The Scottish Orienteering Association has launched a new website, designed to help people new to the sport and regular orienteers find key information about the outdoor sport as easily as possible. Read More…
Congratulations to all this year’s Scottish Night and Scottish Sprint Orienteering champions, who claimed their titles in the 2019 championship events which took place on Saturday 2nd (hosted by Interløpers) and Sunday 3rd Febrruary (hosted by ESOC.) Read More…
There is a range of opportunities for juniors age M/W14 and above to be selected for the Scottish and British orienteering championships and races in 2019. These are set out in the document below, along with the selection criteria that will be used for each opportunity. Read More…
On behalf of the Strathearn 2019 Central Organising Team I extend an invitation to you, your family & friends to support the 22nd Scottish 6 Days Festival which is now little more than 6 months away. Read More…
Orienteers including Elaine Gillies and Davie Frame from TAY, Ben Stansfield (FVO) and Pat Bartlett (INT) and Sarah Dunn and Jon Musgrave from MAROC took part in this year’s Marmot Dark Mountains™ mountain marathon over the weekend. The event took place in the Eastern fells of the Lake District with the stunning Lowther Castle as the event centre. Great results included top place in the B Class for Sarah and Jon. Read More…
We realise there have been quite a few new staff announcements so we wanted to ensure all our clubs and members knew who to contact, so here are all our staff details in one place! Read More…
Following his appointment as Technical Director for WOC2022, Graham Gristwood has stepped down as Performance Director on the SOA Board. In light of his decision, the Board of Directors co-opted Claire Ward as our new Performance Director at the Board meeting on Saturday 19th January. She will fulfil full Performance Director duties with immediate effect and will stand for the position come the AGM in June this year. Read More…
On the 19th January a group of coaches from clubs across the North were represented at a well-attended CPD session aimed at coaches of all levels hosted at Logie Steading in Moray. Read More…
The Scottish Orienteering 6-Day Event Co Ltd is seeking a Coordinator for Lochaber 2021. The Coordinator (not necessarily from the same club as the Central Organising Team) will play a key role in the successful delivery of the event, through the coordination of a team of volunteers and paid-for services as appropriate. Read More…
The Simplyhealth XCountry moved from Holyrood in Edinburgh to a new location at Stirling Golf Club. Orienteers (running under their Athletic clubs) had some outstanding runs including Megan Keith (INVOC) and Pippa Carcas (INT) taking Silver and Bronze respectively in the U17 Girls Inter District. Read More…