SOGO Navigators (for Teens)
(formerly called Level 3)

SOGO Navigators is our orienteering program for teenagers aged 12-17.

Fall 2025
We have two streams in our SOGO Navigators program:
Hawks: designed for teens 12-17 who are new to orienteering
Eagles: designed for teens 12-17 who have previous experience orienteering / adventure running

Athletes meet once per week to build and hone their navigation abilities, technical terrain running skills, physical fitness, and have fun socializing with other teens. We train on different maps (both urban and forested).

SOGO Navigator coaches have a great deal of orienteering experience and include experienced veteran and national level elite orienteers. 

For Fall 2025, SOGO Navigators will be on Wednesday evening. The session is 5 weeks long:
  1. Wednesday evenings - in conjunction with Foothills Orienteering Club's Wednesday evening events, where SOGO coaches will work closely with SOGO Navigators as they participate in the event. There will be ample coaching and the participants will run the race on their own or in groups depending on their experience level. 5:30 - 7:00.

​Athletes who are particularly driven may also start to take on a leadership role at SOGO, developing new skills in organization, collaboration and leadership.

If you would like more information about the SOGO Navigators program or would like to know if the program is right for your teenage athlete, please email [email protected].
Fees
$125 for five 90 min sessions

Equipment list 
  • Orienteering Compass (no need to purchase in advance, we can suggest some appropriate compasses during the first few weeks)
  • Whistle
  • Time piece (watch or phone)
  • Appropriate clothing for running in the forest in all weather conditions: tights or 3/4 length pants/tights with high socks
  • Trail runners with an aggressive tread or orienteering shoes
  • Hydration system/water bottle
​Included in SOGO Navigators
  • One training opportunity per week plus two Saturday sessions.
  • Youth membership to the Foothills Orienteering Club
Registration closing date is Friday, Aug 29th at 11:59pm.
Limited registration will be available from Aug 29-Sep 9th for an additional $30 fee and any missed session will not be prorated*. Please email [email protected] if you want to register after Aug 29th.
*We understand that there are a variety of reasons for registering late. We would love for your child to participate in SOGO. We are adding the extra fee because it is time consuming for us to add kids to our class rosters and processes which we set up right before and during the start of the sessions.

Wait-list
If your desired session time is full and you would like to be added to our wait-list, please fill out our wait-list form.

See our refund policy here.
The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.
– Morihei Ueshiba