Telephone: 08 8355 7000
Telephone International: +61 8 8355 7000
Fax: 08 8355 7070
Monday - Friday: 8am till 4pm
Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022

Tennis

PROGRAM 

The aim of the Henley Sports Academy is to assist student athletes in their sporting and academic pathway. Students have two 80 minute and one 50 minute lessons per week over the whole year. The Tennis Academy focus for each term includes: 

 

Term 1
Theory Focus: Goal setting and sports psychology
Practical Focus: Singles and Doubles strategy development, Movement and technique development

Term 2
Theory Focus:  Coaching Accreditation & Primary School Coaching, Technique analysis, Nutrition and Hydration Task
Practical Focus: Singles and Doubles strategy development, Movement and technique development

Term 3
Theory Focus:  Individual Performance Analysis
Practical Focus: Singles and Doubles strategy development, Individual player development

Term 4
Theory Focus: Performance Presentation
Practical Focus: Singles and Doubles strategy development, Movement and technique development

ACADEMY COACHES AND STAFF

PROGRAM MANAGER: Jarrod Gillings

Bachelor of Education

Bachelor of Human Movement

Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach

Certificate 3 & 4 in Fitness

Diploma of Sports Management

TENNIS COACH: Sharon Hambly

Level 2 – Advanced Club Coach

Tennis Development Coach

Diploma of Sports Management

TENNIS COACH: Jason Kempf

Level 2 – Advanced Club Coach

Tennis Development Coach

TRAINING VENUES

Seaside Tennis Club

Henley High School High Performance Sports Centre

ACADEMY ACHIEVEMENTS 

2007: Runner-Up – Open Boys, Open Girls, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Darren Polkinghorne (9 boys), Jaz Peck (8/9 girls)

2008: Runner-Up - Open Boys, Open Girls, 8/9 Girls

2009: SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Darren Polkinghorne (Open Boys)
2010: Champions – Open Boys, Runner-Up – 8/9 Boys, 8/9 Girls, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Darren Polkinghorne (Open Boys)

2011: SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Ashraf Azhar (Open Boys)

2012: SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Ashraf Azhar (Open Boys), Dani Winter (Open Girls)

2013: Champions- 8/9 Boys and Girls, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Stefan Norodom (8 Boys), Selina Turulja (8/9 Girls)

2014: Champions – Open boys, Runners Up – Open girls, 8/9 boys, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Jonathan Norodom (Open boys), Brock Meuris (9 Boys), Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards – Most Outstanding School Finalist

2015: Runner Up – Open boy & Open Girls, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Chloe Hule (Open Girls)

2016: Champions – Open Boys, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Selina Turulja (Open Girls), Stefan Norodom (Open Boys), Maggie Pearce (8/9 Girls)

2017: Runner-Up – Open Boys, 8/9 Boys, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners – Selina Turulja (Open Girls), Brock Meuris (Open Boys), Nikolai Dobrovolski (10 Boys)

2018: Runner-Up - Open Boys

2019: Runner-Up 8/9 Boys, SSSA Individual Championship Winner - Emily Glavas

2020: Runner-Up 8/9 Girls & 8/9 Boys & Open Girls

2021: Runner-Up 8/9 Girls

STUDENTS SPORTING PATHWAYS POST SCHOOL

US College pathway

Danielle Winter – NJCAA - ASA College (New York) – 2014

Chloe Hule – NCAA Division 1 – Colorado Boulder University – 2016

Petra Hule – NCAA Division 1 – University of Florida – 2017

Chelsea Kelly – NAIA - Cardinal Stritch University - 2017

Selina Turulja - NCAA Division 1 - University of Nevada, Reno - 2018

 

ATP/WTA World Singles Ranking

Darren Polkinghorne – Career high #899 (2014)

Petra Hule – Career high #1146 (2015)

ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

2011
Top of Subject- Victoria Langton
Most Outstanding Player- Ashraf Azhar
Junior Sports Person- Jonathan Norodom

2012

Top of Subject- Jonathan Norodom
Teachers Award- Jack Neilson
Junior Sports Person- James Murray

2013

Top of Subject- Jonathan Norodom
Teachers Award- James Murray
Junior Sports Person- Theodore Karahalios

2014

Top of Subject- Stefan Norodom
Emerging Talent- Brock Meuris
Dedication to Coaching- Meg Lockey

2015

Top of Subject- Stefan Norodom
Outstanding Achievement- Mitch Smart
Dedication to Academy- Kayleigh O’Donnell

2016

Top of Subject- Stan Karahalios
Most Outstanding player- Selina Turulja
Dedication to Academy- Nikolai Dobrovolski

2017

Top of Subject- Nikolai Dobrovolski
Most Outstanding player- Maggie Pearce
Dedication to Academy- Lachlan Hill

2018

Top of Subject - D'Estree Colalancia

Most Outstanding Player - Terry Karahalios

Dedication to Academy - Jaydon Teo

2019

Top of Subject - Jana Stanimirov

Outstaind Junior Talent - Jessica Glavas

Emerging Talent - Connor Wallin

2020

Top of Subject - Breah Caskey

Emerging Talent - Emily Glavas

Outstanding Commitment to Academy - Callum Hewitson

2021

Top of Subject - Callum Hewitson

Emerging Talent - Felicity Ward

Outstanding Junior Talent - Jonathon Wildman