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COVID-19 Guidelines – Week 7

 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).

Change-Rooms and Uniform

• Students continue to be permitted to wear the PDHPE uniform to school on Thursdays
• Students attend before School training are required to change into their School uniform after their training session, before attending their period 1 lesson
• Students who attend after School training on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday are required to change into their school uniform during lunchtime in preparation for their afternoon training session.

Representative Sport

• Students whose Representative Sport training session is not scheduled on Thursday afternoon will be dismissed from school at 2.30pm.
• Sport Specific information is also available to families on the Secondary School Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Swimming

A huge congratulations to 2022 Redlands Swimming Captain Erik Scott who competed over the weekend at the NSW State Open Swimming Championships. He dominated the 200m Backstroke and has now qualified to compete at the National Swimming Championships in Adelaide over Easter. 

ISA Swimming Championships 

Congratulations to the Redlands Swimming team on representing us at the ISA Swimming Championships at SOPAC yesterday. It was a big day for many of our students as they swum in multiple events throughout the day. While we are awaiting for the full list of results, some notable highlights include:

• Erik Scott (Yr 12)
  • 3^rd Boys 18-19 50m Freestyle (25.87)
  • 2^nd Boys 18-19 100m Freestyle (56.88)
  • 1^st Boys 18-19 50m Backstroke (28.97)
  • 3^rd Boys 18-19 50m Butterfly (28.40)

• Loch Wilding (Yr 11) 
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Freestyle (25.71)
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Breaststroke (32.04)
  • 1^st U17 Boys 50m Butterfly (26.40)

• Xander Halfen (Yr 10)
  • 2^nd Boys U15 50m Backstroke (30.63)

Summer Representative Sport

Touch Football

It was great to finally get some touch football played last weekend, with the break in the weather along with Barker College offering to host the fixtures allowing for some of our teams to get some games going ahead. 

Our Senior A and Junior C boys travelled to Oakhill College and took on some strong Oakhill teams, both coming away with loses however the boys toiled well in both games and have continued to develop their Touch Football skills. All the Boys teams will be playing at Oakhill College this weekend, with the Senior A, Junior B and Junior C Boys playing double headers and the Junior A Boys taking on St Gregory’s College. 

The Girls side of the draw had some mixed results, with the 1sts, 2nds, Junior C and Junior B teams all going down in some tough matches, with a highlight being the 1^st Girls second half comeback against the defending premiers Barker College, The girls showed great fight and executed well in the second half to go down 3-7 (they actually won the second half 3-2). 

This weekend there still might be some changes to the draw, so please ensure you check the Redlands Rhino on Friday to confirm fixtures. 

We are also going to host a Touch Football morning on Saturday 19 March (Term 1, Week 7), this will double as a presentation morning with some fun games and activities included the much anticipate Coach vs Player’s match. We encourage all Touch Tootball players and parents to attend, with the coffee and BBQ canteen available. 

Basketball

This Saturday will be the last round of Redlands Basketball for the season, the Redlands Rhino (fixtures) tab on Redlands Pulse is up to date with the fixtures for this Saturday. Wishing all teams the best of luck in their final round! We would like to thank all players and parents for their commitment to the Redlands Basketball program this season.

Rowing

Last weekend saw the rowing program head to Canberra for the double header regattas of ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Championships.

The Junior students lead the way on water with some outstanding racing from all crews. The day started with an impressive third place in the Yr 8 Boys Single Scull for Kieran Newman. The Yr 9 boys raced well with the a strong second place in the A final for our 1^st crew while the 2^nd crew finished third in the B final. The Yr 9 girls also represented well with the 1^st crew finishing third in the A final while the 2^nd crew had a convincing win in the C final.

The Yr 8 boys crews rose up the challenge with a strong win in the A final for the 1^st crew and 2^nd place in the D final for the 4^th crew. It was our Yr 8 girls who dominated with some very impressive results such as the Girls 1^st crew winning the A final while the 2^nd crew finished in third place in the same final. The 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th crews all finished in first, second and third place in the B final and the 6^thcrew finishing second in the C final.

Our senior crews also achieved some significant results with the girls 2^nd crew finishing second in their division while the Boys 2^nd crew won their division with the Boys 3^rd crew in third place.

The combined results saw Redlands take out the School Girl Points Score for the ACT Head of the Lake.

The following day at the ACT Championships also saw some great results, with the Yr 9 boys 1^st crew improving their position to win the Men’s Under 16 Coxed Quad and Angus McInnes also winning the Men’s Under 15 single scull. The Yr 8 girls also were very impressive with a 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in the Yr 8 Single Scull to Isobel Campbell, Scarlett Cortes and Mila Osborn and another win for the Yr 8 Girls 1^st crew in the Women’s Under 15 Coxed Quad.

These results are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of highlights with many other podium finishes not mentioned. This success is a reflection on the work the students and coaches have done to date but we eagerly look forward to the NSW Heads of the River regattas to come.

