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There are 12 Canadians registered so far for the 2012 World Masters Orienteering Championships July 1-8 in Germany. The registration deadline is May 10. No qualification is required, anyone can register (you need to be a member of a Canadian club) and there are events for orienteers under 35. Go Canada Go!
Held every 2 years, WUOC is a great opportunity for up and coming orienteers to experience a competitive environment while racing against some of the best orienteers in the world! The HPC is encouraging Canadian orienteers who are also university students to attend WUOC as an excellent training opportunity for the World Orienteering Championships (WOC). Canada will be represented by Damian Konotopetz, Eric Kemp, Jeff Teutsch, Robbie Anderson, Will Critchley, and Louise Oram. This year Pam James, former national team athlete, will head the team as the coach and team leader . WUOC is being held in Alicante, Spain from July 2-6th. WUOC is organized by FISU (International University Sports Federation). Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) works with the COF to coordinate Canada’s involvement in the championships. You can follow the team and show your support on the Team Canada Blog, on Facebook, and on Twitter. SASS PEEPRE ONLINE TRAINING (PILOT PROJECT) Do you know any intermediate level orienteers between the ages of 13 and 20 who love the sport and want to improve their skills? This May, the Sass Peepre committee is launching a four month pilot project to provide online orienteering coaching to intermediate level junior orienteers who are not yet involved in the High Performance Program and who may not have access to coaching at the club level. It is recommended that all participants have a minimum of one or two seasons of orienteering experience. Participants will meet bi-weekly (every two weeks) with a coach via Skype to analyze maps, practice visualization, and create friendships across the national junior orienteering community. Guest speakers will be invited to discuss orienteering techniques and strategies, training, and recent events. The exercises and sessions will be planned to meet the prescribed learning outcomes and goals of the Canadian Orienteering Federation’s Long Term Athlete Development program, a program which focuses on the development of both competitive and recreational life-long orienteers and physically active citizens. The dates and times of the sessions will be determined by the time zones and availability of the participants. This program is free of cost. All participants must have access to Skype and a decent internet connection. Interested juniors should complete the registration survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MKFQ2DX by Monday, May 7, 2012 For more information, contact any of the members of the Sass Peepre Committee: The COF’s Sass Peepre Committee has two contract opportunities available for experienced orienteers interested in junior development. See the specific description for each part-time contract position for more information. Application deadline is April 30, 2012.
The Alberta Orienteering Association is currently looking for Canadian mappers who have extensive experience producing top quality orienteering maps (OCAD) to the latest ISOM and ISSOM standards to work on different projects in Alberta and BC during the summer of 2012, for a period of 8 weeks. The hourly pay rate will be $25.01. The specifics areas where we want to map are still to be determined. The mappers will be coordinated by the Alberta Orienteering Association. If you are an interested mapper, and you have the experience send your resume at pascale AT orienteeringalberta DOT ca The COF’s High Performance Committee (HPC) is proud to announce the initial team selection for the 2012 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). Once again, we had a strong group of focused athletes who wish to represent Canada at the World Championship level. The JWOC team is heading to Slovakia from July 7 – 13. Below is the initial selection for the Canadian Team. Additional athletes may be added to the team in May. Men: Women: Please join us in congratulating our athletes! Remember you can follow the progress of our JWOC team and High Performance Program (HPP) members as they gear up for JWOC, COC’s, and NAOC’s online: Team Canada blog Keep your comments and cheers coming, and show our athletes that your support! Are you thinking of organizing a Canada Cup race this year? (Remember – that’s what we call A meets now.) We want to know about it soon! The COF would like to publish a comprehensive list of Canada Cup races for the 2012 season. If you’re holding a Canada Cup race, please complete the sanction form and submit to info@orienteering.ca or fax (403) 451-1681 by April 30th or earlier. Do you have some questions? My race isn’t until the fall, so why should I bother submitting the sanctioning request to the COF so far in advance? Fair enough. Are there any other benefits to my event? Hmm, what kind of publicity are we talking about? Why is the COF so keen to promote the Canada Cup and the Elite Series? But the sanctioning form says I only need to send in the sanction form 3 months in advance… Still have questions?
Community Coach training is the entry-level training program for coaches in the National Coaching Certification Program. The program is ideal for people interested in learning how to coach beginner orienteers. Volunteers with the COF will be delivering several workshops this spring: Hamilton – March 16 (evening) and March 17 (day) 2012 Vancouver – April 13 (evening) and April 14 (day) 2012 Calgary – April 28, 2012 Please contact the coordinator listed if you are interested in attending. There will also be a workshop in Ottawa and possibly a workshop in Edmonton. Details on the NCCP and the Community Coaching stream can be found by following the Resources/Coaches links on the COF coaching page. Anyone interested in becoming a learning facilitator (meaning that you’ll be qualified to teach the coaching course) should contact Bill Anderson at billATwgacartoDOTca to find out about training opportunities. |
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