Junior Zone
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Junior Training in the Forest.
NEWS 21st Feb 2012. 'A
message to PFO juniors, from Jim'
Congratulations
to all the PFO members who competed at the CST event on Sunday. Results with the PFO counters.
20th Nov 2011 Well done all the PFO juniors who competed at the British Schools Orienteering Champs held at Beecraigs Country Park, Linlithgow, West Lothian on Nov 20th. The BRGS Boys Yr 9 team came 4th - just missing a podium place. The year 9 counters were:- 7th
Jamie Hoyle (25:12) The boys Yr 7 team did very well to achieve 7th place in their first national competition. Top Twelve Places were gained by:- Jamie
Hoyle B9 (7th) Full
results can be found
here. PFO Juniors at the BSOC 2011
23rd Sept 2011 Well done to all the juniors who took part in the Peter Palmer Relays. There is a full report + photos on the News Page.
20th Sept 2011 There will be a training day on 2nd October at Tockholes near Darwen. This will be for all abilities to start the next set of training off. I would like to know numbers and abilities (what colour courses you are running at the moment) by Wednesday the 28th Sept, I can then plan the session accordingly. Adults are also allowed on these sessions as the training is suitable for both children and adults. The session will run from 10.30am -3pm. Hamish Willis (07967318501)
8th Sept 2011 GOOD LUCK to all the PFO juniors competeing in the Peter Palmer relays this weekend. Jamie's write up on the junior tour is now on the News page. Anyone else who wants to send in their account of the tour please do so! 27th August 2011 This summer PFO and SELOC held a joint junior tour to the Forest of Dean. Hamish's write up is now on the News Page. Photos can now be viewed via the gallery. If any junior would like to write their version of the tour please send it to Hamish and we can add it to the website. 12th Feb 2011 Junior Training Sessions. As part of the continuing development of both SELOC and PFO I am starting to develop a South Lancs Junior Squad. This will be open to all juniors of whatever ability. The idea is for juniors to train and have fun together on a regular basis. It will provide an ideal environment for those who want to progress as well as those who just want have fun orienteering together. It is hoped that this will lead to a junior tour to the Forest of Dean in August. Parents and Club Night people who want to improve their orienteering will be welcome. By
junior I would include young people from years 7-13. Year 6 children
may come if they have a parent attending and have done some orienteering
before. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Hamish - 07967 318501 or hamish.willis1@ntlworld.com
Jan 2011 The Compass Sport Trophy results are final and PFO are through to the final on October 16th ! Well done everyone who took part especially those who helped us towards the final total. Congratulations should be shared equally amongst all those who took part but especially well done to Jamie, Joe, David, Charlotte and Jack who all earned 92 points or more with Jamie getting 100 (full points). A well earned Club Dinner can be enjoyed by all on 12th Feb. Don't forget to let Carole know if you are going.
Nov 2010 Well done all the PFO juniors who competed at the British Schools Orienteering Champs on Nov 21st. Top twenty places were earned by:- Jamie Hoyle B8 (12th) Benjamin Hoyle B5 (16th) Joe Wood B13 (17th) Emily Jesson G11 (19th) George Turner B7 (19th) Charlotte Jackson G12 (20th) Full results are here. Benjamin ran for Emmanuel Holcombe CofE Primary School; all our other juniors were running for BRGS. The BRGS Year 10 girls team were 3rd. Well done to them for gaining a podium place. The counters were:- 23
Phoebe Jesson 60:34 Apologies
to Benjamin for leaving him off the list yesterday. Thanks also to Mr Gray, Mr Willis + Mrs Sellens for taking the BRGS runners to the event and supervising the weekend.
