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Share  Tweet Thursday 14th March 2024

Online presentation: how the process to select GBR teams works

To help all aspiring athletes, parents and coaches understand how the GBR teams are selected for Foot O international competitions, Bob Dredge, the chair of both the senior and junior selection panels, is giving an online presentation.

The presentation will be on Monday 18th March from 19:30-20:30.

The presentation will cover the process of how selections are made. There will be the opportunity to ask any questions. To maximise the time we have for questions, it is assumed that all attendees have read the Foot O selection policy beforehand.

If you would like to join, please email tbray [at] britishorienteering.org.uk for a link.

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Share  Tweet Tuesday 12th March 2024

Revive Active are Official Supplement Supplier to the GB Squad

We are thrilled to officially partner with Revive Active to support our orienteering community throughout all levels.

 

Coming on board as Official Supplement Supplier to the Senior GB squad, the athletes will be supported by the range of products on offer to help them train, perform and recover during the 2024-5 season.

 

If you are heading to the JK Festival make sure you visit the Revive tent on Day 3 to try out the products for yourself, and if you're lucky enough - you may be taking home some Revive goodies, thanks to kind sponsorship of Days 2 and 3.

 

Kay Hawke, Partnerships Manager - A key component of our partnership, is that Revive have shown that they are dedicated to supporting our whole membership - whether it's sponsorship of our Senior Squad, major events, member discount codes or future community-based work. It is clear from our discussions that we share the same passion for what being outdoors and active can do for somebody's wellbeing. Their sponsorship of our GB Squad will enable us to ensure that our athletes are prepared in the best possible way in which is an exciting year ahead for our sport and we are looking forward to what 2024 can bring from our work together.

 

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Share  Tweet Monday 11th March 2024

Junior Sprint Selection Races – Friday 12 April 2024

British Orienteering is organising a junior selection race to select the GBR teams for EYOC (16/18) and JWOC (18/20). Here are all the details:

  • Venue: University of York
  • Date: Friday 12 April, the evening before British Orienteering Long Distance Championships.
  • Junior selection race with all 16/18/20 age athletes welcome. Entry is open to all juniors, regardless of membership or not of the GBR L3 Talent or L4 Development squads.
  • Junior start times 1700-1900.
  • Opportunity for those travelling with juniors (i.e. parents) to have an informal run 1900-1930.

Entries

To enter, please visit this link

This site also contains further details of the race.

This is one of the five primary selection races to select the EYOC and JWOC teams. More details in the British Orienteering selection policy (here https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/Selection)

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Share  Tweet Friday 15th May 2020

Resumption of orienteering: Phase 1 in England and the Isle of Man

The updated government guidance published on 11 May 2020 permits the resumption of outdoor sports in England where you take part alone, within a household group, or with one person from outside your household from whom you must stay two metres apart at all times. This will allow us to resume a limited set of orienteering activities.

There is no change to the current position in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and so orienteering activities in these parts of the UK must remain suspended for now.

In England and the Isle of Man, we will move to Phase 1 of the resumption of orienteering with effect from 14 May 2020. This will mean that clubs and individuals can:

  • Promote the use of Permanent Orienteering Courses (POCs)
  • Make maps with pre-marked courses available
  • Promote the use of MapRun and virtual orienteering courses (VOCs)
  • Carry out mapping and planning for future events
  • Carry out coaching on a one-to-one basis, as long as social distancing is maintained

The full guidance can be downloaded here

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