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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 Football Academy caters for female students in Years 7, 8 and 9. The focus for each term includes:
Term 1
Theory focus: Fitness analysis, individual goal setting and nutrition.
Practical focus: Fundamental skills and skill progression, game sense and structure, individual and group strength and conditioning programs.
Term 2
Theory focus: Sport psychology and umpiring accreditation
Practical focus: Competitive preparation, game sense and structure and Victor Harbor Exchange.
Term 3
Theory focus: Technique analysis, sport psychology and individual performance analysis.
Practical focus: Competition preparation.
Term 4
Theory focus: Performance presentation.
Practical focus: Specific individual development preparation, fundamental skills andskill progression.
Academy coaches and staff
Assistant Coach: Sam Venning
Level 2 AFL Coach
AFL School Ambassador
Former SANFL Glenelg player
Former SANFL South Adelaide player
Current Blackwood player
Former Adelaide Crows Development Squad
Simon: Pushing Performance
Josh Growden: Kicking Consultant
Training venues
Henley High School Oval
Henley Football Club
Henley High School High Performance Sports Centre
AFL MAX