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As the new Year 12 students begin to take their roles within the school community it is important to note that we have and will continue to engage these student leaders and encouraging them to set standards is essential in creating a culture of responsibility, respect, and resilience that future students can emulate. When we look to how this will look in the future it is important to instil the following:

Empowering Student Leaders

• Encourage leaders to actively participate in decision-making processes related to school activities, clubs, or sports. Involve them in planning events, setting team goals, and running student-led initiatives.
• When students have a stake in leadership, they develop stronger commitment and pride in their roles. This ownership fosters a sense of responsibility and accountability, as they see the direct impact of their choices on their peers and school environment.

Modelling Positive Behaviours and Setting High Standards

• Offer leadership training on effective communication, empathy, conflict resolution, and teamwork. Create mentoring systems where senior leaders can guide junior students, modelling qualities like discipline, inclusivity, and resilience.
• Younger students look up to their older peers. When student leaders model positive behaviours and high standards, it creates a ripple effect. This can build a lasting culture where each student cohort strives to embody these values, positively influencing school culture.

Providing Platforms for Leadership

• Allow students to lead community service projects, academic tutoring, or peer support groups. Sports captains, for instance, can lead team discussions on shared goals, or student council leaders can organize workshops on important issues.
• Leaders who engage with the community can make a tangible impact, instilling the mindset that leadership is about contributing to others. This approach also develops future-ready skills that serve students well beyond school.

Recognising and Rewarding Efforts

• Implement recognition programs that honour student leaders’ contributions, such as awards for exemplary behaviour, certificates or public acknowledgment during assemblies.
• Acknowledgment validates their efforts, boosting morale and reinforcing positive behaviour. When other students witness these recognitions, they may feel motivated to aspire to these standards and engage more actively in school life.

Over the coming weeks we are going to be asking our students sport leaders to participate in some activities aimed at building the culture within the sporting community, this is an exciting time for Redlands and sport.

“Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ‘me’ for the ‘we’.”

— Phil Jackson, the legendary NBA coach, captures the importance of unity and selflessness in creating a winning culture.

Redlands Secondary Sports Calendar

• Saturday 16 November – Summer ISA Round 4
• Saturday 16 November – Redlands Cup Sailing – RSYS
• Saturday 16 November – Rowing NSW All Schools Championships – SIRC

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.

Simon Gleeson

Sailing

Tennis

We had some great matches on Saturday.

Redlands 3 had a great win against St Pius 2, with Cameron Bye winning his singles 6-4 and Angel Edwards winning 6-0.

Redlands 12 defeated St Pius 6 by 2 sets to 1, winning both sets of singles and narrowly losing the doubles in a tie break.

Well done to all teams.  Both the matches and the Development squads were excellent, with great attendance and punctuality.

We are looking forward to some good matches this weekend.

The End of Year Tennis Celebration will be held at Mosman Lawn Tennis Club on Friday 29 November – please register your attendance.

We will be holding Tennis camps in the January holidays so look out for the links to enrol coming soon.

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

All matches will be ON unless you are notified – any cancellation will be updated on Clipboard.

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

Last weekend saw teams across four different venues with plenty of games played. A few of our notable wins taken by our Senior 4 girls, and Junior C girls!

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: Sam Wightwick
• 2nds Girls: Anya Price
• 3rds Girls:
• 4ths Girls Amelie Mueller & Ingrid Rowe
• 5ths Girls: Mia Cruttenden
• 6ths Girls: Serei Bayley
• Junior A Girls: Mila Lipscomb
• Junior B Girls : Sophie Feller
• Junior C Girls : Phoebe Dawson Damer
• Junior D Girls : Ava Phipps
• 1sts Boys : Lachie Price Pontifex
• Junior A Boys : Nova Sebel
• Junior B Boys: Tomas Field

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.auis 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.

A reminder on absence protocols was shared earlier in the week, we thank families for their following of these instructions!

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