Orienteering

1. Origin of Orienteering

2. Types of Orienteering

3. Map Reading

4. Method of Orienteering

5. Orienteering Technique

6. Pacing

7. Orienteering Run

Singapore Orienteering Federation – 14th June 1978

International Orienteering Fed – 26th Member

Cross-Country Orienteering

Score Orienteering Area is chosen and covered with large number of checkpoints

Near start/end points lower score

Technically difficult and further away higher score

Stipulated time (90mins)

Line Orienteering

Orienteering Kits

Wrist-Watch

Compass Map

Pace-counter Whistle Water Bottle

Indiana Orienteering Introduction

Pacing help us to judge how much distance we have covered

There are two ways to find out your pacing

- Single step pacing (counting every stride)

- Double step pacing (counting every other stride)

Double pacing is normally preferred

Always on the Same foot (Either left or right)

Paces vary according to terrain

On a fairly level ground, pace determines distance as follows:

* 65 – 70 paces per 100m (male)

* 80 – 90 paces per 100m (female)

Should we get lost or things do not follow as plan, at least we will roughly know the distance we had travelled

Activity:

- Pacing on fairly level ground : ______ paces per 100m

- Pacing on up-slope: _______ paces per 100m

- Pacing downslope: _______ paces per 100m

* Record down and this will be your guide