Gauteng School Camp 2011
Last weekend (18-20 March 2011) saw the hosting of the first-ever schools league orienteering camp. It was a great success on many fronts.
News
Level1 Teachers’ Course in O
On Saturday 29 January 2011, the SAOF held its first ever Level 1 Teachers’ Training Course in Orienteering at Fourways High School in Johannesburg. It was a spectacular success…..
SAOF Level 1 Mapper Course
The SAOF held a successful Level 1 Mapper’s course at Camp Delta on the 4th December 2010. Twenty six keen participants were instructed in the art of making simple orienteering maps.
SA Champs 2010 Results
The Heritage Weekend saw the hosting of the annual South African Orienteering Championships in the Grabouw, Western Cape.
SA O in IOF’s O-zine
There is a nice article on the ambitions of Orienteering in South Africa in the IOF’s O-zine in the 3rd issue of 2010. Bernelle Verster was interviewed by Erik Borg for the article.
SA JWOC Team Departs for Denmark
SA Junior Orienteering Team at OR Tambo Intl. airport On Tuesday 21 June, the South African Junior Orienteering team left for JWOC 2010 to be held in Denmark. To follow their progress follow the various links in the full story.
Wrap up of YOC Short Course Series
The 2010 Young Orienteers Challenge Short Course Series, run in Gauteng and the Western Cape, has now wrapped up. Tania Wimberley has complied a report that sums up the Series and compares attendance and participation to that of last year.
Squad Training at Belfast
The weekend of the 8-9 May saw members of the National Junior Squad put through some tough training exercises by National Junior coach, Nicholas Mulder.
Ian Bratt’s 40 Years in O
In celebration of 40 years in Orienteering, Ian Bratt donated a beautiful set of trophies for the the newly held South African Sprint Orienteering Championships.
Orienteering video for beginners
We have created this short video as an introduction to orienteering. It shows you the basics, step-by-step from what controls look like, to using EMIT, orientating your map, control descriptions and progressing through an orienteering course.