Monthly Archives: February 2012

NavNight 29/2/2012

The bulk of this weeks session was taken up with introducing using compasses to orientate the map.  We used the Go4O session Number 6 for this.

After spending some time introducing how to align the map with the compass and how to take a bearing, people started doing the exercises.  Read more

Posted in NavNight, Orienteering | Tagged , | Leave a comment

UVHS Training 18/2/2012

Same as last week. Read more

Posted in Orienteering | Leave a comment

British Orienteering Coaching Conference 4&5/2/2012

Went to the Coaching Conference.  Will put more thoughts on here later (hopefully). Read more

Posted in Orienteering | Leave a comment

NavNight 1/2/2012

This week we spent the whole time mapping, planning and running a course.

Using a simple 5×6 grid, laid out with large cones, containing a number of intersecting lines, made up of small cones, they were asked to draw the map to scale.  Read more

Posted in NavNight, Orienteering | Tagged | Leave a comment

UVHS Training 25/1/2012 and 1/2/2012

We used the Go4O Level 3 exercises for this block of sessions.

The diamond shape made it a little more challenging.  Although I had created an Autodownload event we didn’t use this, as I had forgotten a number of important cables.  Read more

Posted in Orienteering | Leave a comment