Coaching Tips
Orienteering Australia has a comprehensive coaching tips page that starts with the basics (orienting your map) to more advanced topics (navigating through rocks and advanced interpretation of contours).
Map Symbols and Control Descriptions
It’s important to learn the map symbols for both bush & sprint maps, as well as the control description symbols – see below for PDF downloads. Once you have learned the symbols, you may want to do this online quiz to test your memory!
PDF: Map Symbols for 1:10,000 and 1:15,000 bush maps.
Direct pdf download: Bush Map Symbols
PDF: Map Symbols for sprint maps.
Direct pdf download: Sprint Map Symbols
PDF: Control Description Symbols
Direct pdf download: Control Description Symbols
Uncrossable features at a Sprint
Sprint maps include features that are forbidden to cross. It’s very important that the rules are followed. If a competitor doesn’t follow the rules they will be disqualified.
Out of Bounds Area poster: Download PDF
Article by Eric Andrews: Sprint Maps – Uncrossable Features