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Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2013

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ISBN 9781492595410 (online)

ISBN 9781492576792 (PDF ebook)

ISBN 9780736084239 (print)

Discovering orienteering

Engaging the mind and toning the body, orienteering offers a mind-body workout that builds confidence, problem-solving skills, and an appreciation for the natural environment. Written in an engaging manner, Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities offers a systematic approach to learning, teaching, and coaching orienteering. Discovering Orienteering presents the basic skills and techniques of the sport for beginners. It also functions as a review for advanced orienteers, featuring stories of orienteering experiences to illustrate the fun, challenge, and adventure of the sport. A resource for physical educators, recreation and youth leaders, and orienteering coaches, Discovering Orienteering distills the sport into teachable components relating to various academic disciplines, provides an array of learning activities, and includes an introduction to physical training and activities for coaching beginning to intermediate orienteers.-.

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Orienteering ; What Is Orienteering? ; Why Learn to Orienteer? ; Basics of Orienteering ; Benefits of Orienteering ; Places to Orienteer ; History of Orienteering ; What Orienteering Is Not ; Coaching Certifications ; Learning to Orienteer Systematically ; Summary -- Chapter 2. Fitness, Nutrition, Equipment, and Safety ; Fitness ; Nutrition ; Equipment ; Clothing ; Shoes ; Safety ; Never Get Lost Again ; Summary -- Chapter 3. Map and Compass ; Maps ; Compass ; Map or Compass? ; Drift ; Terrain and Ground ; Summary -- Chapter 4. Navigational Skills ; Estimating Distance by Measure and Pace ; Map Reading ; Precision Compass Reading ; Rough Compass Reading ; Orienting the Map ; Putting the Skills Together ; Summary -- Chapter 5. Techniques ; Finding Attack Points ; Aiming Off ; Collecting Features by Thumbing Along ; Catching Features ; Following Handrails ; Using the Techniques With the Skills ; Teaching Tips ; Summary -- Chapter 6. Processes ; Orienting the Map ; Simplifying ; Selecting the Route ; Developing Map Memory ; Relocating ; Summary -- Chapter 7. Ethics, Integrity, and Rules ; Exhibiting Integrity ; Ethical Assistance to Other Competitors and Environmental Stewardship ; Ethical Use of Special Equipment ; Summary -- Chapter 8. Preparing Before an Event ; Find an Event ; Choose a Course ; Gather Your Equipment ; Dress Properly ; Know Your Start Time ; Pick Up Your Meet Packet ; View the Finish Location ; Study the Competition Map ; Summary -- Chapter 9. Getting Ready to Start Your Course ; Study Your Control Description Sheet ; Fold Your Map Properly ; Scope the Map ; Prepare Your Scorecard ; Teaching Tips ; Summary -- Chapter 10. Running the Course ; At the Start Line ; On the Course ; At the Finish Line ; Record Notes on Your Map ; After the Event ; Assess Personal Performance ; Summary