Secondary Sport

Secondary Sport

COVID-19 Protocols – Week 2

It was a joy to watch our boys and girls take to the fields and courts in their first week of interschool competition in several months on the weekend. It made me appreciate how fortunate we are to be able to take part in sporting competition as a school in this current COVID-19 environment. As we progress into Week 2 of competition our COVID-19 protocols will be slightly amended as we implement a one spectator per player policy.

The majority of our school sporting competition is within the Independent Sporting Association (ISA). It is acknowledged that each school may have some varying protocols appropriate for their specific communities and sporting venues, including our own. Our Sports staff will communicate any specific differences for certain schools or venues as required.

Redlands Sport Venue Protocols

The following protocols apply across the following venues: Dunnet Hall, Lang Gym, Junior School Oval, Redlands House Courts, Macquarie University playing fields, Cammeray Tennis Centre, Wheatleigh Street Tennis Courts and Primrose Park ovals:

  • Any individual should not attend a sports fixture if sick or unwell. Following this they should follow all health advice as provided by NSW Health.
  • If any individual has been to Victoria in the last 14 days, they are not allowed to attend sport.
  • There will not be a canteen or BBQ facilities at venues.
  • Only one spectator per player is allowed inside the venue to spectate.
  • All spectators must maintain 1.5m apart and remain within the boundaries of any set spectator zones.
  • A COVID-19 safe coordinator will be provided at home venues and will direct visitors to allocated drop off zones or parking areas where applicable.
  • All visiting spectators, parents or officials are to register their first name, REDLANDS, {SPORT SPECTATING} via SMS to this number 0488 825 971. E.g. JOHN, REDLANDS, FOOTBALL. Details of this will be provided at the entry of the venue.
  • All students, coaches and officials are asked to wash hands or hand sanitise regularly.
  • There will be no shaking hands and no post match functions will be held.
  • There will only be limited access to change room and toilet facilities

 

Summer Sport Registration 

Please note registrations for summer sport will become live from Monday 3 August. Students will be sent a Google link to register. Every student from Yrs 7-11 must complete this link no matter if they intend on registering for a rep sport, non rep sport, dance or an exemption.

Students should discuss their preferred choice with their parents or guardians, however, please note that only students can register for the sport through their school Google account. Registrations will close 13 August.

Details about all summer sports can be found on Redlands Pulse. Or you can contact the relevant Sports Administrator.

AFL

Last week saw the inaugural round of AFL for our Boys teams taking on Knox Grammar School. A fantastic effort by both teams and a historic moment for Redlands Sport as the boys took the field. Indeed for Mr Adrian (Coach) Carter there was almost a tear in his eye as he saw the game come to fruition in the Secondary School after many years of driving the sport in the Junior School at Redlands.

The A team tried hard and improved significantly throughout the game, with the highlight being keeping Knox to just two goals in the second half and showing a genuine desire to match it against a well organised, more experienced team. The B team took to the field with vigour and excitement. They were up and about and clearly dominating the first half and keeping their noses ahead in the second half. The effort from a lot of boys who had never played AFL before was quite remarkable. All in all it was a very positive first game for all players and there is certainly plenty of talent to build on in the coming weeks.

We are continuing to build the Redlands AFL philosophy of play around the central tenets of energy plus effort. If we can embody these two concepts as a team and school program, our students will have a great deal of success ahead of them. Unfortunately the game for the girls was washed out, but we look forward to seeing the girls in full force this coming weekend against the Canada Bay Cannons.

Athletics

Athletics training is focussing on Middle Distance and Sprints.

The Redlands Secondary School Athletics Carnival will be held on Friday 14 August (Term 3, Week 4). This Carnival will be compulsory for Yr 12 students, and optional for Yr 7-11. There will be more information regarding the Carnival sent out to students and parents next week.

Football 

Boys

The boys took on a number of schools across the weekend in Round 1 of the ISA competition. The 1st XI boys unfortunately went down 1-3 to St Spyridon, this was a tightly contested match, with Spyridon scoring two late goals to blow out the score line. The 1sts will look to bounce back this week as they take on defending premiers St Pius X at Macquarie University. The 15A team had a strong win against St Pats 2-1. The 15B unfortunately went down 2-3 in a tight match against Oakhill, whilst the 14As and 13As both had impressive first up wins against Oakhill College.

This week will see a return to Macquarie University. We will be allowing one spectator per player at the fields and ask that those spectators observe and adhere to the COVID19 protocols and policies that will be in place.

