This series of short coaching articles by former club coach Geoff Todkill originally appeared in the club's printed newsletter. They contain a wealth of information for those wanting to develop their orienteering skills, from beginners to the more experienced.
The majority of the content is still fully relevant but a few references are dated such as:
- Bush course difficulty levels: Blue, Green, Orange and Red have been replaced by Very Easy, Easy, Moderate and Hard.
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Control punch cards have been replaced by SportIdent electronic punching.
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Marking your map / drawing your course on the map - the vast majority of events now have pre-printed maps.
- A couple of map symbols have changed (eg. termite mounds) and some control descriptions have been updated.
| Issue 1 | Map terrain skills |
| Issue 2 | Blue and Green skills and orienting a map |
| Issue 3 | Orange and Red skills and thumbing a map |
| Issue 4 | Contouring, Attack Points and Route Choice |
| Issue 5 | Aiming off and Leg Analysis |
| Issue 6 | Relocation and Catching Features |
| Issue 7 | |
| Issue 8 | |
| Issue 9 | Control Descriptions and Route Choice |
| Issue 10 | Control Descriptions |
| Issue 11 | |
| Issue 12 | Traffic Light Orienteering |
| Issue 13 | Route Choice and Techniques revisited |
| Issue 14 | |
| Issue 15 | Techniques revisited |
| Issue 16 | Picturing the control site |
| Issue 17 | Route Choice |
| Issue 18 | Hints on Approaching Controls |
| Issue 19 | Race Procedure |
| Issue 20 | Errors |
| Issue 21 | Route Choice |
| Issue 22 | |
| Issue 23 | Rough and Fine Orienteering |
| Issue 24 | Consistency |
| Issue 25 | |
| Issue 26 | |
| Issue 27 | Skills for Orange and Red and Basics Revisited |
| Issue 28 | Route Choice |
| Issue 29 | Control Descriptions Part 1 |
| Issue 30 | Control Descriptions Part 2 |
| Issue 31 | Reading Control Descriptions |
| Issue 32 | Preparation and Skills for Red |
| Issue 33 | Orienteering Basics |
| Issue 34 | Route Choice |
| Issue 35 | |
| Issue 36 | Preparation |
| Issue 37 | |
| Issue 38 | |
| Issue 39 | Basics Part 1 |
| Issue 40 | Basics Part 2 |
| Issue 41 | |
| Issue 42 | Compass technique and contours |
| Issue 43 | Intermediate techniques Part 1 |
| Issue 44 | |
| Issue 45 | Intermediate techniques Part 2 |