Secondary Sport
From the Head of Secondary School Sport
2018 Commonwealth Games
This week represents the start of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games represent an opportunity to reflect on the power of sport within society. The Games are underpinned by the unique relationships which bring together a third of the world’s population through the transformative and connecting power of sport.
The games are a reflection of the Commonwealth itself – a voluntary association of 71 nations and territories – and its commitment to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The interesting note about the Commonwealth Games is the simultaneous commitment to diversity and equality within the competition. Some of the world’s largest and smallest countries, from India, with over 1.2 billion people to Nauru with a population of 10,000 are represented. It also one of the only competitions in the world where para-athletes are fully integrated within the competition. The 2018 Games are also significant being the first time that both male and female athletes have parity on the level of medals and competitions available to both genders with 133 Women’s events, 133 Men’s events and 9 Mixed/Open events. It also has 50% of technical official roles being held by women and 50% by men.
These sorts of events in history provide a very poignant reminder of sport being more than just winning or losing. Sport becomes a vehicle for human and social development. A much higher goal than just a results sheet or scoreboard. I encourage our students to take time to watch some of the Games and see the power and purpose of sport not just from an individual’s perspective, but the perspective as a global citizen.
Commonwealth Games Vision
Building peaceful, sustainable and prosperous communities globally, by inspiring Commonwealth Athletes to drive the impact and ambition of all Commonwealth Citizens through sport.
Cross Country
Information regarding the upcoming Cross Country season will be available on Redlands Pulse next week.
Diving
Best of luck to Toby Griffiths (Yr 9) who will be competing at the NSWCIS Diving Championships on Thursday 5 April.
Football
On Tuesday 27 March, the Redlands Football Boys sent a squad of 16 to the Shore playing fields for their first trial game of the pre-season. The first half was played with a lot of determination, keeping a high and intense press on the Shore midfield and back line. Despite the extreme hot weather, the boys persisted in pushing forward but in doing so, ultimately opened up the field in our defensive half. Shore were strongest in their offense, which didn’t match our weakness in defence, which ultimately after much patience from Shore, resulted in us conceding a goal. This however worked well in our favour – our morale rose as we wished to pursue the negative goal deficit. This was a good sign to see as, despite knowing the strength of our opposition, we were able to keep up the pressure and not lose sight of the game. It was a good first effort from the boys and with more games coming up before term ends, it will be good to see the squad develop, bond and yield positive results.
Indoor Hockey
Unfortunately, our Junior B and Senior B teams lost their Semi Finals last week. Both teams played really strong games against Ascham, and showed great improvement throughout the season.
Netball
The NSNA Netball season begins this weekend. Fixtures are available on Redlands Pulse under the Redlands Rhino tab.
Redlands Friends of Netball will be having their first meeting on Tuesday 8 May at 6.00pm (room L1.3). If you are interested in being part of the Friends of Netball please email Karen Kerr.
On Tuesday afternoon our Inter A and 1st VII Netball teams took on Loreto Kirribilli in some trial matches. The Inter A team were up against some strong opposition and, given this was their first match together, held together really well. It was a great first match for the Inter As with a lot of potential for the season ahead. The 1st VII girls had a very tightly contested match. Redlands went into the first break two goals behind and the next two quarters seemingly went goal for goal, with great passages of play from both teams. This match was going down to the wire with scores tied at 28. Unfortunately Loreto took the match 31-29. The 1st VII will now face The Armidale School on Friday 13 April at 3.45pm in Dunnet Hall.
Swimming
Good luck to Jodie Ah Chong, Jasmine Chubb, Jemma Donoghue, Olivia Donoghue, Laura Holtheuer, Sophie McGrath, Ella Palmet, Sean Russell and Samuel Virtue who will be competing at the NSWCIS Swimming Championships on Wednesday 4 April and Thursday 5 April.
Mr Thomas Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.