A huge thank you to the Friends of Rowing for assistance across the weekend and also to the parents of the Rowing students for the on water support across the weekend, you were the loudest group on the bank and its clear to see that you also had a great weekend!

Sailing

This Saturday the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in conjunction with Redlands will be hosting the Redlands Sailing Cup. The Redlands Sailing Cup is a school’s fleet racing regatta, where teams will race Elliott 7s keelboats and Pacers. Six teams will compete in the Elliott division and over 20 Teams will compete in the Pacers, with entries from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Saint Ignatius College Riverview, Ascham and Pymble Ladies College, in addition to our own Redlands sailors. Racing will start at 10:30am and we welcome you all to visit the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to support our teams.

Tennis

It was amazing to see so many students back on the courts on Saturday after a long-wet break! We were extremely lucky that the rain held off for a few days which allowed Redlands to get some great wins and more importantly, it gave students the opportunity to have a hit after so many cancellations.

This weekend marks the final competition round of the NSTA & TNB competitions before finals. Although the rain has impacted the students’ ability to train/play, it has still been a great season with plenty of amazing talent displayed.

A reminder for Round 5 (12th March) this weekend:

• If you are unable to attend Saturday competition, please email Luke Jeffery 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 Luke Jeffery.

Please join me in wishing the Tennis students all the best for their upcoming matches this weekend!

Fitness Centre

As we have now entered the final week of Summer Rep. Sport Season and with our Winter Sport athletes beginning their prep for the 2022 ISA Season, the Fitness Centre is the perfect place to build strength, work on speed and improve endurance. All students can access the morning sessions which run Monday–Friday and start promptly at 6.30am. We have had brilliant numbers across the sessions with 25 students attending yesterday morning.

This week marks the first week that the Fitness Centre will also be open to all students on Wednesday afternoon. This afternoon session will be targeted towards specific areas of development such as speed, strength and power, in preparation for the Winter season. For all our Winter Rep students this Wednesday afternoon session is a fantastic way to prepare for the upcoming season. Heading into the Winter season, there will be a new afternoon schedule as we aim to fill up the fitness centre with the sporting teams.

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.

Trainer of the Week

Our Week 6 Redlands Trainer of the Week award goes to the one and only Charlotte Horton (Yr 9). Charlotte has spent the past three weeks preparing for the start of ISA Netball and is absolutely smashing her training. Charlotte has made so much progress this term and has been consistently working hard week in and out. As Charlotte progresses further, there is no limit to what she can achieve, and we are excited to see how far she goes with it. 

Summer Sport – Key Contacts

WINTER SPORT

Winter Sport Registrations have now closed. If any student wishes to make any changes to their current selection, please contact sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au.

Further information regarding trials has been communicated to families during this week. Additionally, you will find preliminary information on the Winter Sports Page on Redlands Pulse.

Snowsports

See separate Snowsports section.

Registrations are now open for the upcoming Snowsports season!

We encourage you to view the 2022 Snowsports handbook on Redlands Pulse for further information.

Families wishing to register their interest for the 2022 Snowsports season are asked to complete complete an online REGISTRATION FORM to register your interest / intention to race. This will put you on our mailing list which will offer regular updates on the upcoming Snowsports season. You will also need to indicate which events your child(ren) is interested in entering. 

New Parents Information Evening:

We will be holding a New Parents information Evening on Wednesday 23 March from 5.30pm in the Learning Hub (Room 2.7) on the Secondary School Campus for any families new to Redlands Snowsports.

Football 

Football trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the Football page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Netball

Netball trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the Netball page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Hockey 

Hockey trials will commence next Tuesday 15 March, please refer to Redlands Pulse for the Hockey Preliminary information. We will be holding a Friends of Hockey meeting this Friday 11 March at 4pm. The meeting will be held as a face-to-face meeting, however, we are also offering a zoom option for anyone who cannot attend in person but wishes to be involved. The purpose of the Friends of Groups (which is a sub-committee of the RFPA) is to support particular sports through the co-ordination of events such as end of season functions and other events throughout the season. If you wish to attend this meeting in person it will be held in room LH4.3 (learning hub) or you can follow the link below to join the zoom meeting:
https://redlands.zoom.us/j/92490530053 

AFL

AFL trials will commence Tuesday 15 March. Please refer to the AFL page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season.

Training will be on Tuesday and Thursdays with options in mornings and afternoons as per normal Redland’s training times.

Games for the season will be for the girls primarily on Friday nights 5pm-8.30pm with a game or two on Saturday. The boys will have Games on Saturday mornings from 8am-1pm.  

If there are any questions or your child would like to play AFL for Redlands, please contact the new Director of AFL Locky Pryor. 

Ph: 0408247571

Email: lpryor@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Winter Sport – Key Contacts

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 3.10pm and participate in cohort-based activities.
Thursday afternoon – early departure (Yr 8-12)
As we attempt to limit student mixing indoors, there will be no classroom supervision for students who do not have any scheduled sport training on a Thursday afternoon. Therefore, students who do not have training on Thursday afternoon will have permission to leave early.

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 attenxd 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