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Leadership in teenagers is a vital aspect of their personal development. It’s during adolescence that individuals begin to shape their values, character and the ability to influence those around them. Setting a good example, especially during training or in any group setting, is a powerful way for teenagers to exercise positive leadership. 

First and foremost, teenagers are highly impressionable, and they often look up to their peers and mentors. When a teenager consistently demonstrates commitment, discipline and a positive attitude in a training environment, it naturally inspires those around them. This not only fosters a culture of excellence but also encourages their peers to strive for similar qualities. 

Leading by example teaches teenagers the importance of accountability and responsibility. It reinforces the idea that leadership is not about merely giving orders but about being a role model who embodies the values and behaviours they wish to see in others. it instills a sense of integrity and ethical conduct, which are crucial components of effective leadership.

Ultimately, the influence of setting a good example during training and games extends far beyond the realms of just training and games. It equips teenagers with essential life skills and values that will serve them well in various aspects of their future, helping them become responsible, principled and effective leaders in their communities and beyond. 

‘If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for better days to come’

– Unknown Japanese Legend

Wet Weather 

We have been lucky enough to have a relatively dry winter and to start the summer season, we use a number of fields that are multi-purpose and all weather. Unless communicated differently or in the morning of the session (via Redlands Pulse & Clipboard), all training sessions are to be deemed ‘on’. Students should bring with them a change of Redlands Sport Uniform (Thursdays only) or their school uniform (Tuesday) if there are light showers during training. 

Basketball 

A fantastic start to the 2023/2024 basketball season on Saturday saw many hard fought games across several venues with some very closely fought, mixed results.

Girls

Our 1sts Girls had a bye in Week 1. There were 5 games played from 2nds through to Junior C girls.

Our Junior A Girls (21-19) and B girls (23-21) both played Blue Mountains Grammar School and had close 2 point wins, while our Junior C girls lost to St Spyridon by a point (21-22).

Our 2nds were beaten by Central Coast, and our 3rds had a 2 point win over St Spyridons (41-36).

Team of the Week:

• Lily Conyers – Hustle and energy
• Clem Leroux – Leadership and energy
• Roman Jackson – Transition offence and team support
• Ivy Flatman – Hustle and effort
• Jove Hazell – Disciplined defence

Boys

Round 1 saw our boys take on St Pats, Oakhill and St Augustine’s with mixed results.

There were some excellent efforts from some of our Junior Boys. 

Our 1sts Boys went down to St Pats 60-70 while we had some positive wins In the U15s.

Team of the Week:

• Harry Winder – Composure
• Felix Eade – Lock down defence
• Mackenzie Willis – Energy and effort
• Aaron Hayford – Hustle and determination
• Byron Mills – Defensive hustle

Simon Gleeson
Director of Basketball 

Sport Absentee Form

There is a new process for sports absences, this includes absences from trainings and games. Parents must register absences through one of the following paths (noting this is a different form to when students are absent from school):

• Redlands Pulse (under activities)
• Redlands App (under schedule)

A reminder that attendance at all training sessions and fixtures is compulsory for students registered for basketball. Please see the disciplinary steps below:

• First unexplained absence: lunchtime detention
• Second unexplained absence: Friday after school detention
• Third unexplained absence: Saturday detention (bench duty for home games) 

Wishing all of our Basketball students good luck in the first round of the season on Saturday! 

Simon Gleeson
Director of Basketball 

Fitness Centre

As we enter our new program in the Fitness Centre, we encourage all students to come along and try, get a program and actively participate in a range of sessions that focus on individual development with the support of the Redlands Fitness Staff.

A reminder for students attending the morning gym sessions;
Year 9-12 Session times start at 6:30am with 6:45am as the latest Arrival Time. 

Year 7/8 Session start time is 7:10am.

Students are to wear full Redlands Sports Uniform:

• School Sport Shorts
• Redlands Sports Polo or Redlands Sports Jersey
• Appropriate Footwear – Closed in shoes (No Crocs)
• Late arrival may result in students unable to participate. 

Mia Lundquist
Director of Strength and Conditioning

Rowing

Over the weekend the Rowing program attended the Newcastle Grammar School Regatta held in Berry Park, our first regatta for the season. Year 7 students kicked off the day racing in mixed gender crews with an older student in the boat with them as guidance for how to complete their first race.

All students had multiple racing opportunities across a range of events throughout the day against other coed schools such as Newcastle Grammar School, Hunter Valley Grammar School, Scone and Barker College along with a number of local rowing clubs.

We had some fantastic results from all Year Groups with 91 different crews racing in 21 events and 16 wins. The coaches and I are excited to see how students apply these lessons from their first regatta to training over the next few weeks leading into their next regatta on Sat 18 November.

