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Student Achievement 

Touch Football 

We have two hugely success posts to write about from our Touch Football program. 

The 2022 Touch Football Captain Katie Wightwick (Yr 12), spent last week coaching and mentoring the Sydney Scorpian All Abilities Touch Football team at the Australian National Touch League Championships. This was a huge achievement for Katie to be selected as the coach and mentor and something that we as a program are immensely proud of her for being a part of.

Redlands Director of Coaching: Touch Football Jordan Parsonage was also part of the Sydney Scorpians team that went to the Australian TLS. Jordy was the coach of the U20 Girls team who came out victorious, we are extremely lucky to have someone like Jordy as part of our program, with the development of both coaches and players alike in great hands. 

Norths Touch Football, for those interested in joining the Norths Rep program for the upcoming NSW Touch Football Vardon Cup please email Norths Reps Touch Football more details. Teams of interest are Women’s (Open Age), Men’s (Open Age), Youth League Girls (13-17 years), Youth League Boys (13-17 years).

School Carnivals

Cross Country Carnival – Time Trials

We had a great turn out last week with the Senior & Inter students competing in the modified Cross Country Carnival on Friday. This week will see Yr 7 & 8 students take the course! The ISA Cross Country Carnival is on Wednesday 25 May (Term 2, Week 5), with next Friday being the last chance to attend cross country training at Balmoral Oval. For more information please see Mr Ellis in the Sports Department.

A reminder the 2022 Redlands Cross Country Carnival will be run as a time trial for competitive runners as highlighted below:

Friday 13 May (Term 2, Week 3)

• Division: Junior (Yr 7 & 8) 
• Time:    3:30pm – 5:00pm – (must pre-register)
• Venue: Balmoral Oval  
• Transport: Bus will transport students to and from school

This will still be an official carnival counting towards House Aggregate Points and Age Championship.

Swimming Carnival – Thursday 9 June

With the postponement of the Secondary School Swimming Carnival from Term 1 we are excited to be able to run this event on Thursday 9 June (Term 2, Week 7), for more information regarding the program of events and general information please head to Redlands Pulse – Swimming

Athletics Carnival – Tuesday 21 June

With Athletics planning in full swing a quick reminder that Athletics training will begin on Friday 27 May (Term 2, Week 5) in the lead up to the Athletics Carnival on Tuesday 21 June (Term 2, Week 9), for more information please head to Redlands Pulse – Athletics for the program of events.

Winter Sport

Netball 

Round 2 of the ISA Netball season kicked off last weekend with our first (or many) travel rounds. Our Inter B and C teams had a rather enjoyable trip to Bowral both walking away with some great victories. The 1^st and 2^nds headed to Oakhill College with some mixed results, with the 1^sts unfortunately going down by 14, and the 2^nds making light work of Oakhill College, after a slow first quarter, walking away with a 20 point win. 

This week sees a few teams scattered around Sydney, which is a friendly reminder to all to ensure you leave ample time on Saturdays to get to your respective venues. Redlands Rhino has the up-to-date fixtures. 

Players are also reminded that they must remove all jewellery before taking the court (Jewellery simple cannot be covered with tape, earrings need to be removed), and also need to have their nails clipped.

Waterpolo 

We have had some great starts to the waterpolo season this year, with the Inter teams finally able to take the pool on Monday night, we are very much looking forward to them continuing over this term and next. The Seniors are moving into the back end of their season with finals just around the corner.  

Football 

After a washout in Round 1, It was fantastic to see all of our teams in action in Round 2. Our Boys Football program came up against St Andrew’s Cathedral School in the majority of the fixtures. Starting off with the 1^st Boys, they had a great 3-1 win to start the day, showing that the pre-season preparation and holiday tournaments have the team well prepared. The 2^nd Boys continued their fantastic start to the season with a 3-0 win, as did the 15A boys with a huge 7-0 win. Both the 14A and 14B Boys put up a good fight with a 3-0 and 2-1 loss respectively. The 13A team had some great chances but a late goal for SACS saw our 13As finish with a 2-1 loss. The 13B had a very tough match up against a strong St Patrick’s team, but kept a great attitude throughout the match.

