Junior Sport
Junior School Sport Information
Wednesday Sport
In exciting news, our regular Rep Sport and Non-Rep sport are planned to resume on Wednesday 14 October (Term 4 Week 1).
With Summer Sport trials complete, classes were divided into teams for an interclass challenge taking on each other in Basketball and Football. Teams were split on the class rolls alphabetically and there were some very competitive classes on both court and field. The overall winner from each Year Group will be announced at the end of next week’s games.
Term 4 Draw Structure
Due to current COVID-19 protocols, both IPSHA and HICES (the organisations we belong to for Saturday Sport) have constructed a draw that keeps schools in zones and in stages. The parameters that they had to operate in to cater for schools with varying numbers of teams and sports has had a massive impact upon the draw. For example, it has created a larger number of byes where there is no opposition to play in that particular round. Previously these byes would not exist as there would be a greater number of schools to play but this is not the case in Term 4.
Redlands has been allocated into the Harbour Zone and includes Mosman Prep, St Aloysius College, Shore and St Ignatius College for all our IPSHA Sports. For our Girls Basketball teams who play in HICES their draw will be released shortly.
Sport Calendar
For all other changes please see the updated Term 1 calendar that can be found here 2020 Junior School Sport Calendar.
Term 4 Team Lists
Students/parents/caregivers are asked to refer to these team lists towards the end of the week so you are aware of any changes the coaches have made after training and or games.
Team Movements
This will continue to occur but the aim is now to make the process more transparent for all parties as unexplained team movements sometimes cause unnecessary stress.
Training Schedule
Wednesday is our primary training day for our Summer Sport. Throughout the term there are also optional morning training sessions on offer for students in Representative Sport to attend. Please note these are now based in stages with Yrs 3 and 4 on Wednesday morning and Yrs 5 and 6 on Friday morning for Basketball. These sessions will only continue if they are well attended by students across both days
The Summer Training schedule can be located on the Sports page on Redlands Pulse. Please click here to view the current Term 4 Summer Sport Training Schedule.
Term 4 Draw
The Sports draw can be found shortly on the Junior School Sport page on Redlands Pulse. This draw is ‘live’ in nature with updates occurring as we receive them from host schools. Please do not print the draw out for this reason. The meeting times for matches remains unchanged, with students requiring to meet their coaches 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the match.
Uniforms
Redlands students will need to ensure they are in the correct uniform. Please refer to this link for all information relating to what uniform is required for Saturday matches.
Absences from Saturday Sport
For those students who are representing Redlands in fixtures on Saturdays and will miss their game due to illness or misadventure, parents/carers 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.
Home Venues
This venue directory will assist you in locating grounds and schools for Saturday morning matches. Please be aware that the following venues are classified as ‘home’ venues for the listed sports.
- Redlands House Courts and Dunnet Hall – Mixed Basketball, Girls Basketball
- Redlands Oval – Touch Football
- Macquarie University playing fields – Touch Football
- Cammeray Tennis Centre – Tennis
Commitment
As you are aware Redlands students can elect to play either a Non-Representative Sport that has no Saturday morning component to it or they may select a Representative Sport which comes with a Saturday morning component. For those families who elect to participate in our Representative sport program, we expect commitment for the duration of the season. Part of the commitment to sport is the fun factor, turning up with your friends to play a sport they both love. It’s a great physical release. It teaches teamwork. It teaches overcoming adversity. It teaches how to lose. It teaches how to win. But for these elements to occur, commitment itself is the most important component. We understand that sickness can easily be a preventative factor for participation, but we ask that you fill in the absentee form to let us know that your child is unwell ahead of time. We want to avoid the situation which occurred in Winter where Redlands teams played other schools with half a team due to unexplained absences on game day.
Right Place, Right Time, Right Equipment
It is my aim for all Redlands Junior School students to follow these three guidelines when they are playing sport, be it Representative Sport or Non-Representative Sport.
We need students to ensure they are at the venue 30 minutes before the scheduled start time in correct uniform with the correct equipment.
At Redlands our teams are ‘fluid’, meaning teams may change from week to week depending on 3 main criteria:
ABILITY: in direct comparison to other students on the team
ATTENDANCE: any student who misses 2 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 sport.
Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022