Orienteering Australia's High Performance Program and Athlete Development Pathway covers the elite junior, senior and mountain bike activities in Australia.

The High Performance and Athlete Development Pathway Strategic Plan 2014-2018 encompasses all levels of the sport from beginners through elite orienteers excelling at the World Orienteering Championships. See HP and Athlete Development Pathway Strategic Plan 2014-2018 

National Teams/Squads

National League

  • Boomerangs - Australia's World Championships team
  • Bushrangers - Australia's Test Match team against New Zealand.
  • Junior World Championships team
  • Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championship team
  • Competitions
  • State Teams

      SUCCESSFULL ATHLETES

      Orienteering Australia congratulates the success of:

       Hanny Allston  Adrian Jackson - MTBO

      2009 World Games:Gold in Middle, Silver in Sprint.
      2006 World Champion - Sprint (WOC)
      2006 World Champion - Long, Silver in Sprint (JWOC)

      2005 Bronze in middle (JWOC)

      2010 World Champion -Sprint Distance.  Silver medal in Middle & Long Distance
      2009 World Champion- Sprint & Long Distance

      2008 World Champion - Middle  

      2006 World Number One

      2005 Bronze - Long distance
      2004 World Champion - Middle distance.  Bronze in long distance & relay.

       

       

       

      Grant Bluett - 2001 World Games - Gold medal in Individual event.

      Troy de Haas - 1999 JWOC - Bronze medal in long event.

       

      Other medallists

      2004 - Bronze in relay = Carolyn Jackson, Anna Sheldon, Mary Fien, Tom Walter, Alex Randall, (Adrian Jackson)

      2004 - Belinda Allison - Silver in Middle distance.

      2002 - Emily Viner - Silver in Long distance.

      Smartplay

      Smartplay is a sports safety and injury prevention program. Their website has tips to reduce the risk of injury and now has a section specific to orienteering!

         

      HIGH PERFORMANCE NEWS DECEMBER 2013

      Thursday, 5 December 2013

      1. Talent Development Squads

      2. Squad Coach Positions advertised

      3. HP Training Camps

      4. Selection Trials 2014 

       TALENT DEVELOPMENT SQUADS and SQUAD MEMBERS

       The new Talent Development Structure has a number of squads which reflect the benchmark performances of the athletes in relation to the High Performance Pathway. Squad membership is determined by eligibility based on these benchmark performances.

      The High Performance Squad (HPS) sits at the top tier of the High Performance Pathway and is open to both senior and junior athletes. The consolidation of the senior and junior HPS aims to assist the smooth transition from the junior to the senior elite competition. A small group from the HPS comprise the Elite High Performance Squad (EHPS).

      The National Development Squad (NDS) becomes a safety net under the HPS which provides support and incentive for the 21-30 aged developing athlete to achieve benchmark performances for eligibility for the HPS.

      At the same stage in the pathway is the Australian Junior Development Squad (AJDS) which provides developing juniors with support and incentives to achieve benchmark performances for eligibility for the HPS.

      At the base of the national HP pathway is the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad (TTA) which provides the opportunity for both talented junior and senior athletes to make a smooth transition into the HP pathway program. It is planned to develop a Talent Identification Program from which athletes can be invited into this squad.

      All levels within this Talent Development Structure will be supported by coaches for each of the squads (see position advertisements).

      The names of athletes listed in the squads has been based on the information provided in athletes OA HP Squad Application that was submitted.

      Lists of squad members here:

      HP Squads 2014 

      SQUAD COACH POSITIONS 

      The OA HP Group is advertising for Coaches to be assigned to each of the squads-

      National Development Squad (NDS),

      Australian Junior Development Squad (AJDS) 

      Targeted Talented Athlete Squad (TTA).

      Any interested coach is invited to apply for these positions (see link to job description).

      These coaches will work with the OA Head Coach and the WOC and JWOC Coaches to manage the transition of athletes through the HP pathways to enable the athletes to achieve their maximum performances.

      These positions are for a two year period and applications close on the 22nd December.

      Applications and questions concerning these positions to Nick Dent

       nickdent7@gmail.com 

      Role descriptions found here:

      Australian Junior Development Squad Coach description

      National Development Squad Coach description

      Talent Development Coach description 

      TRAINING CAMPS 

       1.      Tasmania (Jan 2nd-Jan 7th)- athletes who have been invited to attend need to indicate they are attending by emailing nickdent7@gmail.com with travel details so detailed planning and costing can occur. This is the first HP training camp for senior elites for a number of years and it is aimed at preparation for the 2015 World Cup races in Tasmania. It will be attended by the WOC 2014 Coaches.

