Did you know school starts back this week? This means you can enjoy the Wednesday Twilight Events again. These kick off 12 February, in both Hobart and Launceston.
Updated! Things to know about the Hobart Sprints 2020: 8 & 9 February
This is a multi-stage sprint style event being held over two days. You need to enter in advance via Eventor by Tuesday 4 February (entries are now open here).
You will have fun, orienteering at speed around places you don’t often go. The 4 stages involve courses that will take winners anywhere from 8 - 15 minutes. So you will need to make quick decisions and run smoothly. Here are the 4 stages:
Saturday 8 February: 5pm. Map: Battery Point
Sunday 9 February: 9 am. Map: Glenorchy Primary School. | 12 noon. Map: The Friends School. | 4pm. Map: Domain House.
Bonus: Monday 10 February there’s a morning of technical training at the sand dunes at Pittwater being organised by Kilian. Find out about this here. Plus, if you're doing the Hobart Shorts, Kilian is now running a model event in Hobart's northern suburbs first thing Saturday 8 February. Email Kilian to attend either/both sessions! You don't have to be doing the Hobart Sprints to train at Pittwater.
Here's how the Hobart Sprints work:
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Hurry! You need to enter the rogaine by Monday 10 February.
There's a fun rogaine being held in Hobart on Sunday 16 February. Rogaining Tasmania will be hosting this event which is located in North and West Hobart. Find out the details & Enter here.
Save! Enter early for the Australian Championships Carnival.
2020 - The Year of the Rat Turbo Chook.
You probably know that there are only 8 short months to go until the Australian Championships, Australian Schools Championships and the Turbo Chook 3 Days being held right here in Tasmania.
But did you know ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN!
This means you will have up until 30 April to take advantage of the significant savings through entering early. Otherwise, standard entries will apply from 1 May up until and including 22 August.
So hatch your plan. Start squawking and get your entries in now. It’s easy! Go to aoc2020.tasorienteering.asn.au/enter/
News from the OT Board
The OT Board, with assistance from many of our members, updated a number of OT policies late in 2019. These have now been updated in OT's Operational Manual which is available on the OT website.
- 1.14 Paid Employees Policy - New policy
- 1.15 Funding & Resources Policy – Updated
- 1.17 Volunteer Reimbursement Policy - New Policy
- 4.07 School Teams Officials Reimbursement Policy - New Policy
- 5.06 Tasmanian Team Selection Policy - Updated
- 6.05 State Award Rules & Guidelines - New Policy
- 6.06 State Awards & Championship Results - Updated
Happy reading and please get in touch with OT president Sally Wayte if you spot any issues or require clarification on any point.
Do you have any questions about SPORTident?
The address for all Hobart-based SPORTident queries is sportident@tasorienteering.asn.au. As you might be aware Martin and Jeff take turns in this role. And with Martin taking a short break, the person to speak to is now Jeff.
Get a Str8 thumb compass to head in the right direction.
They are now available from Sue for $125. Plus she has control description holders for $14. To secure yours, Email Sue.
And in case you're wondering why these compasses are so great - the needle is fast and steady, and the compass is easy to use held on top of your map.
To learn how to use a thumb compass, just ask someone at your next event. Most orienteers prefer them over traditional base plate compasses. They will make it a lot easier to orienteer in the bush.
