BAOC COOL
Bay Area Orienteering Club California Outdoor Orienteering League
2012-2013 Volunteer Positions
We need volunteers to teach the Orienteering Skills Training sessions for Juniors.
Upcoming Dates:
- Nov 4, 2012: Golden Goat, Kid, and Junior Goat – Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park, Gilroy, CA
- Nov 11, 2012: Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa, CA
- Jan event: TBA
- Feb 24: Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA
- Mar 3: U.C. Berkeley Sprint, Berkeley, CA
Past Sessions:
- Oct 28, 2012: Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA (White/Yellow clinic: Navigation by vegetation; Orange clinic: Handrails and Attack Points)
- Oct 21, 2012: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA (All-level clinic on Map interpretation)
Possible Topics:
- Choosing when to contour
- Tips for long courses
- Tips for Score-O courses
- Tips for choosing the best route
- Understanding the control descriptions
- Techniques for approaching a control, punching quickly, and leaving quickly in the right direction
- Skills for starting to go off-trail
- What to do if you get lost or injured
- Finding the right speed to run
- Compass techniques
- Using catching features
2009-2010 Volunteer Positions
League Director: Jay Hann
| Director | Date | Venue | Course Setter(s) | Epunch |
| Jeff Lanam | 7 Nov | Pacheco State Park | Dan Greene, Derek Maclean | epunch team |
| Jeff Lanam | 8 Nov | Pacheco State Park | Toby Ferguson, Alex Finch | epunch team |
| terraloco/Get Lost! | 14 Nov | San Francisco State | terraloco/Get Lost! | epunch team |
| terraloco/Get Lost! | 14 Nov | McLaren Park | terraloco/Get Lost! | epunch team |
| terraloco/Get Lost! | 15 Nov | McLaren Park | terraloco/Get Lost! | epunch team |
| Joe Maffei, Marina Keating | 22 Nov | Morgan Territory | Damian Swift | epunch team |
| Sue Dekany (LAOC) | 5 Dec | Vasquez Rocks, Trail-O | Clare Durand (LAOC) | no epunch |
| Sue Dekany (LAOC) | 5 Dec | Vasquez Rocks, Sprint | Don Sieveke (LAOC) | epunch team |
| Sue Dekany (LAOC) | 6 Dec | Vasquez Rocks, Middle | Don Sieveke (LAOC) | epunch team |
| Jay Hann | 20 Dec | Vasona Lake | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
| Jay Hann | 10 Jan | Oyster Bay | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
| Evan Custer | 24 Jan | Tilden Regional Park | Jonas | epunch team |
| Tony Pinkham | 31 Jan | Bear Valley | Tony Pinkham | epunch team |
| Jay Hann | 14 Feb | Shell Ridge | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
| Jay Hann | 27 Feb | Bayfront Park | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
2008-2009 Volunteer Positions
League Director: Jay Hann
| Director | Date | Venue | Course Setter | Epunch |
| Wes Erck | 2 Nov | Las Trampas Regional Park | Mark Blair | Mark Blair |
| Jay Hann | 8 Nov | Vasona Lake County Park | Toby Ferguson | Jay Hann |
| Marina Keating | 7 Dec | Morgan Territory Regional Park | Evan Custer | epunch team |
| Jay Hann | 20 Dec | Fremont Central Park | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
| Jay Hann | 10 Jan | Shell Ridge Open Space | Gavin Wyatt-Mair | Jay Hann |
| Jay Hann | 24 Jan | Oyster Bay Regional Park | Jay Hann | Jay Hann |
| Jay Hann | 14 Feb | Bayfront Park | Manfred Kopisch | Jay Hann |
| Steve Gregg | 21 Feb | Point Pinole Regional Park | Steve Gregg | epunch team |