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As we begin our transition into summer sport I thought it would be a timely reminder about coaching mental preparation techniques for competition, essentially to optimise the students performance and ensure they can excel under pressure. This psychological aspect of training complements physical skills and can make the difference between a win and a loss.

We train our coaches to employ a range of strategies to enhance athletes’ readiness.

• Visualisation – is a technique where athletes mentally rehearse their performance, imagining every detail of the competition, helping build familiarity and confidence.
• Goal-setting – involves setting specific, measurable objectives, fostering motivation and direction.
• Routines – developing routines helps athletes establish a sense of control and consistency. Pre-Game rituals can create a calming effect, allowing athletes to enter a focused state of mind. breath control and relaxation techniques are also crucial to manage stress and anxiety.
• Self-Talk – positive self-talk combats self-doubt and instills confidence. coaches encourage athletes to replace negative thoughts with affirmations and constructive statements. Handling pressure involved teaching students to embrace it as a challenge rather than a threat.
• Building Resilience – helps athletes understand that setbacks are part of the journey and offer tools to rebound stronger. mindfulness and meditation techniques enhance present moment awareness, improving concentration during high-stress situations.

Ultimately in order to lead students to peak performance during competitions it is important to tailor strategies into athletes’ individual needs, fostering mental toughness and creating that winning mindset.

‘Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength’

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Bus Transport

When travelling on Redlands transport the Redlands school rules are in place and students should be always upholding the values of the school:

• Have good behaviour, safe behaviour and appropriate language at all times.
• Follow the driver (and supervising staff) instructions at all times.
• Obey the transport rules and regulations at all times (seat belts must be worn at all times).
• Leave the bus how they found it (no rubbish, no mess).

 Students who fail to meet the standards of the above will face school disciplinary action.

Summer Sport

A reminder that all key information for the season has been uploaded onto the Secondary School Sport page of Redlands Pulse, if you have any additional questions, please reach out to the appropriate Sports Administrator listed at the bottom of this page.

Sports Photos

All Sports Photos are available for parents to view / purchase on the SPA Images Website  

Photo Library >> Schoolsports 2022-23 >> select your sport

Password (redlands2023) Redlands has an agreement with SPA Images that we will only use the images for marketing purposes.

Concussion Protocols

Parents & Carers last week received an email containing the Redlands Concussion Protocols, which can also be found on the ‘Key Documents’ section of Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport. A reminder to all that these protocols are for both a return to school and a return to sport. Students who have a suspected concussion are asked to seek medical attention at their earliest convenience.

Basketball

It has been great to see our students back on court ahead of the 2023/24 Basketball Season. We will continue with trials for all students registered for basketball in Week 8. A reminder that all basketball notifications will be sent out via Redlands Pulse, so please ensure you are checking for updates. A reminder that attendance at all sessions and games is compulsory for the trials period and for all students registered for basketball.

Fitness Centre

Please see note day for this week:

Over the past 2 weeks we’ve had a great number of students from across the school come through the fitness centre to participate in performance testing. During lunch times, we will hold a few different tests for you to come and try!

A reminder for Students attending the morning gym sessions.
 Year 9-12 Session times start at 6:30. – 6:45 Latest Arrival Time.

Year 7/8 Session arrival/start time is 7:15.

Students are to wear full Redlands Sports Uniform:

• School Sport Shorts
• Redlands Sports Polo or Redlands Sports Jersey
• Appropriate Footwear – Closed in shoes (No Crocs)
• Late arrival may result in students unable to participate.

Hockey

Friends of Hockey would like to thank all those who attended and especially those who helped with preparations for the Hockey End of Season Celebration night last Thursday.  It was a wonderful wrap up to a successful season.  Congrats to all award, raffle, trivia and guessing jar winners.  We’re looking forward to next year.

If you’ve enjoyed the Redlands season and would like to play more, there are myriad options for summer, winter and Rep hockey through local clubs. 

• Summer: The indoor season starts in Term 4 and registrations are already open for Wed and Fri competitions. It is a lot of fun and extremely popular. Players can register individually or as a team. There are also options for social 5-a-side competitions.
• Winter: Club hockey is a great way to play more and develop skills. The most local clubs are Mosman and Manly and both offer a range of options from beginner’s sessions on grass to highly competitive matches on astro-turf.
• For both indoor and field hockey, there are also opportunities for play for the Northern Sydney and Beaches Rep teams and play at State Championships.

For further information on any of these options please contact Ros Van Extel (Mosman Hockey Club) or Heidi Worner (Manly Hockey Club)

• rosvanextel@hotmail.com   
• heidiworner@gmail.com

Rugby

A reminder to purchase your tickets for the End of Season function.

At this event we look forward to awards, captains address, a guest speaker & a short season wrap up from the coaching staff!

Sailing

We hope you are keen and eager to return to the Redlands Sailing program tomorrow. Please see the training schedule for the remainder of the term below:

The bus to transport students to RSYS will depart from Redlands Lane on Thursday afternoons.
Please note there is no training this weekend (no sailing Saturday 2 September).

