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It was great to see all sports taking off last weekend, but it proved a timely reminder about students wearing the correct uniform.

Wearing the correct school sports uniform during weekend fixtures is essential for several reasons, a unified appearance helps students feel part of a team, fostering camaraderie and a strong sense of school pride. It can boost morale and motivate students to perform better, knowing they represent their school. This in turn reflects well on the school and its students. It demonstrates commitment, discipline, and respect for both their own school and competitors, which is crucial during inter-school or public events.

Sports uniforms are typically designed for functionality and ease of movement, enhancing student safety by providing appropriate support and visibility. Uniforms also make it easier for coaches, referees, and spectators to distinguish team members on the field or court. Wearing the correct uniform teaches students responsibility and discipline, helping them understand the importance of rules and standards, which can translate to other areas of their lives.

These aspects make adherence to the correct sports uniform an integral part of student participation in school sports fixtures. Students who do not wear the correct uniform either traveling to and during their fixtures will be in breach of the Secondary School Code of Conduct.

The Uniform Shop has ample stock of all uniforms, so please ensure that you have enough to cover any washing mishaps that may occur during the week.

‘Discipline is not a light switch. Discipline is a way of life’

Pat Riley

Redlands Secondary Sports Calendar

• Saturday 2 November – Summer ISA Round 2
• Saturday 2 November – Rowing Newcastle Regatta
• Saturday 9 November – Summer ISA Round 3
• Saturday 9 November – Rowing Boat Naming 11:00am to 12:30pm

Basketball

Training Schedule UPDATES

Please check your training schedule carefully as there will be various changes in locations/days/times for the next couple of weeks.

Thank you to all the parents who helped with the BBQ – your time and help were much appreciated. Thanks to Simon and Erika for organising and helping with everything.

And a BIG shout out to the First Girls and Boys who helmed the BBQ, cooking and serving 400 sausages. They were amazing ????????!!

Simon Gleeson

Rowing

This weekend will see our first regatta of the season with the Newcastle Grammar School Regatta held at Berry Park (Newcastle) on Saturday 2 November. Full regatta details including transport (bus), race times, crew lists and the like have been emailed to families today along with being published on Pulse.

Students will depart from and return to Mosman Rowing Club. On the return leg, students and staff will also unload the trailers, wash the equipment and pack the shed away for the following week’s training.

Boat Naming: Saturday 9 November (11:00 – 12:30pm)

Please join us for the boat naming at Mosman Rowing Club where we will continue the practice of naming our new single sculls after the previous student Captains of Boats from the 2023-2024 season: Mikaela Sanger Larsson and Thomas Jackson.

Junior students will conclude their water training at 11:00am while our Senior students will return from campus to Mosman Rowing Club for the event. Friends of Rowing will be putting on a BBQ for students and families alike.

Rowing Presentation Dinner: Tuesday 1 April

The end of season Rowing Presentation Dinner is due to be held on the evening of Tuesday 1 April. Please save this date in your calendars. Details of this event and how to purchase tickets will be sent closer to the date.

Sailing

It has been a great start to the term for Sailing in which sailors have gone straight into training, continuing to hone their skills for the upcoming Redlands Cup Sailing Regatta. Eliot sailors have had a chance to diversify their skills with Tuesday and Saturday sessions spent on Pacers. On Thursday, sailors practised in heavy winds and more adverse conditions, with the pacer fleet continuing to get multiple full teams races in. Furthermore on Saturday, after a mobility session to begin, most sailors sailed Pacers, allowing for practice sailing with new crews, and practised both fleet and teams racing, and sailing to constantly changing winds (gusting from almost no wind so much sailors needed to practise depowering the boats)

Hugo Baird, Captain of Sailing

Tennis

It was a great start to the Summer Tennis season on Saturday with the students playing their first matches in the NSTA competition.

More than 120 students are now involved in the Tennis program, and it was great to see the students supporting each other in the new teams in the competition or attending the development squads at Cammeray.

There were some very close and exciting matches.

At 8am, Redlands 19 beat St Pius 18 at Talus St by 3 sets to 0.

At 10am Redlands 1 beat Cammeraygal 2 in 3 sets, with 2 very close tiebreaks.

At Mosman, Redlands 2 had an extremely close and long doubles match against Killara 1, winning the tie break and winning overall with some excellent singles play.

Another stand out match was Redlands 15 who beat St Pius 12 in 3 sets, with 2 very close tie breaks.

Friends of Tennis

Welcoming our new friends of Tennis committee

• President: Camilla B
• Treasurer: Shane E
• Secretary: Marcia and Tom O
• Marketing and Communications: Kathryn P

If you would like to join the Friends of Tennis, please email Camilla – camilla@byron.se

Touch Football

A beautiful sunny Saturday to kick start our season, with some very impressive results around the grounds.

A special mention to our Boys teams who made the most of a round trip to Bathurst coming home with two strong wins!

Trainer of the week: This season we will name players/trainers of the week throughout the term on Note Day each week. These players demonstrate commitment to the team in training and strong performance in games.

• 1sts Girls: Sarah Zeppel
• 2nds Girls: Liv Price-Pontifex
• 3rds Girls: Lila Soste
• 4ths Girls (BYE)
• 5ths Girls: Isla Anderson
• 6ths Girls: Eva Blundell
• Junior A Girls: Sienna de Saxe
• Junior B Girls : Lily Maxwell
• Junior C Girls : Amelia Rudland
• Junior D Girls : Sophie Wong
• 1sts Boys : Ethan James
• Junior A Boys : Harvey James
• Junior B Boys: Aidan Schlederer

Looking ahead:

Seasonal fixtures are now available in the files tab on the Touch Football Pulse page.

Weekly games will have timings confirmed on students calendar for each team.

For bus travel fixtures, students are expected to travel on school provided busses. If students are planning on travelling with family to the away games email notice to Jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au is required by 8am Wednesday of that week.

Please see below for reminders.

• Redlands sport shorts and an athletics singlet (or Redlands sports polo) to play in.
• A Redlands hat for sun protection during training and games is encouraged.
• Bring plenty of water for games

Additional Opportunities

If you’re interested in further developing your skills, representative pathways outside of school are starting their seasons. Please email us to connect with your nearest club.

Get ready for an exciting season ahead!

Jordan Parsonage

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 the Sports Absence Form available on Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport (under ‘Quick Links’ prior to missing any training session or weekly fixture.
• 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

• 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.

Redlands Concussion Protocols and Updates

Following the publication of the AIS Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport, the School has released a new Concussion Procedure along with a Concussion Referral and Clearance Form and a Graduated Return to Sport Framework. These documents can be found on Redlands Pulse and are linked below:

• Concussion Procedure
• Concussion Referral and Clearance Form
• Graduated Return to Sport Framework

In addition, we have published a Concussion Information Sheet which summarises how concussion is managed and the pathway a student must follow to return to competition.

• Concussion Information Sheet

Key points include:

• recognising red flag signs or symptoms of concussion (call 000 immediately)
• a student suspected of concussion must follow the graduated return to sport framework before they can return to competition
• a parent/carer is now required to take their child to a healthcare practitioner within 72 hours of the incident for the initial consult and again after 14 days symptom-free (at rest) before the resumption of contact training

Please read the procedure and if you have any queries on how a student will be managed following a suspected concussion, feel free to reach out to the designated Concussion Officer for each campus.

The following staff members have been designated as the Concussion Officer for each campus:

• Ms Mia Lundquist (Secondary School)
• Mr Eddy Atkins (High Country Campus)

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.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts