Secondary Sport
School Sport is Still Alive!
As you would be aware we have made the decision to cease interschool winter sport activities based on the advice from NSW Health. As communicated by our relevant Sport Administrators we will be continuing with internal school fixtures and trainings where possible and will begin to transition to our summer rep and non-rep sports over the coming weeks.
We did not make this decision lightly, and the current COVID environment has meant we had little choice. On the upside, this decision has shone a light on the importance and value we place on sport within our school community. Sport carries significant benefits for not just our physical health but also social cohesion, mental health and emotional wellbeing. All attributes of a Redlands education that are highly valued within our school community and more broadly in society. It is for this reason many families will be aware that some club or community based sporting programs are continuing. This is because these sport programs provide a huge amount of value to the local and state economy, not just in financial terms but the opportunity cost of community connection and mental health. These tough decisions and actions have made it very clear that sport in Australian society is much more than taking high flying marks, kicking winning goals and scoring game winning tries. Sport is about mothers talking to each other on the side line sharing tips about parenting teens, the conversations a father has with a son on the way to a rugby match in the car, a mother sharing an inspiring story about the first time she played netball as a young girl, it is about volunteers helping set up tents and cook the BBQ for their clubs, not because they have to, but because they want to contribute to the local community they are a part of. It is the brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents, teachers, coaches, umpires, friends, mums and dads who live in a community coming together to enjoy each others company through the unity of sport. A connection which holds a deep seeded sense of value greater than the competition itself. Sport is a vital part of our social fabric and will remain so now and into the future.
We will continue to offer sport to inspire our students to achieve life readiness, albeit in a different format and under certain conditions. For we know and are extremely passionate about its value to your sons, daughters and our school community.
Sport Updates
Please refer to Redlands Pulse for a full list of details related to changes and cancellations to sport as well as an up to date fixture list for this weekend.
Sports staff will contact relevant students and parents with information relating to Summer sport registrations. Summer sport trainings and trials are scheduled to commence in Week 7, commencing Thursday 3 September.
AFL
Boys
Redlands Bs faced a tough St Ignatius outfit on Saturday. It was clear from the start that the boys from St Ignatius had turned up ready for a hard, competitive game, something all Redlands AFL teams need to embrace. After a slow first quarter, the Redlands boys worked into the contest and battled hard for the remaining three quarters to ensure St Ignatius had to work hard for their win. Persistence throughout the last quarter allowed for some late goals which provided the boys with some reward for their effort.
Redlands As came up against St Patricks for the second time this season. From the outset, our midfield asserted their authority on the contest and were able to give Redlands a clear advantage moving the ball forward. It was a true team performance that saw all players have solid contributions to the four goal win. Special mention to the following boys who ended up playing in both games and tried hard all day in challenging conditions: Fletcher, Sam, Alex, Krishna, Harrison, Andrew, and Owen
Girls
It was another tough day for our girls against a well organised and experienced opposition. Despite the end result, the coaches could not fault the effort from our girls who tried hard throughout the four quarters and really started to implement some of the key concepts that the coaches have been communicating during training. It was impressive to watch all girls remain really positive throughout the game and finish the day with a smile on their face. Well done girls.
Football
Boys
It was a tough day out at St Patrick’s College for most of our Football teams, with St Pats proving again they are a dominant force in Division 1 Football. The 1st XI continue to improve each week and, despite going down 0-2, looked much the better of the two sides. The 2nd XI had a tough 2-5 loss, after going down by two to start the game. They did well to claw back into it. The 16As had a great match at home to St Pius X, with both teams trading goals and the match finishing 2-2. The 15As had a narrow 0-1 loss to St Pats. The 15Bs had a tough 0-3 loss. A huge thank you to those boys who played both the A and B match on Saturday. The 14As had been working hard this season with some strong wins, but St Pats proved too strong on Saturday. The 13s have been impressing all this season with some dominent wins the last few weeks however, unfortunately the As went down 2-3 and the Bs went down 1-4.
Football – Girls
The 1sts played against Barker in another Grand Final re-match. Redlands were looking for some redemption after a 3-1 loss to Barker in the first game of the season. In the first half, the Redlands girls were able to create some fantastic opportunities, however were unable to convert. Their great defensive pressure held Barker scoreless at half time. Early in the second half Barker were able to create an opportunity for a header from a corner kick, scoring the first goal of the game. Shortly after Redlands were able to add a goal of their own, levelling the game 1-1. With less than 15 minutes to play, both teams were unable to add any additional goals to their tally, finishing the game 1-1.
The 2nds played against St Paul’s 1sts in what was expected to be a close game. The girls played some great football in the first half, showing week after week that they can compete with the 1sts teams. With a great first half, the team was in a great position moving into the second half of the game finishing with a 3-2 win.
