Secondary Sport
redlands Rhino – Weekly Fixtures
Please note: Redlands Rhino has the most up-to-date weekly fixtures. This is uploaded every Tuesday afternoon at 4.00pm. Please ensure you check this with regards to game times, venues and oppositions.
Head of Secondary Sport
The importance of breakfast cannot be overstated, a vital tool for all students and athletes looking to start their day off on the best foot possible. Breakfast’s importance is in its name itself, a way of breaking our fast overnight, it is the first chance for our bodies to take on nutrients that will not only help fuel our active life styles but also aid brain function, speed up metabolism and assist with cognitive focus.
Carbohydrates are essential for young developing athletes and students, providing much needed energy to get us through the day. Great options like oats and wholemeal toast can be combined with fresh fruits like bananas or blueberries to kickstart our day.
Protein is an essential nutrient for muscle growth and repair and can be found in a whole range of options to suit an active lifestyle on the go. Eggs on toast or an omelette will provide you with enough protein to get you through the first part of the day. Peanut butter is a great option either on its own on toast or combined into a smoothie or with fruit. When looking at spreads and jams, avoid any with too many additives or chemicals.
In line with this, the Canteen is now open for breakfast with a range of great options available. The Fitness Centre is open across all mornings during the week from 6.30am with students reminded that once on site, they are required to remain on school grounds.
Basketball
The 1sts Boys Basketball team competed in the ISA pre-season tournament on Saturday hosted by St Pius. They played against a mixture of schools from various divisions within the ISA Boys Basketball competition. An early win over Blue Mountains was a great start to the day, followed by an upset over one of the top ranked Division 1 teams, Central Coast. Next up was a tough loss against a very strong St Augustine’s side, but the boys bounced right back for two more wins over Oxley and St Spyridon. The final game of the day was against St Pat’s which finished with a 22-22 draw. With only one loss for the day and a 4th placed finish overall, it was a great result against some of the powerhouses in Division 1 Boys Basketball.
The 1sts and 2nds Girls both competed in the ISA pre-season shootout at Sydney University on Saturday. The 2nds played their first game against SACS, coming away with a great win against a team that they will face again in Round 1 of the season. Despite missing a few players, the 2nds were extremely competitive against some of the top Division 1 schools. The 1sts played against Barker and had a convincing win. The following two games against Oxley and Blue Mountains saw improvements in each game. Finishing top of their pool, the cross-over for the Grand Final was against last year’s champions, Central Coast. CCGS had an early lead in the game but some stellar defensive plays forced Central Coast into consecutive turnovers. The ability to convert these turnovers into points saw our girls gain momentum at the right time and hold the lead for the remainder of the game, winning the overall Pre-Season Shootout Shield for the first time since 2014 (pictured at top).
Round 1 of the Basketball season will be held this Saturday. A reminder for all players and parents to check the Redlands Rhino (available on Redlands Pulse) for their game time. We ask that all players arrive at the venue 45 minutes prior to the start time indicated on the fixture.
Equestrian
Congratulations to Yr 11 students Aanicka Grant and Kodi Tupper on their recent Equestrian achievements. In the holidays, Annicka represented NSW at the National Interschool Championships at Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park, placing 5th overall in the 1 metre showjumping. Last week, competing against the best U18 showjumpers in the state at the NSW/ACT Showjumping Championships in Canberra, Aanicka qualified for the 1.30 metre Junior Final, her second only time jumping at this height.
On 13 October, Kodi competed in the Alexander Park Dressage Championship and Regional Festival Competition, winning her Prix St George class and being awarded the Large Youth Tour Champion for the event. Last week at the Australian Dressage Championships at Sydney International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park, Kodi competed in the international CDI-Y classes for 16-21Y Prix St George riders, and placed 8th in the CDI-Y Championship and 7th in the CDI-Y Freestyle in a field of Australia’s top young dressage riders.
Indoor Hockey
Congratulations to Eloise Trueman (Yr 8) who played with the NSW U15 Indoor Hockey team at the State Championships. Despite the results, Eloise and her team had a lot of fun and very much enjoyed the weekend’s competition.
Netball
There will be a Friends of Netball AGM on Monday 4 November at 6:00pm in L1.2. If you would like to join the Friends of Netball Committee, please come along. If you are unable to attend the meeting but are interested in joining the FoN, please email Mr Cameron Ellis.
Rowing
The Rowing students have settled into the new schedule for Term 4, especially with the introduction of the morning on water training once a week for our Yrs 7 and 8 students. Our Juniors completed their first 1000m ergo test for the season on the rowing machine while our Senior students complete their own ergo testing over the longer 2000m distance this week. So far it has been very encouraging how many students have already set new personal best times, it shows just how effective the Term 3 and holiday training was.
This weekend, Saturday morning will see many of our students attend their first regatta of the season with the Mosman Middle Harbour Time Trial, while both of our Girls and Boys 1sts crews will attend the NSW Institute of Sport Time Trial. Any student not racing will still have training that morning, all times and details have already been emailed to families.
Touch Football
The teams have now been placed on Redlands Pulse – Touch Football with the ISA Season draw also. Check the Redland Rhino each Tuesday evening to confirm their weekly fixtures.
We had a great day of trials matches on Saturday against St Andrew’s Cathedral School. Many playing in their first game of Touch Football showed some great skills so early in the season. Touch Football is a great sport and unique in the fact that there is a large mix of players across Year Groups in teams, fostering new friendships across the Year Groups.
This weekend sees our Senior 1sts, Senior 3rds, Junior As and Junior Bs heading to Orange for the Kinross Wolaroi School Gala Day. The bus will be departing from the Adams Centre at 6.45am. Each team will play two games in what will be a good test for all teams involved.
Our Senior 2nds, Senior 4ths, Junior Cs and Junior Ds will be at Macquarie University playing against Central Coast Grammar School. Games times and fields can be found on the Redland Rhino
Tennis
Saturday was the opening round of the NSTA Summer Tennis Competition, with students taking to the court for the first time this season. With 27 teams playing over the day it was great to see so many Redlands students enjoying themselves. A number of students played and umpired their first official tennis match. It was pleasing to see the teams assisting each other with umpiring and providing support and encouragement from the side line. Our 1sts and 2nds both had great wins over the weekend. Thank you to Emily and River for playing up. The rest of the results were a mixed bag, some hard-fought wins to some close losses. All students will have something they can ask their coach to work on at training this week. Please check the draw for the correct venue each week.
Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.