INVOC
Club Information
INVOC Events & Fixtures 2010
INVOC Event Results
INVOC RouteGadget
RouteGadget? Follow the link to find out more...
Club League
2010 standings after Culbin/JST
emit Guides
Resources
SEF, library and other useful stuff
Contact/Membership/Enquiries
Useful Links
BASOC
Moravian OC
MAROC
GRAMP
Scottish Orienteering Association
Scottish 6 Days
National Orienteering Centre (Glenmore Lodge)
British Orienteering
International Orienteering Federation
Nopesport (online orienteering community)
Highland Hill Runners
Local Press:
The Inverness Courier
Highland News
Inverness Orienteering Club was founded in 1978 and was one of the original orienteering
clubs in the Highlands.
Our area covers terrain both north and south of the Great Glen and as far afield as
Sutherland and Speyside.
We have strong links with our neighbouring clubs in Badenoch & Strathspey and along the
Moray Coast.
We put on a whole range of events from small local evening events up to major national competitions
to suit all standards.
Why not come along and try orienteering?
INVOC has a strong coaching emphasis, particularly for juniors, and we encourage
people of all ages to participate in the sport.
Throughout the season the Club organises coaching events suitable for all.
If you are interested in coaching or joining the Club please get in touch - see the
Contact page.
..NEWS....NEWS....NEWS....NEWS..
Jamie Stevenson Trophy 2010
2nd place for Team INVOC, and a great day out! Details
on the INVOC JST page.
Junior Inter-Areas, Deeside, 5th/6th June 2010
A contingent of INVOC juniors helped the North retain the Scottish Junior Inter-Area trophy.
The team were clear winners on both days, with Callum, Rowan, Finlay and Molly
all in scoring relay teams, and Finlay and Jo taking scoring positions in the individual race.
Scottish Champs, Rannoch, 29th/30th May 2009
A great win for INVOC in the youngsters' relay - well done to Finlay, Rowan and Callum!
British Orienteering Summer Tour Selections
The Shepherds continue to do us proud with Jo selected for the British Academy Coaching Camp in Sweden in the summer,
and Roz selected for the Speyside British Talent Coaching Camp.
2010 British Championships and British Relays,
Stafford, 1st/2nd May
7 juniors and 5 adults represented INVOC at the British Champs,
with a great 2nd place for INVOC Eagles in the M/W12 mini relay.
Well done to Rowan, Molly and Finlay!
2010 British Orienteering Junior Selections
Well done to Jo Shepherd, selected for the British team at the European Youth
Championships. Also Alasdair McLeod made the Junior World Champs team again,
and the team for the World Student Champs.
2010 British Sprint Championships,
Chorley, 18th April
Another INVOC British Champion: Jo Shepherd was the winner in W18, congratulations (again)!
INVOC AGM, Fairways, 19th March
Trophy winners 2010:
Audun Fristadt Trophy - Rowan White
INVOC Eagle - James Laird
Ann Walder Trophy - Jo Shepherd
Dick Amour Memorial Trophy - Roz Shepherd
President's Quaich - Charlie Walton
2010 Scottish Sprint Championships and
2010 British Night Championships,
Edinburgh, 6th March
Roz Shepherd retained her W16 title at the Sprint Champs, with Jo Shepherd 2nd in W18.
Later the same day Jo won W18 at the Night Champs, with 3rd places for Joy Cameron (W50L)
and Ewan Cameron (M50S).
2010 Squad Selections
A big well done to Callum White, selected for the Scottish Junior Squad this year.
This is Callum's first selection, well deserved after the progress he is making.
And congratulations (again) to Jo and Rozy Shepherd, also selected
(again) this year.
Jo has also been selected for the new British Orienteering Talent Squad, recognising potential to compete for Britain at World Champs level - more congratulations!
2009 British Schools Championships,
Northumberland, 22nd November
Rowan and Callum White and Sam Gebicke-Kerr headed south for the BSOA champs and
brought back a couple of medals - Rowan 1st in Year 6 and Callum 3rd in Year 8. Sam
made the top quarter of the Year 8 field too.
Scottish Orienteering League 2009
The new course colour/age class arrangements this year seem to make things a bit
complex, but we appear to have some INVOC winners:
congrats to Rowan White (M10), Jo Shepherd (W18) and Joyce Brunton (W55).
Also well done to runners up Callum White (M12) and Roz Shepherd (W16), and
to Alasdair McLeod (now running for EUOC), M21 winner.
2009 Veteran Home Internationals
Chesterfield, England, 14th/15th November
Congratulations to Marsela McLeod (W45) and Joyce Brunton (W55) on selection for
the Scottish team. Scotland are defending the title won last year, and it is Joyce's first
'cap' - best of luck from all at INVOC!
