Program
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
Coach: Trudy Sheffield
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