Girls

The 1sts Football were playing in a 2019 Grand Final re-match against Barker College. It was a tense first half, with both teams creating opportunities to score but unable to convert. The half time score was 0-0 as both teams regrouped for the second half. Redlands came out firing in the second half and scored the first goal of the game, although the celebrations were short lived when Barker quickly scored a goal of their own. Barker took this momentum and were able to add another two goals to their tally, with Redlands unable to convert on any more of their second half opportunities. The final score for the game was 3-1 to Barker. The 2nds had a tough match against SACS. The final score was 4-1 to St Andrew’s but the Redlands girls showed some promising signs for the season ahead. The Inter A Girls were up against SACS as well. Dominating the possession and working together as a team to create some great opportunities, the girls finished with a 5-0 win. The Junior A Girls were the only Redlands Football team who were playing at our home fields, Macquarie University. For many girls it was their first time playing in a Redlands uniform and they played a great game. It took some time for the girls to learn to play together and after half time it was clear they had figured it out. Scoring four goals in the second half, the Junior Girls came away with a 4-1 win over CCGS. Best of luck to all teams this weekend, it will be great to see all of Boys and Girls Football at home on Saturday.

Hockey

The Redlands Girls Hockey season is off to a fantastic start. Our 1sts played against St Andrew’s Cathedral School at Barker College. The two teams had a very close contact last year, so it was set to be a close match. The girls were off to a great start and set the tone for the game early. SACS were unable to keep up and Redlands won the match with a huge 7-1 score. The 2nds travelled to CCGS and controlled the game from early on. Another great win for Redlands with the final score 2-1. The Junior Girls were off to Chevalier for a double header against Chevalier and Oxley, which was the first-time representing Redlands for a number of these girls. In the first game against Chevalier, it would prove to be a tough game against a very well drilled team. The final score in game one was 0-3 to Redlands. The girls came out in the second game firing and with a little more experience playing together, they were able to create some great passages of play and convert on three occasions to finish the game with a 3-0 win over Oxley. Best of luck to all teams this weekend.

Netball

ISA

Last weekend saw the start of the ISA Netball season and it was great to see so much excitement and enthusiasm from all Redlands players on the court. Congratulations to the Inter A and Inter B teams who started off their respective seasons strongly with dominant wins against Barker and St Pauls Grammar School.

This weekend sees five of our teams travelling to Chevalier College for their Round 2 match. Players in the 1st VII, 2nd VII, Inter A, Inter B and Inter C teams have been provided with a bus to take them to Chevalier College on Saturday. It is highly encouraged that players take the bus with to their respective games as Chevalier is not allowing any spectators/parents on site or at games. Additionally, parking at the school will be minimal. The first bus, taking the Inter A and Inter C team will depart the Adams Centre (on Military Road) at 7.30am. We ask that all players arrive at 7.15am to ensure the bus can depart on time. The coach of both teams will also be travelling on the bus with their team. The second bus, taking the 1st VII, 2nd VII and the Inter Bs, will depart the Adams Centre (on Military Road) at 8.45am. We ask that all players arrive at 8.30am to ensure the bus can depart on time. The coach of all three teams will also be travelling on the bus with their team.

The buses will return students to Redlands following their games. The estimated arrival time back at Redlands for the Inter A and Inter C teams (Bus 1) is 1.45pm and for 1st VII, 2nd VII and Inter B teams (Bus 2) is 3.00pm (this could vary depending on traffic). Can all parents please ensure they provide permission on Engage, prior to Saturday, for your daughter to travel on the bus. Alternatively, please email Ms Jess Howard providing written permission.

Please note, the 3rd VII and Inter D teams have a BYE this weekend. All teams are asked to check Redlands Pulse for their game times this weekend and ensure they arrive at the venue 30 minutes before the game time. 

A reminder, all players must have their own water bottle with them and no food is to be shared before, during or after a game. Most schools will not be offering change room facilities, so we ask that all players arrive at the venue dressed in their Netball uniform and ready to take the court.

All players are asked to remove all jewellery prior to entering their venue on a Saturday. It was disappointing to see games stopped and players removed from the court in Round 1 for having not removed jewellery so we ask that all players be vigilant in removing it for the rest of the season. Players are not allowed to cover any piercings with tape, they must be removed.

NSNA

Last Saturday saw another great round for our NSNA teams with some closely fought matches across all Year Groups. Congratulations to our 7A and 7B teams who had fantastic wins over Monte and Loreto. Once again, a big thank you to the players and parents for following the many guidelines set out by NSNA to ensure the competition can go ahead, it is greatly appreciated.

This Saturday sees Round 3 of the competition taking place. All teams will play at the same time as last week, but please check the fixture on Redlands Pulse to confirm the court number. NSNA has introduced some additional guidelines for this Saturday and these will be communicated to you via email this week.

