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Netball – ISA Finals

What a day on Saturday at Netball Central! Excitement was in the air and Redlands had 12 teams playing in the netball finals. We started off with a bang, with the Inter A and Junior B teams both recording strong wins to progress through to the Finals this weekend, the Inter A team coming down to the wire holding off a fast finishing Chevalier College 29-26, where the Jnr B team cruised through the last quarter to take out Barker College 18 41 – 35. Unfortunately the next time slot was not so kind, with the 1^st VII taking on defending ISA Champions Oakhill College 1, with a quick start the girls went goal for goal against the much fancied Oakhill team, and the game progressed Oakhill took charge, in the end running away with the match 32-55. The Snr 2^nds have had a great year this year, dropping a handful of games to one of those to Oakhill College 3, this game was tight, with the lead changing many times throughout each quarter, there were shots dropping from all over the circle from both teams which made the game even more exciting, unfortunately Oakhill had a few more legs in the end taking advantage in the last quarter and winning 27-33. The Junior C team was in a real nail bitter (the first of many on Saturday), this team has come on leaps and bounds this year and they have been a great team to watch! Against a very tough opponent in St Andrews, this game was going to be close, and close it was with the scores tied up 30sec left, unfortunately St Andrews had possession and were able to score to take the match 16-17! 

The Inter Bs then took on Barker College 10, this was one for the ages! The flows of this game were intense, Barker could get up, then Redlands, then Barker again, with 3 minutes to go Barker looked to have control up by 3, but the Redlands girls dug deep and clawed back to 33 all and force the game to extra time, 5 minutes each way! Unfortunately is wasn’t to be, with Barker taking the match 33-35 and most of the parents lost their finger nails! 

The Inter C team were following next, and control this game from start to finish, some slick goal shooting saw the girls jump out to an early lead, and they didn’t look back beating St Pauls Grammar 3, 55-35. The Inter F team unfortunately had a tough loss, going down to Barker College 15, 7 – 38. The excitement didn’t end there with Redlands featuring in 4 games during the last timeslot, the Jnr F team have shown great teamwork all year, and this wasn’t any different, with a strong 18 – 14 win over Central Coast Grammar 8. The Inter D team had a tough match against Central Coast Grammar 5, this game again was very close with CCGS taking control in the last quarter to win 27-32. 

The Jnr D team have been having so much fun this year and it can be seen each week on the court, with Saturday being no different, in their match against St Andrew’s 13, they look cool, calm and collected, there was slick interplay between the mid court and the shooters and the defenders seems to be 6 foot taller than the opposing, pulling in rebounds and intercepts like nothing else! They book their spot in this weekend’s finals with a 38-12 victory! And finally the Jnr E team, unfortunately went down in what can only be described as a heart stopper, the girls took a 1 goal lead with 2 minutes to play and tried to hold on for victory, unfortunately Barker had other ideas with some strong defence managing to secure a rebound, and go down to court to tie things up, then from the centre pass they were quick to score again and took at 1 goal lead with 30sec to go, the Redlands girls fought hard and looked to tie the game up, unfortunately the final whistle went just before Redlands were able to get their final shot. 

I would like to thank the following netballers who played multiple games on Saturday to help when teams were short, Kira & Sophie from the Jnr B team who stayed and helped the Inter Bs, Juliet, Saffron & Syrah who come early to play for the Inter B team and then played a full game with no subs for the Inter C team, and Cassidy who halfway through here Junior D game left and filled in for the Inter D team so they could have 7 players. 

This weekend the Finals will be at Genea Netball Centre (Netball Central) again, please ensure you leave adequate time to get to the venue with traffic, all players should arrive 30minutes prior to their game starting. 

Inter A vs. Barker College 10 – Court 1 – 9:00am 

Inter C vs. Barker College 11 – ShowCourt – 12:00pm 

Inter E vs. Barker College 15 – Court 5 – 12:00pm 

Jnr B vs. St Andrew’s Cathedral 1 – Court 5 – 9:00am

Jnr D vs. Barker College 21 – Court 4 – 9:00am

Jnr F vs. Barker College 23 – Court 1 – 12:00pm

Football – ISA Finals

Well done to all 8 teams who competed in the ISA Football semi-finals over the weekend. We had some great results and some very close games which has resulted in four teams progressing to the ISA Finals this Saturday at Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Congratulations and best of luck to the following teams in the finals this weekend: 1^st Girls, Junior A Girls, Junior Blue Girls and 2^nd Boys. We encourage other members of the Football program to come out and support our teams in the final! 

It’s not too late to register for the End of Season Football Presentation night to celebrate the season with your teams and coaches. The celebration will take place on Tuesday 6 September at Dee Why RSL. You can buy your tickets now by clicking here.

