News Archive: Coaching/Training
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 a number of good videos that will help you understand what orienteering is all about and prepare you for your first go at orienteering.
Coaching & Training 5: Green, Blue, Brown, Black courses
This is the fifth article in a series by Roger Scrutton, and it describes courses at Technical Difficulty 5 (TD 5). This article discusses relocation, a key skill for courses at TD 5, before explaining other TD 5 challenges.This article first appeared in the May-June 2020 issue of 'Capital-O', the E
Coaching & Training 1 - 4 Review
This article is part of a series by Roger Scrutton, and reviews the topics covered in articles 1 to 4.It first appeared in the March-April 2020 issue of 'Capital-O', the ESOC newsletter.
Coaching & Training 4: the Light Green course
This is the fourth article in a series by Roger Scrutton. Following on from "Coaching & Training 3: the Orange Course", this article continues the transition from White and Yellow courses to Green and above, progressing from Stage 3 to Stage 4 of the Long Term Athlete Development framework. Once
Coaching & Training 3: the Orange course
This is the third article in a series by Roger Scrutton. Following on from "Coaching & Training 2: White and Yellow Courses", this article describes the transition from White and Yellow courses to Green and above, entering Stage 3 of the Long Term Athlete Development framework. As in the previou
Coaching & Training 2: White and Yellow courses
This is the second article in a series by Roger Scrutton. Following on from "Coaching and Training 1: An Introduction", this article discusses coaching and training at Steps A-D in the Step System, equating to Stages 1 and 2 in the Long Term Athlete Development framework. There are useful ideas here
Coaching & Training 1: An Introduction
This is the first of a series of articles by Roger Scrutton, on 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 S
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.