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What a very eventful Term 1! ISA Summer Finals, Rowing Regattas, Sailing Regattas, Swimming Carnivals, Cross Country Carnivals, Winter Sport trials, it has all happened.

A huge thank you to all of the students who have returned to not just the first full summer season of sport, but also jumped into winter sport with such ease. There is a lot going on over the holidays, with a number of sport specific training session, please look over the information below in order to see what is on offer and how to register.

I hope you all have a restful break with the ISA Sport starting with Round 1 on Saturday 29 April.

‘Consistency is your greatest ally, inconsistency is your greatest enemy’

Clint Anderson

Cameron Ellis
Head of Secondary School Sport (Acting)
cellis@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Winter Sport

A reminder that all key information for the season has been uploaded onto the Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport, if you have any addition questions, please reach out to the appropriate Sports Administrator listed below:

Sports Photos

All Sports Photos are available for parents to view / purchase on the SPA Images Website 

Photo Library >> Schoolsports 2022-23 >> select your sport

Password (redlands2023)

Redlands has an agreement with SPA Images that we will only use the images for marketing purposes.

Basketball

We would like to wish our Director of Basketball Coaching and our Girls Basketball Captain, Emilie Bessell good luck as they depart for the U18 Australian National Championships.  

Fitness Centre

Please complete the form to confirm your availability for the Fitness Centre over the April School Holidays break.

Holidays Week 1:

Tuesday 11 April- 7:30 – 11:00am
Wednesday 12 April – 7:30 – 11:00am
Thursday 13 April – 9:00 – 11:00am
Friday 14 April – 7:30 – 11:00am

Holidays Week 2:

Monday 17 April – 7:30 – 11:00am
Tuesday 18 April – 7:30 – 9:30am
Wednesday 19 April – 7:30 – 11:00am
Thursday 20 April – 7:30 – 9:30am
Friday 21 April – 7:30 – 11:00am

These sessions are available for all secondary students wishing to use the Fitness Centre over the April holiday break. If we do not have adequate numbers to fill the sessions duration an email will be sent out to the students who have ticked that day to attend to inform them that the session will no longer go ahead. 

Football

Our Football teams competed in some pre-season fixtures over the weekend against Barker and Oakhill. It was great to see our Football teams back out on the field and to have the opportunity for our students to play together before the official start to the season. With over 230 students registered for Football this upcoming season we have seen significant growth in the program and there are some great signs for the future of Redlands Football.

A big thank you to the Friends of Football and our Football Captains for supporting the Football Program with a season launch this week. It was great to get our Football cohort together and hope our Football students continue to support each other throughout the season.  

Football students have been sent information about sessions that will be offered over the holidays, please sign up via the link provided. Hockey students have been sent information about sessions that will be offered over the holidays, please sign up via the link provided. The draft Hockey draw is available on the Redlands Pulse – Football Page. Please note these fixtures are subject to change but will help with planning for the season ahead.

We wish our families a safe and enjoyable holiday break.

Congratulations to Jasmine Black who has been awarded the minor premiership with the Sydney FC Women’s Football team! We wish Jasmine and the team the best of luck as they approach the finals.

Hockey

It was fantastic to see our students in action over the weekend, playing against Barker College. Our 1st Girls had a fantastic game and a very convincing win over the Barker side, showing that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming ISA Season. The Junior Girls team had a fantastic hit out, finishing the game with a 1-1 draw. It was a great opportunity to give our new Hockey students a chance to get on the field before the official start of the season next term.  

Hockey students have been sent information about sessions that will be offered over the holidays, please sign up via the link provided. The draft Hockey draw is available on the Redlands Pulse – Hockey Page. Please note these fixtures are subject to change but will help with planning for the season ahead.

We hope you all have a fantastic holiday break and we look forward to seeing you in Term 2 for the commencement of the ISA Hockey Season. 

