Secondary Sport
Head of Secondary Sport
We have been fortunate to use the services of Anthony Koury Photographs at some of our sport fixtures over Winter the season. Parents are welcome to purchase any of the action shots in the Redlands photo gallery.
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All summer sport team photos will be available for purchase next week on the website.
Congratulations to our NSNA Netball teams who competed in the NSNA Grand Finals on the weekend. We had six wins and two losses with two teams winning the overall championship. A fantastic result for our Junior Netball teams across Yrs 7-9. Please refer to the Netball section below for more information.
Basketball
Thank you to all players for their efforts in the first two weeks of the Basketball trials. A reminder that the Basketball preliminary information can be found on Redlands Pulse. All age groups will have two trials in Week 9, on Tuesday and Thursday. There is no commitment this Saturday 12 September for students playing Basketball.
Teams will be announced on Monday 21 September and will be posted on the Redlands noticeboard as well as Redlands Pulse.
Fitness Centre
Please be aware that the Redlands Fitness Centre is available to all students currently in a Representative Sport. There are sessions across all weekday mornings, Monday-Friday 6.25-7.45am.
From next week (Monday 14 September) we will be trialling afternoon sessions on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
Students are required to sign up for all sessions via the Secondary Sports Page on iLearn.
The Fitness Centre is the perfect place for our High Performance athletes and students who are looking to trial for A or 1sts teams and to prepare themselves physically for the season to come. I would recommend that all students looking to build their strength and speed for the Summer Sport season 2020/2021 attend these sessions.
For more information please speak to Mr Gooding.
Netball – NSNA
Last Saturday saw the final round of the 2020 NSNA season. All nine teams took the court with three of those teams playing a Grand Final match. Congratulations to all our Yrs 7-9 netballers for their fantastic effort and display of sportsmanship on the weekend and across the season.
The 7Cs got the day started against Mercy College. Having lost the round match in the lead up to Saturday, our Yr 7s knew they were going to have to come out strong. Our girls were firing from the start, creating nice passages of play down the court and their ability to create a turnover of possession and capitalise on this with a goal was excellent. On the final whistle, our girls came away victorious with a 13-8 win. Well done to Isobel Alderson, Isabella Crennan, Noor Danse, Zoe Halliday, Syrah Hargrave, Caitlin Mitchell, Lara Prineas and Sophie Yu on a fantastic win and taking out the 2020 premiership.
Our 7B team took the court against Mercy College in the 3v4 playoff. Again, our girls came in as the underdog in this match but took a dominant lead in the first quarter and sustained this for the length of the match, winning 11-7. They demonstrated outstanding teamwork throughout the match and each player displayed improvement in their Netball skill set, a testament to their commitment and diligent approach to training across the 2020 season.
The 8C team were up against Mercy College in the second Grand Final of the day, aiming to take out the premiership. They played hard until the final whistle, displaying some excellent collaborative skills, but unfortunately did not come away with the win, going down 12-18. This does not take away from the fantastic season they have had and they should be proud of their result as runner’s up this season. Congratulations to Anabelle Cullen, Lucy Davies, Claudia Franklin, Haylea Garrett, Hannah Jones-Way, Sarah McLaren, Scarlett Meijer, Zara Naismith and Ava Taylor on their efforts.
The 7A team were up against Monte and what an exceptional win they had. A high intensity match, the girls kept calm and in control, executing some outstanding set plays and finishing with 26-7 score line. Our 8A team knew they had to bring their A game in the 3 v 4 play off after losing to Wenona in the round matches. The girls came out firing, dominating in both the defensive and attacking goal thirds and their movement of the ball down the court was exceptional. Their determination and outstanding teamwork across the game allowed them to walk away victorious, securing a 24-18 win. Our 8Ds overcame the challenge of playing a team in the grade above to produce some excellent passages of play. Although the win went to CNC, they should be proud of the positive attitude and diligent work ethic they brought to every training and game, creating a culture within their team that others should aspire to.
