Scottish Orienteering Newsletter: January 2012

Contents:
Courses etc.
Funding for UKCC Level 1 coach education
Regional Coaching Workshops
Event Safety Training Course
Training for NEW Event Organisers
Club Development Conference
SOL Trophies
Techniques Book

Courses etc. – bookings now open for:
• Adult improvers’ weekend 3-4 March 2012
• Grade B Controllers’ course 10 March 2012
• UKCC Level 1 Coach course 23-25 March 2012 – BOOK NOW
• Teaching Orienteering part 1 14 April 2012
• Teaching Orienteering part 1 28 April 2012 – Invergarry
• UKCC Level 2 Coach course 28-29 April and 12 May (note date change)
Venue is Glenmore Lodge unless stated otherwise.  Complete course schedule:
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/index/natcen/page/national-centre-course-schedule/

Funding for UKCC Level 1 coach education
Anyone intending to book on a UKCC Level 1 coach course should allow 6 weeks for the process of applying for funding from sportScotland, as described at http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/natcen/page/funding-for-ukcc-level-1-courses-from-2012/

Regional Coaching Workshops
A series of highly practical coaching workshops will be held throughout 2012, starting on 31st March in Aberdeenshire.  Licensed coaches may attend any or all of them;  dates and venues are on the general course schedule:
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/index/natcen/page/national-centre-course-schedule/

Event Safety Training Course, Shawlands Academy, Glasgow
Wednesday 25th January 2012.  Tutor: Lynne Walker
Last chance to book:  names of all interested to Lynne Walker by 18th January.

Training for NEW Event Organisers
BOF have introduced an 3-hour interactive workshop for novice event organisers;  if you would like it to be run for your club, please contact Hilary.

Club Development Conference
The second SOA Club Development Conference will be held on Saturday 26th May at Fordell Firs, Dunfermline.  Each club should aim to send at least one representative.

SOL Trophies
Eleanor Pyrah has kindly offered to co-ordinate SOL Trophies for 2012;  adults’ trophies will be presented after the CompassSport event on 19th February.

Techniques Book
The book of “Orienteering Techniques” by Gareth Bryan-Jones has been re-printed (again);  a few copies of the old edition remain available at £3 each;  the new one will cost £5 for members of SOA clubs (£6 to everyone else).  The text has been tidied up rather than significantly re-worked.

Compiled by Hilary Quick, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 
National Orienteering Centre, Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore PH22 1QU, tel. 01479 861374

Posted on 18th Jan 12
by Andrew Macpherson

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