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It was wonderful to see the Redlands Sport program come to life on Saturday as our Touch football, Basketball and Tennis programs launched their Saturday programs.

As we move into Week 8, a selection of our Representative Sports will commence mixing of cohorts as we prepare for a round of friendly fixtures on Saturday 27 November. It is important to note that mixing will only occur where required for team selections and not all students will be moving towards this model.

In line with the community sport guidelines, we are now at the point where students who are over 16 and not double vaccinated will not be able to participate in training and fixtures that occur off campus. Can I please encourage you to provide the school with your child’s vaccination status in order for them to continue to participate in Redland Sport.

Parent Guide Upload of student COVID-19 Certificate for Parents

Participation and Exemption

• If there is a reason why your child is unable to participate in their scheduled Sports training during week 8, please directly email Alison Cox, Head of Secondary School Sport acox@redlands.nsw.edu.au by 3.00pm on Monday 22 November.

Cohorting

• As of Saturday 20 November, we will commence mixing of cohorts for grading purposes.
• Mixing of cohort will take place during the training session only, with students required to travel and gather with their cohort before and after their training session.
• Students traveling to off-site venues will still be required to travel with their own cohort. This applies to those students traveling by bus or walking to venues.
• Once students arrive at their venues, they will be split into their training groups for the duration of the training session.

Mask-wearing

• Mask-wearing is required when traveling between sports venues and on school grounds (this includes students walking or traveling by bus to or from school).

• Secondary School students must wear masks in indoor sports venues at all times when not exercising, including in change room and bathroom facilities.

Off-Site Training and Vaccinations

• In line with the community sport guidelines, students aged 16 and older who attend most of our off-site facilities must be fully vaccinated and will be required to show proof of vaccination status to facility staff on arrival. More specific information has been communicated to these students.

Change-Rooms and Uniform

• School change-room access will be limited and students are encouraged to wear their PE uniform to school on days they have Sport training.

Representative Sport

• All students who have signed up to a Representative Sport for the summer season will continue to train at least once a week. Any changes to these arrangements will be communicated to families through the Sports Administrators and Note Day each week.
• Students whose Representative Sport training session is not scheduled on Thursday afternoon will be dismissed from school at 2.30pm.
• The ISA Board have determined that the ISA Summer Sport Competition will commence in Term 1, 2022. With this in mind, Term 4 will be used for training and grading in preparation for the Term 1 competition.
• Sport Specific information is also available to families on the Secondary School Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Representative Sport 

Touch Football

It was great to see the Touch Football program enjoying some sun on Saturday morning at Macquarie. Despite some unfortunate winds, it was an enjoyable day for all! A reminder that this weekend will see some mixed cohort training in the lead up to trial matches next weekend (Saturday 27 November).

Training Schedule:        Saturday 20 November

Venue:                         Macquarie University

Senior Girls (Yr 10 & 11)          University 1 & 2           8:00am

Senior Boys (Yr 10 &11)           University 3                  8:00am

Intermediate Boys (Yr 9)           University 3                 8:00am

Intermediate Girls (Yr 9)           University 3 & 4           9.15am

Junior Girls (Yr 7 & 8)             University 1 & 2           9:15am

Junior Boys (Yr 7)                    University 1 & 2           9:15am

Teams will be selected and published on Monday 22 November (Term 4, Week 8) which will be the teams for the trial matches on Saturday 27 November. These trials will form the basis of team selections for the Term 1 2022 competition.

The following training schedule will be in place for Week 8:

Basketball

It has been great to see our Basketball students back on court again this term. A reminder that all students will have trials this Saturday 20 November, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st Boys team (the top representative team in the school) should be attending the 1^st trials this Saturday. The details for this Saturday 20 November can be found below: 

*Year 8 & 9 boys: please meet in the undercroft where you will be split onto your courts 

**For the Saturday session, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st boys team needs to attend the session in Dunnet Hall from 12:15pm-1:45pm (regardless of year group). The 1^st team is the top representative team in the school and does not refer to the A team in each age group. 

*For the Saturday session, any student wishing to trial for the 1^st girls team needs to attend the session in Dunnet Hall from 10:30am-12pm (regardless of year group).

Further information pertaining to the Redlands Basketball program can be found on Redlands Pulse. As outlined in previous correspondence all basketball students will have a commitment on Saturday 27^th November. Further details will be provided as this information becomes available.

