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The aim of the Henley Sports Academy is to assist student athletes in their sporting and academic pathways. Students have two 80-minute and one 50-minute lessons per week over the school year. The Basketball Academy focus for each term includes:
Term 1
Theory focus: Coaching and umpiring accreditation and coaching in primary schools
Practical focus: Fitness and conditioning, game plan development through match analysis
Term 2
Theory focus: Technique analysis
Practical focus: Game plan understanding through situated learning activities, skill development and ball movement skill drills
Term 3
Theory focus: Performance and nutrition/hydration
Practical focus: Game plan understanding through situated learning activities, skill development and ball movement skill drills
Term 4
Theory focus: Performance presentation
Practical focus: Specific skill development and ball movement skill drills.
Academy coaches and staff
Program Manager: Chad Winstanley
Level 2 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS)
Bachelor of Human Movement
Bachelor of Education
Certificate 3 Sports Trainer
Diploma of Sports Management
Basketball SA Association Coach
Program Manager: Greg Pascoe
Former State League Basketball Player (Woodville)
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Education
Certificate III Sport and Recreation
Basketball SA Association Coach
Training venues
Henley High School Gym
Basketball SA Port Adelaide Recreation Centre
Henley High School High Performance Sports Centre
Academy achievements
2022: Runners up Open Grade Pool A, Open Boys Pool A. Australian Schools Championship.
2021: Champions: Pool A Open Boys and All Schools Cup
2020: Champions: Year 10 Girls
2018: Australian Schools Championships, Melbourne
Student sporting pathways post school
US College
2022: Samuel Warren, Riley Real, Ellie Janssen-Holton
2021: Keanu Rasmussen, Eliza Joynes
2018: Sydney Wright
2017: Kayla Hinrichsen, Nik Desantis
2014: Austin Clarke
2013: Michaela Lappin, Anderson Clarke
2011: Patrick Thomas
Academy Award Winners
2022
Top of Subject: Lucas Shaw
Outstanding Talent: Lekahi Rasmussen
Emerging Talent: Maia Freemantle
2021
Top of Subject: Gabby Rodda
Outstanding Talent: Casey Real
Emerging Talent: Luis Maleza
2020
Top of Subject: Isabella Woosnam
Outstanding Talent: Mattaes Phillipou
Emerging Talent: Amelia Richardson
2019
Top of Subject: Isaac Joynes
Outstanding Talent: Mattaes Phillipou
Emerging Talent: Faye Johnston
2018
Top of Subject: Eliza Joynes
Outstanding Talent: Keanu Rasmussen
Emerging Talent: Riley Real