OCTOBER 2010 Well done and thanks to all the juniors who competed in the Final of the Compass Sport Trophy at Burbage on Sunday 17th Oct. PFO came 4th overall. This is our best CST result ever! The juniors who counted towards our placing were:- LG
& Orange: Maximum best 2 from Boys and/or Girls
SEPT 2010 Well done to all the juniors who took part in the Club Champs. Full results are here. Junior placings :- Jamie Hoyle 1st M16- Charlotte Jackson 1st W16- Noah + Isacc Pemberton Equal 1st on Yellow. Also worthy of mention are :- Ben Hoyle who was the 1st Boy back on Yellow (unaccompanied). Andrew Gilligan from BRGS who came 6th overall although he has competed in less than five orientering events previously. Aimee Cardwell and Beth Garraty W10s Lewis Garratty + Curtis Mercer M12s and Lewis Robinson + George Tanner M12s who have all competed in less than five orientering events previously and did the score as practise for the British Schools Score Champs.
PFO and SELOC held a joint training day at Calf Hey, Haslingden on 1st Sept. Ten juniors attended and Hamish, George, Jim and Gilian all helped with the training. The morning session consisted of compass work + "understanding contours." The juniors found this very helpful. After lunch and an ice cream at the cafe the afternoon session covered relocation and attack points. The day ended with a short competition. The next joint junior training day will be on Monday 25th October (during half term).
Autumn
2009 - Pendle Forest Orienteers have decided to continue their
award scheme for juniors (M/W 16 or under). The scheme is based
on the colour coded courses, if you complete a White, Yellow, Orange
or Light Green course within the colour coded time and achieve this
3 times in an academic or calendar year (eg Sept 2009 - Sept 2010
or by Dec 2010) then you will receive a certificate. For
juniors trying the technical courses (when they are planned in place
of Light Green at an event) a certificate will be awarded for completing
three technical courses in a calendar year.
In 2009 the following Juniors achieved an award. WHITE :- Charlotte Jesson. ORANGE :- Phoebe Jesson, Jake Sutcliffe, Matthew Buckley. TECHNICAL :- Paul Burdekin, David Wallis.
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British Schools Orienteering Championships 2009 On Saturday 21st November 2009 two minibus loads
of PFO juniors from BRGS travelled to Druridge Bay Country Park,
Northumberland for the British Schools Orienteering Chamionships.The
Saturday was training day followed by a Pasta Party in the evening.
Accommodation was provided on the floor of a local school. Tom Gray
+ Hamish Willis drove the minibuses, they were assisted at the events
by Mark Jesson who also shared the experience of sleeping on the
school floor. Sunday was sunny but cold. The juniors enjoyed the
orienteering, for a number of them this was their first experience
of a Schools Chamionships. Overall BRGS came 12th in the Large Secondary Schools category. The top counter for this was Sophie Horrocks who came 4th in Yr 12 Girls. The rest of the counters for the school place are show below. 12 th Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar
The Girls Yr 8 team came 5th; Boys Yr 8 team came 6th. Boys Yr 9 team came 4th and Boys Yr 11 team came 4th.
Peter Palmer Relays 2009 On Sept 26th/27th 2009 some of our juniors travelled down to Sutton Park Birmingham to take part in the Peter Palmer Relays. The event is held annually and is aimed at club teams comprised of all standards of Junior orienteers from the M/W12 to M/W18 age classes. The relay starts one hour before sunrise so the first leg is run in the dark with the 2nd leg starting in the dark but finishing in the dawn light. Each team must have at least 2 girls + 2 boys. To see the results click here.
The PFO team. See the Gallery for Photos from the Peter Palmer relays over the last few years.
Wondering what else you can do apart from PFO Saturday morning events? Have a look at this diagram that shows how you can progress and what opportunities are available to you as an orienteer. Young Orienteer - Blog by Jamie Hoyle. Click here to read about his orienteering progress. To read a blog about some of our juniors and their training with the North West Junior Squad plus their trip to Norway in 2008 click here. The Junior Representative can be contacted via the contacts page. You can contact them with any suggestions, ideas or complaints about what the club does. They will pass it on to the PFO committee. PFO have two Welfare Officers (Mark Jesson + Gillian Rowan-Wilde) their role is to help protect young people and vulnerable adults within the club. You can contact them if you have any concerns either about yourself or another club member. See the contacts page for their details.
Medical form for Junior training sessions. This is for sessions without parents present. Ask Hamish Willis for further information. |
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