Scottish Orienteering Newsletter: March 2012

Contents
Courses
Regional Coaching Workshops
SOA Development Conference
World TrailO Championships, June 6th-9th, Dundee & Tentsmuir.
SOA Clocks
What’s in a name?

Courses etc. – bookings now open for:
• 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 (Speyside, not Glenmore)
• UKCC Level 1 Coach course 18-20 July
Venue is Glenmore Lodge unless stated otherwise.  Complete course schedule:
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/index/natcen/page/national-centre-course-schedule/

Regional Coaching Workshops
The first of this year’s coaching workshops will be held on 31st March in Aberdeenshire, with the second being around Edinburgh/East Lothian on 21st April.  Details and booking form are at http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/soa/page/coach-activity-days

SOA Development Conference
You are reminded that the SOA Development Conference will be at Fordell Firs, near Dunfermline, on Saturday 26th May.  Each club should expect to send at least one delegate.  Details of how to book will appear soon.

World TrailO Championships, June 6th-9th, Dundee & Tentsmuir.
More helpers are still needed – in particular for the results team, minibus drivers, manning timed controls and general marshalling.  No TrailO experience necessary; free entry to the public events for helpers.  If you can help for all or part of the event, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .  More info on http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/wtoc2012

SOA Clocks (Ted Finch)
The user instructions for the SOA Clocks have been updated and are available at
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/documents/general/SOA-Clocks-Guide.pdf
The clocks have been upgraded with NiMH batteries and are now much lighter and easier to carry into the forest.  For more information or to borrow a clock please email Ted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

What’s in a name?
The SOA’s planned change to charitable status requires amendment to the legal documents, so if we wanted to change our name, now would be a good time to do it.  Should we follow the model of other sports and become “Orienteering Scotland”, just shorten our name to “Scottish Orienteering”, or stick as we are?  or indeed is there a fourth option that we haven’t thought of?  The Board would like to hear your views.  Please see the news item at http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/soa/page/whats-in-a-name and cast your vote before 8th March.

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 02nd Mar 12
by Andrew Macpherson

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