2010 Scottish Sprint Championships,
Lossiemouth, 26th September
|
| Three INVOC sprint champions this year: Rowan White (M10), Rozy Shepherd (W16) and Iain Shepherd (M45) - well done to all. |
Junior Home Internationals
Wales, 5th/6th September 2009
Junior Inter-Regional Champs
Northern Ireland, 12th/13th September 2009
The well-travelled Shepherds continued to provide INVOC representation at national level
with both Roz (W16) and Jo (W18) in the Scottish team for both events.
Roz placed 2nd in Wales and 3rd in Northern Ireland, helping Scotland to 2nd place in the
Home Internationals and to win the JIRCs (for the first time since 1991).
2009 Scottish 6 Day, Tayside, 2nd-8th August
A couple of INVOC podiums and some other good results in a fine week of orienteering.
|
| Jo, 3rd in W18L, and Finlay, 2nd in M10A. |
|
INVERNESS ORIENTEERING CLUB |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Welcome to the Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC) web site.
New stuff: |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Team INVOC 2nd at 2010 Jamie Stevenson Trophy! Details on the INVOC JST page. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Our next event(s): | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Local Evening Event
Keppernach, Cawdor Wednesday 25th August 2010 details coming nearer the time |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Summer Training
Clash Wood, Muir of Ord Clash Wood is a new area for orienteering only 15 minutes from Inverness and contains a variety of terrain around a large glacial esker. It is a lovely area for a walk or some orienteering training on a summer’s evening. Mini kites (approx 10cm x 10cm) have been put out at Clash Wood for the GREEN and LIGHT GREEN courses for those who missed the 9 June evening event. Pre-printed maps are available at £2 each by emailing your postal address to Iain Shepherd (springbank"at"btinternet.com). Arrangements for making payment will be posted out with the map. The kites will be out until mid August (unless public remove them first!). Parking is at the Forestry Commission car park at NH513517, i.e. 1km past Glen Ord Distillery on A832. Notes for training: Please be aware there are some small paths not yet shown on the map – just to keep you on your toes. The FC car park is at the east edge of the map. Start is marked by a mini-kite. Look for path opposite the layby on the track bend. The Finish is not marked but is the obvious track junction. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Club League update: 2010 standings after Culbin/JST Next league event will probably be our Revack district event in September. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Local Evening Event
Nairn East Beach, 23rd June 2010 Results |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer
Mail me if you have problems with the photo viewer (website"at"invoc.org.uk). Or visit our Flickr photostream for more pictures. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Junior Coaching:
Summer is here, the time may be right for racing in the street but it is holiday time, so a few weeks break from the busy calendar. BASOC have mini events each Tuesday, or there are lots of holiday events if you fancy a trip further away. And check out the Purple Thistle (www.purple-thistle.co.uk) over on the west coast in August! We now have a coaching session planned for Sunday 15th August, at Clash Wood near Muir of Ord. Exercises and courses for Yellow and Orange standard, plus Light Green/Green courses available to try out for the more experienced. Names to, and details from, Sue (coaching"at"invoc.org.uk). Enjoy the summer! |
||||||||||||||||||
|
INVOC Club Meets:
When practical we try to arrange a monthly (October - April) informal club social/practice visit to a NatCen Regular Orienteering Map Programme area - a chance to join others to get out in the forest (or on the moor), have a run/walk, maybe practice some orienteering skills, pick up a few tips, and get together in the local cafe after. Likely to suit Light Green standard and above. For 2010 we may also try provide courses and exercises for juniors at Yellow/Orange standard at some club meets, more details nearer the time. Contact James Laird (clubmeets"at"invoc.org.uk) to let him know you are coming and order your map (£3). Alternatively maps can be obtained direct from the National Orienteering Centre at Glenmore Lodge. Car sharing encouraged, meet at B&Q car park (Longman Road) at 9.30am, or 10.30am at the area. Courses/technical exercises available using ROMP controls, or maybe we'll offer something a bit different sometimes. Après-O at a nearby cafe. Get in touch with James for further information or with any suggestions. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Club Committee 2010/2011
President: David Summers Please contact Elaine (enquiries"at"invoc.org.uk) for information about committee meetings or if you would like a copy of the AGM minutes. |
||||||||||||||||||
|
INVOC policy on penalties for failing to produce membership
cards at event registration
INVOC has decided it will oppose the penalties suggested by BOF for orienteers who cannot produce a BOF membership card when registering for an event. For a full explanation of our position, click the following link: |
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Aches and pains? Help is at hand.... Nairn Sports Medicine Centre Sports Injury Clinic - Experienced physiotherapists |
||||||||||||||||||
