Over the course of the conference, coaches received advice and discussions on areas including sprint orienteering, developing young orienteers into athletes, planning an orienteer’s season to achieve success alongside a Remote Terrain Safety and Strength and Conditioning workshops.

Organising the conference and pulling everything together, Hilary Palmer (NOC) commented:  “I was pleased with the responses to the programme and the numbers of coaches who came from all over the UK and elsewhere. There was a really enthusiastic atmosphere and I’m sure everyone went home enthused by what they’d heard.”

This year also saw the conference filmed which will see highlights of most of the sessions and a full replay of the keynote speaker presentation available to view in the near future on British Orienteering’s YouTube channel.

For anyone who attended the conference, there is a post-conference survey where feedback and suggestions for future events would be greatly appreciated. To complete the survey, click here; Coaching Conference Survey.

If you’re interested in coaching or supporting your club at club nights, speak to your club committee who will be more than happy to help. Why not even take part in a club project link to British Orienteering’s Year of the Volunteer initiative? See the British Orienteering website, Get Involved section for more details.