Next Fixture: Forest Sprint, Potarch, May 24th 2013
Nearest town: Kincardine O Neil
One course 2-3km in length to suit anyone capable of Technical Difficulty 3 (Orange standard) or above. Fast, furious and fun.
13th Mar 13 
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Last Results: Forest Sprint, Dess, May 10th 2013
Thank you all for coming. Apologies for putting the start on the wrong boulder! Noone complained but I noticed it when collecting things in. Hope the buzzing buzzard wasn’t too disconcerting around no. 2. In the interests of fun, fairness and the relaxed nature of the event I have chosen to accept the occasional individuals word when the punch didn’t register. Thanks Kirsty for helping me out with the controls and registration.
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News
2013 Forest Sprint Series
Latest Series scores and positions and results of races 1 to 5.
Junior Joe Wright now has a two point lead in the race series with one race to go but with Josh Dudley likely to gain 50 points for planning next weeks race at Potarch things may change!
87 different starters so far in the series to date.
18th May 13 Read more...
Jon Duncan Junior Deeside Cup 2013
Cup scores to date
List of events and rules for the JD2C for 2013.
05th May 13
Top result for Andrew and Ali in Highlander
Andrew McMurtrie and Ali Robertson (GRAMP) ran themselves into a really high quality 3rd place in the B class of the Highlander Mountain Marathon at Creag Meagaidh last weekend. In 3rd place after Day 1 they succeeded in holding things together through a particularly tough Day 2. Esther and Dan Gooch finished 12th in the same class whislt Roger and Kirsty Coombs were 21st in the largest C class. Read more for additional photos.
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Junior Colour & Participation Badges
The lists of Junior Colour & Participation Badges have been updated.
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Coaching Camp selection for Jenny
Congratulations to Jennifer Ricketts who has been selected for the British Orienteering Federation Talent Development Coaching Camp this coming summer. It’s very well deserved based on the hard work Jenny has put in over the past few years and in particular her outstanding results this season including 1st JK, 1st British Sprints and 2nd British Middle Champs in W16.
03rd May 13 Read more...
Busy time for MAROC Elites
Junior success has become the norm in the MAROC world so it’s good to be able to report on senior club members also competing at the sharp end.
Helen Palmer and Duncan Coombs have both been chosen for the pool of athletes from which the GB team for the World Championships 2013 will be selected and with John Rocke recently having moved to Aberdeen and joined MAROC things are looking up on the senior front. Read on for more on their plans and photos.
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World Schools Championships 2013
The Junior Girls Team (Megan Ricketts, Abi Mason, Rosie Getliff, Katie Skinner and Amy Hamilton) won Team Bronze and Abi Mason picked up two silver medals in the Middle and Long races at the World Schools Championships recentlyin Portugal. Great results all.
Full results including full details of all MAROC athletes competing for Banchory and Aboyne Academies can be found on the championship web site.
Also more information on the Banchory Schools Orienteering Club site.
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More MAROC success at 2013 British Sprint Championships
Jenny Ricketts followed up her JK successes with another top level podium result in winning W16 at the BOC Sprints at Loughborough University on 20th April. Jake (M14) and Alastair Chapman (M12) and Rhona MacMillan (W18) were 2nd in their classes.
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Top Results for Maroc Juniors at JK Festival
The JK International Orienteering Festival kicked off on Good Friday with a sprint race round the University campus in Reading. A strong contingent from Maroc have travelled down for this 4-day Easter event and were rewarded with top class results from a number of the juniors in the sprint event today.
Lots of JK photos in the photo gallery.
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Club coaches needed
We are currently needing more club coaches to help at our regular training sessions. To qualify as a UKCC Level 1 coach you need to be able to complete Light Green courses at a certain standard and then attend a 3 day course (usually at the National Centre, Glenmore Lodge) which includes assessment.
The courses are intensive but very worthwhile and good fun.
Further details are available at
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/natcen/page/national-centre-course-schedule
Maroc covers all cost of the course – in return for expecting qualified coaches to plan at least 2 training sessions a year for 2 years (mentoring and help is available).
If you are interested please check out the SOA site or speak to any of the existing club coaches.
Jon Musgrave
27th Mar 13 Read more...
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