop | Sunday 14th January | Carrbridge run by BASOC link to course details |
| Online junior organisers workshop | Monday 4th March | 1 online evening workshop followed by practical experience and round up online evening meeting on 9th September |
Junior Competitions
| Scottish Schools Orienteering Festival | 7th June | Drumpelier |
| Jamie Stevenson Trophy | 15th June | |
| Junior Inter-Regional Championships (JIRCs) | 28th/29th September | South West Orienteering Association |
| Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) | 12th/13th October | East Anglia Orienteering Association – Sheringham |
| Junior Inter Areas Weekend | 26th/27th October | INVOC/MOR/BASOC |
Selections Opportunities for ScotJOS, Junior camps
Details of the selection races for Scottish Junior Orienteering Squad (ScotJOS), Junior Regional Orienteering Squad (JROS) Camps and other selection opportunities can be found here