AOA Training Camp
May 13th 2016 6:00pm - May 15th 2016 4:00pm
This year we are please to have the chance to get Jeff Teutsch as master coach and Dorothy Penner as assistant coach.
Objectives of the training camp
Draf schedule:
Friday night: Presentation - overview of the weekend and map reading / visualisation
Saturday AM: Coyote Canyon middle distance training with Sport Ident followed by simplification exercise using same controls
Saturday PM: Line-O Reverse corridor (you need to stay in a strip of blanked out map) exercise - goal is to figure out what you need to read to stay on or in your line
Saturday night: Presentation - how to do a good course review and learn from your mistakes
Sunday: Route choice / long distance training with focus on identifying and visualising key features (similar exercise for both intermediate and advanced levels but with different course difficulties)
Training camp will be open to adult Intermediate and advance orienteers.
All ''junior’’ or ''SOGO'' level 3 orienteers registration will be evaluated individually. The participant needs to be able to orienteer in forest, and they need a chaperon that can follow them and orienteer at every session.
Participation will need to be approved before they can attend from the Head Coach Jeff Teutsch and the assistant coach Dorothy Penner and the skills and development directors Andrée Powers and Clarence Kort.
If for any reason they will not be allowed to participate they will have a full refund.
Cost includes :
the training sessions, material, accommodation and meals.
The Accommodation will be at the Brownell Children's Retreat (formerJames River Children Retreat) Sundre
Google Location HERE
* sleeping quarter and meals are provided
* you will be responsible for your own water
The map that will be used for the training are: Beaver Lake, Coyote Canyon & Snake Hill
The training camp cost until April 21st:
Early Bird AOA Members: $200
Early Bird Non AOA Members: $220
Early Bird AOA-Junior members: $150
Cost: April 22nd until deadline May 1st:
AOA Members: $250
Non AOA Members: $270
AOA-Junior members: $200
As Chaperon will be there to ''shadow only'' they are only paying for accommodation and meals. : $90
For any question please send an email at pascale@orienteeringalberta.ca