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COVID-19 Guidelines – Week 8

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.

Cross Country Training

In preparation for the Redlands Cross Country Carnival on 7 April, we will be offering Cross Country training on Friday afternoons to any interested student. These sessions are open to all students and will not only prepare students for the upcoming Cross Country Carnival, but a great way to prepare for the 2022 Winter Sports Season.

When:              Friday Afternoons

Time:               3.30-5.00pm

Meeting point: Undercroft (Secondary School Campus)

At the commencement of each session, students be split into ability-based training groups who will be supervised by experienced staff in locations within a close proximity to the school.

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.

Redlands Cross Country Championships – Thursday 7 April 2022

The Redlands Cross Country Championships are scheduled to take place on Thursday 7 April at Macquarie University Playing Fields. Further information will be sent out to families during Week 8.

Swimming

Congratulations to Xander Halfen (Yr 10) who has also qualified for the Nationals Swimming Championships in Adelaide over Easter, qualifying in the 100m Backstroke. Xander will join Erik Scott (Yr 12) at the National Swimming Championships. We wish both swimmers the best of luck in the preparations and we look forward to hearing how they went. 

We have six swimmers representing ISA at the NSWCIS Swimming Championships next term, with our Intermediate (15-16) Boys Medley Relay team qualifying in 3^rd spot, with the team comprising of Lachlan Green (Yr 9), Xander Halfen (Yr 10), Julius Keller (Yr 10) and Rafferty Heard (Yr 10). We also have Xander Halfen (Yr 10), Loch Wilding (Yr 11) and Swim Captain Erik Scott (Yr 12) competing in a number of individual events, the NSWCIS Championships will take place on the 2-3 May (Term 2, Week 2).

Summer Representative Sport

Touch Football

Last weekend saw an end to the ISA Touch Football Championships, unfortunately with a number of washouts there were a few teams who didn’t get many games, however it was great to see all the boys teams back in action on Saturday as well as out 1^st VI, Inter A and Jnr A teams mixing together to take on Oakhill College in some friendly matches at Oakhill College. 

To close out our Redlands Touch Football season we are hosting a round robin FAST FIVE Fun Morning at Macquarie University Sporting Fields. 

To participate you must: 

• Pick your own team.
  • 5 players on the field at any given time. (Maximum 8 players per team, Minimum 6)
  • team can be mixed (boys/girls and between year groups)
  • if you do not have a team, please email Mr Ellis (cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au) you will be allocated a team. 

• 8 minute round robin games.

Modified point scoring systems:

• Yr 7/8 Girls tries = 4 points
• Yr 7/8 Boys tries = 3 points
• Yr 9/10 Girls tries = 2 points
• Yr 9/10 Boys tries = 1 point
• Yr 11/12 Girls tries = 2 points
• Yr 11/12 Boys tries = 1 point

Entry

Is via the Fun Fast Five Touch Football Tournament 

• Please fill out players full names and year group
• Please only fill out 1 form per team.

General Overview:

• Round Robin games will begin at 8:00am (games should finish approx. 9:30am)
• At the completion of the games there will be the much-anticipated Redlands Students vs. Coaching Staff game.
• Students need to wear their Redlands Touch Football uniform.
• There will be a BBQ available for students which will be recharged at the end of term.

Basketball

Most of our Redlands Basketball teams have now finished up the 2022 Basketball Season. We had some fantastic results across the board over the weekend. A very special mention to the Girls 1^st Basketball team who have been undefeated for three seasons in a row and again finished the season as the Division 1 ISA Champions. Playing a double header against Central Coast Grammar School and Barker College over the weekend, the Barker game ended with a thrilling finish, a huge comeback ending with a one point win and an exciting end to the year. The final placings for all divisions are still being finalised by the ISA and will be shared in Note Day next week. Best of luck to the Junior A and Junior B Girls Basketball players as they play in their last game of the season this Saturday. 

Thank you to all players and parents for their commitment to the Redlands Basketball program this year, we hope to see you involved again next year.

Rowing

After such a successful weekend in the ACT, the rowing students have been preparing for their final regattas of the season with the Junior Head of the River to be held on Sun 20 March and the Senior Head of the River to be held on Sat 26 March with both regattas at Iron Cove. Details will be communicated as soon as they are released by Rowing NSW.

We wish these crews all the best for the regattas ahead.

Sailing

Last weekend, the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, in conjunction with Redlands, hosted the Redlands Sailing Cup. Six teams competed in the Elliott division and 18 teams competed in the Pacer division. The event attracted entries from Redlands, Ascham, Pymble Ladies College, St Ignatius College Riverview and the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, making it the largest Redlands Sailing Cup ever held.

Despite light winds keeping the sailors onshore in the morning, around the middle of the day, a moderate easterly breeze filled in, allowing for over 20 races to be completed. The weather conditions proved to be challenging for the sailors, with the wind frequently shifting in direction, resulting in some very close racing. 

In the Pacer class, Izaac Nisbet and Sholto Mirrlees-Black took out 1st place in the silver division finals. In the gold division finals Alex Gibbs and Hugo Baird placed 6th followed by Alissandra Braden and Caitlin Edwards in 7th.

In the Elliott class, Redlands took out the top spot in both the gold and silver division finals. First place in the gold division was Oliver Noakes and his crew Conner Ikin, Otis Cooper, Thomas Flynn and Jerry Sun. First in the silver division was Isabella Treloar and her crew, Max Nicholson, Hugo Christy, Etta Buggy-Axton and Alex Byrne. A special mention must also go to Sienna Wessels and her crew Maria Monsees, Cleophe Eliatamby, Eliza Osborne and Yvie Marjoram who placed third overall in the gold division finals.

Results can be found via the following link.

A special thank you must go out to all of the Redlands parents and RSYS member volunteers who all helped make the run so smoothly. 

Photo Credit: Simon Lee

Tennis

The final competition round of the NSTA and TNB competitions brought with it a mixture of results. With the NSTA finals coming up this weekend, our teams are ready to rock and roll. The TNB competition will be replaying Round 3 which was washed out, and the finals have been pushed back to next Saturday.

Winter Tennis trials/training has started this week and will continue for the rest of the term. Please refer to the Tennis page on Redlands Pulse for the preliminary information which includes important details about the upcoming season,

Please join me in wishing all tennis students good luck for this weekend’s fixtures!

Summer Sport – 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.

Football 

It was great to see our Football students back out on the field this week as we commence Football trials. A reminder that all students registered for Football have two trials per week and all trials are compulsory. All students will need to wear shin pads and football boots for all trials, training sessions and matches. For further information about the upcoming Football season please refer to the Redlands Pulse – Football page. 

Netball

It was great to see our Netball students back in action this week as we commence Football trials. For further information about the upcoming Netball season please refer to the Redlands Pule – Netball Page.

Hockey 

It was great to see our keen Hockey students back in action on Tuesday morning in preparation for the 2022 ISA Season. We are looking for a few additional students to join the Hockey program for the upcoming season, if you are interested in giving Hockey a go please contact Ms Seebohm – kseebohm@redlands.nsw.edu.au or stop by the sports department. A reminder to check the information on the Redlands Pulse – Hockey page for the key details and dates ahead of the upcoming season.  

AFL

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 (Year 8-12)
In order to limit student mixing indoors, Students in Year 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 (Year 7)
In the event that year 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 (Year 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 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