Junior Sport
Welcome back to all families and students I hope you and your family enjoyed the Easter break. We commenced our Winter Sport Season for Term 2 for our Representative Sports program along with our Non-Representative Wednesday Sport Program this week with the first round of matches this Saturday 29 April. At our assembly I reminded our students about the three ‘rights’ and how they impact upon their involvement in Redlands Sport. Students are asked to adhere to 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 shin pads” or “I don’t know what time my game is” is not what we are trying to instil in students as they prepare for Winter 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.
Term 2 Sport Information Package
This was sent out to all families on Monday this week and provides an overall view of the term ahead. Please refer to this document if you have any questions relating to the term ahead. This can also be found on pulse.
Cross Country Carnival The Cross Country Carnival which will take place on Wednesday 17 May for all Junior School students. The carnival will be held at St Leonards Park, St Leonards. We will have full access to the entire Park and students will enjoy an open and challenging course. Each student will complete the course twice (two laps) to achieve 2.0km total distance.
Our aim is for this to be a fun experience for everyone on the day but also provide a great experience and challenge for those aiming to progress to HICES and CIS where the courses present many different challenges. Upon arrival at the venues students in each grade will be divided into two groups (Boys Championship Race and a Girls Championship Race) which will run as separate events.
After the event the result will be sorted into age groups with the top 5 runners in boys and the top 5 runners in girls in each age group will make up the Redlands team that will participate at the HICES Carnival in Bathurst on the 23 May.
Please refer to our Cross-Country Carnival page on Pulse for all information relating to our 3rd major carnival this year
CIS Touch Trials
Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their coaches to attend the CIS Touch Football Trials at Penrith yesterday. While they were not successful in achieving a place in the team (10 selected out of 150 trialists) they had a great experience with Jenna and Piper making it down to the final stage of trials in a possible versus probable match. Well done Aidan, Lachlan, Henry, Jenna and Piper.
Updated Sport Calendar
The updated sport calendar for Term 2 onwards is available online on Junior School Sport Page. You can also view it by selecting here; 2023 JS Sport Calendar
Redlands App – communication
In Term 2, all Redlands Sport Activities will be through Pulse and the Redlands App. Here you will be able to see all activities, teams and groups your child is part of, all scheduled lessons and locations and receive instant push notifications for any changes or cancellations.
Representative Sport Student Absence
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 regard to representative sport and the movement of players across ability based teams, it is 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
Please don’t hesitate to view our Sport Information page on Redlands Pulse if you have any questions pertaining to Sport.
Have a great term.
Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022