Coaching
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SO Club Coaching
We currently aim to run monthly coaching sessions which are aimed at juniors of all abilities. Look out for those events with "and coaching" in the title. If you are brand new to orienteering then these sessions can be a great way to get started and meet other juniors and parents. We also provide excellent coaching for juniors and adults looking to improve their skills on any level of course. Karen Ashworth provides training for primary school aged children and Rob Lines and Will Heap provides training for anyone of secondary school age or above, who can run at least run an orange on their own.
Coaching sessions start at 10am and precede a club orienteering race, so you can test out your new skills on a course. The training aims to be finished by 11am and starts are kept open a little later for those attending coaching.
There’s no additional fee to pay on top of the main event, and as always our friendly bunch of coaches will have plenty of tips and techniques to pass on. Please let Anna Chapman know if you would like to attend.
If you can't see any coaching sessions in our event planner, then get in touch anyway, because we always have someone available who can help newcomers at an event and show you through basic navigation to get you started.
Shadowing
We also offer one-to-one shadowing for juniors who are just starting to run courses on their own and can potentially offer this to newer adult members. Please let Tim Hulley know if you would like to attend.
Online Coaching
Online coaching or 'armchair orienteering', can help improve your technical skills. Alter the time limit on the exercises to make them more challenging. These exercises on the Octavian Droobers website will only work on non-touchscreen devices.
Club coaching session