Selling O' to teenagers

[Becks]

I have till Monday to think of a good way to sell orienteering as a possible activity in an activity week at Easter in Edinburgh for Secondary school pupils. In the past "orienteering" alone hasn't filled up the places. For example, a day tracking wild animals (just in case you ever get stranded on a Desert Island with 20 odd beautiful Americans) is called "Wild Times." I just need a catchy "funky" headline that orienteering can be explained as underneath. Any ideas? Am going to take them out to exciting Trossachs type places (South Achray or somewhere) so it will be pretty good orienteering.

[Mrs H.]

I don't know if I quite understand what you mean Becks - do you want something like Map Mastery, Forest Wizzards, Masters of the Forest, Forest Enterprise (ha ha ha) something that sounds like it should be a compuer game of something?

[mharky]

X-treme Cross Country!!!

Nav Sport

Forest Adventure

Wilderness Race

Countryside Challenge

[Becks]

Aye that kind of stuff folks! Keep them coming...

[Oldman]

Given my nickname, I'm not sure I'm qualified to offer suggestions!

For now, I can only think of "Running Wild", which is what teenagers do?

[mharky]

Very good, i like it... probably copywrited though, if not by the band, then by the film company, and if not by them then by games company, and if not by them then by the shop...

[Bob]

Band: http://www.running-wild.de/

[LostAgain]

Essential equipement condom(s) will briong them flocking!!

It's Friday, hooray!

[Darley]

The use of 'orienteering' should be limited. Brings up images of walking, backpacks, camp fire songs etc. At least that's what I thought until a few months ago. I think the sport needs a new/alternative name, some of Mharkys suggestions are on the right track.

[Lard]

How about "Wild Challenge".

You know it's not an indoor thing and you know it's going to test you.

Lard

[Adventure Racer]

Adventure running

[NeilC]

The use of 'orienteering' should be limited. Brings up images of walking, backpacks, camp fire songs etc. At least that's what I thought until a few months ago. I think the sport needs a new/alternative name, some of Mharkys suggestions are on the right track.

Can hardly change the name of an international sport. Perhaps a catchy UK name linking orienteering with running and/or sport. eg

Navrun - the sport of orienteering
NavSpo
NavSpoUK
Adrun
AdrunUK

No doubt the above are all copyrighted or have connertations I don't know about, but you get the gist.

[mharky]

I dont think the plan was to change the name of orienteering. We are just finding something less geeky to call it, and once they actually enjoy doing it and want to do more we'll tell them that it is actaully orienteering...

[Guest]

Sport orienteering?

DK

[Darley]

To try and answer your question Becks I would suggest emphasizing words like: Racing, x-country, adventure etc and leaving things like Orienteering, navigation, compass until later. I've found as a recent beginner that there has been slightly too much emphasis for me to learn how to orienteer properly i.e. walk around at first checking off the map..yawn yawn. Much better to hare about jumping over things, getting mucky, shredding myself on Barbed wire fences etc and basically having a good time. Have fun first, get better later.