The Girls Football program played all of their games at home on Saturday, with the Junior A team starting the day with a huge 10-0 win. The Junior Blue Girls followed suit with a competitive game against St Paul’s Grammar School, managing to sneak away with a 2-1 win. The 2^nd Girls had a tough match up against St Paul’s Grammar School 1^st team. The Redlands girls managed to create plenty of scoring opportunities, however narrow misses saw them finish the game with a 2-1 loss. The Junior Gold team had a tough match up against the Chevalier Junior A side and showed some great signs for the remainder of the season, but finished with a loss on this occasion. The 1^st Girls came out firing against Chevalier 1^st girls, dominating possession and creating multiple opportunities to score. Finishing the game with a huge 8-1 win, it was a great start to the season. 

Our Director of Football, Gerry Gomez has selected a Redlands team of the week. Congratulations to the players who have been selected into the Boys or Girls team of the week for Round 2!

Hockey 

Unfortunately Round 2 was a wash-out round for our Hockey program as the Blue Mountains Hockey field was unplayable with the recent rain. Despite this, our Hockey girls are very much looking forward to playing against Barker this Saturday 14 May in what should be a great challenge for our teams. We hope to see our Redlands players and parents arriving early or staying after their game to show support for the Redlands Hockey program. 

It was great to see our Hockey Captain, Sophie McMillan working with some of our Junior School students last week. She assisted with the Friday morning Junior School skills session to share her knowledge and encourage some of our Junior School Hockey players. With some keen Hockey students in the JS, the future of Redlands Hockey is certainly looking bright!   

We would like to ask our Hockey players and parents to save the date for the End of Season Hockey Function which will be held on Thursday 25 August. Further information will be provided soon.

Cross Country Training

We will continue to offer Cross Country training on Friday afternoons throughout Term 2 to interested students. These sessions are open to all students and will not only prepare students for the Cross Country Carnival but will also assist students participating in the 2022 Representative Winter Sports Season.

When:                          Friday Afternoons
Time:                           3.30pm-5.00pm
Venue:                         Balmoral Oval

If you are interested in joining this group please fill out the Cross Country Training Expression of Interest Form. Please contact Mr Walker (Head Coach) if you have any questions.

Snowsports

Please see the Snowsports page for all the most up to date information regarding the 2022 Snowsports season.

AFL

We are looking forward to round 3 this weekend, for all teams this weekend this Friday 13 and Saturday 14 May. The draws are available on the Redlands Pulse AFL, please ensure you check the Redlands Rhino for the most up to date fixture information each week. 

Good luck to all our teams!

Tennis

With the sudden downpour last week, we are glad to have all teams in ISA and the Redlands Internal Competition on court and competing over the weekend. It was a great start to the season for our ISA teams who all claimed victories against their opponents – many in straight sets!

With many new students to tennis this season excited and ready to start proper matches and competition format, the Internal Competition started off strong as well. New players were able to pick up competition rules, scoring and etiquette and we hope to continue their progress over the season.

A reminder for Round 3 (14 May) this weekend:

• If you are unable to attend Saturday competition, please email Caitlin Wong by no later than 12pm on Friday.
• Please check the draw and playing pairs list to see when/where/who you are playing.
• Students need to arrive at the venue at least 15 minutes before start time.
• For any questions, please email Caitlin Wong tennis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Wishing students the best of luck for the next round of competition this weekend!

Rugby

Scots All Saints Trial

Despite some late changes, Saturday saw our Opens head out to Bathurst for an early morning trial match against Divisional rival Scots All Saints. In cold but sunny, Central West conditions our boys played a brilliant match, competing hard for the entirety of the game. 

Redlands Rugby has been heavily affected by the weather and our inability to train collectively as a squad. Being able to travel to Berry for our Rugby Camp last weekend was a brilliant, giving us that opportunity to run through our attacking shape and build on our structures. 

Back in Bathurst, the match started with Redlands dominating the possession early, with Hugh Sellar and Miles Eden combining perfectly in the forward pack. As Redlands started to build pressure, it was a quick pass from Joe Griffiths and a perfectly timed decoy line from Will Pearson which allowed Hugo Scott to streak away down field. Beating two defenders for speed and drawing in the last, Hugo put on a perfect pass to a supporting Josh Hicks who finished off the wonderful, length of the field draw. Try converted by Jamie Dawson-Damer and Redlands was on the scoreboard.

Late in the first half, Scots were able to build more pressure, needless penalties gifting them field position and time in our half. With all that possession Scots were able to run in two quick tries, leading 12 – 7 into the break.