      2.      Canberra- Jan 23rd-27th. Sprint Orienteering Training Camp.

      This camp is open to all members of the Talent Development Structure Squads and will have a focus on Sprint Orienteering- techniques, skills and training. This camp will be based at the AIS and full board will be provided to all participants.

      In conjunction with this camp the HP Group (Dave Meyer/Organiser) are organizing five sprint events for both all the squad members as well as all the orienteering public. These events will be known as Sprint Canberra and entry will be available on Eventor.

      All athletes who indicated on their OA HP Squad Application that they wanted to attend will be invited to this camp.

      SELECTION TRIAL RACES IN 2014 

      The 2014 selection events for JWOC, WOC, WUOC, Bushrangers June Test, Bushrangers September Test and World Cup 2015 are in this document: 

      AUSTRALIAN RACES USED AS TRIALS 


       
         
      Bulletins
      ASADA Anti-doping annual updates needed. Thursday, 27 March 2014 As part of Orienteering Australia's aim in keeping our sport drug and doping free all national squad athletes are required to undertake annual updates via ASADA's anti-doping online education courses. These need to be completed by Easter.
      Nominations closing for JWOC Team. Monday, 3 March 2014 Nominations close for Australian JWOC team on March 9th.
      MTBO World Championship Selection Criteria & Announcement of Team Officials. Tuesday, 11 February 2014 2014 World Championship selection criteria and nomination details for MTBO WOC & JWOC. Also announcement of team officials for these teams.
      Sprint Canberra Entries Closing Soon Wednesday, 15 January 2014 Entries for Sprint Canberra closing Saturday January 18th
      Sprint Canberra is Coming! Friday, 3 January 2014
      Details of 2014 Selection Trials and High Performance Squads. Thursday, 5 December 2013 List of High Performance squads & details of selection trials for 2014 WOC, WUOC, JWOC, Bushranger teams, and 2015 World Cup.
      JUNIOR WORLDS SELECTION CRITERIA Tuesday, 29 October 2013 Summary of selection criteria for the Australian team for the Junior World Orienteering Championships (foot) for 2014.
      JWOC selection criteria for 2014 Wednesday, 16 October 2013 The selection criteria for the 2014 Australian team for the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) have been announced.
      Bushranger team announced for September tests. Friday, 13 September 2013 Announcement of Australian and New Zealand teams for the Test match races in September 2013.
      January 2014 - AUS v NZ MTBO Challenge Team Nomination Tuesday, 3 September 2013 Details of MTBO Australian Team for Aus v NZ Challenge in January 2014.
      Tom & Alex do well in MTBO long championships Sunday, 1 September 2013 Summary of 2014 MTBO long distance championships from Estonia.
      World Games Summary Wednesday, 31 July 2013 The 2013 World Games orienteering Championships were held in Cali, Colombia on August 2-4th.
      Ricky Thackray, Patrick Higgins & Marquita Gelderman win Australian MTBO Championships. Monday, 29 July 2013 Summary of 2013 Australian middle and long championships held in Queensland.
      Qualification allocations for WOC 2014. Wednesday, 17 July 2013 In 2014 the WOC program will change to include a sprint relay and to eliminate the qualification races for middle and long titles. Below are the allocation of places for 2014 based on international results.
      Australian Women 13th, Men 20th in World Champs Relay Sunday, 14 July 2013 The Australian Boomerangs had a strong finish to their World Championship campaign in the forests of northern Finland Saturday. After a storming first leg from Simon Uppill the men's team placed 20th. While the women's team finished strong to place 13th.
      Simon Uppill and Hanny Allston 33rd in Middle Final Saturday, 13 July 2013 Australia had four starters in the WOC middle final today in the Vuokatti hills. Starting near the top of Vuokatinvaara the courses had many tricky downhill legs in thick rocky forest. With many mistakes by all runners even the medalists, it provided some great entertainment for the large crowd in the arena.
      Four Australians Qualify for World Championship Middle Final! Thursday, 11 July 2013 Today in the tough Scandinavian terrain of Vuokatti, Australia got four out of six runners into the middle distance final Friday.
      Hanny Allston 22nd in WOC Long Final! Wednesday, 10 July 2013 Hanny Allston made her WOC final return, after a 4 year hiatus, in the forests of Vuokatti with a solid 22nd place in the women's WOC Long Final.
      Successful Sprint Final for Australian Boomerangs! Tuesday, 9 July 2013 Australia had three top 35 placings in the World Championship Sprint Final today in Sotkamo.
      Four Australians Qualify For World Championship Sprint Final! Monday, 8 July 2013 Four Australians Qualify For World Championship Sprint Final!