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Charity Round Pink Sock Day

It is shaping up to be a great weekend of sport this weekend, we are encouraging all students and supporters to get out in numbers and support the Redlands teams this weekend. If you aren’t able to make it to the venues on Saturday I do encourage you to donate via the Redlands Charity – Pink Sock Day link, with all funds going to the Breast Cancer Netball Australia.

We will be putting on a supporter bus on Friday afternoon to take players and spectators to Macquarie University Sporting Fields, please register via the Spectator Bus link, the link will close on Friday at 10:00am.

On Friday evening Ynot? Crepes will be at Macquarie University selling a range of sweet and savoury crepes, they will be donating 50c for every crepe sold to the BCNA, so please ensure you are ready to fill up!

Balmoral Burn

This year, Redlands has three teams participating in Balmoral Burn to raise funds for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. The goal is to raise $1500.00 for the fundraiser.

Please join us supporting the Redlands team up at the finish line on Sunday 28 May!

There will be lots of activations across all sports on the weekend, so please get involved!

Staff Profile

Last week we heard from Locky Pryor about what sport meant to him growing up, this week we hear from Ms Jordy Parsonage. Jordy join the Redlands team back in 2019 coming on board as a Touch Football coach, throughout her time she has developed a strong rapport with the staff, students and wider Redlands Community. Jordy is now the Director of Touch Football & Rugby. Growing up Jordy was a leading athlete, part of the NSW Touch Football Pathway and also the Australian Rugby 7s program. Nowadays Jordy has many hats outside of Redlands, coaching the North Sydney Bears Tarsha Gale Cup (U19s), she was the Assistant Coach of the Mixed Australian U20s Touch Football team who recently won the Asian Cup, she also runs the Norths Bears Touch Football Association. We are extremely lucky and grateful to have someone of Jordy’s calibre at Redlands.

What sport was to me growing up? – Jordy Parsonage

I grew up with many frustrations around the limited options of sport I had available, I tried my hand in almost every sport available at school as I struggled to find ‘my thing’. I was lucky enough to encounter a few incredibly motivating coaches who challenged my way of thinking and encouraged me to chase sporting goals that I did not even believe pathways existed for. These coaches drove my interest to be a better athlete and human in general. “Good players, better people” quickly became a motto that I still carry with me today. 

I’ve taken so many of my learnings in sport and applied these into other experiences in life. I credit my ability to face adverse situations to my resilience built through sport. 

My pathway into touch footy and rugby opened up a world of possibilities for travel. I spent most of my Year 12 and early years at uni doing remote work while on Tours throughout Australia and across the world. The friendships I made through my teams/clubs are friendships that will last a lifetime. The pure enjoyment I have experienced through sport directed my career pathway and has resulted in me dedicating my life back to creating pathways for youth athletes so that they can find the positives in sport that I did. 

As the queen Serena Williams once said, “It doesn’t matter what your background is or where you come from, if you have dreams and goals, that’s all that matters.”

Staff Achievements – Renae Garlepp (nee. Camino)

A huge congratulations to Redlands Director of Basketball Renae Garlepp who was announced as the Australian Opals Assistant Coach for the upcoming Asia Cup. This is an amazing opportunity for Renae and we look forward to seeing the Opals compete in the competition from June 26 – July 2

“It’s not the number of hours you practice. It’s about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice”

Kobe Bryant

Cameron Ellis
Head of Secondary School Sport
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.

Concussion Protocols

Parents and Carers last week received an email containing the Redlands Concussion Protocols, which can also be found on the ‘Key Documents’ section of Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport. A reminder to all that these protocols are for both a return to school and a return to sport. Students who have a suspected concussion are asked to seek medical attention at their earliest convenience.

Athletics

The Redlands Secondary School Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 8 June, further information can be found on Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Athletic

Basketball

A massive congratulations to our Director of Basketball Coaching, Renae Garlepp, who has been appointed as an Assistant Coach for the Australian Opals side in the upcoming Asia Cup.

