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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 sports psychology.
Practical focus: Singles and doubles strategy development, movement and technique development.
Term 2
Theory focus: Coaching accreditation and 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 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
Tennic 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
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 #1146 (2015)
Darren Polkinghorne: Career high #899 (2014)
Academy Award Winners
2021
Top of Subject: Callum Hewitson
Emerging Talent: Felicity Ward
Outstanding Junior Talent: Jonathon Wildman
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