Junior Sport
Term 1 Summer Sport Nomination 2023
Nominations for Term 1 Summer Sport for 2023 will be sent home via Engage this week for students currently in Year 2, 3, 4 & 5 for every family to complete. Information on the sports on offer in both our Representative and Non-Representative programs can be found in the Sports Information booklet. Please note that students who select a Term 1 Representative Sport for 2023 will continue that sport in Term 4 as our competition is split into two sections. The process is;
(1) Thursday 20 October- nominations go out, as the Sports fill up (remembering that popular summer sports such as surfing, stand up paddle boarding etc fill up very fast).
(2) Monday 24 October- Registration link closes.
(3) Tuesday 25 October- Sport lists emailed to families and uploaded to Pulse for review and any changes between sports can be made if there are vacancies.
(4) Friday 28 October-no more changes permitted. Summer Sport lists are now final for Term 1 2023
2023 Sport Information Booklet for Families
This link was shared with you via email towards at the start of last term but if you want a refresher, please click on the link you can view this 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.
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. As you would be aware we have switched over to our new look Pulse later last term which allows more functionality and more positive user interaction. 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 Calendar
We have a Sport Calendar for each Term. To view the 2022 Term 4 Sports Calendar please click here
This calendar is regularly updated and provides all the key dates for you for school sport, carnivals and major events.
Contacting Junior Sports Department
All relevant documents and information for Sport are available to you on the Junior Sport Pulse Page.
Right place, Right time, Right equipment
It is our aim for all Redlands Junior School Students to follow these 3 guidelines when they are playing sport, be it Representative Sport or Non-Representative Sport. In the processes we have put in place all digital documents that will assist you in achieving these 3 things.
Term 4 Summer Representative Sport
Representative Sport Team Lists
For weekly team selections please refer to the Term 4 Summer Sport team lists. These will be updated on Pulse following each fixture. Please remember that our Redlands Representative teams are fluid, meaning teams may change week to week depending on 3 main criteria: Ability, Attendance and Attitude. Any team movements will be discussed with your child by their coach. Given that we play in a graded competition against schools where most of the time have more teams than Redlands we aim to provide the most competitive team for that round. There may be times where your child is asked to also fill in on a second game when absences are high.
Representative Sport Absences
If your child is unable to attend a training session or Saturday fixture, please complete our Sports Absence form located on Pulse. This will allow Sports department staff and coaches to view prior and post fixtures and allow for another student to be contacted to fill in to make up numbers. As mentioned above, unexplained absences will affect your child’s gradings. As Representative Sport is not compulsory at Redlands, we expect all students who have committed to a team, commit to each game and training session for the duration of the season. Absences due to ‘club’ commitments are not permitted.
Wednesday Sport Inability to Train
If your child has an injury that prevents them from training, please send through a note requesting they ‘sit out’ of training for that particular session. Where applicable please include when they can return to normal training so coaches are aware of this. That way coaching staff are aware of an injury that prevents them from participating at the venue but also allows us to be aware of periods where they are medically required to ‘sit out’.
Draw
The Term 4 Draw is available to view online. You can view it here and save to your phone/device- 2022 Term 4 Summer Draw. As it is live and subject to change, please do not print off the draw. We recommend checking back each Friday evening to ensure you have the correct time and venue for the following morning. There may be occasions where host schools change a time or location midweek and when this occurs the draw will be updated.
Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022