Worked with Forth Valley Orienteers from 2017-2021 to increase membership and participation. From 2017-2020 we went from 140 to 220 members and from 20 to 45 events a year.
Lockdown Orienteering / Orienteering Unlocked
Started life as Lockdown Orienteering in April 2020 during the first wave of Covid19 in Europe to provide some fun whilst no real orienteering took place. 2000 people had a go during 2020!Once the main lockdown was over it morphed into Orienteering Unlocked which provided occasional virtual competitions.
Turned a spreadsheet I used for analysing orienteering technique in races and training into a tool anyone could use. The aim to help identify why you’re making mistakes so you can train effectively to improve. Based on research by Kris Jones and with the web development skills of James Errington. Check it out for yourself.
Orienteering Coach
Putting on training sessions for clubs, groups and individuals.
Run sessions for Forth Valley and Inverness Orienteering Club. During 2018/9 I worked with a group of juniors from all over the UK as they aim to improve their performances and results.
Sustrans
Between 2012 and 2015 I worked for the Walking and Cycling charity Sustrans developing new routes in Yorkshire.
Chris Smithard 