Introduction to Orienteering / NEOOC
Introduction to Orienteering / NEOOC
Andreas Johansson, member at Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC), introduces orienteering with some of the basic stuff you might encounter at your first event.
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Those who like this vdo will have a great day
What’s the name of that song?
what about the shoes.. are there injuries coz of a footwear fault? any particular season to avoid?
I thought they walk in orienteering?
Good job!☺
1:16 intro
2:56 map
3:50 compass
5:01 finger stick
6:52 control placement
8:12 course difficulty
10:26 what to wear
12:14 strategies and skills
16:15 safety
Fortunalely all around the world maps to orienteering are unified .
I was "forced" in orienteering back in the 70’s as part of Army officer training. Best I remember, it was a 10K course with 10-points, each with a unique card punch. You had to run the entire course since you were also timed. We used a Silva compass with map to plot direction, but an Army issued "marching" compass to follow the routes. Growing up in Alvin York country I never needed a compass—no one did, and we never got lost. But, the mechanical compass game to places you’ve never been before is as different beast. The Army didn’t care squat for orienteering, except that it was a great boon to map reading skills, the #1 reason for flunking out of officer training. So, with orienteering I was a "mid-pack" performer. That is UNTIL we ran the course for score on "record day". Pass/fail; make or break day! And, by the luck of the universe I finished the course first! One mistake everyone makes with the Silva compass is to shoot off the back of the thing and take off 180-degrees the wrong way. Some people do it a lot, but the Army made sure you only did it once —- if you shot a backwards azimuth, you had to climb "Mt. Everest". I only did that wrong once! Pushing 70 now, and still have my maps, protractor, and compasses. Took them all out a few months ago and found I was just as sharp as when I was in my 20’s! Some things are so ingrained they can’t be forgotten.
Hope you attract some more members with this great video. Orienteering is simply a great sport. So much fun and great excercise!
Hi!
I have never heard of orienteering and u did a great job explaining it in this video. Seems like geocaching, but timed, so it’s more strenuous.
Couldn’t u have a map on ur phone to find ur clickers and save paper or would that mess up the game?
I have a quick question, is orienteering the same as the military land navigation. I am trying to get hand on experience for that but I don’t know where to get those skills.
Siete sicuri di aver fatto i giusti calcoli? Un meteorite molto grande, nel 98 credo, passò nello spazio molto vicino alla terra, perché io lo vidi grande quanto un’anguria, arrivò in direzione dell’Adriatico verso il Tirreno, io lo vidi in una notte estiva dal centro Italia, il giorno prima avevano passato la notizia che, la notte successiva , in direzione sud Italia si sarebbe potuta vedere la stazione spaziale Mirr, io invece vidi il grosso sasso dalla parte opposta, cioè verso il nord Italia, sfrecciando senza alcuna scia nello spazio stellato lato Mar Adriatico verso Mar Tirreno, sparì prima dell’orizzonte a causa dell’atmosfera terrestre essendo nello spazio, la particolarità che vidi, era la colorazione del masso, un verde scintillante, era come una roccia spezzata, non era rotondo, ed era pieno di crateri, in me e mia moglie ci fu ammirazione e allo stesso tempo paura per le possibili cause di un impatto, possibile che voi non abbiate visto nulla quella notte???? Non ricordo esattamente che anno era, ricordo solo che la sera prima i TG divulgarono la notizia della stazione spaziale Mirr (forse un depistaggio per gli appassionati del settore per far volgere loro lo sguardo all’opposto del cielo?)
Where are you in North East Ohio?
14:45 I KNOW THISE WAY TO WEEL FROM MINCRAFT.
You’ve inspired me. I’ll join a group in Missouri.
Absolutely excellent work. Easy to follow his thoughts and explanations.
Thanks sir!!!!!!
Well done intro to orienteering. I first heard of orienteering around 1980, and have since then wished I lived where there is an active club because it seems like a great sport. Every club I’ve located is four to 6 hour drive from where I live. I think you’re in the Cleveland area, about five hour drive for me. So I’ve had to entertain myself with just learning compass land navigation, hunting Bench Marks or just interesting things seen on Topo maps.
A pity orienteering isn’t done in more communities. It could get kids away from their video games and out in the woods (a cure for the "last child in the woods" phanomonon written about today) and get older folks out too. Making a walk in the woods exercise for both body and mind. Or a walk in the city too I guess. I’ve seen European orienteering event videos where the course is in urban environments.
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Great video, gave me some good information. Thanks
Has anyone died looking at their map and ran into an obstacle or fell off the cliff?
As i see trees i assume he’s swedish
Thanks for all the explanation. Hmm I thought the night games 14km+ I’m taking part in are for newbies. Glad to hear there are shorter versions. I came to the video to search for hints about the fast navigation.thanks
I think this a fantastic sport. I feel bad that anyone would look on it negatively. I am a older person and definitely not going to run through a course. when I’m in the woods I take pictures look at the wildlife, flowers lakes , waterfalls. Personally I think it should be taught in schools, not as a sport but as a way not to get lost. In my lifetime if everyone knew more about this they may not have lost their lives. I’m quite serious about this.
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nice video, it helps me to discuss well my topic about orienteering. thankyou😇
I had to watch this for homework 🤣
Andreas, this is an excellent video. I am introducing orienteering to my scouts and will plan on using this video for that. Thank you sooooo much!
Now that’s my kind of women.
Good job on this video. You nailed it. I will use your video to demo orienteering to our Royal Ranger group. Thanks
Really good video. Short, concise, hit all the questions I wish I’d had answered before I started orienteering a couple months ago.
Wow, those girls are like gazelles!
Is Dibber a rude word in America or something? Why are you calling it a finger stick ???
Good instructor and fine instructions .
Hi, I live in Los Angeles and would love to try this out for the first time. What is the best place to start? Is there a group near I could meet up with?
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Great video!
Great video! It’s nice that you are trying to attract more orienteers
I prefer tripping.
Great vid, but I was hoping you would cover how to use the compass with the map.
After watching this, I’m much less interested in orienteering. I’m sure not
going to be zooming over rocks, splashing through streams, and zipping up and
down hill and dale. Maybe 30 years ago but no way now.
My friends and I did one for fun at the florida keys. We had to go from one key to another, and we used kayaks too.
Im sold im doing orienteering for ROTC sounds fun lets do this!