Hockey – ISA Final

It was fantastic to see both our 1^st & 2^nd Girls Hockey teams in action on Saturday, playing some of their best Hockey to date. The 2^nd Girls were up first against Central Coast Grammar School. The team knew it would be a tight game given they had a draw with Central Coast two weeks earlier. CCGS had a great start to the game with an early goal, putting pressure on the Redlands team early. The Redlands girls stuck together and managed to get a goal of their own late in the second half. With just minutes to go, a breakaway from Amynta saw her with a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, managing to put a second goal on the board securing a 2-1 win and a spot in the finals. The 1^st Girls were up against Oxley College, with Oxley having the advantage the first two times these teams met earlier the year. With the game remaining scoreless for the majority of the game, a number of short corner opportunities for the Redlands Girls saw the team leading 1-0 with just minutes to go. In a nail-biting game it was a fantastic achievement for our Redlands Girls to make it through to the Division 1 ISA Hockey Final. 

Wishing our girls Hockey teams the best of luck this Saturday in the finals! 

The End of Season Hockey Presentation will be held on Thursday 25 August. It’s not too late to get your tickets, please click here if you would like to attend.

Athletics

Next Saturday (27 August) will see the Redlands athletics team start their season with the first of 2 invitational carnivals at ES Marks, the Redlands Pulse – Athletics page as the draft schedule for the day as well as a map of the ES Marks centre, there are a number of renovations taking place so please ensure you look at the map carefully to understand the entry and exit points as well as the parking.

Students will also have the opportunity to attend ta second Invitational Carnival on Saturday 3 September.

We encourage all Redlands Athletes to enter the 2022 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships scheduled to take place 24^th – 27^th September. Entries need to be completed by the individual competitor (not the school) and there are no qualification time/distance needed making it a great opportunity for competition practice. Entries close on Friday the 9^th of September.

Date: Saturday 24 September – Tuesday 27 September

Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC)

Registration and Further Information: Register Here

Swimming

Congratulations to Erik Scott (Yr 12 – 2022 Swimming Captain) who has qualified for the Open Australian Swimming Nationals next Wednesday & Friday. This is a fantastic achievement for Erik! Looking forward to seeing his results next week.

Congratulations also to Xander Halfen (Yr 10) who competed last weekend at the 2022 NSW Senior State Age Short Course Championships, Xander competed in 6 events, finishing:

• 10^th – Boys 15 Year Olds 50 Freestyle
• 15^th – Boys 15 Year Olds 200 Backstroke
• 18^th – Boys 15 Year Olds 100 Backstroke
• 19^th – Boys 15 Year Olds 100 Freestyle
• 8^th – Boys 14-15 4×50 Freestyle Relay
• 8^th – Boys 14-15 4×50 Medley Relay

Congratulations Xander!

Tennis – ISA Finals

We would like to congratulate all ISA finalists for some great matches over the weekend. ISA Team 8 was able to take a clean win for Redlands in the first five matches and should be incredibly proud of their efforts – especially as a new Year 7 team! ISA Team 2, 5 and 6 put up a great fight but ultimately lost to their opponents. ISA Team 2 in particular put up a tremendous fight against Oakhill 2 with a close game – losing in game points at 4 sets all. Within the Internal Competition, a congratulation goes out to unexpected winners Team Green (8am session) and Team Emerald (10am session), defeating the previously undefeated Team Blue and Team Orange in close matches (2 sets to 1).

We hope all players have enjoyed the Winter Tennis Season this year, and as we move into the last week of training, we welcome all players and parents to this weekend’s end of season Redlands Cup! Held at Cammeray (for ISA players) from 8am – 12pm and Lane Cove (for Internal Competition/Development Squad) starting from 9am – 11am, we will run a knockout singles tournament (Cammeray) and round robin doubles tournament (with parents!) (Lane Cove). This will be followed by a short presentation for the finalist players of last weekend. An Engage notice will provide more details before the end of the week.

We hope to see you in Summer Tennis next week and if not next year’s Winter Season!

Water Polo

The Inter Water Polo teams are continuing to improve with each week they play, their season will continue into the summer season (with players only playing games and not having training), the last Thursday training for Water Polo will be Thursday 18 August, with summer sport starting in Term 3, Week 6.

Rugby

In a brilliant round of competitive Rugby, Central Coast Grammar travelled down the M1 to face Redlands on our home fields of Macquarie Sport. All games were played to the highest level of sportsmanship and the atmosphere in and around the fields was amazing.

Our incredible Under 13s started the day off, continuing their undefeated season as they smashed through a Central Coast side who, to that point, had only suffered one narrow loss previously. In what is beginning to become a familiar routine, the combination of Durrant, Hindmarsh and Reeves in the backline was devastating, putting teammates into space and converting any opportunity to score. The opposition were willing, their defensive efforts matching some very strong runners in attack but our team was up to the task in every aspect of the match. 