Snowsports

A fantastic last few days at Interschool States in Perisher, some great results from our Redlands Snowsports students as follows:

• Alpine Div 2 Female – Aibe Elsworth 3^rd Place
• Moguls Div 3 Female – Ava Keller 4^th Place
• Alpine Div 2 Female – 4^th Place (Nora Moncau-Munio, Arkie Riches, Eva Fitzhenry, Aibe Elsworth)
• SB Cross Div 1 Female – 4^th Place (Sienna Wessels, Felicity Schlederer, Julia Murphy)
• SB GS Div 1 Female – 4^th Place (Sienna Wessels, Felicity Schlederer, Julia Murphy)
• Alpine Div 1 Male – Julius Keller 4^th Place
• Alpine Div 1 Female – 5^th Place (Momo Elsworth, Winter Penney, Sienna Wessels & Julia Murphy)
• Alpine Div 1 Male – 6^th Place (Liam McFarlane, Alfie Leach, Nicholas Fitzhenry, Samuel Ford)
• Ski Cross Div 1 Female – 5^th Place (Sienna Wessels, Momo Elsworth, Winter Penney)

A total of 28 Redlands students successfully qualified for Nationals at Mt Buller. Regrettably, the event had to be canceled earlier this week due to unfavourable snow conditions. We extend our congratulations to the following students for their qualification.

• Mia Taylor (3)
• Archie Mills (3)
• Matthew Mirams (4)
• Aidan Schlederer (6)
• Connor Huang (6)
• Robbie Smith (8)
• Hamish Hopkins (8)
• Ava Keller (8)
• Isabelle Bannon (8)
• Arkie Riches (9)
• Hunter Penney (9)
• Eva Fitzhenry (9)
• Nora Moncau-Munio (10)
• Aibe Elsworth (10)
• Noah Berbic (11)
• William De Saxe (11)
• Alfie Leach (11)
• Liam McFarlane (11)
• Julius Keller (11)
• Samuel Ford (11)
• Winter Penney (11)
• Felicity Schlederer (11)
• Sienna Wessels (12)
• Momo Elsworth (12)
• Julia Murphy (12)
• Nicholas Fitzhenry (12)
• Luke Guatheron (12)
• Daniel Lev (12)

End of Season Presentation

Bookings are now open for the Snowsports End of Season presentation on Friday 15 September, please see following details.

AGM – SAVE THE DATE

Please save the date for the Snowsports AGM, details as follow

When: Tuesday 19 September 2023

Time: 5:30 PM

Where: Learning Hub, Senior Campus (Room to be announced closer to date)

Who: Anyone from Snowsports is welcome to attend.

Tennis

We hope players are excited for the start of the Summer Tennis season! Training and trials will kick off this week and continue until the end of team as we grade for competition in Term 4.

For new students to the sport across year groups, please reach out to the tennis administrator Ms Caitlin Wong if you have had tennis competition experience before/definitely want to compete this season.

Please also note Year 11 students are not expected at training during their examination block (they are welcome if they have the time as the sessions will still run for the other year groups). They will be expected at Saturday trials in Week 8 and then training/trials in Week 9.

Trials

Week 7 Saturday 2 September:
Cammeray (8am-10am): Group 1
Cammeray (10am-12pm): Group 2

Lane Cove (8am-10am): Group 4A
Lane Cove (10am-11:30am): Group 4B
(Roll A and B will be released following Thursday training)

Week 8 Saturday 9 September:
Cammeray (8am-10am): Group 1
Cammeray (10am-12pm): Group 2

Lane Cove (8am-10am): Group 3A
Lane Cove (10am-11:30am): Group 3B
(Roll A and B will be released following Thursday training of that week)

Week 9 Saturday 16 September:
Select students across groups will be announced during Week 9

Touch Football

Students have access to the following schedule that details trial details up until the end of term.

Touch trials: Touch Schedule

We will aim to have draft teams shared by Week 9.

To note:

• Please ensure if you wish to collect your child directly from the fields for afternoon sessions (not returning on the bus) following training, dismissal needs to be notified via email ahead of the session.
• Students with existing injuries should notify jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au so that Touch Football staff can support with reducing capacity in training & load management.

Students who are currently trialling for 1sts teams have been emailed their schedule till the end of Term 3 with added Fitness Center sessions. 

If students wish to connect to pathways for Touch Football outside of school please reach out. The school has strong connections with Norths Touch where students can get involved in representative programs and refereeing.

General Sport Information

Fixtures

All student training and fixture details will be available to families under My Schedule on Redlands Pulse. Additionally, 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 Redlands Pulse Friday afternoon to ensure you have the latest 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. 

Sport Absences

Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for their son/daughter to be excused. 

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.

Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures.

Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action.

Please refer to the Student Planner 2023 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts