Secondary Sport

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Basketball

The Round 3 Basketball results can be found on Redlands Pulse. It was another solid round for our Redlands teams who are all being competitive in their respective divisions. It has been great to see improvement throughout the season across both the boys and girls Basketball programs. Before Round 4 this Saturday please check the full list of Covid protocols here. In exciting news, NBISC will now be allowing one spectator per player, all spectators will need to sign in using the Service NSW QR code upon entry to the facility.

We will have one more round remaining on Saturday 6 March and then finals will be held on Saturday 13 March. Further details regarding the finals fixture will be provided shortly. There are a couple of divisions who will have a regular season game on 13 March (first past the post). These details can be found in the draft draw on Redlands Pulse.

There will be no End of Season event this year for Basketball given the complex and unpredictable nature of the current situation. The Friends of Basketball have suggested that each team gathers together following their last game of the season for a picnic or team lunch to celebrate the year. If you do wish to do something with your team individually, please ensure any plans made are in accordance with the most up-to-date NSW Health advice.

Congratulations to Meera Coburn who has been named into the U18 NSW Metro State Basketball team. We wish her all the best at the U18 Australian National Championships later this year.

Cross Country

Cross Country training starts next week, Friday 5 March (Week 6). All students are welcome to attend.

Venue: Primrose Park

Time: 6.30-7.30am

(Students should be dropped at Primrose Park at 6.30am. Students will walk back to school with a supervising staff member)

Uniform: Full PE uniform, appropriate runners, water bottle, medication as required including asthma medication. Students will change into their full school uniform on arrival back at school.

Please note: Cross Country training will move to Friday afternoons in Term 2.

For further information please contact Mr Nick Walker

Football

Our Girls Football program recently entered a team into the NSWCIS knock-out tournament. The first game of the tournament was against Ravenswood and it started with both teams trying to find their form as it was the first game for many students this year. Before the hal,f both teams had managed to create opportunities to score, however Ravenswood was able to convert on a fantastic goal giving them an early 1-0 lead. Redlands seemed to be the stronger team in the second half and a penalty saw the game tied at 1-1 at the final siren and the two teams were headed to a penalty shootout. Despite an early lead to Redlands in the shootout, some well-placed shots from Ravenswood saw them leaving with the victory. It was a great game for the girls to get back into the swing of things before the ISA Winter season commences.

On Wednesday afternoon our Boys 1^st XI squad took on the might of Knox Grammar School in the first round of the CIS Cup (a State knockout based Football competition). This is for many of the squad the first hit out of the season (and the first time they have played a game in a number of months). Knox looked to dominate possession early and unfortunately, Redlands were unable to hold off their advances for long, and some defensive errors saw Knox take a healthy 3-0 lead into half time. The Boys looked much more relaxed in the second half with a number of attacking chances just falling through at the last chance. Unfortunately, some slick play by Knox saw one cracking goal from just inside their half and a number from the corner kick meaning they advanced to the next stage with a 5-0 victory. The Redlands boys should be very proud of their first hit-out, a lot of players stood up throughout this game and there are a lot of things to look forward to in the season ahead.

Swimming

Redlands will be competing in the 2021 Balmoral Swim for Cancer Schools Relay Challenge taking place on Sunday 21st March 2021 at Balmoral Beach.

The Schools Relay Challenge is a community-based initiative where schools help raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Institute, increase awareness of this important cause and importantly have fun participating in an open water swim relay.

How it works:

Students form teams of 4 – Senior (Yr 11-12) | Intermediate (Yr 9-10) | Junior (Yr 8-6)
Each swimmer swims a leg of the relay 200m.
Participants can swim in their school year category, or an older category
Entry cost are $15 for each swimmer

If you are unable to take part, but would still like to contribute, you can donate here:

https://www.balmoralswim.com.au/my-fundraising/471/redlands

Please contact Ms Riley for more information: rriley@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Tennis

Saturday 13 March was Round 3 of competition. We had a number of close matches with numerous exciting tiebreakers being played throughout the morning. Team 1 are settling into their competition with two comfortable wins so far. It has been pleasing to see students’ excellent sportsmanship on display each week. Just a reminder:

Students need to arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before their start time
Students should arrive in their full school Tennis uniform (Redlands PE/sport short/Tennis skort, white Tennis polo, Redlands fleece/tracksuit).
Students can register for the Friday morning optional training at Cammeray Tennis Courts, 6.45-7.45am.
If students are sick or injured and cannot attend training please email Eliza Peirce. If students are sick and rostered to play on Saturday, please email Eliza Peirce before 12.00pm on the Friday to ensure a replacement can be found and all sets can be completed.

The COVID Safety Protocols for Tennis have not changed for Round 4. The one spectator rule at all NSTA Tennis venues remains in place. Both spectators and players should check in with the venue’s Service NSW QR code on arrival. The Redlands COVID Sports Protocols can be found on Redlands Pulse. All wet weather updates can be found on Twitter .

Touch Football

It was a great day out at Macquarie Uni on Saturday morning as the Jnr A and Jnr C teams took on St Spyridon 1 and 2 respectively. This has always been a closely fought battle between both schools, with the Term 1 competition see St Spyridon 1 just edge Redlands 5 out of the 1 v 2 playoff. The Cs started the morning off with some slick plays really focusing on drawing and passing as well as the three man drives. The girls looked good early, and a nice almost length of the field try saw Redlands take the lead 1-0. St Spyridon then took advantage of some tiring players in the second half and managed to take the game 1-3. The Jnr As have been a very impressive team all season, from Term 4 to Term 1 there have been a number of players that have improved immensely, and this showed in the game. Some slick passages of play saw the girls take a 2-0 lead into half time, and the girls dominated early in the second. The girls have focused on spacing and ensure we hold out lines (especially the wingers) and the middle and link combinations were able to capitalise on this exposing some poor defensive reads by St Spyridon and the girls jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Some lapse in concentration saw Spyridon come back with three quick tries but the girls held on the take the match 5-4.

“If your actions inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”

John Quincy Adams

Ms Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.