Trophy Cabinet
Discover the successes of SYO juniors this year in our Virtual Trophy Cabinet, as well those from years gone by in our Hall of Fame...
Juniors
Hello!
Welcome to the Juniors’ section of the SYO website. It’s aimed at both newcomers and experienced juniors – you’re all part of the SYO Junior Squad.
Check out February's Junior of the Month, and our updated Other Useful Stuff
The page is aimed at keeping you up to date with all the events, news and results from the SYO Juniors, as well as providing loads of practical information and tips – so it’s worth checking back every few weeks to see what’s new. Guide to the Junior Page
But if you’ve still got questions, then don’t worry – any orienteer (junior or adult) will be happy to help you at an event. Alternatively, you can always get in touch with some of the junior officials here. Also if you’d like to contribute to this page, or have any suggestions to do with the Junior Squad, I’d love to hear from you - please catch me at an event or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
So scroll down to discover more about the SYO Junior Squad - and I hope to see you at an event soon!
Dom Dakin, SYO Junior Website Editor
Junior of the Month
Helping you to get to know your team-mates better! Each month, we will ask one of our juniors a few questions, and post their responses here.
February's Junior of the Month...
To see what they had to say, and to view all the past profiles, click here...
Club Colours
From our tents to our tops, Black and Yellow is everywhere in SYO! Here you can discover the types of kit you can get, as well as how else we wear our famous colours...
Route to Success
Orienteering is an international sport, can take you all the way from Sheffield to Scotland, and on to Sweden. You can orienteer individually, for your club, region, or even for your country... the world really is your oyster!
Why not have a look at our progression guide to see where you can get to?
Photo Gallery
Lights, Camera, Action! Have a look at our Photo Albums from junior events - get an idea of what these events are like, or see what memories the pictures bring back for you. Say Cheeseeee...
Other Useful Stuff
A great place for Junior Newcomers to start...
If you don't get age classes, don't know how to train, or you're not sure what to wear out in the forest, there's no need to panic - just click the link below, and you'll be an expert in no time!
Who's Who
Let's help you put some names to faces for the adults that you'll often meet at our events and trainings. You can also contact some of them from here.
The Junior Captain's Speech
With us nearing the end of another year of orienteering, we thought it would be nice to look back at the successes this year has brought for the SYO Juniors.
Here's a message from not quite the real Queen, but our 'Queen Bee', Jacky (SYO Junior Team Captain)...
Junior Events
Here are the next few events of interest for juniors (that aren't being organised by SYO) - watch out for entry deadlines on the bigger events!
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 23rd Feb 2019 | British Night Champs | Muir of Dinnet |
| Sun 10th Mar 2019 | Northern Champs | Wharncliffe Woods |
| Sun 17th Mar 2019 | CompassSport Cup - Heat | Sherwood Pines |
Click on the link below for more details about these events, a longer list of upcoming events, as well as some other larger and fun events you might like to try.
Junior News
Yorkshire Superleague Prize Winners!
Written on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 16:00
Congratulations to the juniors have managed to podium in the 2018 Yorkshire Superleague! The Yorkshire Superleague is the primary orienteering league for the YHOA region, based on performance in the best events held each year. This is run in addition to the more specialist YHOA Urban and YHOA Night Leagues. In the Junior categories…
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Yorkshire Superleague Prize Winners!
Written on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 15:46
Congratulations to the juniors have managed to podium in the 2018 Yorkshire Superleague! The Yorkshire Superleague is the primary orienteering league for the YHOA region, based on performance in the best events held each year. This is run in addition to the more specialist YHOA Urban and YHOA Night Leagues. In the Junior categories…
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English Cross Country selection
Written on Wednesday, 06 February 2019 18:24
2 SYO juniors have been selected to be in the South Yorkshire team for the English Schools Cross Country Championships, to be held in March at Temple Newsam, Leeds. Euan and Dom have both been selected after competing in the Sheffield XC league over winter. Along with other SYO juniors,…
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