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As we prepare for Term 4 it is important to remind students that maintaining commitments to school cocurricular activities is essential for all students as it prepares them for tertiary education and future employment in several ways:

• Time Management – Balancing academics with co-curricular commitments teaches students how to prioritise tasks and manage their time effectively. This is a key skill for university life, where students face increased academic demands and greater freedom in structuring their schedules.
• Teamwork and Collaboration – Participating in group activities like sports, clubs or artistic performances fosters collaboration and teamwork. This builds interpersonal skills, which are critical in both group projects and professional environments that require working with diverse teams.
• Resilience and Perseverance – Commitment to a long-term cocurricular activity, especially when faced with challenges, teaches perseverance. This builds resilience, which is highly valued in both academic and professional contexts, where setbacks are common but persistence leads to success.
• Commitment and Accountability – Staying engaged in cocurriculars demonstrates a student’s commitment and accountability—traits that are important in their future, where self-driven work is common, and in employment, where reliability and commitment to projects are crucial.

By consistently engaging in cocurricular activities, students set themselves apart as disciplined, well-rounded individuals who are prepared for the next steps in their academic and professional journeys.

We are very much looking forward to the official start of the ISA Summer Season this weekend, please find attached the fixtures for this weekend.

Please note: student calendars will have the most up-to-date fixtures.

Please ensure you allow for Saturday traffic to get to your venues at least 30 minutes prior to your fixture starting.

Player Expectations

• All Players are expected to behave in accordance of the:
  • Redlands Secondary School Code of Conduct
  • ISA Code of Conduct
• Any breach of the Redlands Secondary School Code of Conduct and/or the ISA Code of Conduct will be followed up in line with the Redlands School Disciplinary Policy.
• All of the Redlands Players are to be respectful and polite in all communication with coaches, staff and teammates.

Player Communication

• Players are expected to communicate with the Sports Department with regards to all injuries, absences and illness
• Please do not pass a message onto to Sports Department through your teammates/friends
• Any absences from trainings or matches need to be complete via the Sport Absence Form (located in Quick Links)

Match Day

• All teams are to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their fixture.
• All teams are to arrive at their fixture in full Redlands Sport/Playing uniform.
• Support fellow teammates, teams, opposition players
• Play every game to the best of your ability, for Redlands, for your teammates and for yourself.

Wet Weather

• All wet weather/training modifications will be made through the Redlands App, all students, parents/carers should download the Redlands app adding their specific sports for real time notifications.
• Morning Training/Fixtures – Our morning training is on astroturf, so wet weather calls are highly unlikely. In extreme conditions, a call will be made around 6am, we will try to communicate any changes as soon as possible, if in doubt please assume training is still on.

‘Pressure is a privilege. It means you’re doing something worthwhile.’

Daniel Ricciardo

Redlands Secondary Sports Calendar

• Friday 25 October – Snowsports photos (Lang Gym – 10.10am)
• Saturday 26 October – Summer ISA Round 1
• Saturday 2 November – Rowing Newcastle Regatta
• Saturday 2 November – Summer ISA Round 2

Basketball

Round 1 this weekend!!  Good luck this weekend and thank you for your hard work at training.

Can’t wait to see Redlands Blue and Gold on the courts and supporters on the sidelines this weekend. We have out A line at Oakhill all day. This will be a very tough start to the season and I know you will all embrace the challenge and put forward your best effort.

All venues and game times are on Pulse.

Good luck. Let’s go Rhinos!!

Simon Gleeson

Rowing

Students have continued their strong training into Week 2, with some of the early testing already yielding PBs from students that have had consistency in their training.

Over the next few weeks we will be preparing for the first regatta of the season with the Newcastle Grammar School regatta held on Sat 2 November. Students will race in a range of crews and boat types at this regatta before having a more formal crew selection process leading into the other Term 4 regattas. Regatta information that includes a timetable, race draw, crew lists and more is typically available the Wednesday prior to Saturday racing.

