British Orienteering

Coaching Conference 2023

Information and Entry

Here are some details on this years in person Coaching Conference: 

Theme: Performance for the Future

Date:

Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th January

Venue: 

Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell, RG12 9SE

Getting there:

There is plenty of parking at the Leisure Centre.

The Railway station is about 17 mins walk away (0.8 mile).

Timings:

Saturday 10.15 -10.45 Registration until 17.00.

Sunday 09.30 until 13.30. (Assessors/Coach Educators/Internalverifiers meeting 14.00-15.00)

Programme: 

  • New Talent & Performance pathway - the strategy
  • Strength for Orienteering - activity session indoors
  • Activity session - South Hill park - what Trail O techniques can teach us
  • Orienteering Foundation - updates to aid Coaching
  • Middle Distance Planning
  • Activity to illustrate Middle Distance skills - South Hill park
  • Coaching Conundrums - your turn to share!
  • Coach Educators/ Assessors/ Internal Verifiers - an update session

Presenters: 

Bernard Dietzig, Tom Bray, Hamish Willis, David Jukes, Graham Urquhart, Hilary Palmer and Pete Maliphant.

Equipment: 

Some O equipment would be helpful: Outdoor shoes/ map bag/ pen/ Compass/ SI dibber/ outdoor clothing for Saturday Trail O session; O kit for Sunday short O exercise.
Please bring your own mug for coffee/tea.

Organisers contact details: 

Liz Yeadon - Fixtures@sarumo.org.uk; 07990734576 - texts are best!
Fiona Clough

Food & Accommodation:

Coffee/ tea/ biscuits and Lunch will be provided on both days.

Own accomodation to be arranged - There is quite a lot of accommodation around Bracknell.

We hope to meet in the bar of the Central Premier Inn on the Saturday evening from 18.00 - 20.00, if you would like to join us!

Park Run: The nearest Park run takes place at Great Hollands Recreation Ground, South Road, Wokingham, Berks, RG40 3EE. This is about 10 minutes drive from the Leisure Centre.

Acknowledgements:

We would like to thank Bracknell Leisure Centre for hosting the Conference.

SCOA for taking on the mantel as hosts.

Entry fee: £75

Enter here: Racesignup - flexible, feature-rich, great value online entry system. Entries close Thursday 12 January. 

Conference 2023 is happening!
Conference 2023 is happening!