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We are extremely fortunate to have Ms Mia Lundquist in our Fitness Centre as the Director of Strength & Conditioning. Over the last (nearly) 12 months, Mia has implemented and number of changes within the space to develop all athletes at Redlands, developing some key focus areas to work with sports and the development of athletes.

• Injury Prevention: Strengthening muscles, tendons and ligaments can help prevent injuries by improving overall body mechanics and stability. Conditioning exercises also enhance flexibility and mobility, reducing the risk of strains and sprains during athletic activities.
• Performance Enhancement: Building strength and endurance directly contributes to improved performance in sports. Enhanced muscular power and explosiveness can lead to faster sprint times, higher jumps and more powerful hits or throws. Additionally, better aerobic and anaerobic conditioning can help athletes sustain high-intensity efforts for longer durations, leading to better overall performance during competitions.
• Optimised Skill Execution: Strength and conditioning training can enhance an athlete’s ability to execute technical skills more effectively. For example, a soccer player with greater lower body strength may have more power and accuracy in their kicks, while a basketball player with better core stability might improve their shooting accuracy and balance.
• Mental Toughness: Endurance training, such as running or cycling, not only builds physical stamina but also mental resilience. Athletes who undergo rigorous conditioning are better equipped to handle the mental challenges of competition, such as fatigue, pressure and adversity.
• Recovery and Rehabilitation: Incorporating strength and conditioning exercises into training programs can aid in the recovery from injuries and help prevent future re-injuries. Targeted exercises can strengthen weak areas, improve joint stability and restore range of motion, facilitating the rehabilitation process.

We are incorporating a Strength & Conditioning session for each of the 1st teams this season, and this is encouraged for all students (not just those in the 1st teams). There is more information in the Note Day below on how to register for the Fitness Centre sessions.

‘Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can’t tell if whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way’

Jim Courier

Head of Secondary Sport – Mr Cameron Ellis

ISA Strategic Review of Sport

As part of the ISA (Independent Sporting Association) Strategic Review of Sport, the ISA has engaged an independent consultant to prepare a survey covering themes such as your satisfaction, expectations, and sentiment toward various elements of ISA, with key demographic questions also included. Students will also be surveyed. The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous. Parent and carer feedback is valued by the ISA and will be used to guide ISA into the future. Below are the survey links. Please note the survey will close at 4pm Friday 12 April.

• Student survey link: here
• Parent survey link here

Redlands Secondary Sports Calendar

• Saturday 6 April – Winter Sport Trials
• Thursday 11 April – NO THURSDAY AFTERNOON SPORT

Athletics

Basketball

Norths Basketball Holiday Camp Information

• Hoops Camp 1 – Monday 15 April & Tuesday 16 April 9:30am-3:30pm
• Hoops Camp 2 – Thursday 18 April & Friday 19 April 9:30am-3:30pm
• Hoops Camp 3 – Monday 22 April & Tuesday 23 April 9:30am-3:30pm
• Girls only Camp – Wednesday 24 April 9:30am-12:30pm
• High Performance Camp – Wednesday 24 April 9:30am-3:30pm

If you would like to know more about our Holiday programs, please email Molly – development@nsba.com.au

Bears Shooting Factory

• Mondays – 4:00pm-5:20pm (Ages 11-13)
• Thursdays 4:00pm-5:20pm (Ages 14-17)

Bears Shooting Factory is a 10-week program designed for young basketball players who are serious about improving their shooting efficiency. The program works foundational shooting techniques from the feet up to the hands and is coached by Norths High Performance Coaches, brick by brick. The young athletes will have weekly homework, be able to track their shots through Google Docs and enjoy exclusive access to Norths shooting machines.

Cross Country

It was a great day out at Macquarie University on Thursday for the Cross Country Carnival, with over 60 competitors from Years 9-12 braving the elements and then all of Year 7 and 8 competing in the afternoon. A huge thank you to the Sports Department for organising the event.

Congratulations to the following Age Champions and Runner Ups

A huge congratulations to Cowper who won the overall House Cross Country Shield!

1. Cowper (204 points)
2. Dumolo (164 points)
3. McDouall (147 points)
4. Roseby (141 points)

Information relating to the ISA Cross Country Carnival and the Redlands team competing will be sent out early next week.

Fitness Centre

Changes to the Fitness Centre:

ALL students interested in attending Open Gym in the mornings must sign up. Please refer to the sign-up button on Pulse and ensure you sign up with your preferred days.

Session times are staggered to provide more students access each morning with safe and effective coaching.

Year 11-12: 6:30-6:45 Latest Arrival/Start Time

Year 9-10: 6:45 Start Time

Year 7/8: 7:10 Start time. Monday

 
 Afternoon sessions are reserved for Rep Sports.

Football

Football capitalised on the gathering of its cohort for trial games last Saturday by holding its season launch event on the new astroturf Northern Fields at Macquarie University.

Gerry Gomez, Football Director, announced the addition of four more teams to the program this year due to the sport’s growing popularity. He noted that the outstanding performance of the First XI Boys at the CIS Plate on Friday (winning 8-1) sets a promising tone for what looks to be a fantastic season ahead!

Captains Hannah Garde and Liam McFarlane delivered a heartfelt speech emphasising the significance of unity within the squad before announcing the selected players for the Boys and Girls 2nds teams.

Gerry, along with Assistant Head of Sport (Coach and Student Development) Graham Nes, had the honour of presenting the First XI Girls and Boys with their jerseys. Mr Nes remarked on the intense competition for spots in the Firsts, acknowledging the commendable dedication and skill demonstrated by all players throughout the selection process.

Congratulations to all players.