The final timeslot of the day saw our last three teams take the court, including the last Grand Final of the day. The 9B team (pictured at top) had gone through the season undefeated and Saturday was no different. Their dominance was apparent from the start and they played excellently until the final whistle, securing the 2020 premiership with a 13-10 win. Congratulations to Sahara Ali, Sabrina Blasco, Mabel Hancock, Samantha Hely, Madison Hungerford, Ophelia Jackson, Sarah Kumpulainen, Iris Leung, Tess Maliepaard, Jess Marshall, Grace Matthews and Zoe Naismith on a fantastic season.
Our 8B team played the 3 v 4 play off against Rangers and what a fantastic game they had, coming away with a 23-11 win. Only narrowly missing out on the Grand Final, the team proved on Saturday how strong they are and how far they have come this season. They should be very proud of their efforts across the season, both at games and training, and have all seen positive improvement in their Netball skill set, putting them in good stead for the 2021 season.
The last game of the day saw our 9A team take on Monte, and although they went down 8-16, the score was not a true reflection of how close this game was. The team produced some outstanding turnovers of possession and took advantage of these with fantastic movement through the midcourt, all whilst demonstrating strong team cohesion. Each player has seen improvement in her netball skills and I look forward to seeing them continue to develop as players next year.
Each Saturday, none of our NSNA games can go ahead without our excellent student umpires. These girls volunteer each week to umpire all Redlands Netball games, both on Saturday and Friday nights and we are so appreciative of this. A huge thankyou to Sabrina Blasco, Erin Tyrrell, Layla Carpenter, Issy Treloar, Ava Taylor, Olivia Donoghue, Lulu Simpson and Aneke Golowenko for your efforts across the season. Additionally, no team is complete without their coach and we are so lucky to have some outstanding coaches. These ladies have worked extremely hard across the season to ensure our teams have valuable and rewarding training sessions and their efforts are recognised by players and staff alike. Thank you to Sarah, Majella, Jemma, Sophie, Harriet, Zoe and Erin for your hard work this season. Thank you as well to all the parents and carers of our teams. NSNA put a lot of restrictions and guidelines in place for game day and the way in which parents followed these allowed the season to continue to the end and we couldn’t be thankful enough.
Sailing
After a long winter break, the Redlands Sailing season kicked off with a windy session on Saturday morning with eight boats training on Sydney Harbour. A strong south-westerly kept the sailors on their toes and allowed the sailors to hit some decent speeds during the boat handling drills. The Elliott 7s group of Yrs 7-9 sailors spent the session acclimatising to the bigger boats and ended the session with a number of tight races. The Pacer group of Yrs 10-12 sailors spent the session focusing on developing their spinnaker handling skills and learnt how to recover the boats after a number of capsizes. Both groups will be participating in an In-House Regatta, Redlands Winter Cup, on Saturday 19 September.
Tennis
On Saturday the Redlands Singles Championships finals took place at Cammeray Tennis Club. Congratulations to the Senior Semi Finalists Philip Hilble, Aymon Holth, James Robinson and Aiden Young and the Junior Semi Finalists, Stella Simpson-Morgan, Matteo Stucci, Oliver Noakes and William Byron. All students played extremely well, however it was our Senior and Junior Champions who showed why they won. They both took control from the first point and never looked in doubt, dominating on the court by outplaying their opponent with minimal unforced errors, and showing their experience in the windy conditions. A big congratulations to both Stella and Philip on their win, true champions.
Summer Tennis continues this week with training and trials occurring at training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Just a reminder, please communicate any injury or illness to Eliza Peirce and do not attend training if unwell. All wet weather updates can be found on twitter @RedlandsSport.
Touch Football
Touch Football will be taking part this Saturday 12 September at Macquarie University Playing Field – Seniors (Yrs 10 and 11) – 8.00am; Juniors (Yrs 7, 8 and 9) – 9.00am.
There are no spectators allowed at the trials on Saturday, so parents can either wait in their car (in the car park) or drop the players off.
Players should arrive in their playing kit ready to play and should not attend if they are feeling unwell.
“Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. That is near insanity. Do not misunderstand me, danger is very real but fear is a choice.” Will Smith
Mr Tom Kindred
Head of Secondary School Sport
sports@redlands.nsw.edu.au
All Sports contacts can be found on Redlands Pulse.