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Junior Training Camp

Junior Training Camp. Orienteering Philosophy and Effective Training. Moran State Park Washington State 28-30 December, 2004. Alexei Azarov. Camp Purposes. Introduce System of Actions Introduce the Concept of Orienteering Philosophy

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Junior Training Camp

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  1. Junior Training Camp Orienteering Philosophy and Effective Training Moran State Park Washington State 28-30 December, 2004 Alexei Azarov

  2. Camp Purposes • Introduce System of Actions • Introduce the Concept of Orienteering Philosophy • Show the ways of organizing effective training in orienteering Alexei Azarov

  3. Motivation • Do you want to be a leader? • What should you start with? Alexei Azarov

  4. To main diagram System of Actions I • Why do you need a system? • What is System? • System! How does it look like? Alexei Azarov

  5. Wishes Realty System System of Actions II Main Diagram SA SP Something missing?! RSA RSP Alexei Azarov

  6. SA SP Wishes Realty RSA RSP System System of Actions III Main Diagram GOAL RESULT Alexei Azarov

  7. System of Actions IV • Can I borrow System from more experienced orienteer? NO!!! You must build your own System! Alexei Azarov

  8. System of Actions V • How to build your own System? • Fill System of Actions (SA) box • Ideal Orienteer!!! Alexei Azarov

  9. GOAL SA SP Wishes Realty RESULT RSA RSP System Orienteering Philosophy I • What is this? • The place for Orienteering Philosophy in System Alexei Azarov

  10. Orienteering Philosophy II Different Orienteering Philosophies (Those that I know) • Attackpoints (What’s wrong with it?) • Attackpoints + Handrails (Much better!) • Perception Yourself as a Moving Point (Perfect?!) • Terrain  Map • Abstract Thinking (No theory) Alexei Azarov

  11. System Skeleton I • Organizational actions (Organization) • provide convenient and well-timed execution of all other actions • Technical actions (Techniques) • are tools of realization of chosen routes • Tactical actions (Tactics) • are actions of choosing routes of achieving goals • Strategical actions (Strategy) • is choosing of tactics Alexei Azarov

  12. System Skeleton II • Psychological actions (Psychology) • guarantee correct and accurate execution of all other actions • Physical actions • Provides fast moving in the woods Alexei Azarov

  13. Conclusion Effective Training I Orienteering Training Specific • Why is it different from other sport? What makes orienteering so special? • To perfect yourself in orienteering you need different terrains, different places, different maps. It is impossible to effectively improve your orienteering skills training only around your home. So, an orienteering meet is perfect place for training. Alexei Azarov

  14. Orienteering Training Specific I Conclusion To make your orienteering training effective you have to consider most (90%-95%) of competition events as work-outs (not as races)!!! Alexei Azarov

  15. Conclusion Effective Training II Orienteering Training Specific • Three main types of orienteering work-outs: • Outdoor • Indoor • And…in class The work-outs in class as much important as outdoor trainings and indoor physical work-outs Alexei Azarov

  16. Orienteering Training Specific II Conclusion About 50% of your training time have to be dedicated to work-out in classroom!!! Alexei Azarov

  17. Effective Training III Summary • Consider about 90%-95% of orienteering meets and competition events as work-outs • Dedicate about 50% of total training time to work-outs in classroom Alexei Azarov

  18. Specific Exercises I Organization Make a checklist for each situation you need organizational actions. Examples of the situations are: • What should you bring to a competition event? • What should you do before start? • What should you bring to a training on map? • What is your schedule for tomorrow? • etc…………… Alexei Azarov

  19. Specific Exercises II Technique I • Technical warm-up • Run 200m-300m trough the woods around. This bring you to the equilibrium with terrain and ambient conditions (for example, if it is wet around you should come to the start already wet) • Take this day map or a map of a similar terrain with you. Read the map while you are jogging to start. • Look at the terrain around you and try to imagine how the terrain would appear on the map Alexei Azarov

  20. Specific Exercises II (continue) • Map reading • Find highest and lowest point on a map • Calculate climb on a leg or total climb on a course • Calculate higher or lower the target control on a leg • Draw profile of the leg • Draw your route on a leg with all details you need • Using a course with two controls on each leg choose the higher or lower controls and draw them on the blank map • The same as previous but choose in between reentrants and spurs • Read a map when you run a trail run Technique II Alexei Azarov

  21. Specific Exercises II (continue) Technique III • Terrain reading • Try to map your route when you come home after a trail run • When you analyze your routes try to remember what you saw in the woods (try to remember pictures as they appeared while you were running the course) • If you see something new for you while you running the course try to remember how the situation was mapped Alexei Azarov

  22. Specific Exercises II (continue) Working with compass • Direction control • Keep your map oriented correctly all the time on course • Check your direction every time you make a turn • Exact compass bearing or Azimuth • Bearing taking • Exercise in class taking bearing to different controls on a course and turn to the right direction • Take compass bearing to different controls on a course when you run a trail run • Take bearing on each control while you run an orienteering course even if you don’t need it Technique IV Alexei Azarov

  23. Specific Exercises II (continue) Technique IV (continue) Working with compass (continue) • Exact compass bearing or Azimuth (continue) • Bearing keeping • Setup a circle of controls in the woods around some start point. Run from the start point to each control and back using compass bearing • Concentrate on correct execution of compass bearing every time you perform it on an orienteering course Alexei Azarov

  24. Specific Exercises II (continue) Technique V • Taking a control • Make a checklist of what you should do when you see a control bag • Remember the checklist • Every time you see control bag on an orienteering course don’t rush to it but concentrate on execution of your checklist Alexei Azarov

  25. Specific Exercises II (continue) Technique VI • There are couple of technical actions which were not covered in this presentation (and actually in this training camp). That topics will be discussed in future training camps. If you get any questions you can contact me at any time. Alexei Azarov

  26. Specific Exercises III What was not covered • Tactics • Strategy • Psychology • Physical actions These topics will be discussed in future training camps. Contact me directly at any time if you get any questions. Alexei Azarov

  27. Where to Get More Information • Contact me directly • E-mail: Alexei Azarov <alex@alexplace.com> • Phone: (848)-459-7769 • Web-pages about previous training camps I ran • www.alexplace.com/Orienteering/2003/Camp0703/ • www.alexplace.com/Orienteering/2004/Camp0303/ • Article • Alexei Azarov, “An Orienteering Philosophy”, ONA, July/August issue Alexei Azarov

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