Independent Athlete Development ...

Independent Athlete Development ...
Event Date: 2024-09-27
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Club: OANSW
INDEPENDENT ATHLETES - AN INVITATION
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 DEVELOPMENT CAMP

Invitation: You are warmly invited to attend our Independent Athletes Development Camp to be held at Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre, near Armidale, from 27th September to 6th October, 2024. This camp is being held to enable you to participate in the Australian Orienteering Championships Carnival, including the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC) with a full camp experience. The camp will include coaching, participation in all events, transport, fun activities, social connections and more.

Eligibility: While you will be encouraged to run your normal age group for the Australian Championship events, you must meet the requirement for ASOC participation in order to come on this camp. These requirements include being at least 12 years old by 31st Dec, 2024 and being capable of safely completing a Moderate course (if 15 or under in 2024) or a Hard course (if 16 or over in 2024). If you are unsure, please contact us, as we would love to be able to have you along if we can.

Event Entries:
Event entries do not form a part of the costs of this camp. You will be expected to enter yourself in all of the above events. For ASOC events, you need to enter yourself in the Independent Athlete (IA) category. For the ASOC relays, you will be able to run in your home state’s #2 team if they have one, and they need you. Alternatively, we will form Ad Hoc teams from our camp, so you don’t miss out on all the fun!

Accommodation and Food: Will be at the Thalgarrah EEC, about 20 minutes from Armidale. Bedding will be dormitory accommodation, and you will need to bring warm sleeping bags and pillows. Should the need arise, we can have some overflow accommodation in tents. All meals will be provided from Friday 27th September (light supper) to Sunday 6th October (lunch). Dietary restrictions will be catered for, as long as they are listed on your entry form.
NOTE: there is a maximum capacity for the camp, so enter early to secure your place.
FURTHER NOTE: If you are an eligible Junior and only wish to attend the talks, receive coaching support and social activities you can enter in the DAY Camper class.

Accompanying Adults: Do you have an adult in your life who would like to come on the camp as a coach, supervisor, cook, driver and/or photographer? Please encourage them to contact us.

NOTE: All adults attending the camp will need to meet Orienteering Australia's Safeguarding Children Policy requirements.

COST: The cost of the camp will be approximately $900 per junior for the whole camp. A DEPOSIT of $135 is required to secure your place on the camp.
NON-Residential Junior Athlete - $80
The full amount will cover accommodation, all food, transport to and from all events, and sundries. This does not include the cost of transport to and from the camp from your home town, though we will do our best to help you out with logistics, and keep those costs as low as possible.

Direct contact will be made with all registered Camp attendees after Aus Champs Closing date – 1 September to finalise camp details and to share camp activities program.

Helen O’Callaghan and Toni Brown