Orienteering Federation of South Africa

Orienteering in South Africa

SAOF training of Level 1 Coaches

The Heritage day weekend of 24 to 27 September 2015 saw the delivery of the first-ever SAOF Orienteering Coach Assistant training course. This course was possible thanks to funding from SRSA and the generosity of the British Orienteering Federation (BOF)…
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Sarah Pope joins the SAOF as VP Administration

The SAOF management committee is very pleased to announce that Sarah Pope (WitsOC) has agreed to join the SAOF management committee in the position of Vice-President Administration. This fills the vacancy that arose after our 2015 AGM in Sabie. The…
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2016 National Squad announcements

The selection process for the youth squad ordinarily only occurs in December/ January for the following year Exposure to training in international terrain is a key building block to develop our athletes and therefore in April/ May 2016 there will…
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SAOF National Coach for 2016

The SAOF has released a document inviting interested parties to apply for the position of National Coach for 2016. The main responsibility of the National Coach in 2016 revolves around the training camps for the national squad. Full details of…
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2015 Coaching Conference

The inaugural SAOF Coaching Conference was held at Bryanston High School on Saturday 11 July 2015. Thirteen coaches and perspective coaches gathered to share coaching ideas and expand their knowledge in various areas. The main theme for the conference was…
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Calling Jewish orienteers for the 2017 Maccabiah Games

The Maccabiah Games, which are organised every four years in Israel under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, is an international Jewish multi-sport event. In the next Maccabiah Games in 2017 orienteering will be organised as a competitive sport for the…
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2015 National Squad update

As a result of the recent Western Cape Champs , the selection committee has two announcements to make: Garry Morrison has been selected as the second male to run in the Mixed Sprint relay at WOC 2015. Andries Swart has…
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Schools Camp fun at Bushtrails

This past weekend, 29 of our Top Orienteering Schools League and Checkpoint Challenge Schools League participants, together with seven coaches and assistants, attended an orienteering camp at Bushtrails in the beautiful Magaliesberg.