Scottish Orienteering Association
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Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA) also known as Scottish Orienteering is the association for Orienteering
in Scotland
and is a constituent association of the British Orienteering Federation
.
The Associations membership is roughly 1,400 who act as volunteers , organising and staging events. Of the members many also coach and are members of SOA affiliated local clubs of which there are 18 local and 4 university.
Provisionally the 2011 Festival will be held at Scone Palace, Perth with entry forms & details available after Easter 2011.
The Organisation also has four major partners , Scottish Schools Sport Federation, International Schools Sport Federation, SOA and British Schools Orienteering Association.
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and is a constituent association of the British Orienteering Federation
British Orienteering Federation
The British Orienteering Federation, sometimes branded British Orienteering, is the national sports governing body for the sport of orienteering in the United Kingdom. The federation was founded in June 1967, and is a member of the IOF...
.
Governance and organisation
The SOA's governing body is composed of President Donald Grassie and directors in seven areas. The seven areas are Development, Marketing & Communications, Operations, Performance, Partnerships, Secretary and Treasurer. All members of the governing body are volunteers. The volunteers are supported by two salaried staff in the roles of Professional Officer and a Development Officer. Due to the high volunteer to paid staff ratio much of the work such as newsletters is undertaken by volunteers.The Associations membership is roughly 1,400 who act as volunteers , organising and staging events. Of the members many also coach and are members of SOA affiliated local clubs of which there are 18 local and 4 university.
Local clubs
These clubs are the Scottish clubs listed on the SOA's website.| Abbreviation | Full name | Web address | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYROC | Ayrshire Orienteering club | http://www.ayroc.co.uk/ | |
| BASOC | Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering club | http://www.basoc.org.uk/ | |
| CLYDE | Clydeside Orienteers | http://www.clydesideorienteers.org.uk/?page=home | |
| ECKO | Loch Eck Orienteers | http://www.ecko.org.uk/ | |
| ELO | East Lothian Orienteers | http://www.elo.org.uk/ | |
| ESOC | Edinburgh Southern Orienteering club | http://www.esoc.org.uk/ | |
| ESOA | East of Scotland Orienteering Association | http://www.rstrain.ndtilda.co.uk/ESOA.htm | |
| FVO | Forth Valley Orienteers | http://www.fvo.org.uk/ | |
| GRAMP | Grampian Orienteers | http://www.grampoc.com/ | |
| INT | Interløpers | http://www.gmci.demon.co.uk/Interlopers/index.htm | |
| INVOC | Inverness Orienteering club | http://www.invoc.org.uk/ | |
| KFO | Kingdom of Fife Orienteers | http://www.kfo.org.uk/ | |
| LINOC | Linlithgow Orienteering club | ||
| MAROC | Mar Orienteering club | http://www.marocscotland.org.uk/ | |
| MOR | Moravian Orienteering club | http://www.moravianorienteering.org/ | |
| RR | Roxburgh Reivers Orienteering club | http://www.roxburghreivers.org.uk/ | |
| SOLWAY | Solway Orienteers | http://www.solwayorienteers.co.uk/ | |
| STAG | St Andrew’s (Glasgow) | http://www.stag-orienteering.co.uk/ | |
| TAY | Tayside Orienteers | http://www.taysideorienteers.org.uk// | |
| TINTO | Tinto Orienteering club | http://www.tintoorienteers.org/ | |
University clubs
| Abbreviation | Full name | Web address | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUOC | Aberdeen University Orienteering Club | ||
| EUOC | Edinburgh University Orienteering Club | http://orienteering.eusu.ed.ac.uk/ | |
| GUOC | Glasgow University Orienteering Club | ||
| StAUOC | St Andrews University Orienteering Club | ||
Scottish Schools Orienteering Association
There is a Scottish Schools Orienteering Association which is abbreviated to SSOA. The SSOA's main aims are to encourage schools to introduce orienteering to either the formal or informal curriculum and to organise an annual festival where these skills can be tested. This annual event, which took place on a Sunday, was until 1994 the Scottish Schools Orienteering Championships. The Annual Schools' Festival now runs on the first Friday of June and is called Scottish Schools Orienteering Festival(SSOF).In 2008 the SSOA held the World Schools' Championships in Edinburgh. The 2010 SSOF was held at Palacerigg CP, Cumbernauld with an entry of 400+.Provisionally the 2011 Festival will be held at Scone Palace, Perth with entry forms & details available after Easter 2011.
The Organisation also has four major partners , Scottish Schools Sport Federation, International Schools Sport Federation, SOA and British Schools Orienteering Association.