ORIENTEERING INST COURSE September 2009 Describe Orienteering EO
Orienteering - Introduction definition of orienteering purpose of orienteering description of an event rules of the sport short history types of competitions/events
What is Orienteering? …a recreational activity or competitive sport the combines the physical fitness of cross-country running, with the mental challenge of navigating by map and compass.
Why Orienteer? Physical Fitness Navigation Skills Problem Solving Decision making Time Management
Description of an Orienteering Event orienteering map and compass description sheet control marker / punch control card
Description of an Orienteering Event An Orienteering Course … consists of a start, a series of controls to be visited, and a finish. START FINISH
Rules of the Sport Ethics Safety Rules
A Really ‘Short’ History of Orienteering 1886 – ‘orienteering’ first developed in Norway 1897 – civilians invited to first organized military orienteering competition 1919 – first major civilian competition in Sweden 1932 – first international competition 1948 – orienteering came to Canada 1961 – International Orienteering Federation formed 1966 – first world orienteering championships 1998 – first ski-orienteering event held at Winter Olympics (Nagano, Japan) 2000 – IOF now has 58 member countries
Classic Orienteering Types of Competitions Score Orienteering
Line Orienteering Types of Competitions Relay Orienteering
Night Orienteering Competition - Variations Bike Orienteering Canoe Orienteering Memory Orienteering Rogaine Street Orienteering Trail Orienteering Sprint