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As we move into the holiday break it is important to encourage everyone to stay active over the holiday breaks. We have a few holiday sessions in the works, with the Touch Football High Performance squad heading to the Gold Coast for the All School Touch Football Tournament, the Senior Rowers are heading to Berry as their preparation for the season ramps up, and the Basketball program is running some development sessions during the second week of the holidays. Whether it is with the school based programs or external, we encourage you all to stay active, heading to the park with some mates to throw the football around, or play some pick up basketball, even going for a run/walk, keeping that active fitness will set everyone up for a great start to the winter season.

During the holidays we can often see ourselves guilty of falling into a sedentary lifestyle with increased screen time and less structured activity, staying active will help counter this. Staying active ensures we can retain our conditioning, preventing a drop in performance when we return to Term 4. 

For those looking to get started on their exam preparation, regular activity enhances brain function, improving memory and focus, which helps stay sharp for academic tasks. It is also proven to reduce stress, anxiety and symptoms of depression, by remaining active we release endorphins, improving mood and increasing energy which can positively impact our overall well being.

We are wishing you all a safe and enjoyable holiday break, and look forward to Term 4 with the summer season starting and lots to look forward to! best of luck to the Year 12 students for their upcoming exams!

‘Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a part of who you become’

David Goggins

Athletics

On Tuesday, Redlands had 23 athletes compete at the NSW CIS Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park. Below are the highlights from the event:

• Ari Abe-Apostolou delivered a standout performance in the 12-Over Para athlete Shot Put and Discus, securing 3rd place with a distance of 3.34m in the Shotput and 3^rd place in the Discus with a personal best throw of 6.60m.
• The Open Girls 4x100m Relay team, consisting of Lauren Dower, Amynta Field, Jemima Hugman, and Chloe Scamps, achieved a swift time of 55.85, finishing 2nd in their heat.
• Landon Mansell ran a big 2 second PB in his heat of the 16 boys 400m (56.29) to take the win.
• In the 15 Girls events, Ava Atkinson competed in the High Jump and 200m, finishing 5th in the High Jump with a 1.45m clearance and placing 8th in the 200m.
• In the longer-distance track events, Eddie Callaghan ran in the 12 Boys 800m and completed the race in 2:53.10, earning 11th place. Finn Gurney, running the 14 Boys 800m, crossed the line with a time of 2:19.21, placing 8th. Max Perry achieved a PB in the 17 Boys 1500m, finishing 6th with a time of 4:38. Annabel Hwang also gave her 1500m everything, finishing in 11^th
• Jet Gwilliam ran a solid race in the 17 Boys 400m, finishing 7th with a PB time of 55.66, while Charles Hargraves placed 8th in the 16 Boys 200m, clocking in at 24.21.
• In field events, Le Shyan Chua placed 4th in the 15 Girls Javelin with an impressive throw of 25.00m, and Hayden McLeod secured 5th place in the 16 Boys High Jump with a 1.80m clearance. Megan Kirkpatrick earned 7th in both the 17 Girls Shot Put and Discus events, while Eva Simpson threw personal bests in the 14 years girls Shot Put and Elizabeth Whelan proved her strength also in the shot put.
• Other notable achievements included Amber Kusano’s strong performance in the 16 Girls 800m and 400m races, placing 7th and 6th respectively. Chloe Scamps also cleared 1.45m in the 16 Girls High Jump to finish 10th, and Niamh McDonald ran a PB of 16.09 in the 13 Girls 90m Hurdles, placing 3rd in her heat. Kirrily Stone also had a strong jump in the High Jump clearing 1.25m to jump 8cm higher than the ISA Carnival.
• Alexia van der Merwe, Lily Musgrave Kresa and Chloe Scamps also had strong jumps in the High Jump, all finishing in the top 10.

Congratulations to all the athletes who represented Redlands with determination and sportsmanship at the CIS Athletics Championships. Best of luck to all of the Redlands team competing at this weekend’s NSW All Schools Athletics Championships.

Mosman Athletics invite you to join our 2024/2025 Athletics season.

REGISTER TODAY and get your friends there too!

We have updated our training program this year to respond to the needs of secondary school athletes and now offer a Senior training squad where you choose which track and field event(s) you want to train.

This event-based training caters for the needs of our emerging and competitive athletes who wish to learn or improve their athletics skills while also keeping fit in a relaxed peer group environment.

Our professional accredited coaches provide training suitable to all participants’ skill levels, from beginners to State and National level competition athletes.

Mosman Athletics Senior session operates on Monday evenings from 7.15pm to 8.15pm at Balmoral Oval in Mosman.

This squad is ideal for athletes born 2006 to 2010.

Training events offered include sprints, middle and long distance, long jump, high jump, discus and shot put. Other events such as hurdles, triple jump and javelin may be offered based on interest.

Senior athletes use the Event Selection form provided with their registration confirmation email to select their preferred one or two events for training.

The season runs on Mondays from 14 October 2024 to 24 March 2025, with a holiday/new year break in mid December to mid January.

Our Program for 13s and 14s Athletes

We run a Junior’s training session for athletes 10s to 14s (born 2011 to 2015) on Monday evenings from 5.50pm to 7.15pm. Our training rotations allow athletes to try different track and field events to build their skills and capabilities. It’s a fantastic way to get ready for school athletics carnivals and explore the events where athletes wish to develop further or specialise in as they continue their athletics journey.

Throughout the year we also offer additional training opportunities with holiday athletics camps and winter training.

Register Today

Questions?

Please contact the Registrar at mosmanlaregistrar@gmail.com.

Fitness Centre

Term Wrap Up

Since the start of Summer Sport, the Fitness Centre has seen over 165 Students each week between Open Gym and Rep Sport Sessions.