The second half started in a similar way to the finish of the first. This time a number of offside penalties and loose carries meant that our backline was constantly under threat and having to make numerous cover tackles. With a quick turnover, Redlands looked set to get out of our half but a little fumble was snatched up by the opposition scrum half for a quick try. This seemed to wake up Redlands and we now really started to play. Will Pearson took an incredible carry, into the teeth of the defence and burst out the other side, setting up a brilliant support run for Max Stepniak. Samual Chubb, our half back, was beginning to build pressure, getting our forwards over the line and really forcing Scots to make their tackles. With a quick little carry away from the ruck and a great cut out ball, Sam put Kane Thompson into a hole from 25m out. Kane put the foot down, a quick right foot step and a fend being all the separation needed to score next to the post.

Final whistle, a narrow loss to Redlands but a great preparation for our Season Opener next week.

Fitness Centre 

With Winter Sport Trials and preparation for the ISA Winter Sport Season underway, the Fitness Centre is the perfect space to develop speed, fundamental movements and also power. All students can access the morning sessions which run Monday to Friday start promptly at 6:30am. Already we have had a great number of students attending the sessions and look forward to welcoming more interested students over the coming weeks!

Students are reminded to bring with them the following.

• A water bottle
• Towel
• Redlands PE / Sports Uniform

Sports and students are asked to contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au for any specific questions regarding these sessions.

I would also like to take this time to collectively thank Luke Jeffery, our Strength and Conditioning Coach, who has taken up a role at Riverview from Term 2 onwards. Luke has been an integral part of our program, especially across individual planning and also into the Rowing / Basketball programs.

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

Basketball

Congratulations to Meera Coburn, Emilie Bessell, Eva Osborn and coach, Renae Garlepp who won a Gold medal after being undefeated for the day at the NSWCIS Basketball Championships last week. A further congratulations to Meera Coburn and Emilie Bessell who have both been selected into the NSWCIS team and Renae Garlepp who will be the coach of this team. A special mention to Kate Seebohm who was the NSWCIS Girls’ Basketball convenor and played a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the event!

We will be commencing a Redlands 3×3 competition next Monday 16^th May. This competition will run until the end of Term 2, please see further details below:

Monday afternoons (Yr 7-9): 3:30pm-5pm @ Lang Gym

Start date: Term 2, Week 4 (Monday 16^th May)

Registrations close: Friday 13^th May

How to register: Please follow the link below to register a team for the competition (only one person should complete the registration from each team): 

Register Here

Please note: 

• Only ONE person needs to complete the registrations form/s on behalf of your team
• You need a minimum of 4 players to enter a team (can be a mixture of boys and girls)
• There are prizes to be won!

Summer Sports Photos

Our Summer Sports Photos are now available for purchase through the www.melbastudios.com.au website.

 Those families wishing to purchase photos should follow the steps below:

STEP 1:                 Select “school orders”
STEP 2:                 Enter the password – WINNIE
STEP 3:                 Select > View Redlands Sport and Cocurricular Album > Summer >

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

If training is cancelled due to wet weather, a notification will be posted on the Redlands Sport Twitter page (@RedlandsSport) in addition, an email will be sent out to both students and parents. This includes morning & afternoon training along with weekend fixtures.

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Yr 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Yr 8-12 who are dismissed at the end of Period 5 are required to go directly home. Sport coaches and Redlands staff will supervise their COVID-safe departure. 

Thursday afternoon sport – wet weather arrangements (Yr 7)
In the event that Yr 7 sport is cancelled on Thursday afternoon, students will remain at school until 3.20pm and participate in sport based activities.

Fixtures

A friendly reminder that 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 this on Friday each week to ensure you have the most up to date 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.

Game Time and Arrival Times

Students should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of their scheduled fixture on Saturday (unless directed otherwise). Please ensure you know where you are playing and the likelihood of traffic on Saturday mornings to allow adequate time.

Attendance at Sport

Can we please draw your attention to the following communication process regarding absence from sport:

1. Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for them to be excused 
2. 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
3. Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures
4. Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action

Please note that the first unexplained absence will result in a lunchtime detention with further unexplained absences escalating to a Friday afternoon Detention. Please refer to the Student Planner 2022 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

Mrs Alison Cox
Head of Secondary School Sport
acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au