British Orienteering Youth Voices Panel

Olwen 

(Welsh Orienteering Association)

"I feel like there’s a lot that’s good about orienteering, and I want to keep it that way. Orienteering has been such a good asset to my life (bigup ERYRI!) and that’s something I’d like to help other people find in it too. I also understand that not every aspect works for everyone, so I want to help make it as accessible and enjoyable as possible for everyone who wants to enjoy it."

Ceci 

(South West Orienteering Association)

"I want to help make orienteering more welcoming and accessible for young people who haven’t tried it before."

Erik 

(East Anglian Orienteering Association)

"[I joined...] to make it easier for beginners to take part in the sport in more interesting terrain further from home."

Emma 

(South Central Orienteering Association)

"[I joined because I want] to change the things that would have been useful to me as a junior."

William

(North East Orienteering Association)

"[I joined to] make this sport less performance-based and more youth focused."

Scarlett 

(Scottish Orienteering Association)

"I would love to see orienteering become more environmentally conscious and accessible by better lift-sharing schemes and choosing event areas on public transport lines."

Alys 

(East Anglian Orienteering Association)

"I want there to be more interactions with the community by orienteering clubs, specifically for young people, such as schools and youth groups etc."

Lily 

(Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association)

"[My hope] is to have an environment for young people where they are not pressured to take [up orienteering] competitively and can enjoy the sport regardless. Such as more camps where selection is not performance-based."

Bodie

(East Midlands Orienteering Association)

"[One thing I want to achieve is to...] provide the same training opportunities for all levels of young orienteers."

Imogen

(East Midlands Orienteering Association)

"[It would be nice to] encourage more children to start orienteering in smaller regions."

Matthew
(North West Orienteering Association)

"I want to increase opportunities for young people within the sport, as well as bringing forward ideas that would also increase opportunities for deaf and disabled people in orienteering as well."

Hebe
(East Anglian Orienteering Association)

"I want to help to equalise the opportunities that orienteers from across the country can receive, and make it easier for newcomers to advance in the sport."

Aimee 

(South East Orienteering Association)

"[I would like] to help improve the opportunities for juniors as they move through the age classes."

Freya

(Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association)

"[I want] to share my experience as someone who has been involved in all levels of orienteering, from inter-regional squads to competing for GB."