ABOUT This event has been Rescheduled to Saturday, September 22, 2018. Online registration before the event is encouraged. If you don’t want to use online registration, please email us at NE Ohio Orienteering (bob@neooc.com) and we will let the instructor know to save you a map. UPDATED Location: Sippo Lake Clubhouse at the Marina The entrance […]
Recap This second day featured Scout only activities as part of the North Eastern Ohio Scout Championships (NOSOC). Information about our ongoing Scout programs are available here. Staffing (all volunteers) Event Director: Ivan Redinger Course Designer and Setter: Steve Hendrix & Clan Training and instruction: Andreas Johansson and Howard Montgomery Registrar: Jeff Perry Timers/Starters: Steve Marsh […]
Recap Another great weather day in NE Ohio Mother Nature was cooperating with our two day event. The first day featured public and Scout Orienteering. All levels of courses (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) were available to the public at Camp Manatoc, the Boy Scout Camp in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. A portion of the Beginner […]
NEOOC Club Members Ivan Redinger and Andreas Johansson helped organize an orienteering event for Boy Scouts during a weekend event at Camp Tuscazoar. Andreas designed a WHITE (beginner) course around the camp (see below), and Ivan ran logistics handling troop registration, etc. In total, about 60 individuals attended, and successfully completed the course. Some basic instructions were given about map alignment, compass use, and a refresher on map colors before each group departed.
Join us for a potentially snowy and cold first event of the year at Camp Manatoc. Well feature WHITE and YELLOW (beginner) courses, and GREEN and RED (advanced) courses. The beginner courses will stay near campus, whereas the advanced courses will travel up and around one of the lakes. Beautiful views are guaranteed, and you’ll be sure to stay warm from the typical terrain in Cuyahoga Valley, with lots of up and down, mixed with flatter sections to stretch the legs on.
We were just getting started with 30 pre-registered scouts, when 12 more showed up to learn about orienteering! A few more tables and chairs later, and we were all learning about the basics of orienteering. Some of the requirements for the Boy Scout Merit Badge for orienteering were covered, and scouts practiced taking compass bearings, taking their pace count, and about land forms, orienteering map features, and some of the basic techniques an orienteer uses while on a course. Click to read more…
There are a few events directly geared for scouts this year – the Merit Badge Workshop on March 12, and the Orienteering Championships in September (17+18). Here’s more information about both.
Join this class to begin working on your orienteering merit badge requirements for Scouts. Please note – the orienteering merit badge cannot be completed in one day – Scouts will have the opportunity to complete most of the requirements. The most practical way to complete the rest of the requirements is to participate in future NEOOC events. Of course, scouts and troops can also complete the requirements on their own. Pre-registration is REQUIRED!