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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 Tennis Academy focus for each term includes:

Term 1

Theory focus: Goal setting and IADP

Practical focus: Singles and doubles strategy development, movement and technique development

Term 2

Theory focus: Nutrition, hydration, technique analysis and match analysis

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 and 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 III and IV 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 South Tennis Club

Henley High School High Performance Sports Centre

Academy achievements

2024: SSSA Individual Championship Winners: Rintaro S (Year 11/12)

2023: Champions: Open Boys and SSSA Individual Championship Winners: Rintaro S (Year 11) and Charlie G (Year 7/8)

2022: Champions: Year 7/8 Boys, Year 9/10 Boys and SSSA Individual Championship Winner: Rintaro S

2021: Runner-Up: 8/9 Girls

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

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

2018: Runner-Up: Open Boys

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

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

2015: Runner Up: Open Boys and Open Girls, SSSSA Individual Championship Winners: Chloe Hule (Open 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

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

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

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

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

2009: SSSSA Individual Championship Winners: Darren Polkinghorne (Open Boys)

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

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

Student sporting pathways post school

US College Pathway

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

Chelsea Kelly: NAIA: Cardinal Stritch University 2017

Petra Hule: NCAA Division 1: University of Florida 2017

Chloe Hule: NCAA Division 1: Colorado Boulder University 2016

Danielle Winter: NJCAA: ASA College (New York) 2014

ATP/WTA World Singles Ranking 

Petra Hule: Career high #287 (2024)

Darren Polkinghorne: Career high #899 (2014)

Academy Award Winners

2024
Top of Subject: Felicity W
Outstanding Talent: Nahla S
Dedication to Sport: William W

2023
Top of Subject: Nada S
Emerging Talent: Charlie G
Striving for Excellence: Felicity W

2022
Top of Subject: Callum H
Outstanding Commitment to Academy: Karthika R
Outstanding Talent: Rintaro S

2021
Top of Subject: Callum H
Emerging Talent: Felicity W
Outstanding Junior Talent: Jonathon W

2020
Top of Subject: Breah Caskey
Emerging Talent: Emily Glavas
Outstanding Commitment to Academy: Callum Hewitson

2019
Top of Subject: Jana Stanimirov
Outstanding Junior Talent: Jessica Glavas
Emerging Talent: Connor Wallin

2018
Top of Subject: D’Estree Colalancia
Most Outstanding Player: Terry Karahalios
Dedication to Academy: Jaydon Teo

2017
Top of Subject: Nikolai Dobrovolski
Most Outstanding Player: Maggie Pearce
Dedication to Academy: Lachlan Hill

2016
Top of Subject: Stan Karahalios
Most Outstanding Player: Selina Turulja
Dedication to Academy: Nikolai Dobrovolski

2015
Top of Subject: Stefan Norodom
Outstanding Achievement: Mitch Smart
Dedication to Academy: Kayleigh O’Donnell

2014
Top of Subject: Stefan Norodom
Emerging Talent: Brock Meuris
Dedication to Coaching: Meg Lockey

2013
Top of Subject: Jonathan Norodom
Teachers Award: James Murray
Junior Sports Person: Theodore Karahalios

2012
Top of Subject: Jonathan Norodom
Teachers Award: Jack Neilson
Junior Sports Person: James Murray

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