About the EOC
The English Orienteering Council is the long-established (1973), autonomous and democratic body which has sole responsibility for English national orienteering teams.
Its voting members comprise representatives (often the Chair) of each of the nine English regions of the BOF. The Council meets annually at the JK to make policy decisions. The leg-work is performed by the Selectors and Team Managers appointed at that meeting.
Unlike the other Home Countries, England has no National Association and no National Governing Body. It receives no direct funding from Sport England, but in recent years has received a small grant of £2,000 annually of Sport England funds from British Orienteering.
The bulk of the funding for the Council’s activities comes from from selected athletes’ substantial personal contributions (over 60%). The English OAs provide around 25% of the income, with the balance from British Orienteering. Athletes fund their own kit and pay a substantial personal contribution towards food and accommodation . Minimal travelling expenses are, however, paid.
The EOC currently raises teams to compete in four competitions annually: three separate Home Internationals: Junior, Senior and Veteran, against Ireland, Scotland and Wales; as well as a multi age group competition, Interland, against our nearest continental European neighbours. These competitions offer the opportunity for national representative honours to athletes, male and female, aged between 13 and 69, unlike GBR representative teams.