ESSOL winners

WAOC had four winners in the Essex and Suffolk Schools Orienteering League (ESSOL) for this academic year. Alex Darwin won the Year 3/4 Boys league, Hebe Darwin came 2nd in the Year 5/6 Girls, Jemima Borrill came 2nd in the Year 7/8 Girls and Daniel Hague came 2nd in the Year 9/10 Boys.

WAOC Juniors run at Danbury!

Huge congratulations and many thanks to all the Juniors who came to Danbury Park to run for WAOC in the Yvette Baker heat on Sunday 13th May.

Every member of the team completed their course so we had the maximum 9 scores possible from our team of 9. All the juniors put in impressive performances, there were some good solid runs from the more experienced juniors but also some excellent runs on the yellow course by the younger members of the team.

East Anglian Junior Squad

The East Anglia Junior Squad (EAJS) exists to develop the orienteering skills of committed East Anglian youngsters. The squad is open to those who have at least reached a good Orange standard. The squad's monthly training sessions are on a Saturday morning in different areas throughout East Anglia and there is usually an annual weekend away to find some hills.

Junior Regional Orienteering Squads

Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS) is the umbrella organisation for the 12 Regional Orienteering squads based on the British Orienteering Regions.

JROS was set up to further develop the junior orienteering talent which is nurtured by the Regional Squads.

WAOC Juniors

WAOC offers a number of options for Juniors to progress.

Almost every event we run offers courses suitable for children and newcomers of all ages.
We offer training sessions for club juniors at a number of our events, and juniors of all abilities are encouraged to take part in inter-club junior competitions which can be great fun and a good way to get to know other junior members.

We award colour coded badges to recognise achievements at the various course standards.

Colour Coded BadgesAwards for progress in Orienteering

Colour coded badges are intended to give Orienteers of all ages a target to aim for. This article explains more about the scheme and how to earn a badge.

What is Clubmark?

WAOC has achieved Sport England Clubmark accreditation. Clubmark is the Sport England cross sport quality accreditation for clubs with junior sections. Clubmark accreditation is awarded to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:

CompassSport Cup and Trophy Qualifier 2018Shouldham Warren 11 March 2018

WAOC wants YOU at Shouldham Warren on 11th March, to take part in the CompassSport Cup and Trophy qualifier.

Junior Alex Weatherill wins BronzeScottish 6 Days 2017

Congratulations to Alex Wetherill for coming 3rd in the M14 class at the Scottish 6 Days, based in Royal Deeside.