Term 4 Regattas

• Saturday 2 November: Newcastle Grammar School (Berry Park)
• Saturday 16 November: All Schools Regatta (Penrith)
• Saturday 30 November: Sydney Girls High Regatta (Penrith)

Last weekend the Friends of Rowing manned the Rowing tent at the Festival of Redlands where they had a number of rowing machines in action with all ages from Year 2 through to parents having a go.

A special thanks to the students that assisted with Friends of Rowing:

• Anoushka Lee
• Lily Wainberg
• Lachlan McKay
• James Collyer
• Toby Anderson
• Henry Dobson
• Frankie Richardson
• Katie Budden
• Gus O’Sullivan
• Sebastian Salz

Sailing

Coaches Jameson, Aiden and Mitch have conducted several productive sessions with the Pacers & Elliots, benefiting from a variety of conditions that have allowed for effective training. Over the past week, the Pacer students engaged in a range of activities: on Tuesday, they practiced fleet racing starts and sailed around the entire course; on Thursday, they focused on heavy wind upwind sailing and participated in team racing drills, including start practice; and on Saturday, they worked on mark trap drills to enhance their tactical skills by learning to slow down other boats while positioning their teammates ahead, followed by team racing around a full course. Just yesterday, the Elliot students were back on the water, many of whom are new to sailing, so the focus was on building their confidence and mastering the basics. In the upcoming sessions on Thursday and Saturday, the coaches aim to further improve the sailors’ skills and knowledge, giving more experienced sailors additional responsibilities.

Snowsports

Friday 25 October

• Snowsports Photos – Secondary School |  Recess 10.10am LANG GYM
• Snowsports Photos – K-6 |  Lunch 1.00pm Dunnet Hall
• The 2025 Redlands Cup has been scheduled for Sunday 13 July 2025.

Tennis

The Redlands Cup was played last Saturday at Mosman Lawn Tennis Club with a fantastic entry by students and great parent support.

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

• Senior Boys Singles (Yr 10-12)
• Junior Boys Singles (Yr 7-9)
• Open Girls Singles

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

Max Byron, the new Tennis Captain, leading by example, won the Senior Boys Singles 6-1 in the Final against Zach Ressas.

The Junior Boys Singles was a closely fought competition with a large number of entries, highlighting the strength of the Junior Boys coming through.

The semi finals were close matches with Anay Mishra Mall beating Bowen Shiao 6-1, and Regan Vom beating Jonathan O’Carrigan 6-1.  Anay won the Junior Boys Singles 6-3 in the Final against Regan.

It was great to see the launch of the Open Girls Singles competition this year, and exciting to see Angel Edwards in Year 7 winning the title 6-3 against Jessica Lee.

This will be a growing event showing the number and strength of female students now playing Tennis.

The Redlands Cup was a great launch to the new Summer Tennis Season ahead with the Inter School Competition starting this Saturday.

We are looking forward to a great summer of tennis – good luck to all students this Saturday!

Touch Football

As per Pulse News, Games begin this Saturday 26 October.

Student Calendars and Pulse link to fixtures will display game times. 

To note regarding this weeks game, some girls teams are part of the gala day format, so will be 25 minute round robin games (if more than one fixture). Otherwise games are the standard 2x 20 minute halves. 

We encourage all players to support other teams within the program where possible this season. This Saturday our girls teams are participating in a gala day at home, lots of Redlands games to support!

For fixtures:

• Students need to arrive 30 minutes prior to their start time when own travel is required to venue.
• For bus travel fixtures, students are expected to travel on school provided busses. If students are planning on travelling with family to the away games email notice to Jparsonage@redlands.nsw.edu.au is required by 8am Friday of that week. 
• All absences need to be informed. Please ensure the parent/ carer logs an absence via the ABSENCE button in PULSE. *Please note that unexplained absences from a training session or match will result in School Disciplinary Action.

 Please see below for reminders.

• Redlands sport shorts and an athletics singlet (or Redlands sports polo) to play in.
• A Redlands hat for sun protection during training and games is encouraged.
• Bring plenty of water for games.  

Jordan Parsonage 

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