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Round 1 Winter Sport

In what has seemed like the longest pre-season ever, we finally got through Round 1 of Winter Sport last Saturday. It was great to see students excited about playing competitive sport again. Fitness and conditioning were an issue in some matches but that it to be expected considering the extended period of time between matches. Remember to please be at warm up 30 minutes before scheduled start of the game for an adequate warm up and pre-game assigning of positions.

With COVID-19 Match Protocols in place at home and away venues this is certainly something that will continue to evolve in the current situation. To assist you and the variations between school and venues I have included a link COVID Protocols please read in your child’s Winter Team lists. In this folder you can view each of the school’s respective protocols and condition of entry.

Match of the Week

Notable Performers

The 4As came through with a 10-1 win against Scots. With domination in the opposition’s half for almost the whole game, our 4As displayed great collaboration and ball skills to win us the game. Amazing wall passes between Anay and Thys to overcome the oppositions defence. Great crosses from Harry and Luca into the goalie box, setting up numerous opportunities Infront of goal. Jasmine, Gabby and Giorgio were excellent at sweeping the ball off the opposition and passing down the line to our midfielders. Oli and Connor dominated the middle section of the field, receiving the ball from our defenders and creating captivating plays when moving forward. Great saves by our two goalies Connor and Giorgio –  hopefully will get some more action next week!

Athletics Carnival

Our second major carnival is confirmed for Wednesday 5 August at SOPAC (Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre). In preparation for this Carnival every student has been allocated with a 1, 2 or 3 digit entrant number and will need to memorise their own entrant number. This number is a computer reference for their colour House, DOB, events etc. and on the day when they finish their race (by passing through the timing gates ), they can turn around and see their name and time on the large digital screen.

On the morning of the Carnival, this number will need to be written in large text on their arm prior to them arriving at school. On the day of the Carnival students can head down to the marshalling area when an event is called that they wish to enter, have their entrant number recorded and they are allocated a lane to run in.  

This new process will allow a smoother process for students when entering events, accurate results, name on the big screen but, most importantly, will allow every student the opportunity to track their times over their Junior School years in various events.

Congratulations to all students who participated in our Shot Put and High Jump trials last week and our Long Jump Trials on Wednesday afternoon. We have over 130 students at each trial across all four age groups in both boys and girls and with participation points added to their House score. I was very impressed with those students who participated in the Long Jump Trials. In a two hour window every student had an instructional lesson, a warm up jump and three measured jumps each with only three or four foul jumps recorded. The top students from these trials will have their finals next week.

Times
7.15am         Student arrival and temperature check
7.30am         Roll call on Redlands oval seated in class groups (in classrooms if raining)
7.45am        Buses depart Redlands Junior Campus (Allister St)
8.50am        First event scheduled
2.45pm        Buses will return to school between 3.30pm-3.45pm (traffic dependent)
3.30pm        Yrs 3 and 4 pick up from Redlands Oval at school
4.00pm         Yrs 5 and 6 pick up from Redlands Oval at school

Student Absence

Continuing from Term 1, if students are absent on match day, parents are required to complete this online absence form. This will allow your responses to be passed on electronically to your child’s coach efficiently and at short notice. The Student Absence link can also be found on the Junior School Sport Page on Redlands Pulse.

Team Movement

This may already occur but the aim is now to make the process more transparent for all parties as unexplained team movements sometimes cause unnecessary stress. At Redlands our teams are ‘fluid’, meaning teams may change from week to week depending on three main criteria:

Ability – in direct comparison to other students on the team
Attendance – any student who misses two games in a season unrelated to sickness may be moved
Attitude – this is based on behaviour at trainings, on game day and not limited to the sporting arena

Parents and students have been reminded to check these online team lists each Thursday night to see if there are any changes from training the day before.

Goal Keeper Training

As you know, the Junior School organises Goal Keeper specific training session every Thursday morning from 7.00-8.00am. If your child is interested in goal keeping and wish to attend this session with Dominque, please turn up and register on the morning. We are very fortunate to have such a high quality Goal Keeper Coach in Dominique and the students who have attended his sessions have really enjoyed them. 

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022