Secondary Sport

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Sport plays a crucial role in the holistic development of students in school. Engaging in sports activities helps students maintain physical fitness, which is essential for their overall health and wellbeing. Additionally, sports teach valuable life skills such as teamwork, discipline and time management. They also provide a constructive outlet for stress and improve mental health by boosting self-esteem and reducing anxiety. By participating in sports, students can develop a sense of camaraderie and school spirit, fostering a positive and inclusive school environment. Overall, sports are an integral part of a well-rounded education, contributing to the growth of both mind and body.

It was great to see the excitement of the Year 7s trialling for summer sport last Saturday. The sense of community at the School is great to see highlighted by the Senior 1^st Basketballers assisting with the trials. This weekend teams will return to competitive action in ISA Round 7, with Redlands hosting a number of games at Macquarie University (Touch Football) and NBISC Warriewood (Basketball).

We all should be maintaining high expectations of ourselves, our teammates and being the best versions of ourselves.

It’s never over until we’re shaking hands at the net. Then you’ve either won or you’ve lost, and either way – you look them in the eye and say “Well played mate’.

Ash Barty

From the Acting Head of Secondary Sport – Mr Graham Nes

Redlands Secondary Sports Calendar

• Saturday 8 February – ISA Round 7
• Saturday 8 February – Moonbah Students Depart
• Saturday 8 February – Rowing NSW Championships

Winter Sport Registrations – Opening Monday 10 February 4:30pm

The Winter 2025 Sport Registrations will open on Monday 10 February at 4:30pm. Students are reminded to check Redlands Pulse for their sporting commitments, noting that all sports will have 2 mandatory training sessions per week, with all 1st teams (AFL, Football – Boys & Girls, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Tennis – teams 1-3) having an additional Strength & Conditioning session. These sessions are designed to help ensure youth athletes can actually tolerate their sporting loads and develop strength, power, coordination, balance and resilience, and the gym won’t overload them.

Students in Year 7 – 11:

1. Choose a Representative Sport where you have 2 training and Saturday Sport commitment
2. Choose a Non-Representative Sport where you will have a commitment on Thursday afternoons (there are additional costs involved with non-representative sport)

Students in Year 12:

1. If you completed a Non-Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season, then you must choose a Representative Sport where you have 2 training and Saturday Sport commitment
2. If you completed a Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season you can choose a non-representative option or choose to utilise the school study space.

Moonbah Term 1 Students:

1. If you completed a Non-Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season, then you must choose a Winter Representative Sport (you will trial for your teams during the first weeks of Term 2)
2. If you completed a Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season you can choose a Non-Representative option or a Winter Representative Sport.

Moonbah Term 2 Students:

1. If you completed a Non-Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season, then you must choose a Winter Representative Sport (you will be place in teams for Term 3 competitions)
2. If you completed a Representative Sport for the Summer 2024/25 Season you can choose a Non-Representative option or a Winter Representative Sport.

To see a breakdown of what sports are on offer, timings cost where applicable please see Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport (then each individual sport for the Winter Season)

Winter Representative Sport has a Saturday commitment to it with most matches taking place on Saturday mornings (the majority of games are an hour commitment anywhere between 8:00am and finishing by 2:00pm – not including travel time). Please keep this in mind as you complete this form.

This online process of Winter Sport selection is the only method of registration. Emails to the Sports Department will not be accepted.

2025 Secondary School Swimming Carnival

What a fantastic day out at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre for the Swimming Carnival on Tuesday, a massive congratulations to Dumolo for taking out the Overall House Shield! Below is a summary of the individual age champions and runner ups as well as the Divisional Champions.

A huge congratulations to Amelie Swann (Yr 10) and Emilio Dressler (Yr 8) who both broke a respective record at the carnival.

Amelie broke the 16 Girls Backstroke record with a time of 34.27, which knocked the old time of 35.37 off the list, this record has stood since 1994.

Emilio broke the Junior Boys 50m Butterfly record of 31.2 which was set in 1990, Emilio’s new record stands at 30.34!

Congratulations to Amelie & Emilio

Age Champions & Runners-Up

Divisional Championships

AFL

I’m incredibly excited to accept a role with Redlands School’s Football Program in 2025.

I was born and raised in Melbourne and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to spend the past 18 years working in the AFL Industry.

From 2008-2017 I worked at Collingw,ood FC as Community & Next Generation Academy Manager as well as AFLW Assistant Coach (Backline) before moving to the Essendon Football Club where I held roles including Academies Manager, James Hird Academy Coach & AFLW Recruiting Manager.

My passion for coaching led me back to Collingwood FC from 2023-2024 where I held the role of Head of Academies and Peter Daicos Academy / VFL Assistant Coach & was lucky enough to be a part of the 2023 AFL Premiership.

More recently my family and I have recently moved to Sydney, where I have accepted a role with the Sydney Swans as Academy Talent & Coaching Director.

I’m really passionate about helping grow the game in NSW and developing talented girls and boys at Redlands in what shapes as a really exciting year.

I look forward to meeting all students and families soon.

Harmit Singh
Redlands AFL Head Coach

Basketball

This Saturday is our 1^st game of 2025!

We have lots of teams still vying for a finals birth. Our 1sts Boys and Girls both play at home at NBISC, so get along and show your support.

Most importantly our newest members of ‘The Crash’ family, the Year 7 girls, play their 1^st game against Barker at 12pm. Stick around after your game and give them a Redlands welcome.

Good luck this weekend. Play hard and play together!!

SImon Gleeson
Director of Basketball

Sailing

Tennis

Welcome back to Term 1 Tennis.

We are looking forward to a great term of Tennis!

Welcome to the new Year 7 students and all new students to tennis this term.

We have Tennis trials this weekend, and the NSTA comp starts on Saturday 15 February. Please check your schedule to see if you are on.

Let’s focus on some good training sessions and the trials this week so we are ready for some great matches.

Enjoy the weekend.

Touch Football

A special congratulations to Captain Sam Wightwick who was recently selected in the Sydney Scorpions U20’s team to compete at Nationals. A huge achievement, we wish her luck for her tournament in early March.

End of Season Celebration: 25 March 2025

All players from Years 7-12, including their families, are encouraged to attend our End of Season Celebration where coaches will announce season award winners.

Purchase your tickets here

Students should stay up to date with their commitments, both training and games through their calendar.

Keep the dates below for  remaining ISA games this term as we lead into finals.

• Saturday 8 February (Term 1, Week 2) – ISA Round 7
• Saturday 15 February (Term 1, Week 3) – ISA Round 8
• Saturday 22 February (Term 1, Week 4) – ISA Round 9
• Saturday 1 March (Term 1, Week 5) – ISA Round 10

Semi and Grand finals to follow on the 8th and 15th of March.

Mrs Jordan Bird 
Director of Touch Football and Rugby | 10CB Tutor | Rugby Sport Coach

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