Golf
ACADEMY OVERVIEW
The aim of the Henley Sports Academy is to assist student athletes in their sporting and academic pathway. Students have two 100 minute lessons per week over the whole year. The Golf Academy focus for each term includes:
Term 1
- Theory Focus: Primary Schools Coaching
- Practical Focus: Individual, team and strategy development through situated learning activities and skill development drills (short game focus). Game play.
Term 2
- Theory Focus: Exercise Physiology Analysis
- Practical Focus: Individual, team and strategy development through situated learning activities and skill development drills (iron play focus). Game play.
Term 3
- Theory Focus: Biomechanical Technique Analysis
- Practical Focus: Individual, team and strategy development through situated learning activities and skill development drills (Driver/woods focus). Game play.
Term 4
- Theory Focus: Match & Statistical Analysis
- Practical Focus: Individual, team and strategy development through situated learning activities and skill development drills. Technology in Golf. Game play.
ACADEMY COACHES AND STAFF
PROGRAM MANAGER: Adam Spencer
Bachelor of Education
Executive Certificate Player Development
Cert 4 in Career Development
HEAD COACH: Alan Telford
Development Coach of Golf SA
AAA PGA Professional
ASSISTANT COACH: Phil Smallwood
AAA PGA Professional, Grange Golf Club
TRAINING VENUES
Henley High School Weights Centre
Grange Golf Course
ACADEMY ACHIEVEMENTS
2007: Champions – Golf Australia School Teams, Runner-Up – National Title
2008: Champions – Golf Australia School Teams
2009: Champions – Golf Australia School Teams, Runner-Up – National Title
2010: Champions – Golf Australia School Teams, Runner-Up – National Title
2011: Champions - Mixed Teams division World Schools Golf Challenge South Africa, Travis Miller SSSSA 8/9 Boys State Championships & Cassidy Evreniadis SSSSA 8/9 Girls State & Metro Championships
2012: Champions - SSSSA Teams Stableford Cup, Golf Australia (SA) teams Stableford event (Victoria), Henley HS Invitational teams event
2014: Champions - SSSSA Teams Stableford Cup, Ben Tucker SSSSA Individual Championship (A Grade Boys – Gross), Morgan Pfitzner SSSSA Individual Championship (A Grade Girls – Nett), Jack Andrews SSSSA Individual Championship (C Grade Boys – Nett) & Liam Kennewell SSSSA 8/9 Boys State Championships
2016: Champions - Nick Thompson SSSSA Individual Championship (A Grade Boys – Gross), Charley Jacobs SSSSA Individual Championship (A Grade Girls – Gross) & Charley Jacobs SSSSA 8/9 Girls Metro Championships
2017: Champions - Mitchell Nietz SSSSA Individual Championship (B Grade Boys – Gross), Wil Arthur SSSSA Individual Championship (C Grade Boys – Gross), Jack Buchanan SSSSA 15 & Under Boys State & Metro Championships, Charley Jacobs SSSSA 15 & Under Girls State & Metro Championships & Wil Arthur SSSSA 15 & Under Boys State Championships (Nett Comp)
2018: Champions - SSSA Teams Stableford Cup, SSSA Teams K/O Cup, Nick Siegmund SSSA Open Individual Championship (A Grade Boys), Nick Siegmund SSSA 15 & Under State Indvidual Championship
STUDENTS SPORTING PATHWAYS – POST SCHOOL
2014: Travis Miller, Australian College of Sport
2015: Cassidy Evreniadis & Ben Tucker, US College
2017: Kristalle Blum
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
2011
Top of Subject – Matthew Wilson
Pool A Club Champion – Jake Calvert
Pool B Club Champion – Travis Miller
2012
Top of Subject – Travis Miller
Pool A Club Champion – Jordan Bishop
Most Consistent – Ben Tucker
2013
Top of Subject – Travis Miller
Most Consistent – Cassidy Evreniadis
Club Champion – Ben Tucker
2014
Top of Subject/Club Champion- Jamie Smith
Dedication to Academy - Nathan Turcinov
2015
Top of Subject/Club Champion- Aaron Buchanan
Dedication to Academy- Jake Jaensch
2016
Top of Subject – Charley Jacobs
Club Champion – Jack Buchanan
Commitment to Academy – Jack Buchanan
2017
Top of Subject – Wil Arthur
Club Champion – Fabio Frisan
Dedication to Academy – Mitchell Nietz
2018
Top of Subject - Wil Arthur
Club Champion - Boston Price
Outstanding Junior Talent - Nick Siegmund
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