Upcoming Level 1 Basic Instructor Course
The next Level 1 Basic Orienteering Instructor Training 2-day course will take place in Midleton, Co. Cork on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November 2023.
The course will also be preceded by a 1 hour online (Zoom) evening session on Friday 27th October at 6.30pm to introduce each other to the group, outline the course content, share access to the online resources and to delegate the activities that each individual will do on day 1.
The instructor training course is aimed at club orienteers, youth leaders and outdoor pursuits instructors, with basic knowledge of the sport, including some event experience, and who are interested in introducing people to the sport of orienteering.
This course is certified by Sport Ireland Coaching.
Upon completion of the training course, candidates will be required to log teaching hours and complete a practical teaching assessment to qualify as an Orienteering Ireland Level 1 Orienteering Instructor.
Prerequisites
Candidates should have a basic knowledge of the sport, including some event experience. Ideally this should consist of a minimum of three public events on Orange, Red and Light Green courses.
Course Overview
- Explore a range of activities suitable for the introduction of orienteering in the classroom, school grounds and in local parks and woods.
- Plan and deliver sessions that develop basic understanding of orienteering skills & navigation techniques.
- Be introduced to the Orienteering Ireland Orienteering Ability Awards as a progressive scheme for the advancement of skills in novice and beginner participants.
- Become familiar with equipment and skills necessary to organise orienteering activities.
- Learn to carry out risk assessments and use these in conjunction with the orienteering venue terrain guide.
- Use course planning tools to organise simple orienteering activities in private grounds, parks and small woods.
More info can be found on the Orienteering Education page here: https://www.orienteering.ie/orienteering-education-resource/education-courses/
To register please check the link below.
European Week of Sport 2023
23rd – 30th September 2023
European Week of Sport will take place this year from 23rd – 30th September for the 9th year. The #BeActive campaign promotes an active and healthy lifestyle for all ages and for everybody.
European Week of Sport 2023 will see events in 40 countries with millions of people getting to participate in sport and physical activity.
Orienteering Ireland has a number of events taking place around the country during this week, along with the super-sized orienteering maze at the BeActive Festival at Sport Ireland Campus on 24th September.
| Location | County | Date | Start Times | Event Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore Valley Park | Cork | Sat 23rd Sept | 15:00-17:00 | Come and Try It |
| BeActive Festival – Sport Ireland Campus | Dublin | Sun 24th Sept | 09:00-17:00 | Maze |
| Rinville Park, Oranmore | Galway | Sun 24th Sept | 11:00-12:00 | Come and Try It |
| Mallow Town Park & Castle | Cork | Sun 24th Sept | 10:30-12:00 | Cork Autumn League |
| Woodstock | Kilkenny | Sun 24th Sept | 11:00-13:00 | Come and Try It |
| Newbridge House | Dublin | Sun 24th Sept | 12:00-12:04 | Come and Try It |
| University College Cork | Cork | Tues 26th Sept | 17:00-18:30 | |
| Dromahane Village | Cork | Wed 27th Sept | 17:00-19:00 | Come and Try It |
| Glen River Park | Cork | Sat 30th Sept | 10:30-12:00 | Come and Try It |
Junior Home Internationals 2023 – Team Selection
The following team selection has been made to represent Ireland at this year’s Junior Home International, in the East Midlands of England on October 7th/8th.
| M14 | M16 | M18 |
| Eoin Simpson | Cian Wickham | Cathan Harrington |
| Fionn Buckley | Conor Masterson | Daire O’Brien |
| James Ewart | Gerry Browne | Oscar Rowe |
| Liam O’Donnell | Liam Casey | Zach Murphy |
| W14 | W16 | W18 |
| Aoife Masterson | Ellen Simpson | Anastasia Maglich |
| Eimear Casey | Eve Buckley | Clodagh O’Donnell |
| Fionnuala Rowe | Orla Church | Emily Rowe |
| Niamh Browne | Sadhbh Hassett | Niamh Callery |
Congratulations to those selected, and thanks to the selectors for their work this year – many hard decisions had to be made in several categories. This is a great indication of the level of interest in junior orienteering at the minute, and the competition inside age classes will help push the standard even higher in the future.
IOF – Invitation to EA Clinic in FootO
FootO Commission invite you all to the EA Clinic in Hong Kong in January.
The Event Advisers’ Clinic is organised for the education and recruitment of new IOF licensed Foot Orienteering Event Advisers. The clinic is also open for experienced organisers who want to play major roles in organising future high level IOF events (WOC, World Cup, WMOC, EYOC, etc.) but do not necessarily want to become an Event Adviser.
Course leaders will be Unni Strand Karlsen (NOR), IOF FootO Commission.
You find the invitation here: Invitation to the Clinic
Please use the online entry form, EA Clinic Entry Form
I would also like to friendly remind you of the FootO EA Clinic that will be held in Italy later this year.
You find the invitation here: Invitation to the Clinic
Please use the online entry form, EA Clinic Entry Form
Orienteering Mapping Course
Orienteering Ireland is running a 4-week online course on Introduction to Mapping using OCAD software. The course is aimed at the those new to mapping. Over a progressive series of four weekly online workshops participants will learn to:
1. Complete an urban sprint orienteering map that complies to international standards.
2. Complete an orienteering map of a park / school grounds.
3. Georeference and make small updates to any orienteering map.
Starting on Monday 2nd October 2023, for four consecutive Mondays, each workshop will last two hours from 19:30 – 21:30, and will take place via Zoom.
