Click below to read the full version of the July 31, 2014 coverage in Whistler’s Pique Newsmagazine of upcoming Canadian Orienteering Championships
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Charlotte MacNaughton has been the Executive Director (ED) on a volunteer basis since the early 2000s and has decided to transition out of the ED role and focus on other priorities. Effective August 1, 2014, Tracy Bradley will be the Executive Director of Orienteering Canada. Tracy will be working 20 hours/week for Orienteering Canada as the ED, with her primary focus on Orienteering Canada’s operational priorities. Tracy will be working closely with the Board to ensure that we are functioning well administratively and moving forward on our strategic plan objectives. She will also work with the committees, with her primary focus initially dedicated to the coaching and officials committees. Tracy has been the assistant ED for over a year now. Tracy’s experience with many other sports at the national level: diving, swimming, gymnastics, etc, is a great asset for us. The Board is also working with the High Performance Committee with plans to hire a part-time High Performance Director starting in the fall. Charlotte will continue her volunteer involvement with Orienteering Canada. She will be responsible for the communications, sponsorship and fund development portfolios with a longer term goal of creating productive committees to work in these areas. She will also be our international relations liaison and will continue to assist Tracy and the new Board with the transition. Charlotte with also continue her involvement on various committees: governance; high performance; celebration, awards & recognition. The Orienteering Canada Board is extremely grateful to the thousands of volunteer hours that Charlotte has devoted to Orienteering Canada, and we are pleased that she is willing to maintain her volunteer connection to Orienteering Canada. We are also excited to have Tracy as our Executive Director and we look forward to working with her in that role as we continue our efforts to move the sport forward in Canada. Here’s a fun way to raise a few extra dollars for Orienteering Canada’s High Performance Program. Buy tickets Friday and Saturday at the COCs to guess how many jelly beans are in this container and the closest guess wins the jelly beans and an Orienteering Canada buff. Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. You can get them at registration on Friday, at Saturday’s event and at the Banquet Saturday evening. Contest closes at the end of the banquet. Here are some pictures so that you can start your calculating…
The 2014 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Bulgaria starts on July 22nd.
The Canadian team consists of: Pia Blake (Whitehorse, YT) Alexander Bergstrom (Ottawa, ON) Team Leader: Stefan Bergstrom Here is how to follow the team:
Super to see orienteering listed a a great activity to increase one’s training diversity in this article in Impact Magazine written by well respected coach Cal Zaryski of Critical Speed in Calgary, AB. 7 great ways to diversify your training routineBy Calvin Zaryski As an endurance racer for more than 30 years, I know keeping the motivation from season to season can be challenging. Even as a triathlete, the same old swimming, biking and running gets stale. Here are a few activities that can recharge your batteries and add some much-needed diversity to your training patterns. Changing your routine can build new motor skills and strengthen your mental toughness and satisfaction as an athlete. When you choose to diversify your training, start slow, seek professional guidance and keep it fun. My aim this year is to try fun events such as obstacle runs and cyclocross and to dabble in group circuit training. It’s going to be a good year. Orienteering Other activities on the list:
from Impact Magazine July/August 2014
A great day for Canada at the World Orienteering Championships in Italy. All 3 athletes competing at WOC today either tied or improved their personal bests. Emily Kemp (Ottawa) finished the Middle Distance final with her usual big smile and the third best ever placing by a Canadian at a WOC Final. Her brilliant 11th place goes with Sandy Hott’s 9th in Japan, and Ted de St Croix’s 10th in Australia. Louise Oram (Vancouver) also had a fantastic race, matching her individual best WOC result with 28th. Eric Kemp (Ottawa) ran a strong race, finishing a very respectable 55th, just 12 minutes behind. WOC ends tomorrow with the two relay races. Canada’s women will be looking for a strong race, with Emily & Louise being joined by Tori Owen (Calgary). The Men’s team will be Eric Kemp, Robbie Anderson (Ottawa), and Will Critchley (Edmonton). Good luck team, and thanks for all the great & exciting performances at WOC 2104. HOW TO SUPPORT THE TEAM
The Orienteering Canada conference is held in conjunction with the Canadian Orienteering Championships. It’s an ideal opportunity for Canadian orienteers to share information and ideas and to learn from interesting, topical speakers. It’s also a great time to learn about and get involved with the priority projects of Orienteering Canada and to contribute your ideas and energy. 2014 Conference Details The Orienteering Canada Annual General Meeting Orienteering Canada – informal Board meeting Silent Auction Creating a connected coaching community- The role of the Coaching Association of Canada, Orienteering Canada and creating an aligned coaching system Junior Development in Canada: What direction(s) should it take? High Performance Orienteering Discussion PechaKucha – orienteering style |
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