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IF UNDELIVERED ORIENTEERING CANADA Vo1.11 No. 4 ISSN #0227-6658 December 1983 ORIENTEERING® EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES eci• FROM SILVA LIMITED 446 McNICOLL AVENUE. SPONSORS OF WILLOWDALE, ONTARIO M2H 2E1 (416) 499-1991 OUTDOOR RECREATION SINCE 1930 RUNNING SUITS We represent a number of manufacturers of top NORCOMPASSES: quality "0" suits. Listed below are stock items. Standard Thumb . $12.00 File Thumb Model $16.00 Special colour combinations and special prices are available to clubs for bulk purchases. ORGANIZERS EQUIPMENT SILVA suits. Colours-Navy, Blue & Red or Red & CONTROL STATION MARKERS Silver combinations. Available with long pants or knickers $32.00 MINIATURE MARKERS, 30 flags per sheet. Ideal TRIMTEX suits. Long pants or knickers. Colour for the classroom or schoolyard . 52.00/per sheet combinations. Brown w/yellow trim. Red whvhite Complete weatherproof MARKERS. Size 51/2" x trim. Blue w/white trim. Navy wIblue trim $28.00 6-1/4". Ideal for club and school competitions. 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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CANADIAN ORIENTEERING FEDERATION 333 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1L 8H9 Vol. 11 No. 4 December, 1983 CONTENTS Editorial 4 President's Niche 5 1983 Newfoundland '0' Championships 6 1984 World Student Championships 6 Trans Atlantic Cup 6 1983 Western Canadian '0' Championships 7 Level I Officials Certification Program 7 Introducing...The Coach 8 National Junior Training Camp 8 Course Planning 9 Teaching Beginners Orienteering 10 Planning Your Mapping Project 11 Back of the Pack 12 Masters Games - 1985 14 Coaching Positions Available 14 IOF Age Categories Adopted by C.0 F 15 Ski-Orienteering, A Report 16 Level I Coaching Certification Takes off' 17 Orienteering and the Law: Copyright in Canada 17 Course Setting for Kids 21 Parents - Is Your Child Ready? 23 Sounds Familiar 25 Silva Membership Contest 27 1984 Memberships now Due" 32 Individual Nation Selection Procedures for 1983 WM 34 1984 Preliminary Meet Schedule 35 National Squad and Junior Team Named for 1984 37 1984 Course Planning Competition 38 That's the Spirit tl (Letter to the Editor) 38 That's the Spirit 02 (Letter to the Editor) 39 Science Corner-"Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness" 40 A.G.M. Delegates' Profiles 41 COF Drops 52 ORIENTEERING CANADA is published in Ottawa with the assistance of the National Sport and Recreation Centre. EDITOR: Winnie Krogsrud, #403-83 Indian Rd., Toronto, Ont. M6R 2V5 ASSISTANT EDITOR: John Craig. TYPIST, LAYOUT AND PASTE-UP: Lee Leger CONTRIBUTORS: Winnie Kroosrud, Charlie Fox, Elizabeth Oliver, Juri Peepre, Ian Miller, Ted de St. Croix, Pat de St. Croix, George Murphy, Frank Farfan, Jack Lee, Mark Smith, Peter Pimm, Colin Kirk COVER PHOTO: by Frank Farfan. DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES FOR NEXT ISSUE: to be received by February 28th. ALL ARTICLES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EDITOR BY THE DEADLINE DATE. EDITORIAL by Winnie Krogsrud The orienteering membership growth in Canada Now that I've got a plan I need to find an for the past year was 4%. (That fact amazes audience, Where? Well...good ole Danny me). How can a sport with all the bonuses Rosenthal--he has a scout group that's orienteering has to offer grow a measely probably getting edgy abcut now. And... 4%--especially when the nation is conscious- there are a dozen schools near my place. I ly making an effort to gain more members? can make certain that the running clubs that trot through the winter hear from me at 4%...time for me (and you) to dig down and least monthly and Peter Pimm has a fitness put some new strategies into action, consulting business with a couple hundred live bodies that are trying to stay healthy. First of all most of the people I think will Oh, and there are those sport stores up the enjoy orienteering have a variety of activi- street--they might allow a sign or two... ties going during the spring, summer and fall. Squeezing in one more is often difficult. Winter...perhaps I can light a fire under a But--these same "good weather" people often few people. By the time spring rolls around have a limited number of activities during these assorted victims will have sound basic the winter months. So...why not "get 'em when '0' skills. Their first meet will be an when they're cold:" adventure--not sane "scary..will I get lost" experience. Personally, I RATE winter. A good way to help me forget all the cold and that miser- Hmm...I might get to liking all that ice and able white stuff is to conduct a membership cold after all... campaign during the dark months. (There must be other winter-haters who would welcome a diversion). Perhaps I can assemble my victims two nights each month and spend them: 1. discussing the Level I Coaching Manual 2. walking on street maps 3. checking out features in lighted parks 4. arm chair orienteering 5. redrawing school yard maps 6. viewing films, slides dealing with '0' 7. doing indoor relays testing map and IOF symbols 8. planning a fitness program 9. having an indoor '0' meet 10. making maps of well-lighted schools or areas 11. eating goodies from the Canadian '0' cookbook FIT TO EAT. AND...if 1984's winter turns out like that lovely one we had in 1983 I can drag them out on maps during the weekend and get sane Winnie Krogsrud training sessions in. (Photo by: Peter Wong) 4 1 PRESIDENT'S NICHE by Charlie Fox A year has now passed since my election to in 1985 and $1,000.00 spending money aren't the position of C.O.F. President. With you noino to try!?! We sure hope so,it the A.G.M. just completed, I will quite Won't take much effort to be a potential obviously be around for another term, they winner. re-elected me again! Speaking of winners I don't know if the COF Reflecting on year 1, I have very mixed Board was one or not. At the A.G.M. we feelings particularly in the area of member- traded George Murphy for Jim (the shiek)Webster ship growth. Again for the umpteenth year you knonf the fellow who drove around at membership was our number one problem and this past year's C.O.C.s in a silver Lincoln, at the rate we are going it will be forever! ranked 74th out of 75 at th4s year's COCs My stand is "Double or more by the end of '84." and famous author of the "Western Report" Either people don't want me for the third in Orienteering Canada . Regardless, we term and therefore won't double the member- thank George for his contribution and hard ship or the masses don't feel it is as work over the past 3 years, he has been a important a fact in the future of Orienteer- dedicated,hard working individual, and we ing in Canada as it really is. welcome Jim aboard. To this end and to provide every Canadian As we head into 1984 may I suggest - plan arienteer with no excuse for mediocrity we your strategy and strive to be a part of are introducing the Silva Membership Contest.