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On behalf of the Sport department, I would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during these extraordinary times. Earlier this week, we received the wonderful news that School Sport activities are allowed to proceed from Monday 1 November, for the remainder of Term 4, with specific restrictions to align with NSW Public Health Orders and the Reopening NSW Roadmap. While we are excited to be able to offer a face-to-face Sport program for students once again, the guidelines will mean that our programs will feature adjustments.

Redlands Return to Sport Overview

Participation and Exemption

• The return to Sport will commence from Monday 1 November (Week 5). If there is a reason why your child is unable to participate in their scheduled Sports training, please directly email Alison Cox, Head of Secondary School Sport acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au by 3.00pm on 1 Monday November.

Summer Season

• All Sport training will be based on your child’s Summer Sport choice. Updated communication will be shared each week in the Secondary School Sport section of Note Day.

Cohorting

• A cohort-based training program will ensure cohorts are kept separate during Sport.
• Students traveling to off-site venues will be required to travel with their own cohort. This applies to those students traveling by bus or walking to venues.
• Once students arrive at their venues, they will be required to remain in their cohort group for the duration of the training session.

Mask-wearing

• Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school)

• Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities

Off-Site Training and Vaccinations

• In line with the community sport guidelines, students aged 16 and older who attend most of our off-site facilities must be fully vaccinated and will be required to show proof of vaccination status to facility staff on arrival. More specific information will be communicated to these students in the coming days.

Change-Rooms and Uniform

• School change-room access will be limited and students are encouraged to wear their PE uniform to school on days they have Sport training.

Representative Sport

• All students who have signed up to a Representative Sport for the summer season will be given the opportunity to train at least once a week while we are operating a cohort-based training program. Any changes to these arrangements will be communicated to families through the Sports Administrators and Note Day each week.
• Students whose Representative Sport training session is not scheduled on Thursday afternoon will be dismissed from school at 2.30pm.
• The ISA Board have determined that the ISA Summer Sport Competition will commence in Term 1, 2022. With this in mind, Term 4 will be used for training and grading in preparation for the Term 1 competition.
• With the exception of Rowing and Sailing, all Representative Sports will commence their Sport Trials and Training on Saturday 13 November and this will continue until Saturday 27 November.
• If your child is unable to attend any of their scheduled sessions, please contact the appropriate Sports Administrator.
• Sport Specific information will also be available to families on the Secondary School Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

View Training Schedule Here

Non-Representative Sport

During Weeks 5-8, students who have selected Non-Representative Sport over the Summer Season will participate in a range of cohort-based activities. The Week 5 program is shown below, and students will rotate through these activities as a cohort over the remaining Thursdays in Term 4.

• Year 7               Dodge ball                              Primrose Park 
• Year 8               Yoga                                         Learning Hub
• Year 9               Yoga                                         Learning Hub
• Year 10             Futsal                                       Junior School Oval 
• Year 11             Ultimate Frisbee                    Primrose Park

If you have any questions about the Non-Representative Sport program, please contact Kate Seebohm, Sports Administrator, Non-Representative Sport kseebohm@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Fitness Centre

All Year 7-12 students have the opportunity to attend cohort-based Fitness Sessions after school from 3.30-4.30pm. In order to run these sessions safely, numbers will be capped at 20 students for Fitness Centre sessions and 30 students for sessions being run in the Fahl Garden. Students can sign up via a Google form which will be available through iLearn and the Announcement page.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: All students wishing to use the Fitness facilities are required to bring the following to every session:

• • Towel
  • Drink bottle
  • Redlands Sport / PE Uniform

The gym and all equipment will be wiped down in between each session and a major clean will be undertaken at the end of each day. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jack Gooding, Director of Athletic Development jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Key Contacts:

We appreciate the support of the Redlands community in their respect of the Sport Protocols. These ensure the safety of our community.

Athletics

The registrations for the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships are now open, please head to Athletics NSW website for more information regarding how to register. 

We are also pleased to announce that the Mosman Little Athletics Club are running session this summer, please see the flyer below for more information 

Sailing

During last week’s training, the sailors raced against each other in our Redlands E-Racing Series. The racing took place in the Nacra 17 Olympic class. Congratulations to our top three sailors of the week: Oliver Noakes, Alex Gibbs and Lucy Baird.

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

All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.​