Members

We have members of all shapes and sizes, individuals and families, from juniors through adult to veterans.

3Rockers are at all levels of fitness and of orienteering experience, from beginners (maybe just like you?) to some who have been orienteering since the sport started here in the 1960’s. Remember, we were all beginners once!

We have fitness training at UCD, Belfield, twice a week and we stage orienteering competitions all year round, including night events, mountain bike orienteering and street or park events, as well as the conventional forest or mountain Leinster League or Championship events. Fitness (running) training is at 6.30 on Mondays and Thursdays at UCD, Belfield.

Benefits of membership

If you are a 3ROC member –

you will make new friends and take up a fantastically challenging, enjoyable and satisfying sport that you can do all your life!

you get free entry to 3ROC orienteering events;

you will discover new places and new skills;

you will get fresh air and exercise in natural surroundings;

you can learn navigation and orienteering techniques from experts in the club at our technical training sessions;

you can try your hand mapping, course planning and event organisation ;

you will get subsidised 3ROC clothing and subsidised orienteering equipment;

you support the sport by being a member of a club;

you qualify for League and Championship events;

you can join our training sessions twice a week;

you can run on club relay teams, even be selected to run for Ireland at Junior, Senior, Elite or Veteran level!

you will get travel and training grants if selected on a national team;

and, did we say, you’ll have lots of FUN in one of the best value-for-money sports around?

Orienteering often takes place in slightly out of the way places, so if you need a lift or want to car share, being a club member makes this much easier with the 3ROC members’ WhatsApp group.

Not just Competition!

Orienteering is a sport with a lot of different aspects and opportunities for you. If you are not that interested in competing, we have lots of other things you might like: mapping, course planning, organising competitions, controlling (like refereeing events). Orienteering also has quite a high level of IT or computing, from mapping through event admin and results, so you might find your particular niche there.

Where do we go orienteering?