Orienteering Australia's High Performance Program covers the elite junior, senior and mountain bike activities in Australia.

Related topics include:

National Teams/Squads

National League
  • Boomerangs - Australia's World Championships team
  • Bushrangers - Australia's Test Match team against New Zealand.
  • Junior World Championships team
  • Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championship team
  • Competitions
  • State Teams

      Australian High Performance Training Centre - ACT Academy of Sport

      Orienteering Australia congratulates the success of:

       Hanny Allston  Adrian Jackson

      2009 World Games Champion
      2006 World Champion

       2010 Sprint Distance Champion. Silver medal in Middle and Long Distance

      2009 World Champion- Sprint, Long Distance
      2006 World Number One
      Sprint and Long (Junior)  Mountain Bike Orienteering
         

      Smartplay

      Smartplay is a sports safety and injury prevention program. Their website has tips to reduce the risk of injury and now has a section specific to orienteering!

         

      Nominations for March training camp and World University Championships and Bushranger teams.

      Monday, 30 January 2012

      Please find details below of important information for foot orienteers on the March training camp and nomination advice and forms re World University Orienteering Championships, Bushrangers teams and WOC & World Cups.

      -NOL BALLARAT training camp

      –from Wed 7th March (pm) Thurs & Friday

      Please confirm attendance by FEB 11th to kayhaarsma@hotmail.com

      - Creswick base. Rob Lewis is leading this camp which will have a smorgasbord of technical training in gold mining, rock and conclude in Ballarat on a new sprint o map. Other coaches including Jenny Bourne and Geoff Lawford will assist.

      Accommodation (probably Creswick Forestry School) for Wed & Thurs for approx $30 pp. will be arranged.  All elite and those aspiring to be elite orienteers welcome.  There will be a small subsidy for senior and junior squad members of $50-75pp.

      -The 2012 World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) will be held in Alicante, Spain, from the 2-6 July (see http://sd.ua.es/orienteering-championship/). More details: 2012UniWorldSelectionDetails.pd

      -Bushrangers Challenge 2012   · Challenge 1 races will be in New Zealand north of Levin (2hrs from Wellington) on the NZ long weekend June 2-4th. Short, middle and long events are programmed. · Challenge 2 races (to be specified later) during the Australian Championships carnival in Tasmania from September 22-28th. Details: Bushrangers2012.pdf

      JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SLOVAKIA – JULY 7-14      

      COMBINED NOMINATION FORM: Please supply:

      Name:                           DOB,                            email address

      Telephone contact numbers:

      1) NOL BALLARAT training camp–from Wed 7th March (pm) Thurs & Friday - Creswick base.

      Attending - Yes / No

      Arrival Wed evening/ Thurs am.

      Will you have a car or not? Yes / No

      If arriving by plane – flight details and arrival time.

      2) 2012 WORLD UNIVERSITY ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WUOC)     Yes / No

      3) BUSHRANGERS

      Available for team:     JUNE in NZ     Yes / No                     SEPTEMBER Yes / No

       4) JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SLOVAKIA – JULY 7-14      YES /  NO

      Return to: OA High Performance Manager, Kay Haarsma at kayhaarsma@hotmail.com and

      Chair of Senior Selectors, Jenny Casanova at jenny.casanova@health.sa.gov.au

      Chair of Junior Selectors, Blair Trewin at b.trewin@bom.gov.au

           

      -WOC & WORLD CUP Nominations due by April 1st– Note: separate entry form at: 2012 WOC&WC nomination form.pdf
       
         
      Bulletins
      Nominations for March training camp and World University Championships and Bushranger teams. Monday, 30 January 2012 Nominations for March training camp and World University Championships and Bushranger teams.
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      2011 WOC selectors and nominees Monday, 9 May 2011 2011 WOC selectors and nominees
      Australian Bushrangers Team for June Challenge in New Zealand Tuesday, 3 May 2011 Australian Bushrangers Team for June Challenge in New Zealand
      Australian team for 2011 Junior World Championships Wednesday, 27 April 2011 Australian team for 2011 Junior World Championships
      New Chair of Senior Selection panel Tuesday, 19 April 2011 New Chair of Senior Selection panel- Jenny Casanova
      Mountain Bike Level 1 Coaching Courses Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Mountain Bike Level 1 Coaching Courses in Victoria and QLD
      Junior Selection panel updated Tuesday, 12 April 2011 Junior Selection panel updated
      Grace Crane places in British Champs Tuesday, 12 April 2011 Grace Crane places in British Champs