Please ensure all teams, both NSNA and ISA, regularly check their emails from Ms Howard as well as Redlands Pulse for the most up to date information regarding the Netball season. Any player absences (both training and games) need to be sent to Ms Howard prior to the game or training so that coach and supervising staff members can be informed. 

Rugby

Redlands Rugby kicked off the 2020 season with games between all of our Age Groups signalling the last weekend of trials and selections. The effort from the students across the program was excellent, with some wonderful running rugby combining with the structure and organised attack that the teams have been working on over the pre-season. The day finished with our Opens and Under 16s group playing off in the 1st XV trials and this match did not disappoint. There were some standout performances in the backline with Riley Felton and Gus Miller combining early with a wonderful chip and chase for a try. Alexander Phipps followed this up in the forwards, working hard on a defensive lineout to steal the ball cleanly, providing a perfect attacking platform for his backs again. Elsewhere the combination between Luke Brown and Mitch Simpson in the forwards was proving to be a handful for the defence with some great early carries setting up two tries. One player to highlight was the efforts of Cristan Hill in attack and defence, throwing himself into every contact whilst still providing great, clean ball for his attack.

From that match, a starting 1st  XV was named for the opening game of the season against Oxley on Saturday 1 August and can be found on Redlands Pulse.

There will be matches for all Redlands Rugby teams on the weekend with all match fixtures available on Redlands Pulse and via the Redlands Rhino. Please be aware that there will be two buses travelling to the venue on the weekend with both buses having very clear departure times and student lists.

Bus 1 (Under 14s and 15s Rugby) – Departing 6.45am – 50+ students, 1 Coach / Returning to the school by 1.30pm.

Bus 2 (Under 15s and 16s / Opens Rugby) – Departing 8.20am – 50+ students, 1 Coach / Returning to the school by 3.45pm.

Bus Permissions will be available to all parents / students so please complete so we have accurate rolls for our coaches. Please be aware that for this weekend there is a No Spectator Policy at Oxley.

Tennis

Redlands Tennis students have patiently spent the past couple of months training with our fingers crossed that Saturday competition would start. The day finally arrived on Saturday. It was great to see students out on the court enjoying playing tennis and supporting their teammates along with other teams playing at the same venue. It was a very successful day for all Redlands ISA Tennis teams. Our 1sts played St Pius College and wasted no time dropping only a couple of games in the first few sets. Our 1sts set the tone for all other ISA teams with strong performances from Teams 2 – 10, special mention to Teams 2, 5, 6 and 7 winning 8 – 0, a fantastic achievement. Teams 3, 8, 9 and 10 had much closer matches all demonstrating great persistence and a strong net game with Teams 3, 8 and 9 walking away with the wins. It was great to see our development squads taking to the court for their first Saturday of the term, all students are gradually improving their Tennis skills through modified point play. Thank you to all students and families on their flexibility and support as we continue to navigate training and Saturday competition at this time.

Please continue to communicate illness and injury to Eliza Peirce. Do not attend training if felling unwell. All Tennis information is available on Redlands Pulse. The most up to date draw is available on the Redlands Rhino. Information on spectators will be available as it comes to hand.

Touch Football

Although we are just beginning the ISA winter season, the ISA summer Touch Football competition will sneak up on us quickly, there will be more information regarding the Touch Football season on Redlands Pulse in the coming weeks, with the sign up for Redlands 2020/21 summer sport starting soon.

Waterpolo

We had a great first week of Waterpolo this week, with the Yr 7/8 Girls team playing on Friday night. Their first game was a tough introduction to the competition but the girls quickly took to the match like ducks on water moving round the pool against a strong Brigidine team. The second game was a much improved game, taking on Stella, the girls confidently moved the ball between each other, creating a number of scoring opportunities.

The Senior Boys and Girls were in action on Monday night, with each team playing two games which was a great opportunity to get back into the pool after a long hiatus. The Boys took to the water first against St Andrews, with some strong opening drives they were able to win this match comfortably. They then backed up again against St Andrews (both teams ended up playing each other multiple times on Monday), with fatigue setting in, Redlands still managed to take this match. The final boys game was against a younger Pittwater High School, who were very strong in the water. The boys unfortunately lost. Our girls had it tough on Monday night taking on Brigidine and Pittwater High respectively. The first match took the girls a little bit to get going with Brigidine proving too strong. The second game was a little closer, with the girls relaxing more and having a lot of fun!

We have updated the team lists for the Waterpolo season which can now be found on Redlands Pulse – Waterpolo. Once the draw has been finalised and sent out I will be able to send those details across.   

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle – when the sun comes up, you’d better be running. Life, it’s your choice.” Unknown  

Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​