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Thoughts on Elite O in Israel -…

This years results, and my observations during the season, have led me to think a bit about the state of elite orienteering in Israel. During my hours over the Atlantic and at the airport, Ive had time to organise my thoughts a bit.Our first problem is a lack of elite…
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orienteers. There are very, very few Israeli orienteers, adult or youth, who are even interested in international competition. So what are the essential attributes for an elite orienteer, even before we start training him for the top level?A love of orienteering. He should never get fed up with orienteering, talking about orienteering, reading about orienteering, and the like. The motivation to train - almost every day, every week, every month, for years and years. Most of orienteering training (especially here) is by running, so an athlete who cant motivate himself to run regularly, as an integral part of life, will…

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