JOG
Junior Orienteering Group
Our Junior Orienteering Group (JOG) runs during term-times holding low-key weekly events aimed at juniors, families and all those looking to improve or to train.
JOG - Review
Autumn 2018
Running until early December, our Autumn season had one event every weekend. Terrain varied from open hill top and woods to parkland or college campus and we visited two new venues.
Compass Sport Trophy
Final, West Midlands
Backed by our brilliant support team, 18 members ran for the club at the national final of this inter-club tournament on Sunday. Up against some very stiff competition, we still managed to beat a couple of clubs.
Maps for juniors
Clarity praised
An experienced member of another club who's been a regular at our Forest League events over many years has praised the club for providing clear, large scale maps for juniors. Surprisingly, it appears 'going large' isn't always the norm elsewhere.
New to Orienteering?
What is Orienteering?
If you haven't tried orienteering before or are not very experienced the following links will help you get started.
Thurlbear Woods
A soggy JOG
What a wet and uninviting day! Even worse for Chris Philip the planner who spent the morning putting out controls in the pouring rain!
Willett Hill JOG
All courses visited the tower at the top of the hill so everyone had a chance to catch their breath and enjoy the views!
It was good to see people chatting at the end comparing their courses and discussing their route choices.
Buckland Wood JOG
Buckland Wood is not an easy venue to find so we were pleased that so many people came…see the photo of the car park! It was also a new area for JOG and most courses presented quite a challenge.
Queen's College JOG
Andrew Page planned the courses at Queens last Saturday, making good use of the complex buildings to encourage accurate map reading.
Photos (Dropbox) - by Jim Pearson
Brilliant photos from Jim again!
Broomfield Hill JOG
It was the first time we have had a “long leg” map memory for the Fox course and it proved quite challenging! As well as a lot of our regular JOGgers we welcomed three new families along to enjoy Chris Hasler’s courses.