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
Yorkshire Superleague 2011
Jan 23 EPOC Marsden Moor
Competitors will count a maximum of 5 races. Rules remain the same as in 2010 and can be seen here : http://www.orienteering.ilkley.org/clubdocs/YOS_2011.htm
UK Masters Cup - a new competition series for 2011
Following on from the UK Cup for elite runners, and the Future Champions Cup for juniors, a new national competition for over-35s is being launched this year: the UK Masters Cup. Details have been posted to the BOF website Events > Competitions > National Senior Competitions. I am circulating to as wide an audience as possible, as details weren't ready for publication in Focus or elsewhere in British Orienteering until the last couple of weeks. Please do pass information on to fellow club members!
The aim of the UKMC is to organise a high quality national level competition for over-35s using a range of the alternative formats and disciplines that have been developed over recent years. The competition is based on the five-year age bands for Men and Women. At each race, in each age class, scoring will be 60-55-51-48-46-45-44....1. 19 races have been designated as UK Masters Cup races in 2011, with individuals able to count a maximum of 8. Highest score at the end of the year wins!
Some races, eg the urban races, are not set up in 5-year bands. At these races, the organisers will designate courses to age classes, and the results will be separated out by the co-ordinator for scoring.
The co-ordinator for this competition is Eddie Harwood of Moravian, on behalf of Senior Competitions Group, but if you have any queries, I'll do my best to answer them!
The races for 2011 are:
Jan 22 SOA EUOC Edinburgh City Race
Feb 05 WMOA British Night Championships, Tamworth
Feb 20 EAOA Midland Champs, Sheringham
Feb 26 NWOA MDOC Twin Peak Day 1, Middle Distance, Bleathwaite
Mar 06 WOA Welsh Championships
Mar 13 SCOA Southern Championships, Henley
Mar 27 NEOA Northern Championships, Northumberland
Apr 09 SEOA British Sprint Championships, Brighton
Apr 10 SEOA British Middle Championships, Crawley
Apr 22 NIOA JK Sprint
Apr 23-24 NIOA JK Days 2 & 3 combined
May 14 YHOA British Long Championships, Wharncliffe
May 21 NWOA LOC Middle Distance, Bigland
May 29 SOA Scottish Championships
Jul 31 SOA Scottish 6-Days Day 1, Oban
Aug 05 SOA Scottish 6-Days Day 5, Oban
Sep 10 SEOA SLOW City of London Race
Sep 17-18 SWOA Caddihoe Chase (both days combined)
Oct 22 EAOA CUOC Cambridge City Race
Andy Kelly, for British Orienteering Senior Competitions Group.
World Schools Selections
Congratulations to Katherine Hall who has been selected to represent Britain in the ISSF World Schools Championships at the Dolomites in north Italy next May. Katherine came 3rd in the selection race on 20 November.
Well done also to Zac Field who came 3rd the British Schools Orienteering Championships at Wormley Woods, Broxbourne on 21 November.
Photo © Robert Lines.