Sailing

On Saturday our sailors had another great day out on the water in the windy conditions learning new skills. It was also great to see many parents visit the club on the weekend to watch the sailing from the Squadrons café. The Friends of Sailing would like to invite all Sailing parents to coffee and or breakfast this week, Saturday 20 November, just after drop off. It will be a very informal get together to meet each other before next year when all the fun and races start. Meet in the café from 8.00am. Please sign in at the COVID check in desk, located underneath the Shade Sail near the café (follow the path down from the pedestrian gate on Peel St).

If a sailor is unable to attend a training session, please notify Jack Littlechild at least 24 hours before the session begins. Any unexplained absences will be marked on the attendance sheet and taken into consideration when teams are being selected.

Parents and carers are also reminded that if they are planning to pick up their sailors on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons, they must notify  Jack Littlechild before the training session begins.

Saturday Training 20 November
Sailors:             All Sailors – Group A will train in Elliotts and Group B will train in Pacers.
Time:                8:00am-12:00pm 
Parking:           Parents and carers cannot access the RSYS car park. We recommend that you park locally and then meet/drop off students outside the RSYS pedestrian gate on Peel St.

The full training schedule and for more information please see Redlands Pulse – Sailing.

Tennis

This week, Saturday 20 November, our weekend Tennis training sessions continue with a focus on match play. All Saturday training sessions this term will be held at Lane Cove Tennis Club. Students are asked to observe the following while at Lane Cove Tennis Club:

• Students 16 years and over will be required to check in with the venues QR code and demonstrate they are fully vaccinated
• The club house will be open for use of the bathroom facilities only
• Students should arrive as close to their start time as possible and leave directly after
• Students should not attend if they are unwell or have flu like symptoms

Saturday Training Schedule:

The full training schedule is available on Redlands Pulse. Students are expected to attend their scheduled training session, if a student is unable to attend for any reason, please email Eliza Peirce. Students should bring their own tennis racquet, hat and water bottle to all training sessions. Students may choose to wear their white tennis polo on Saturday’s however this is not compulsory this term. Wet Weather updates are found on @RedlandsSport.

There are a number of great opportunities for students to improve their tennis over the summer. Grand Slam tennis are offering a number of extended training sessions for current Redlands tennis students. Registrations are now open. Students looking for some match play experience, NSTA is running a twilight UTR event for U16 at Talus St on Friday November 3, starting at 6.00pm. For more information and to register.

Rowing

Our students continue to train well both on and off water this week as they seek to improve their skills and fitness.

Looking ahead, we will continue to offer the optional holiday training sessions where the rowers and coxes can both train at school in the fitness centre and on water leading into our January Rowing Camp. A google signup sheet will be circulated shortly however a brief outline of these sessions is as follows:

JUNIORS (Current Yr 7 & 8)

Water: Tue & Thurs, 6:30 to 9:00am, Sat 8:30 to 11:00am

Gym/Ergo: Mon & Wed, 9:00 to 10:30am 

SENIORS (Current 9, 10 & 11)

Water: Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat 6:30 to 9:00am

Gym/Ergo: Tue & Thurs 9:00 to 10:30am

Non-Representative Sport

Non-Rep students will continue with their sport rotations in Week 8 (Thursday 25 November). The schedule for Week 8 can be found below:

*Please note futsal students will not be allowed to access the Junior School facilities while on the JS oval. Students should fill up their water bottles and use the bathrooms if required before leaving the SS campus. 

Fitness Centre

With Sport well and truly back up and running, the Redlands Fitness Centre will again be open for students across Week 8. All sessions will in the afternoon and will run across Monday and Wednesday, with year groups able to access specific sessions.

Students can sign up via a Google form which will be available through iLearn and the Announcement page. If there are Year 7 and 8 students who wish to access the Fitness Centre please contact the Director of Athletic Development Mr Jack Gooding jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au and he will look to run additional sessions.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: All students wishing to use the fitness facilities are required to bring the following to every session:

• • Towel
  • Drink bottle
  • Redlands Sport / PE Uniform

The gym and all equipment will be wiped down in between each session and a thorough clean is undertaken at the end of each day. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jack Gooding, Director of Athletic Development jgooding@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Key Contacts:

We appreciate the ongoing support of the Redlands community in their respect of the Sport Protocols. These ensure the safety of our community.

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