Special mention must go to Rupert Perry who, against CCGS, personified what this wonderful team is about. Simply put, Rupert was everywhere. In defence, he was relentless, chopping down the CCGS players and spoiling their front foot ball. In attack, his ball carrying led to two tries that proved to be enough to win the match. I could not be more excited for what is to come for Rupert. We can only hope that he continues to improve and, a long way down the line, gets to run out alongside his brother Max in a 1^st XV jersey.

With one more game to go and an undefeated season on the line, this entire team should be commended for their efforts. Their attitude and willingness to learn and develop is a key reason for their successes across all of their matches. 

In the other matches, our Under 14s and our Under 15s played highly competitive matches against CCGS. In the 14s, Digby Scott and Finn O’Sullivan were standouts. Finn continues to become one of our most brilliant attacking threats in the program and seeing him in full flight is a brilliant sight to behold. For Digby, this season was all about continuing to develop as a playmaker, leading his team around the park in attack and organising the defence. Against CCGS, especially across the first half, Digby really got into his rhythm and was putting on some wonderful short passes for his backline.

Our Under 15s played a modified match with a number of our Under 16s backing up into the team. This was a brilliant opportunity to see some of the combinations we will see in later years with players like James Stuart and Alex Ramsay working in tandem in both attack and defence. For James Stuart in particular, his match was fantastic. There is no better trainer than James in our program and his efforts on and off the field are never in question. In the first ten minutes of his match against CCGS he made twelve carries and nine tackles. That is incredible. James is a player that will form the backbone of a powerful Redlands 1^stXV forward pack and I cannot wait to see the levels he can push himself to across another preseason.

I would like to again commend all of the program for their attitude on the day. CCGS went out of their way to thank us for the respect and atmosphere that Redlands created and this is a credit to our program, the students along with the parents and carers who all came out to watch.

Lastly, we must make a special mention to the Year 7 Year Advisor Ms Sarah Matthews, who travelled out to watch her cohort on the weekend. Her cheering from the sidelines was infectious and whilst she cannot take all of the credit for the win, deserves a special praise from our program.

Basketball

Basketball trials will commence next Tuesday 23 August. The Preliminary Basketball information is available on the Redlands Pulse – Basketball Page. Please ensure you have read through this information prior to the first trial on Tuesday 23 August. 

The next Friends of Basketball meeting will be held on Monday 5 September at 6pm, if you would like to attend please email kseebohm@redlands.nsw.edu.au to register your attendance. 

Sailing

Sailing will commence on Thursday 25^th August. Further information will be emailed out to families over the coming days.

Non-Rep Sport

Summer Non-Rep sport will commence on Thursday 25^th August. The Non-Rep Preliminary Information can be found on Redlands Pulse – Non-Rep Sport.

Fitness Centre 

As we reach the transition period between Winter Rep. Sport and the Summer Sport Season, the  Fitness Centre is the perfect place to build strength, power and speed.

All students can access the morning sessions which run every morning, Monday to Friday, from 6:30am. These sessions are for all Age-Groups and all Sports so every student is encouraged to bring a mate along with them to the sessions.

Students are reminded to bring with them the following.

• A water bottle
• Towel
• Redlands PE / Sports Uniform

Sports and students are asked to contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any specific questions regarding these sessions.

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

If training is cancelled due to wet weather, a notification will be posted on the Redlands Sport Twitter page (@RedlandsSport) in addition, an email will be sent out to both students and parents. This includes morning & afternoon training along with weekend fixtures.

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Year 8-12 who are dismissed at the end of Period 5 are required to go directly home. Sport coaches and Redlands staff will supervise their COVID-safe departure. 

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Year 7)
In the event that year 7 sport is cancelled on Thursday afternoon, students will remain at school until 3.20pm and participate in sport based activities.

Fixtures

A friendly reminder that the weekly Fixtures (The Redlands Rhino) can be found on the Secondary School Sport page on Redlands Pulse from Wednesday each week. Please ensure you check this on Friday each week to ensure you have the most up to date fixture information.

Uniform

The Redlands sports uniform should be worn to all trainings and matches (students are not permitted to wear any non-Redlands branded clothing). In the event of inclement weather students should wear their Redlands fleece or sports tracksuit.

Game time and arrival times

Students should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of their scheduled fixture on Saturday (unless directed otherwise). Please ensure you know where you are playing and the likelihood of traffic on Saturday mornings to allow adequate time.

Attendance at Sport

Can we please draw your attention to the following communication process regarding absence from sport:

1. Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for them to be excused 
2. Any student unable to attend a Saturday fixture due to illness, is required to submit a Medical Certificate to their Sports administrator by the Monday morning following the missed fixture
3. Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures
4. Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action

Please note that the first unexplained absence will result in a lunchtime detention with further unexplained absences escalating to a Friday afternoon Detention. Please refer to the Student Planner 2022 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

Mrs Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au