Junior Sport

Junior Sport

Welcome back to all families and students in what promises to be a very exciting year for sport in the Junior School; a special welcome to those families who are new to Redlands in 2022. I hope you and your family enjoyed the Christmas and New Year break. This term of sport will hopefully be back to where it was late Term 3 last year with all fixtures on.

Due to the fluid nature of COVID-19 it is important that we are all aware that restrictions within and across venues are being reviewed daily and as a result they need to be detailed and regularly updated. Similar to last year, we will be asking students to continue to practise good hygiene at all times and to use the hand sanitisers available here at school before and after sport training and matches. It is worth noting that not all schools and associations we are involved in for sport will operate under the same guidelines and our assessments need to reflect the specific requirements of the respective venue to ensure the safety of all staff, students and the wider community.

Week 1 Term 1 is always a busy time and there will be information aplenty coming from the School from a range of areas, sport being one of them in the coming weeks. In our first assembly I spoke to our students about the three ‘rights’ and how they impact upon their involvement in Redlands Sport. Students are asked to follow these;

  • Right place
  • Right time
  • Right equipment

It may be worth opening up some discussion on how these can be followed at home in preparation for Wednesday and Saturday sport. Hearing “my mum or dad didn’t pack my swimmers” or “I don’t know what time my game is” is not what we are trying to instil in students as they prepare for Sport. Building students’ responsibility will make for a much more pleasant experience for all. If they ask you questions about their Sport or one of our carnivals, direct them to the Sport page on Redlands Pulse or better still if they have their device you can always share the link to the Redlands Navigation video so they can see how to do it.

More detailed information can be found in the 2022 Term 1 Sport outline that was emailed to all parents and carers last Thursday.

Late Term 4 2021 we addressed the issue of late arriving parents/carers for pick-up at the end of their child’s sport sessions on the Saturday and the significant delays it caused to our coaching staff who have had to stay back afterhours and supervise until late parents/carers arrive. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident so it would be appreciated if pick up times and venue can be confirmed with your child if you are not able/permitted to stay for their game.

A reminder from a ‘home’ perspective quite a few students do not know their parent’s mobile/landline number or were unsure who or what time they are being collected. External coaches do not have access to these details on Engage. If these details are addressed prior to sport this weekend then it will make for a more enjoyable experience for all.

For this publication of Note Day I have included some shortcuts in the way of document links below. For all future publications all this information can be found on the Junior School Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

Redlands Pulse Orientation and Navigation Video

Our intranet, Redlands Pulse, is the first port of call for all Junior School Sport related enquiries. A video has been produced to show you how to navigate through Pulse. You can view this short video here.

Redlands Pulse – The Junior School Sport pages on Redlands Pulse will continue to be the ‘source of truth’ for all information relating to sport this term. I am asking that if parents have an enquiry relating to sport that your first port of call will be the Junior School Sport section of Redlands Pulse.

Sport Information booklet

For all Sport information regarding what sports we offer when, how to navigate our documents, as well as information on Uniforms and Carnivals please refer to our Parent Information Booklets on Pulse.

2022 Term 1 Sport Calendar

For an outline and timeline of all our sporting events in Term 1 our Junior School Sport calendar can be viewed by selecting here.

Term 1 Summer Sport: As you would be aware in towards the end of last year you would have nominated either a Representative Sport (Saturday commitment playing other schools with training taking place in school hours on a Wednesday) or a Non-Representative Sport (Wednesday sport with no Saturday commitment) for your child to participate in this term. A reminder of what sport your child has selected can be found here: 2022 Summer Sport Choices

If your child has nominated to participate in a representative sport (Saturday commitment), there will be compulsory trials on Wednesday 3 February and Saturday 5 February. Details with times and venues for these trials can be found here 2022 Summer Sport Trials

For all Representative Sports, ability based gradings will occur at these trials for students to be allocated into teams in preparation for Round 1 of our Saturday Sport competition. 

Swimming Carnival

As you would be aware our Swimming Carnival scheduled for Wednesday 16 February was to be held indoors at Sydney Aquatic Centre but unfortunately in the current climate, we cannot hold the carnival as scheduled. A team (based on 2021 carnival timings) has been selected to participate at HICES if their carnival continues in the current climate.  The intention is to offer run our school carnival (non-selection carnival) towards the end of Term 2 for all students to be involved in. This carnival will also allow those families who were not enrolled in Redlands last year to be eligible for selection in the Swim team to attend the invitational carnivals in Term 4.

Representative Sport Student Absence

From this Saturday onwards, if students are absent on match day, parents are required to complete this online absence form. This will allow your responses to be passed on electronically to your child’s coach efficiently and at short notice. The Student Absence link can also be found on the Junior School Sport Page on Redlands Pulse.

Representative Sport Team Movement

In regards to representative sport the aim is to make the process more transparent for all parties as unexplained team movements sometimes cause unnecessary stress. At Redlands our teams are ‘fluid’, meaning teams may change from week to week depending on 3 main criteria:

ABILITY             in direct comparison to other students across the sport

ATTENDANCE   any student who misses 2 games in a season unrelated to sickness may be moved

ATTITUDE         this is based on behaviour at trainings, on game day and not limited to the sporting arena

Upcoming Events/Key Dates

Saturday 5 February

  • Representative Summer Sport Trials #1 (compulsory for all students who have nominated to play Summer Sport)

Saturday 12 February

  • IPSHA Round 1 Summer Sport

I look forward to meeting many of you over the course of the term and beyond and please don’t hesitate to view our Sport Information page on Redlands Pulse if you have any questions pertaining to Sport.

Kirsty O Sullivan             (Sports Administrator) juniorsport@redlands.nsw.edu.au 

 

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022