Hockey

After weeks of conducting trials, the Hockey teams for the upcoming Winter season have been determined. This weekend, Redlands will be sending two teams to Barker for trial matches. Looking ahead to Thursday 11 April, we will be hosting the 2024 Hockey Launch in the Lang Gym. For additional details on all things Redlands Hockey, please refer to Redlands Pulse. We are excited for the start of the 2024 Hockey Season and hope you are too.

Netball

Introducing our First VII 2024 Netball team receiving their Firsts dresses .

Our shooters for the season include the 2024 Netball Captain Celine Patel, Charlotte Horton and Tahlia Stone. 

Our midcourters are Eva Osborn, Clara Blackstock, Chloe Jennings and Ruby McDonald. 

Our defenders are Alex Tanner, Sienna Harris , Heidi Charles and Mikala Sanger Larsson.

Please join me in wishing them a successful season ahead. Please feel free to come and watch the girls in action over the season – they are an accomplished team and will provide some awesome spectating.

The First VII 2024 team is led this season by Redlander and major success story, the star GD for the Swifts, Coach Jemma Donoghue,  and her talented co-coach and Redlander, Sophie Bailey.

Here also is the draw for this  Saturday’s Super Netball Day at Barker.

Rugby

Students should be familiar with how and where to view their weekly sessions. Sessions are outlined for the remainder of term.

Each student within the Rugby program will have the following requirements throughout the season:

• 2 Training Sessions per week (Tuesday and Thursday afternoon sessions)
• Saturday game commitment.

If parents wish grant permission for students to be picked up/leave from the training venue, this is to be communicated via email to jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All student absences (trainings and games) need to be recorded through the Sport Absence Form on Pulse.

Students are encouraged to attend the Fitness Centre more regularly to complement their development within the sport. The Fitness Centre is open to all each morning. Opens Rugby have an extra compulsory Fitness Centre commitment. This is also scheduled on students’ calendars.

Trainings:

Students are to wear full Redlands Sports uniforms.

Students are to bring footy boots (no metal studs) and mouthguards to EVERY session. If students play in any other protective wear they are encouraged to bring these to training – headgear/ shoulder pads.

Students will be unable to participate in contact drills without a mouthguard.

Snowsports

Welcome BBQ – CANCELLED

Due to weather over the next couple of days, we have had to cancel the Snowsports BBQ. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Redlands Cup

Please register for Redlands cup 

Second Hand Snowsports Sale

Touch Football

Please see the information below to close out our wonderful season.

• Please fill out the following feedback form to help us continue to improve our sport. 
• All wonderful photos from the season can be viewed and purchased through the following link
• Please keep an eye out for optional off season training opportunities in Term 2. There will be various events for play offered to selected students in Term 2 & 3.
• If you are interested in pathways to play touch football outside of school. Please see the Norths Touch website. There is currently an expression of interest open for the Winter Representative program (Vawdon Cup). Any students wanting more information on this can come and ask questions during lunch times in the Fitness Centre.

Thank you for a commitment this summer.

Water Polo

Students should be familiar with how and where to view their weekly sessions. Sessions are outlined for the remainder of term.

Each players within the Water Polo program will have the following requirements:

2 Training Sessions per week & 1x Game

1x Pool session on Thursday for all ages
1x Gym session Tuesday afternoons (Opens Girls) 3.30-4.30pm
1x morning gym session (any morning for juniors) 6.45-8am

If parents wish grant permission for students to be picked up/leave from the training venue, this is to be communicated via email to jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au

All student absences (trainings and games) need to be recorded through the Sport Absence Form on Pulse.

Students are encouraged to attend the Fitness Centre more regularly to complement their development within the sport. The Fitness Centre is open to all each morning.

All Boys will need to wear Redlands swimmers, they can be purchased from the uniform shop. All Girls will need to wear the Redlands Water Polo Cat Suits, which can also be purchased from the uniform shop, they are the only swimmers that are to be worn in the pool. Water Polo is a representative sport and as such students are reminded that they need to arrive at their fixtures in either full school uniform or full Redlands Sports Track Suit. There is an additional cost to Water Polo, with students needing to pay a pool entry fee on the nights of competition.

Notice from NBA Water Polo:

• We have changed the start date for the Opens competition, and we will now commence on Friday 3 May 2024 and run through to Friday 28 June 2024 – 8 round games and 1 Grand final round.
• The Inters competition will commence on Monday 6 May 2024.

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.
• Students must wear trainer style sneakers that are preferably white with non-marking soles. It is part of our shared responsibility to ensure that students wear footwear that aligns with the activity to be undertaken. High top sneakers, Vans, Converse etc. are not appropriate for School Sport.

Saturday Sport Absences

• Parents are required to log an absence via Clipboard prior to missing any training session.
• 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 and result in school disciplinary action.
• Please refer to the Student Planner 2024 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.
• 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. 

Wet Weather

• We have been lucky enough to have a relatively dry winter and to start the summer season, we use a number of fields that are multi-purpose and all weather.
• Unless communicated differently or in the morning of the session (via Redlands Pulse & Clipboard), all training sessions are to be deemed ‘on’.
• Students should bring with them a change of Redlands Sport Uniform (Thursdays only) or their school uniform (Tuesday) if there are light showers during training.

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 2022-24 >> select your sport

Password (redlands2024) Redlands has an agreement with SPA Images that we will only use the images for marketing purposes.

Melba has finalised all photos taken of sport teams and co-curricular activities and they are now available for parents to view and purchase. Please visit the Melba Studios website, Select the ‘Schools’ icon. The password for access is winnie.

Concussion Protocols

Parents and Carers last week received an email containing the Redlands Concussion Protocols, which can also be found in 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.

Winter Sport – Key Contacts