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(2008)

Junior Squad News

March and April is always a busy time for junior squad members.  As well as Saturday training at Windmill Hill on 15th March, many of the squaddies braved the snowy conditions and competed successfully at the JK festival.  We also had a squad weekend 11th to Sunday, 13th April in the Lake District for the BOF training day and the Hampsfell regional event.  Several squaddies also made the long trek north to compete at the British Championships in Forres, Scotland [19th and 20th April 2008].

The SCOA Junior Squad has the following activities planned over the next couple of months:

• Saturday, 10th May 2008:  Squad training at Rushall Woods [Grid Reference: SU576735; we will be training in the same area, but independently of, the BKO Saturday event.  Dave Rogers will be lead coach.
• Saturday, 31st May 2008: Squad training at Longmoor, courtesy of the army.  [Grid Reference: SU794310];  training will be on open army land, which will have similar characteristics to the Junior Interregionals competition.  Dave Rogers will be lead coach.
• Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June 2008: Junior Interregional Championships near Richmond, North Yorkshire and Warcop, Cumbria.  The selected team will travel up on the Friday, compete in the Individual event on Saturday and the Relays on Sunday.  Tim Booth will be arranging minibus travel and accommodation.
• Following the Junior Interregionals, we usually have a summer break and start training again in September.  We will issue the ongoing training calendar for the rest of 2008 and into 2009 in two or three weeks time.
• Looking further ahead, the squad will be raising funds through running an army league event on Wednesday, 29th October 2008.  We have an offer of Planner [thanks Mark!] and will be looking for as many squad members to be there to help on the day [it is mid-term break for many].  Several potential areas have already been offered [including potential newly mapped areas] and we will select the best one over the next couple of weeks.
  

We welcome all SCOA juniors of about Orange standard and above and aged 10 or so to 18 years to join us at the Saturday training days. We meet at 1015 hrs and finish about 1500 hrs. You need to bring your lunch, a drink, £1 to cover map and access costs, and your orienteering kit. Please contact Dave Rogers [SCJS Squad Manager, Tel: 01344 628 623, Mobile: 07799 075 236, E-mail: rogersda@pbworld.com ] if you want to know more or will be coming along. You can also visit the squad's website

Best regards

Dave

Dave Rogers
SCJS Squad Manager

Tel: 01344 628 623
Mobile: 07799 075 236
E-mail: rogersda@pbworld.com