Events
View all events| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Club champs and AGM | Saturday 14 December | Holmesfield Park Wood |
| Saturday Series 4 | Saturday 4 January | Whirlow Brook Hall & Limb Valley |
| Regional Event | Sunday 12 January | Greno Woods |
| Night Urban Event | Wednesday 15 January | Broomhill |
Results
View all results| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Series 3 | Saturday 23 November | Shire Brook Valley |
| Night Event | Wednesday 20 November | Ladies Spring Woods & Beauchief Golf Course |
| Regional Event | Sunday 10 November | Blacka Moor |
| Saturday Series 2 | Saturday 19 October | EIS&Olympic Legacy Pk |
About SYO
South Yorkshire Orienteers (SYO) have 300 members ranging in age from 5 to 85. There is a wide range of ability and experience within the club from beginners to elite orienteers, who represent Great Britain all over the world. We offer a friendly and informal welcome to the sport - supporting adult and junior beginners and more seasoned orienteers alike with coaching and a programme of regular events.
South Yorkshire Orienteers is member of the Yorkshire and Humberside Orienteering Association (YHOA) and British Orienteering.
What is Orienteering?
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time.
It does not matter how young, old or fit you are as you can choose the course that's right for you and run, jog or walk it at your own pace. It is excellent for adults wanting to shape up, add some excitement and mental challenge to their running and meet new friends. It is also ideal for families as everyone can take part at the level that's right for them and it allows children to develop independence, confidence and decision making skills.
News
SYO Win Regional Round of CompassSport Cup
SYO won their regional round of the Compass Sport Cup, the annual inter-club competition, knocking out 2 of last years finalists in the process.
Congratulations to everyone who ran, even if you didn't count for our score you may have beaten scorers from the other clubs.
| Pos. | Club | Score |
| 1st | South Yorkshire | 2400 |
| 2nd | Lakeland | 2371 |
| 3rd | Aire (Airedale & Wharfedale) | 2352 |
| 4th | Cleveland | 2295 |
| 5th | EBOR (North Yorkshire) | 1836 |
ShUOC Training
Sheffield University Orienteering Club have started their weekly "sprintervals" training sessions. These very informal sprint training sessions take place on a Thursday at 4pm, meeting at the gates of the university gym, Goodwin. The sessions start within a short jog of the gym. The map is posted at www.shuoc.co.uk/sprintervals.html in the days before the session, and is there for anyone to print off and run. It can be printed off and run at another time if running with a group of students is not your cup of tea.
Kris
YHOA Junior Squad Training
Saturday 8th saw another training day for the YHOA junior squad. Organised by Nev Myers of EBOR, it took place in the SYO area of Wombwell Woods. There was a very good turn out of about 30 juniors who had come from all over Yorkshire, and the weather was not at all as bad as it could have been!
There were 4 exercises planned. The 2 in the morning were a control pick and a light green standard course which was designed to run around as fast as you could! In the afternoon, there was a pairs course, and this was to get you to think about which route choice was better by running opposite ways to each control. To finish, a head-to-head gaffled race with your partner.
Everyone had a very thorough day of quality training and hopefully an enjoyable one too.