It has been an exciting time in the Fitness Centre space with new initiatives, new equipment and programs for students.

Students are provided with the opportunity to be more autonomous in their programs, goal set and work with a Strength and Conditioning Coach in the Fitness Centre to help formulate a program that aligns with the structure and LTAD framework of the Fitness Centre, whilst supporting their individual goals and ambitions.

We encourage all students to come down and give the Fitness Centre a try. Summer Sport Open Gym will continue into Term 4, so for any students who are interested in attending the Open Gym in Term 4, please sign up on clipboard via the Fitness Centre Page on Pulse.

Holiday Session in the Fitness Centre

There will be no sessions during Term break due to refurbishment of the Fitness Centre

Rowing

Spring Holiday Optional Sessions

With the holidays drawing near, our holiday optional sessions are too.

Senior Rowing

Please find attached the information letter for all holiday sessions and the link to the sign-up sheet for said sessions. The RSVP date for your training availability on Wednesday September 25 at 9:00PM.

Let me know if you have any issues with this, and I look forward to the training ahead.

Junior Rowing

Please find attached the information letter for all holiday sessions and the link to the sign-up sheet for said sessions. The RSVP date for your training availability on Wednesday September 25 at 9:00PM.

Let me know if you have any issues with this, and I look forward to the training ahead.

Cameron Butler  
Rowing Head Coach 

Sailing

Holiday Sailing sessions

Sailing students are able to sign up for Holiday sessions.

Snowsports

• Snowsports Photos – Senior School | 25 October 2024 Recess 10.10am Fahl Garden
• Snowsports Photos – K-6 | 25 October 2024 Lunch 1.00pm Dunnet Hall

The 2025 Redlands Cup has been scheduled for Sunday 13 July 2025.

Tennis

2024 Redlands Cup – Tennis Competition

We are opening up the 2024 Redlands Cup Tennis entries for students. In 2024 we will be hosting the 2024 Redlands Cup across:

• Saturday 14 September (Round Fixtures)
• Saturday 21 September (Round Fixtures & Finals)

The Redlands Cup is a knockout tournament with the draw created for the following competitions:

• Senior Singles (Yr 10-12)
• Junior Singles (Yr 7-8)

This tournament is open to all students who have competed in Summer and/or Winter Tennis.

Shout Out

Louis won the under 14 year boys match play singles title at the Bathurst Spring Open and Junior competition over the weekend.  

He played in total 16 matches over the tournament. 

Well done Louis!

Touch Football

Achievements

Our incoming Touch captain Sam Wightwick is currently in Coffs Harbour playing for the NSW CIS team in the National Youth Championships. We wish her the best of luck, the school community is incredibly proud of her achievements in making this team.

The tournament is live streamed on Kayo, find the schedule to follow along here.

Members of our Girls High performance squad are off to Queensland these holidays to compete in the National All schools tournament. We wish the following girls good luck for their tour:

• Alexia van der Merwe
• Amelie Dewar
• Amynta Field
• Aneke Golowenko
• Belle Monty
• Elodie Melvin
• Emma Morris
• Katherine Lam
• Maya Turton
• Mia Phipps
• Ruby Wood
• Sam Wightwick
• Sarah Zeppel

Holidays

Open skill sessions will be offered during these upcoming holidays, on Wednesday 9 October and Friday 11 October. To confirm attendance students will need to register through this link.

Please note the proposed Beach Touch tournament for the upcoming holidays will not go ahead, this will be revisited in Term 4!

Further opportunity to play

Representative pathways to play outside of school are just beginning their season. If you are interested in developing your play at the next level, please email so that you can be connected to your nearest club.

Returning in Term 4

Students will return to training for the first week back. During the holidays, student training schedules will be updated as well as fixtures for the season, be sure to check this upon school return.

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.
• Students must wear trainer style sneakers that are preferably white with non-marking soles. It is part of our shared responsibility to ensure that students wear footwear that aligns with the activity to be undertaken. High top sneakers, Vans, Converse etc. are not appropriate for School Sport.

Saturday Sport Absences

• Parents are required to log an absence via the Sports Absence Form available on Redlands Pulse – Secondary School Sport (under ‘Quick Links’ prior to missing any training session or weekly fixture.
• 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 and result in school disciplinary action.
• Please refer to the Student Planner 2024 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.

Wet 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.

Redlands Concussion Protocols and Updates

Following the publication of the AIS Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport, the School has released a new Concussion Procedure along with a Concussion Referral and Clearance Form and a Graduated Return to Sport Framework. These documents can be found on Redlands Pulse and are linked below:

• Concussion Procedure
• Concussion Referral and Clearance Form
• Graduated Return to Sport Framework

In addition, we have published a Concussion Information Sheet which summarises how concussion is managed and the pathway a student must follow to return to competition.

• Concussion Information Sheet

Key points include:

• recognising red flag signs or symptoms of concussion (call 000 immediately)
• a student suspected of concussion must follow the graduated return to sport framework before they can return to competition
• a parent/carer is now required to take their child to a healthcare practitioner within 72 hours of the incident for the initial consult and again after 14 days symptom-free (at rest) before the resumption of contact training

Please read the procedure and if you have any queries on how a student will be managed following a suspected concussion, feel free to reach out to the designated Concussion Officer for each campus.

The following staff members have been designated as the Concussion Officer for each campus:

• Ms Mia Lundquist (Secondary School)
• Mr Eddy Atkins (High Country Campus)

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 2022-24 >> select your sport

Password (redlands2024) 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 the Melba Studios website, Select the ‘Schools’ icon. The password for access is winnie.

Summer Sport – Key Contacts