Technique & skills
Improve your orienteering technique with practical ideas on map reading, compass work, route choice and building skills that hold up in competition.
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O-Duel Training: Technical Decisions Under Head-to-Head Pressure
Short duels create race-like pressure. The quality of your own navigation remains the training target.
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Creating an Anticipated Mental Image of the Control Area
Read the shape before you arrive, then use the terrain to test your expectation.
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The Learning Phases: Turning Practice into Reliable Orienteering Skills
Improvement is more than repeating a task. Learn the action, test it under changing demands and check what remains when the help disappears.
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How to Respond After an Orienteering Mistake
Recover your position, rebuild a simple plan and give the next decision your full attention.