Netball

We will be hosting some Netball Sessions for the netball program over the holidays. Please ensure you complete the Redlands Netball – Holiday Sessions

Please complete the form below to confirm your availability for the Netball Training events over the April School Holidays:

Holidays Week 1:

Tuesday 11 April – Lang Gym – 9:00am – 10:30am
Thursday 13 April – Lang Gym – 9:00am – 10:30am

Holidays Week 2:

Tuesday 18 April – Lang Gym – 9:00am – 10:30am
Thursday 20 April – Lang Gym – 9:00am – 10:30am

Congratulations to Ava Mills (Yr 10) & Charlotte Horton (Yr 10) who began their Metro League Netball seasons last week, Ava playing for Northern Suburbs Netball Association and Charlotte for Kur-ring-gai Netball Association.

Rowing

Thank you all for the wonderful presentation dinner this week, and a huge thank you to both Jane Rogers and Erica Bongarzoni for pulling the event together.

If you would like to have another view of the outstanding rowing video pulled together by two of the Yr12 students, please find it at the following link.

James Petering
Director of Rowing

Rugby

Please see Rugby details for the upcoming holidays sessions that will be on offer to the Rugby program. 

Please confirm your attendance throughout the Rugby Holiday Workshop form. 

Holidays Week 1:

Thursday 13 April – 9:00am – 11:00am – Junior School Oval
Friday 14 April – 9:00am – 11:00am – Junior School Oval
Friday 14 April:  12:00pm – 2:00pm Opens Squad only – Team Building Workshop 

Holidays Week 1:

Monday 17 April – 8:00am – 9:00am (Forwards) – Junior School Oval 
Monday 17 April – 9:00am – 10:00am (Backs) – Junior School Oval 
Tuesday 18 April – 11:00am – 12:30pm – Redlands Fitness Centre 
Tuesday 18 April – 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Undercroft (tackle technique & contact work)
Wednesday 19 April – 11:00am – 12:30pm – Redlands Fitness Centre 
Wednesday 19 April – 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Undercroft (tackle technique & contact work)
Monday 24th April – (Opens session only) – 8:00am – 9:30am – Junior School Oval   

Touch Football: Beach Touch

Last Friday selected students were invited to participate in Beach Touch Gala Day. 

These students enjoyed a brilliant day of competition with our Junior Boys and Senior girls being crowned champions. 

Congratulations to all those who participated! 

Looking ahead:

Wednesday morning optional high performance trainings. These sessions are run by our A/1sts coaches to help upskill in the offseason. If you are interested in joining these sessions, email jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au for more information. 

If you are interested in playing Winter Representative touch outside of school, email jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au for more information. 

We have plans for mixed Gala Day participation in Term 2. (Yrs 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 teams)

Water Polo

Please note there is No training this week.

Term 2, GAMES BEGIN!

• OPENS (Yr 10-12) will commence on Friday 28 April 2023
• INTERMEDIATES (Yr 7-9) will commence on Monday 1 May 2023

Reminder:

All players will be required to register with the Northern Beaches Water Polo Academy as a RETURNING MEMBER if they played last year or a NEW MEMBER if they are new to the Northern Beaches Water Polo Academy membership – Registration – Northern Beaches Water Polo Academy – revolutioniseSPORT

General Sport Information

Wet Weather

While every effort will be made to provide alternative training options, if sport needs to be cancelled due to wet weather a notification will be posted on the Redlands Sport Twitter page (@RedlandsSport) and an email will be sent out to both students and parents. This includes morning & afternoon training along with weekend fixtures.

Thursday afternoon sport training– wet weather arrangements (Year 8-12)
Students in Year 8-12 who are dismissed at the end of Period 5 are required to go directly home. 
Thursday afternoon sport training – wet weather arrangements (Year 7)
In the event that year 7 sport is cancelled on Thursday afternoon, students will remain at school until 3.20pm and participate in sport-based activities.

Fixtures

All student training and fixture details will be available to families under My Schedule on Redlands Pulse. Additionally, 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 Redlands Pulse Friday afternoon to ensure you have the latest 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. 

Sport Absences

Parents are required to send an email to the appropriate Sports administrator prior to missing any training session asking for their son/daughter to be excused 

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

Injured students are required to attend all training sessions and Saturday fixtures

Failure to do any of the above will jeopardise a student’s eligibility for Colours, Pockets, and Awards & result in school disciplinary action

Please refer to the Student Planner 2023 for full details on requirements for participating in a Representative Sport.

Winter Sport – Key Contacts