Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club

BASOC eNews February 2023

SNC weekend
SNC weekend
Published: Mon 13 Feb 2023

BASOC have been competing at events, Tuesday=O is starting up again, other events to go to, improve your O and TICKS!

1. Tuesday=O is starting up again!

Tuesday 14th, 21st & 28th: Strength & Conditioning at Kincraig Hall, 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
On Tuesday 28th February, Jane will bring along all the kit she has in stock – come along to try on / purchase.
All details are on the BASOC website.
Details of March Tuesday=O training will be on the website soon.

2. Ticks

We are starting to do more orienteering in the forests now as there are competitions, coaching sessions etc. This means that we are more at risk from tick bites and so we need to revisit our ‘tick hygiene’.
Everyone wants to avoid Lyme disease and so revisiting your tick awareness is worthwhile.
And there is also TBE (Tick-borne encephalitis) which is creeping westwards with the United Kingdom now appearing on the list of countries where TBE has been reported. Here is a good article to help you with your awareness of this disease.

3. NNC – how did BASOC do?

The Northern Night Cup (NNC) is now finished. For the overall league, you need to have completed 4 races to count.
Long course: Gemma Karatay, 1st woman, 8th overall
Short course: Clare Kemsley, 2nd woman, 6th overall
Many others took part but did not have 4 races to count for the overall.

4. CompassSport Cup / Trophy - report

Hot off the press - BASOC's visit to Faskally (Pitlochry) for the CompassSportCup / Trophy round.
Club Captain (Purple) Jane reports on BASOC's trip to Pitlochry.

5. Scottish Night Champs weekend

MAROC & GRAMP are making a weekend of races. Enter by Sunday 19th February 2023. All three events can be entered at once.
Saturday 25th February – 14:00 to 15:00: Ballater: Sprint
Saturday 25th February – 18:45 to 19:45 (approx.): Balmoral: Night Champs
Sunday 26th February – 11:00 to 13:00: GRAMP Regional event Balmedie
From MAROC:
We have planned a fantastic weekend of orienteering in Aberdeenshire with the Scottish Night Orienteering Champs at iconic
Balmoral Estate on Saturday 25 February, complete with a warm-up Sprint in Ballater organised by Mar Orienteering Club and followed by some sandy dunes on Sunday at Balmedie with Grampian Orienteering Club!
We also have a 2km Novice night course on paths - ideal for those orienteers who have always wanted to give Night-O a try! (Minimum age 14 with parental consent).
Night Champs parking at Lochnagar Distillery, Event centre is in cosy Abergeldie Hall and the very tasty Skoff food van will be in attendance on Saturday night!

6. BASOC AGM

The BASOC AGM was held by Zoom on Tuesday 10th January 2023. The AGM minutes are available on the website.

7. Becoming an even better orienteer

The ‘Skilling up’ page has been updated with a new article added to the ‘Information to help you be a better orienteer’. The article is from the 2023 British Orienteering Coaching Conference and is titled ‘How to navigate and coaching tips’.

8. sportscotland concussion survey

New UK-wide Concussion Guidelines are due to be launched by DCMS later this month. As part of this initiative and the ongoing work being done here in Scotland, sportscotland need to gather some baseline data from those working in grassroots sport to determine current levels of knowledge of concussion and awareness of the available information.
They want anyone involved in grassroots sport (athletes, coaches, volunteers) to complete the survey. The more data they have, the greater understanding they will have of the current levels of awareness and what more needs to be done.
Below is some text from their partners who are gathering the data.
Head injury and/or concussion is a common sporting injury that all those involved in sport should be aware of. Despite this, there is currently a lack knowledge about the injury within grassroots sport which the UK Government is trying to address.
We would like to invite you to complete our online questionnaire on your own knowledge of concussion and how it is managed. This will inform what education is further required as well as how best to disseminate this information. It will take around 3-4 minutes to complete and we should be very grateful for your participation.
Please click on the link to complete the survey: https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5v93hSidZ6qv0PQ
The UK guidance is due to be launched on 21 February and the survey will be open until then.

9. Volunteers wanted!

BASOC are looking for volunteers for a few things - some involve very little, some a bit more. You might think you do not have enough experience, no problem as we can pair you up with someone to guide you through things.