Scottish Orienteering Newsletter:  Jul 2015

Contents:
Courses etc. – bookings now open for:
Coaching Foundation
Other courses likely in or around Perth:
OCAD for club members
Course Planning
Looking ahead to next year:
UKCC L2
Volunteers’ Weekend
Funding opportunities through SOA
National Centre office update

Courses etc. – bookings now open for:
• Event Safety Workshop, 21 July (evening) near Perth – BOOK NOW!
• Coaching Foundation course, 12 September, Glasgow
• Coaching Foundation course, 19 September, Inverness
• UKCC Level 1 coach course, 31 October – 1 November *
• UKCC Level 3 coach course, 7-8 November 2015 – COURSE FULL
All dates are in the complete course schedule: http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/course-schedule , including several dates for Teaching Orienteering courses – please make your schools contacts aware of the information at http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/teaching
UKCC Level 1 courses marked with * are the two-day versions which require you to attend the Coaching Foundation course first. 
The Coaching Foundation course gives experienced orienteers the skills and tools to coach beginners and returners of any age.  It would also make a useful update or refresher for anyone whose coaching might be a bit rusty or who just wants the opportunity to exchange ideas. These courses are part of the planned offerings to help you make the most of the growth in interest that should result from WOC 2015.

Other courses likely in or around Perth:
OCAD for club members – September or October
Course Planning – probably September
For both of these, please get in touch if you’d like to attend.  There might be a charge for the OCAD course.

Looking ahead to next year:
UKCC L2 course likely to be held April-ish probably near Glasgow.  Please get in touch if you’re interested and we can arrange date and venue to suit as many as possible.
Volunteers’ Weekend at Glenmore Lodge 13-15 May.  This will include various workshops and courses, as well as physical and social activities.  Please note the date and watch for details.

Funding opportunities through SOA
Development funds are available for club projects – next deadline 1st October.  For details and form see http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/soa/page/soa-club-development-fund
6 Day Mapping Fund – see http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/soa/page/scottish-6-days-mapping-fund

National Centre office update
The building housing the National Centre office has been extended, and the office has moved roughly 10m, to be above the new cycle workshop.  Space is unchanged but we’ve gained a skylight, and we’ve also had satellite broadband installed.  The 6 Day store location is unchanged but the key is now available in a numeric keysafe.

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Posted on 02nd Jul 15
by Andrew Macpherson

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