News Archive: Coaching/Training
ESOA Training Gullane 2026Sunday 4th October
The final ESOA coaching session of 2026 took place on Sunday 4th October at Gullane bents. The session was enjoyed by novice to advanced juniors as well as several adults and I would strongly recommend them to other club members. Myself (Helena) and Helen Bridle planned the sessions, a big thanks to
Second East of Scotland Coaching Day 2026Sunday 10th May
The second coaching day for club members in the East of Scotland area was held on Kinnoull Hill on the outskirts of Perth.
Hugely popular East of Scotland Coaching DaySunday 1st February
The orienteering clubs in the East of Scotland region joined together for a successful coaching day on Sunday. TD1 and 2 were based in Meadowfield Park, while those TD3 and above were on Whinny Hill.
Coaching Videos
These short videos have been produced by SLOW (South London Orienteers) and are presented by various members of the GB Orienteering team, filmed in different locations.
Explanatory VideosWhat orienteering is all about
There are some good videos that will help you understand what orienteering is all about, prepare you for your first course, and help you progress.
Coaching & Training 5: Green, Blue, Brown, Black courses
This article describes courses at Technical Difficulty 5 (TD 5), starting with relocation, a key skill for courses at TD 5, before explaining other TD 5 challenges.
Coaching & Training 1 - 4: Review
This article reviews the topics covered in the Coaching & Training articles 1 to 4.
Coaching & Training 4: the Light Green course
This article describes coaching and training for Light Green courses, the next stage on the way to Green and above. There are useful suggestions here for more experienced orienteers too.
Coaching & Training 3: the Orange course
This article describes coaching and training for Orange courses, the first part of the transition from White and Yellow courses to Green and above. As in the previous articles, there are useful suggestions here for more experienced orienteers too.
Coaching & Training 2: White and Yellow courses
This article discusses coaching and training for White and Yellow courses. There are useful ideas here for more experienced orienteers too.
Coaching & Training 1: An Introduction
This article explains how you might improve your orienteering through coaching and training, by yourself (so-called self-coaching), with a friend, or with a coach. In this introduction a distinction is made between coaching and training, and we look at the Step System as a framework for progressing
Coaching and Training
ESOC offers a range of options for both junior and senior members.ESOC has a number of UKCC (United Kingdom Coaching Certificate) and British Orienteering qualified coaches, who are all active orienteers. They provide coaching for the club on a voluntary basis and are ably supported by other experie
A Presentation to Roger
Roger Scrutton hands over management of Wednesday evening training sessions at RHS.Brian Miller writes about the high esteem Roger is held in by Club members and the presentation on his 'retirement' from managing the winter training sessions at the Royal High School.