On this page you can find an assortment or high quality coaching resources to be read, downloaded, printed or shared.
In addition to these coaching recourses, we also have the Schools Knowledge Hub. There we offer ideas and advice for TICs / managers, students, parents and coaches to help them get the most out of their involvement in orienteering.
Our most comprehensive set of information relating to coaching can be found on the Coaching and Training Hub. There we explain orienteering techniques and training exercises for all levels and provide support for coaches to upskill.
Legends
Common symbols for non-sprint orienteering: A simplified ISOM legend ideal for those orienteering at white, yellow and orange levels.
All symbols for non-sprint orienteering: A complete ISOM legend for for those orienteering at red level.
Common symbols for sprint orienteering: A simplified ISSprOM legend ideal for those orienteering at easy and moderate sprint levels.
All symbols for sprint orienteering: A complete ISSprOM legend for those orienteering at difficult sprint level.
Another good ISOM legend put together by UK orienteering service provider Maprunner.
A good symbolic control descriptions guide put together by UK orienteering service provider Maprunner.
Workbooks
Orienteering NZ has 7 workbooks for coaches and self-taught orienteers to use. These workbooks are based on techniques covered in the Coaching and Training Hub.
OCAD Training Symbols
Use this premade symbols set for instant access to premade symbols for setting training exercises. Import (File > Import) into an OCAD course setting file with the option “Import all symbols and colours” selected. You can delete the example drawings that appear.
Let us know of symbols you’d like to see added.
Courses
IOF have produced a Fair Play Basic Education online course. This course concisely communicates and tests your knowledge of some of the critical rules of orienteering and presents some thoughtful scenarios to challenge your understanding of the key principles.
We recommend coaches complete this course, as they are often the first point of contact with participants who are unaware of these rules or unclear on the guiding principles keeping orienteering competition as fair as possible.
We also recommend that coaches encourage competitive orienteers, especially those on representative teams, to complete this course to avoid making painful mistakes that could affect their, or their team’s, results.
Manuals
The Little Book of Orienteering Techniques by Jean Cory-Wright explains essential techniques for beginner and advanced navigation for orienteering and rogaining.
Read more in this article and purchase direct from Jean.
Kiwi-O Manual – Orienteering for Schools (2014)
For a minimum preparation, minimum equipment, minimum cost orienteering programme in primary and intermediate schools.
IOF Resources
- International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM 2017-2)
- International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSprOM 2019)
- International Specification for Mountain Bike (MTB) Orienteering Maps
- International Symbol Set for School Orienteering Maps 2019
- International Specification for Control Descriptions
Apps
Control Aide android app is made for both emerging orienteers and long time veterans with the intention to make reading control descriptions second nature. It aims to achieve this through repetition but also has a useful index to look up and learn any orienteering symbol.
Control Aide on Google Play
External Resources
- Better Orienteering – A collaboration by orienteers across the UK and includes a series of videos featuring members of the UK team demonstrating navigation techniques. It’s free to use and simply aims to help people start orienteering and get better at orienteering.
- Orienteering Australia training guides – If you’re new to orienteering or looking to try out a new form of the sport then this guide will help you get started. There’s information about what happens at events, introductory coaching material plus tips to help make your first few events easier.
- O in a Box from South African Orienteering Federation – The following manuals and activity sheets have been created specifically for use in schools. They are free to download.
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