Monday 2nd October
Monday 9th October
Monday 16th October
Monday 23th October
Each participant will be given a temporary OCAD licence for 6 weeks from the beginning of the course.
Prerequisite:
– OCAD is a Windows Software – you will need Windows 8, 10 or 11
– 100 MB of free disk space for the installation
– Basic knowledge of file handling
Note for MAC users OCAD is a Windows software. Additional software like Virtual PC, Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion or Bootcamp must be installed on the MAC to use OCAD. For more information, see the OCAD Wiki – OCAD on Mac OS X page.
The course is open to members of Orienteering Ireland and its clubs. You can register here.
Her Outdoors Week 2023
August 14th – 20th 2023
HER Outdoors week aims to celebrate and encourage more females to get out and enjoy the benefits of being in the outdoors while bringing visibility to the opportunities for females to get involved in outdoor physical activity.
This week is all about providing more opportunities for all females to escape to the outdoors and try something new.
Orienteering Ireland, in collaboration with our clubs and Local Sports Partnerships have put together a comprehensive list of events around the country, for women and girls to try out.
A number of the events will showcase the MapRun app, whilst others will also have a fun maze for participants to try out.
Lots of fun guaranteed, and new skills learned
To register as a Her Outdoors participant click on the relevant link below.
| Location including registration link | County | Date | Time | Notes |
| Merlin Park Woods | Galway | Tuesday 15th August | 17:30 – 19:30 | |
| Finn Valley Centre/Drumboe Woods | Donegal | Tuesday 15th August | 09:30 – 14:30 | OAT programme for teen girls (Orienteering, Athletics, Triathlon) |
| Carrigfoyle | Wexford | Tuesday 15th August | 17:30 – 19:30 | |
| Phoenix Park | Dublin | Tuesday 15th August | 18:00 – 19:00 | |
| Sport Ireland Campus | Dublin | Tuesday 15th August | 13:00 – 14:00 | For Sport Ireland staff on campus |
| Schull | Cork | Wednesday 16th August | 17:00 – 18:30 | |
| Malahide Castle & Gardens | Dublin | Wednesday 16th August | 18:00 – 20:00 | |
| Belmont Demesne | Wicklow | Saturday 19th August | 14:00 – 16:00 | |
| Cleveragh Park | Sligo | Sunday 20th August | 10:30 – 12:00 | |
| Ballincollig Regional Park | Cork | Sunday 20th August | 11:00 – 12:30 | |
| Athlone Regional Sports Centre | Westmeath | Sunday 20th August | 11:00 – 13:00 |
#FINDYOUROUTDOORS #HEROUTDOORSWEEK
Welcome to the Tiveden 3-days, together with the Swedish Open Veteran Championships
Välkomna till orientering i Tiveden!
Welcome to orienteering in Tiveden Sweden! The most interesting map in Sweden for 2023! Area not mapped since 1967! Competition classes also for M/W 18 – 21.
All map examples below are from the new competition map!!
5 -7 September – Training
8 -10 September – Competitions
THE SWEDISH OPEN VETERAN CHAMPIONSHIPS / SVENSKA ÖPPNA VETERANMÄSTERSKAPEN 2023
8 September: Sprint
9 September: Middle
10 September: Long
OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
One of Sweden’s most interesting maps, right next to the famous Tiveden National Park. 8 km2 new made map. 5,5 km2 was mapped 1967! The remaining part, 2,5 km2 has never been mapped before. Hardly any paths!
Information / entries: Eventor Sweden https://eventor.orientering.se/Events/Show/36971
CONTACT
Please contact us at info@oktiveden.com
+ 46 70 603 10 75
+ 34 699 08 21 98
Welcome!!!
OK TIVEDEN
Thank You to Áine Joyce
We would like to convey our immense gratitude to Áine Joyce who retired earlier this year from her position as General Administrator for Orienteering Ireland. Áine stepped into this position over 15 years ago and was a constant in the ever changing and evolving development and administration of orienteering in Ireland during this time. We thank you Áine for the incredible contribution you have made to Orienteering Ireland, your dedication and professionalism was second to none.
Irish Junior Squad is heading to EYOC 2023
The Irish Junior Squad, with team leaders Dave Masterson and Eoin Browne, are on their way to EYOC 2023. The team consists of –
M16: Gerry Browne, James Hottinger, Liam Casey
M18: Joshua Hoare, Daire O’Brien, Oscar Rowe
W16: Eve Buckley, (W18: missing Emily Rowe due to exams),
They will join the young elite of junior orienteering competing at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in Velingrad, Bulgaria in the heart of the Rhodope Mountains.
We wish them the very best in the competitions.
Follow them on Instagram for photos and updates of their competitions in Bulgaria.
https://www.instagram.com/irishjuniororienteeringsquad/
Venla and Jukola Relays
The legendary Venla and Jukola relays in Finland are taking place this weekend 17-18 June.
The 4-leg Venla Relay kicks off Saturday afternoon (14:00 – UTC +1) whilst the 7-leg Jukola Relay starts off in the dark nine hours later.
With more than 18,000 athletes on 3000 teams, this is one of the biggest orienteering events in the world. Truly a spectacle to watch.
Good luck to all the Irish participants. Why not follow them on IOF TV.