Discovering orienteering : skills, techniques, and activities / Orienteering USA, editor ; Charles Ferguson, Robert Turbyfill, authors.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Orienteering ; What Is Orienteering? ; Why Learn to Orienteer? ; Basics of Orienteering ; Benefits of Orienteering ; Places to Orienteer ; History of Orienteering ; What Orienteering Is Not ; Coaching Certifications ; Learning to Orienteer Systematically ; Summary -- Chapter 2. Fitness, Nutrition, Equipment, and Safety ; Fitness ; Nutrition ; Equipment ; Clothing ; Shoes ; Safety ; Never Get Lost Again ; Summary -- Chapter 3. Map and Compass ; Maps ; Compass ; Map or Compass? ; Drift ; Terrain and Ground ; Summary -- Chapter 4. Navigational Skills ; Estimating Distance by Measure and Pace ; Map Reading ; Precision Compass Reading ; Rough Compass Reading ; Orienting the Map ; Putting the Skills Together ; Summary -- Chapter 5. Techniques ; Finding Attack Points ; Aiming Off ; Collecting Features by Thumbing Along ; Catching Features ; Following Handrails ; Using the Techniques With the Skills ; Teaching Tips ; Summary -- Chapter 6. Processes ; Orienting the Map ; Simplifying ; Selecting the Route ; Developing Map Memory ; Relocating ; Summary -- Chapter 7. Ethics, Integrity, and Rules ; Exhibiting Integrity ; Ethical Assistance to Other Competitors and Environmental Stewardship ; Ethical Use of Special Equipment ; Summary -- Chapter 8. Preparing Before an Event ; Find an Event ; Choose a Course ; Gather Your Equipment ; Dress Properly ; Know Your Start Time ; Pick Up Your Meet Packet ; View the Finish Location ; Study the Competition Map ; Summary -- Chapter 9. Getting Ready to Start Your Course ; Study Your Control Description Sheet ; Fold Your Map Properly ; Scope the Map ; Prepare Your Scorecard ; Teaching Tips ; Summary -- Chapter 10. Running the Course ; At the Start Line ; On the Course ; At the Finish Line ; Record Notes on Your Map ; After the Event ; Assess Personal Performance ; Summary.

Engaging the mind and toning the body, orienteering offers a mind-body workout that builds confidence, problem-solving skills, and an appreciation for the natural environment. Written in an engaging manner, Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities offers a systematic approach to learning, teaching, and coaching orienteering. Discovering Orienteering presents the basic skills and techniques of the sport for beginners. It also functions as a review for advanced orienteers, featuring stories of orienteering experiences to illustrate the fun, challenge, and adventure of the sport. An excellent resource for physical educators, recreation and youth leaders, and orienteering coaches, Discovering Orienteering distills the sport into teachable components relating to various academic disciplines, provides an array of learning activities, and includes an introduction to physical training and activities for coaching beginning to intermediate orienteers. Guidelines take eager beginners beyond the basics and prepare them to participate in orienteering events. More than 60 ready-to-use activities assist educators in applying the benefits of orienteering across the curriculum. Developed in conjunction with Orienteering USA (OUSA), Discovering Orienteering addresses the methods, techniques, and types of orienteering commonly found throughout the United States and Canada. Authors Charles Ferguson and Robert Turbyfill are experienced orienteers with expertise as trainers and elite competitors. Ferguson and Turbyfill also have backgrounds in education with a variety of teaching experiences, lending to the book's utility as a resource for introducing orienteering in a physical education or youth recreation setting. Discovering Orienteering begins by explaining the basics of orienteering, including a brief history of the sport followed by information on fitness, nutrition, safety, and tools and equipment. After this introduction, readers learn orienteering skills, techniques, and processes using the OUSA's systematic teaching and coaching methodology. Next, readers learn how to apply these skills, techniques, and processes to an event situation. Orienteering ethics and rules are discussed, including the ethical use of special equipment. Information is also included to help readers prepare for and compete in an orienteering event. Activities in the appendix are presented in a concise lesson plan format indicating the skills or techniques covered in the activity, level of expertise required, and equipment needed. Discovering Orienteering: Skills, Techniques, and Activities offers an excellent introduction to the sport for beginniners and a comprehensive resource for educators, youth leaders, and coaches. With its systematic approach, Discovering Orienteering can help readers chart a course to fun and adventure in the great outdoors.