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Head of Sport
FROM THE HEAD
OF SPORT
2022 HAS PROVEN TO BE ANOTHER BUSY YEAR FOR REDEEMER SPORT AS WE RETURNED TO A “NORMAL” YEAR OF SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS! THIS WAS DESPITE A COVID-19 DELAYED START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, FORCING SOME RE-SCHEDULING OF A NUMBER OF TERM 1 ACTIVITIES, COMPETITIONS, AND EVENTS.
At the end of 2021, the College Sport Department farewelled Mr Phil Tonkin (Sport Co-ordinator) and Mrs Angie Lindsay (Sport Administration Officer), and welcomed to the team Mr Dane Bird-Smith, Miss Emily Thompson (Sport Co-ordinators) and Mrs Jane Stanley (Sport Administration Officer).
The Sport Department’s aim for 2022 was to have consistency in our programs and competitions after going through a period of change in previous years. Our Greater Brisbane Conference (GBC) school sport program was further embedded from 2021, with a number of teams across all sports performing highly, finishing in the top two ladder positions and playing in finals. Wet weather impacted our programs across the year, but thankfully we were able to reschedule a number of GBC games to maximise the playing opportunities for students.
Redeemer took on hosting duties for the Logan District Cross Country Carnival for the first time, with nearly 1,000 students and staff from a number of schools around the Logan region travelling to our DG Stolz Sportsfields for the event, and it was a great success. Our InterHouse Sport Carnivals for Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics were all completed, with only the weather conspiring against us again for the Senior Cross Country event. We still managed to go ahead, and in great news we were able to complete all field and track events for the Senior School Athletics Carnival for the first time since 2019!
A number of our students went on to compete in carnivals at the Southern Lutheran Association of Primary School (SLAPS = 9-12 years), Logan District School Sport and Met East Regional School Sport level (10-19 years), and finally the GBC Carnivals (Year 3 – Year 12 students), with many students placing in the top three for their events. Some of our students also achieved highly in their chosen sports, being selected in Met East Regional teams for various Queensland School Sport State Championships. Well done to Junior School students, Alice Fan (12 years Girls Cross Country), Nadia Holley (12 years Girls Football), Thomas O’Neill (12 years Boys Hockey) and Chloe Serafini (11 years Girls Swimming).
Well done also to our Senior Students, Luke Beeley (16 years Boys Swimming), Nicole Beeley (13 years Girls Swimming), Shalise De Vere (15 years Girls Touch Football), Cade Linde (19 years Boys Cricket), Siddhant Sachdeva (15 years Boys Multi-Class Swimming) and Luca Vela (15 years Boys Volleyball), who also were selected for Met East teams to compete at Queensland School Sport State Championships.
Our Select Sport programs have continued to develop, with many students trialling and being selected for the Football (soccer), Netball and Volleyball squads. The aim of the Select Sport programs is training spread over 10 months of the school year, focusing on developing the student’s sporting skills, athletic ability, and game knowledge, while competing in external district, regional or state level competitions.
We also saw the creation of a new Sport Supporter Group this year merging the pre-existing individual supporter groups. Thank you to College parents, Sheila Vela, Grant Garey, Annette Rostron, Grant Nagel and Ian Garbutt for their time and efforts in re-establishing a barbecue and canteen operation for students and spectators to access at our GBC Sport home games.
The Redeemer Sport program cannot happen without the time and effort of all Coaches and College Sport Staff. My sincere thanks and gratitude to everyone who has helped coach or co-ordinate a team and/or sport this year, allowing our students to represent Redeemer with curiosity and courage.
