Stockholm 2022
The Stockholm training camp is aimed at M/W17’s and is held around the middle of August. Accommodation is at the ‘OK Ravinen’ club hut and because of its proximity to central Stockholm use is made of public transport to training and competition venues. The camp usually accommodates 16-20 athletes.
Selections now available
Generic information about Stockholm
Location
The Stockholm training camp is based the club ‘hut’ of OK Ravinen (one of the orienteering clubs based around Stockholm www4.idrottonline.se/OKRavinen-Orientering). The club hut is in Hellasgården in the Nacka district to the south east and in the suburbs of Stockholm.
It is in the middle of Stockholm’s nearest ‘real forest’ and is easily accessible by public transport.
Accommodation
Accommodation is in the OK Ravinen club hut. The participants will sleep on the floor in one of two rooms in the building.
The hut is equipped with toilets and showers.
The tour chef prepares all the meals on site and specific dietary needs are catered for. Athletes will be expected to assist with chores during the camp.
There is plenty of space around the hut for outdoor games.
Background
Since the late 1990’s a number of training tours have taken place in Scandinavia with popular venues such as Halden and Uppsalla. These catered for the older age groups and were aimed at providing experience of training and competing in Scandinavian terrain.
With the loss of all junior overseas training tours organised by British Orienteering it was decided in 2011 to organise a camp for M/W17’s based on the OK Ravinen club, thanks to the assistance of Nick Barrable who is a member of that club.
All attendees join OK Ravinen which brings a number of benefits both short and long term. In the short term there is a reduction in the cost of staying in the hut, entry to local races and a free ‘O’ top. In the longer term, many past attendees have used their membership of OK Ravinen to compete in top class Scandinavian competition.
Terrain
As you would expect there is an abundance of top class orienteering terrain within easy access of the hut. The tour makes use of the extensive Stockholm public transport system to get to training areas and competitions in the Stockholm area.
Attendees
The camp is aimed at M/W17’s who have achieved the required standard in the nominated selection races (See Stockholm Selection criteria). It is expected that up to 20 M/W17’s will attend. If insufficient M/W17’s qualify the selectors may add suitable M/W16’s.
In support of the camp there is a Tour Manager (TM) who has responsibility for such things as travel, accommodation, food etc.
The TM is supported by a chef and a Lead Coach. The Lead Coach has a team of up to 6 coaches.
Selections
Emily Gibbins AIRE
Imogen Pieters SYO
Iris McMillan ECKO
Alice Kemsley BASOC
Catriona Chapman MAROC
Laura Brown LOC
Daisy McNamara AYROC
Isobel Howard MOR
William Thomas DEVON
Adam Barrie MAROC
Jonas Newey MAROC
Ben Gostick HH
Jamie Lightfoot SYO
Adam Methven BKO
Tommy Heap SO
William Lake SBOC
Olmo Combley SY
Selection Policy
Date
The camp will run from Tuesday 16th August – Sunday 28th August 2022.
Eligibility
The camp is predominantly for M/W17s born in 2005 and some top M/W16s born in 2006 may also be selected.
Athletes will not be selected for more than one JROS camp.
Numbers
The camp will be for around 16 athletes, the final number being determined by the team manager.
Criteria
Athletes wishing to be selected will have achieved the standards set out below in the following races;
British Night Champs* 2022 (19th February)
British Long Distance Champs 2022 (26th March)
Northern Championships Weekend middle distance 2022 (2nd April) Provisional
Northern Championships 2022 (3rd April)
JK Day 1* 2022 (15th April)
JK Day 2 2022 (16th April)
JK Day 3 2022 (17th April)
Standard for selection; Athletes wishing to be selected will probably have achieved a gold standard as averaged over four of the above races.
*Note that any athlete may count ONLY one of the British Night Champs OR JK Day 1 Sprint towards their average of 4 results for selection.
Selection process
The selector may choose not to fill all available places if there are insufficient qualified athletes.
The camp selector
The camp athletes will be selected by Nick Barrable (SYO and OK Ravinen) and the selections will be reviewed by the Chairman of Selectors of Junior Regional Orienteering Squads (JROS).
Illness or Injury
All cases of illness or injury which may affect an athlete’s ability to compete in one or more of the above selection races should be notified in writing to the athlete’s Regional Squad coordinator prior to the running of that race, clearly explaining the reasons for their failure to compete. The Regional Squad coordinator will make the Selector aware of such notifications prior to the race.