Training and skills development:
There are loads of videos, books and articles out there to inspire and inform newcomers, juniors and seasoned orienteers.
- Orienteering: Skills, Techniques & Training - excellent book to get started.
- How to start orienteering and learn to love it - written by a newcomer for newcomers.
- 10 reasons why orienteering is the best sport ever - says it all!
- CompassSport Magazine - national publication full of great articles and top tips.
- Useful website for learning basic skills - https://betterorienteering.org/
Videos
- Getting started – Get Out and Go Orienteering Here
- Getting Going - Get Out and Go Orienteering Here
- Getting confident - Get Out and Go Orienteering Here
- Getting Faster - Get Out and Go Orienteering Here
- Start Orienteering – A newcomers Guide (Graham Gristwood)
- Setting the Map - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Using the Compass - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Aiming Off - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Large Contour Features - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Attack Points - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Route Choice - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Simplification - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering
- Intricate Contours - Think Fast, Run Hard, Go Orienteering