ISA Cross Country

It was a great day out at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre, yesterday for the ISA Cross Country Championships, there will be a full break down of individual results will be in next week’s Note Day.

As teams, Redlands performed strongly with some of our better results for many years!

• Junior Girls (U12-U14) – 4^th Place
• Inter Girls (U15 & U16) – 4^th Place
• Senior Girls (U17 & U18) – 1^st Place
• Overall Girls – 3^rd Place
• Junior Boys (U12-U14) – 4^th Place
• Inter Boys (U15 & U16) – 4^th Place
• Senior Boys (U17 & U18) – 5^th Place
• Overall Boys – 2^nd Place

Fitness Centre

A reminder that the Fitness Centre schedule is available on Redlands Pulse, it is great to see so many students participating in the Fitness Centre during the mornings and some afternoons. A reminder also that students who are using the gym, must change into their school uniform prior to Period 1 classes. Students who do not follow the Fitness Centre rules and requirements or the direction of the staff will be asked to leave the gym.

Football

It was a great round of Redlands Football in Round 4. Our Girls teams had some competitive games at Macquarie, while the majority of the Boys sides played against St Pius and finished with some fantastic results.  Congratulations to those who have been named in the team of the week for Round 4!

This Friday and Saturday we will be hosting the annual Redlands Pink Sock Charity Round, with the 1^st Boys and 1^st Girls playing under lights at Macquarie on Friday night, and the majority of our other teams playing at home on Saturday. Please purchase your pink socks from the uniform shop ahead of your game this weekend in support of the Breast Cancer Network Australia. We encourage students to arrive early or stay after their games to support this great cause and the other students within the Football program.

Hockey

In Round 4 our teams were up early on Saturday morning, travelling to Oxley College. It was a very tough game for the 1^st Girls, with a number of students unavailable, the game proved to be a tough match-up. It was a very skilful game from both side, however, sadly the girls went down 7-2 but we scored one amazing goal with Heidi running the ball all the way from half way to into the circle, passing it straight to Carolina who tapped it in. Our second goal was from a stroke, to which Abbie did an amazing flick. Very tough game but it was a great competitive game of hockey despite the final score line. Players of the match were Heidi, Noush, and Iona. 

The Junior Girls game was also a good game to watch, as both teams had good skill and technique. Emily scored a great goal by herself running it all the way to the circle. Our other goal was from Kate who did an amazing job connecting with Ava down the field. Players of the match were Amelia, Emily, and Kate. 

Best of luck to our Hockey teams this Saturday in our annual Pink Sock Charity Round supporting Breast Cancer Network Australia. With both teams hosting at Barker College we encourage our students to support each other and this great cause!

Snowsports

Don’t miss it:
Bookings closing this Friday 26 May for Snowsports racing events – Book Here

We would like to invite Redlands Community to Redlands Cup Dinner on Friday 7 July.

Danielle Steer
dsteer@redlands.nsw.edu.au

Tennis

This weekend will be our annual Pink Sock Day Redlands Charity Round! This year we will be supporting the Breast Cancer Network Australia, and we are encouraging all students to wear a touch of pink when playing on Saturday in support of this cause (students must wear their Redlands playing uniform). A reminder to all to order and collect Pink Socks from the Uniform Shop (they will also be available for purchase from the Fahl Garden on Friday). 

Please ensure you are reading the playing roster correctly this week as there has been many player movements and fixtures will be different to the ones displayed on your student calendar if you are substituting for another team.

Please contact Ms Caitlin Wong should you have any questions regarding Winter Tennis.

Water Polo

Players of the week as nominated by coaches:

• Senior boys:  Liam Batemyr
• Senior girls: Pippi Skidmore & Lara Farell
• Inter boys:  Thomas Beaty 
• Inter girls: Freja Nixey

Looking ahead: 

Fixtures how now been shared for the next few rounds, students’ calendar should reflect this. 

You can also bookmark the season draw through this link.

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