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

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

Spring 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) within the city.

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

For Spring 2025, SOGO Navigators will be meeting once per week on 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. 

Navigators will also participate in two Saturday sessions in Bragg Creek from 10:00 - 11:30 on May 24th and June 21st.

​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
$175

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
Spring 2025 Location schedule for SOGO Navigators. You can always find more details on the Foothills Orienteering website.

Wed April 30: Nose Hill Berkely Gate
Wed May 7: Bowness/Baker Parks
Wed May 14: Paskapoo Slopes
Wed May 21: University of Calgary (north of the Oval)
Sat May 24 / 10:00 - 11:30: West Bragg Creek
Wed May 28: Edworthy Park
Wed June 4: Carburn Park
Wed June 11: Fish Creek Votier Flats (tbc)
Wed June 18: Nose Hill Shaganappi
Sat June 21 / 10:00 - 11:30: Banded Peak School
​Registration closing date is Wednesday, April 23rd at 11:59pm (extended from April 18th).
Limited registration will be available from April 24 until noon on May 10th for an additional $30 fee and any missed session will not be prorated*. Please email [email protected] if you want to register after April 23rd.
*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 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