First placed crews:

• Mix 4x+/-: Thomas Hooper, Jack Meek, Mikaela Sanger Larsson, Annabelle Hwang, Cox: Zara Naismith
• WU15 1x: Aurora Crennan
• WS1000 2x: Alice Haggman, Gabrielle Bernath
• WU17 4x+: Katherine Budden, Mila Osborn, Isobel Campbell, Alanah Winder, Cox: Leah Chung
• MU17 4x+: Archer Kerr, Thomas Hooper, Henry Dobson, Toby Anderson, Cox: Henry Preece
• WU15 4x+: Lilian Forsyth, Aurora Crennan, Livia (Liv) Goodland, Darcy Mennie, Cox: Alice Franceschi
• MU17 2x: Oscar Pearce, Thomas Hooper
• Mix 8+: Annabelle Harman, Isabella Crennan, Oscar Pearce, Connor Morrison, Thomas Whitney, Nicholas Tebbutt, Scarlett Thorp, Jemima Hugman, Cox: Carolina Pedro Inacio
• WU17 1x: Alanah Winder
• WU17 1x: Isobel Campbell
• WS1000 4x+: Abigail Cairns, Tahlia Stone, Georgia Grace, Emma Foley, Cox: Suri Hulsbosch
• WS1000 4x+: Genevieve Holt, Annabelle Harman, Hannah Riddington, Francesca Richardson, Cox: Lilian Chen
• WU16 2x: Katherine Budden [REDL], Juliette Mills [BARK]
• WU15 2x: Lila Soste, Isabella Solgaard
• MU17 1x: Jack Meek
• MU17 1x: Archer Kerr
• MU16 4x+: Beau Potter, Noah O’Keefe, Augustus (Gus) O’Sullivan, Samuel (Sam) Turton, Cox: Jack Feller

James Petering
Director of Rowing

Sailing

Week 2 of the Redlands Sailing program provided the sailors with further opportunity to build fundamental ­­racing and boat handling skills. Saturday in particular was a spectacular day out on Sydney Harbour and gave both squads a perfect chance to develop their roll tacking skills with the light wind. Towards the end of the session, they had to also manage “shifting gears” as they saw the start of the afternoon sea breeze. Progression continued towards our first regatta with drills catered towards high performance racing, with the Pacer squad learning about time on distance and how to position their boat to have advantageous race starts.

REMINDER: NO HAT, NO PLAY

Required Uniform: 

• To and from RSYS: Redland’s sports uniform.

• On-water: Redlands blue sports hat, Redlands white long sleeve sun shirt, board shorts/Redlands sports shorts, enclosed shoes (old runners,) spray jacket, sunscreen, towel and a jumper for after. 

If a sailor does not bring the required uniform and equipment to training, they will not be able to participate.

Sailing Redlands Cup – Saturday 18 November – 8am to 5pm 

We expect all Redlands Sailing students to be there.
Parents are welcome to come down and watch.

Danielle Steer
Sailing Administrator / Director of Snowsports 

Tennis

Redlands Tennis kicked off with the first round of TNB and NSTA competition last weekend with some great results across divisions. It has been great to see so many new players to the 8am NSTA division, as well as in the Development Squads at Lane Cove!

Please make sure to refer to this week’s player roster for any updates and Redlands Pulse or your Student Calendar for the draw for this weekend. Just to clarify, players in competition will need to wear their Redlands Tennis white polo for matches. Students in the Development Squad are welcome to wear their normal navy sports polo for Saturday sessions.

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

Touch Football

ISA Round 1: Wrap Up

For the first Saturday fixtures of the season, we secured many positive results with 5 wins and a draw across our 12 teams (one with a bye) 

Our coaches have all spoke highly about the sportsmanship on display throughout all games over the weekend. We cannot wait for the season to continue, friendships to blossom within teams and skill development to be displayed. 

Coaches have nominated the following players for stand out efforts for Round 1. 

Players of the week; 

• Hugo Scott 
• Sam Wightwick 
• Scarlett Illic 
• Olivia Price-Pontifex
• Angela Monty 
• Lexi Rowe
• Tara Ward
• Isla Anderson
• Amelia Rutland 
• Felix Shwabsky
• Duncan Black-Middlebrook 

Upcoming games for Round 2 have a handful of teams travelling by bus to their fixtures. Please read through your fixture details carefully. Goodluck for this Saturday. 

REMINDERS

New Absentee Form

If students are unable to attend their schedule fixtures/training sessions they need to complete the Redlands Sport Absentee Form, this can be found on either:

Redlands Pulse (under quick links) 

Redlands App (under activities) 

Students who are unable to make their scheduled Saturday fixture on the day need to provide a medical certificate. We ask that these forms are completed no later than 11:00am on Fridays. 

Jordan Parsonage
Director of Touch Football/Rugby 

General Sport Information

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. 

Saturday Sport Absences

• Parents are required to log an absence via Clipboard prior to missing any training session. 
• 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.

Bus Transport

When travelling on Redlands transport the Redlands school rules are in place and students should be always upholding the values of the school: 

• Have good behaviour, safe behaviour and appropriate language at all times.
• Follow the driver (and supervising staff) instructions at all times.
• Obey the transport rules and regulations at all times (seat belts must be worn at all times). 
• Leave the bus how they found it (no rubbish, no mess). 

Students who fail to meet the standards of the above will face school disciplinary action.

Summer Sport

A reminder that all key information for the season has been uploaded onto the Secondary School Sport page of Redlands Pulse, if you have any additional questions, please reach out to the appropriate Sports Administrator listed at the bottom of this page.

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.

Melba has finalised all photos taken of sport teams and co-curricular activities and they are now available for parents to view and purchase. Please visit  www.melbastudios.com.au  Select the ‘Schools’ icon. The password for access is winnie.

Concussion Protocols 

Parents & 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. 

Summer Sport – Key Contacts