The final match of the day was the Junior As, playing against St Paul’s Junior A team. Dominating possession from the start of the game, the girls were in great form, showing once again that the future of Redlands Football is very exciting. The team were able to create great opportunities on the offensive and the defensive ends making it very tough for St Paul’s. Finishing with a 3-0 win, it was a great day for the Redlands Girls Football program.
Hockey
The Juniors played against Barker with a tense start to the game, it was a 2-1 lead to Barker early in the game. A fantastic team effort saw stellar performances from all players and Redlands were able to add a few more goals to their tally. With multiple goal scorers and fantastic defence, the team managed to hold Barker at two goals for the game. Scoring an additional six of their own, the game finished with a 7-2 win for the Redlands Juniors.
Netball
ISA
Our 1sts played a closely fought match on Saturday against St Paul’s Grammar School. With scores even after both the first and second quarter, our girls broke away in the third quarter, implementing some excellent structured plays to secure a dominant lead going into the fourth quarter. St Paul’s produced some good passages of play in the final quarter bringing the scores closer again, but our girls held strong to take the win 57-55.
NSNA
Congratulations to our 8A and 8B teams who had dominant wins over Loreto and Rangers respectively. Well done also to our 7C team who had an excellent win against WGHS. All our NSNA teams have played impressively every weekend and it has been great to see them implement newly learnt skills and plays into their games each weekend.
This Saturday sees Round 6 of the competition with all teams playing at the same time as last week; however, some games/fixtures are still waiting to be finalised.
Please check Redlands Pulse on Friday as well as both email communication and the NSNA website to confirm the fixture for each team.
Any player absences (both training and games) need to be sent to Ms Howard prior to the game or training so that coach and supervising staff members can be informed.
Rowing
Preseason Training Options
Our preseason training sessions continue into Week 6 with both ergo and water training available to all existing rowers/coxswains. With the changes to winter sport, this will be the final week of preseason training prior to summer sport commencing. The details and sign up links are as follows:
Water Sessions: Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri from 4.00-5.30pm at the Mosman Rowing Club – sign up here.
Note: There is no transport provided for these sessions
Ergo Sessions: Mon, Wed and Fri, 7.00-8.00am in the Undercroft – sign up here.
Learn to Row
Due to the changes around winter sport and the start date of summer sport being bought forward, we will no longer be looking to hold any learn to row sessions during Week 6. Instead we will be commencing training for all Yr 7 students (and any new Yr 8-11 students without previous Rowing experience) on Saturday 29 August from 7.30-10.00am at Mosman Rowing Club.
Please note that this is not the typical training times for Yr 7 students on a Saturday morning.
Season Commencing
With the conclusion of winter sport having been bought forward, training for the Rowing program will commence from Monday 31 September. Training schedules and locations for all Year Groups can be found on Redlands Pulse.
Tennis
On Saturday, ISA teams 7 and 8 were lucky enough to play their scheduled match against St Andrews and St Pius. Team 7 played some excellent tennis and were able to successfully win 7 out of 8 of their sets. Team 8 played really well, with many of their sets going to a tie-breaker. Unfortunately, it was St Andrews who took home the win. ISA teams 1-6 and 9-10 all played an internal competition with students having the opportunity to practice adapting their doubles match play skills, playing points with a variety of partners. At Lane Cove, our Social League students and Development Squads were enjoying the opportunity to play Tennis. Both the Blue team and White team just won in close matches.
Information regarding the wrap up of the Winter Tennis season and the upcoming Summer Tennis Season will be available as it comes to hand, stay tuned.
Waterpolo
Our Junior Waterpolo teams have continued to impress throughout this shortened season. Despite a number of players being new to Waterpolo, they have been taking to the games with rapid enthusiasm. Despite some heavy defeats, they have all been learning each game, scoring more goals and moving around the pool with a lot more confidence.
The Senior teams had some strong games on Monday night with both Boys teams taking on Balgowlah Boys. The Boys B team had a lot of fun in the pool, despite going down 0-8. They had a number of good attacking raids with five shots hitting the crossbar. The A Boys had a much closer game jumping out to an early two goal lead. The Bally Boys looked to come back into the game and scored some quick goals to draw level. The big pool made a bit of difference with the Redlands team coming off two weeks of exams and they began to fade in the 2nd half, unfortunately going down 5-8.
The Girls B team had a last minute withdrawn opposition so had a bye on Monday night, which left the A team to take on Pittwater High. The girls have been taking great strides each game they have been playing and this was no different. Unfortunately Pittwater have a number of strong players who were able to control the pool and possession well, jumping out to an early lead taking the match 3-7.
“Obstacles are those frightening things that become visible only when we take our eyes off our goals“. Henry Ford
Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.