Orienteering
| Orienteering is a competitive sport combining running fitness with navigational skill. You use a specially drawn, large scale map (usually 1:10,000 or 1:15,000) to navigate around a course from point to point. |  |
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Orienteering can be competitive for people of all ages from toddlers who are taken around a course following a piece of string, to their grandparents on a technical course, as the lengths of the courses and degree of physical challenge is planned according to age. At the elite level it is a highly competitive sport involving intense concentration, skill and fitness.
Walton Chaser Iain Stamp competing in the 2008 British Orienteering Championships near Inverness |
Contacts
Walton Chasers Orienteering Club (South Staffordshire)
Marlene Palmer, Walton Chasers Orienteering Club Secretary
T: 01785 662915
E: secretary@walton-chasers.co.uk
W: http://www.walton-chasers.co.uk
Potteries Orienteering Club (North Staffordshire)
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Tony Callow, West Midlands Regional Development Officer
T: 01743 884219
E: tony@britishorienteering.org.uk
For more information visit: www.britishorienteering.org.uk
NGB Courses and Awards
These are run by sports National Governing Bodies (NGBs). There are a number of courses (Level 1 and 2) offered in or close to Staffordshire.
To find out more details about the courses and how to book, please click here and select the sport of interest.