North East Juniors February Training Day - cancelled, watch this space!

Newtown, CT, US
Feb 8–22, 2015

Next entry deadline: Feb 6, 2015

Type: Orienteering - Local

added by: Becks

Given we are still snow free here in southern New England, I thought we would kick off the year with a relatively informal training day. The details are below:

Date: Sunday 8th February (Bad weather dates - 15th Feb, 28th Feb)
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Venue: Upper Paugusset State Park, Lake Lillinoah Parking Lot and boat launch, off Hanover Road in Newtown, CT. This venue is super handy for access from I84.

We will be focusing for the day on development of basic O' techniques - contour interpretation, fine compass work and simplification. Paugusset is fantastic little area, very small but with lots of fun contour detail - really great for this kind of training. I will have training exercises that cater to intermediate, advanced, and super advanced orienteers.

The cost will be a maximum of $5 each, to cover map printing.

Obviously, the weather at this time of year is very changeable. I will e mail out in the two days before the Training Day to confirm it is definitely happening. Training will not go ahead if travel conditions are dangerous. If I cancel, the back up dates for training with be the 15th and 28th February.

It will definitely be cold out there, so make sure you bring plenty of layers for when you are not moving, snacks to keep you going, and perhaps a flask of hot liquid to drink during the day.

Please let me know by e mail if you are coming in advance as I won't be printing many extra maps. Also let me know if your parents are coming - they are very welcome to take part in the training themselves, or I would appreciate help with shadowing and coaching.

I am aiming to have the rest of the schedule for the spring worked out over the next few days, so watch this space!

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