Scottish Orienteering Association
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| Sport | Orienteering |
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| Abbreviation | SOA |
| Affiliation | BOF |
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Scottish Orienteering Association (SOA) also known as Scottish Orienteering is the association for Orienteering in Scotland and is a constituent association of the British Orienteering Federation.[1]
Governance and organisation
The SOA's governing body is composed of President Roger Scrutton and directors in seven areas. The seven areas are Development, Marketing & Communications, Operations, Performance, Partnerships, Secretary and Treasurer. All members of the governing body are volunteers. The volunteers are supported by four salaried staff in the roles of Professional Officer, a Development Officer & two Part-Time Regional Development Officers. Due to the high volunteer to paid staff ratio, much of the work such is undertaken by volunteers.
The Associations membership is roughly 1,400 who act as volunteers, organising and staging events. Of the members many also coach and are members of SOA affiliated local clubs of which there are 18 local and 4 university.[2]
Membership
The Associations membership is roughly 1,400.[2]
Affiliated Scottish Clubs
Local clubs
These clubs are the Scottish clubs listed on the SOA's website.[3]
| Abbreviation | Full name | Web address | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYROC | Ayrshire Orienteering Club | http://www.ayroc.co.uk/ | |
| BASOC | Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club | http://www.basoc.org.uk/ | |
| CLYDE | Clydeside Orienteers | http://www.clydesideorienteers.org.uk/?page=home | |
| ECKO | Loch Eck Orienteers | http://www.ecko.org.uk/ | |
| ELO | East Lothian Orienteers | http://www.elo.org.uk/ | |
| ESOC | Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club | http://www.esoc.org.uk/ | |
| ESOA | East of Scotland Orienteering Association | http://www.rstrain.ndtilda.co.uk/ESOA.htm | |
| FVO | Forth Valley Orienteers | http://www.fvo.org.uk/ | |
| GRAMP | Grampian Orienteers | http://www.grampoc.com/ | |
| INT | Interløpers | http://www.interlopers.org.uk | |
| INVOC | Inverness Orienteering Club | http://www.invoc.org.uk/ | |
| KFO | Kingdom of Fife Orienteers | http://www.kfo.org.uk/ | |
| MAROC | Mar Orienteering Club | http://www.marocscotland.org.uk/ | |
| MOR | Moravian Orienteering Club | http://www.moravianorienteering.org/ | |
| RR | Roxburgh Reivers Orienteering Club | http://www.roxburghreivers.org.uk/ | |
| SOLWAY | Solway Orienteers | http://www.solwayorienteers.co.uk/ | |
| STAG | St Andrew’s (Glasgow) | http://www.stag-orienteering.co.uk/ | |
| TAY | Tayside Orienteers | http://www.taysideorienteers.org.uk// | |
| TINTO | Tinto Orienteering Club | http://www.tintoorienteers.org/ | |
University clubs
Scottish Schools Orienteering Association
There is a Scottish Schools Orienteering Association which is abbreviated to SSOA. [3] The SSOA's main aims are to encourage schools to introduce orienteering to either the formal or informal curriculum and to organise an annual festival where these skills can be tested. This annual event, which took place on a Sunday, was until 1994 the Scottish Schools Orienteering Championships. The Annual Schools' Festival now runs on the first Friday of June and is called Scottish Schools Orienteering Festival(SSOF).In 2008 the SSOA held the World Schools' Championships in Edinburgh. [4] The 2014 SSOF is being held at Drumpellier CP, Coatbridge on the first Friday in June 2014.
The Organisation also has four major partners, Scottish Schools Sport Federation, International School Sport Federation, SOA and British Schools Orienteering Association.[6]
References
- ↑ Quick, Hilary (1 December 2008). "Membership Information". scottish-orienteering.org. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- 1 2 "Pathways into Sport Scottish Orienteering Association" (PDF). scottish-parliament.org. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- 1 2 "Scottish O Clubs". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ "About the Scottish Schools Orienteering Association". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ "Results". Scottish Schools Orienteering Association. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ "Scottish Schools Orienteering Association". Scottish Schools Orienteering Association. Retrieved 2009-06-23.