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Home | Welcome to Senior School (age 11-18) | Beyond the Classroom | Sport | Netball

Netball is the performance sport for girls in the Lent term but like all of our major sports, we offer training all three terms.

St Lawrence College encourages pupils of all abilities and ages to enjoy netball, whether it be at recreation, school team, club or regional level.

Fourteen teams operate in total so there are plenty of opportunities for players to compete against other schools. Thanks to our outstanding facilities and dedicated coaches, players have the support to make steady improvements in their performance and game-play, whilst – most importantly – developing a life long enjoyment and love for the sport.

Each team has its own suitably experienced and qualified coach, and regular fixtures are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons. Many girls have the opportunity to play for the local adult league from March to June to further improve their game play. Talented netballers are entered into the Kent trials where we have an excellent record of producing county players. St Lawrence College has eight outdoor netball courts and one indoor court so we are able to host many tournaments throughout the year as well as local netball leagues.

Sports Fixtures & Results

Adele Skinner

Position:

Head of Netball

Having been involved in Sport throughout her childhood, Miss Skinner grew an early aspiration to become a Teacher of Physical Education. Having graduated from Loughborough University with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education with QTS, she has since moved to Kent where she worked within schools in Canterbury and Maidstone as a PE teacher and Head of Netball before joining St Lawrence College. During her time as Head of Netball in previous institutions, Miss Skinner further developed a Netball programme which focuses on both performance and inclusivity, leading multiple teams to unbeaten seasons.

Miss Skinner’s early playing career is nothing short of impressive, having captained her college and university sides to National Schools and National College finals. Alongside this, she has competed at the highest level through her university career by regularly competing in the BUCS league, as well as County, Premier and Regional teams/academies. Miss Skinner is still an avid Netballer, who alongside her playing career still finds involvement through regular coaching and utilising her umpiring qualification. Since moving to Kent, Miss Skinner has established further links in the County with teams such as London Pulse and England Mixed Netball.

Having received scholarships at an early age and being involved in an elite Netball academy since 16 as both a player and a coach, her focus is to build upon the great foundations that have been set at SLC and continue to develop the Netball programme to achieve the best for all our students.

Charlotte Mara-Patterson

Position:

Netball Coach

Level 2 Coach & C Umpire

Charlotte has over 20 years playing and coaching experience including playing for the prestigious Crystal Palace Netball Club.

With over 15 years teaching/coaching experience including Head of Netball at a number of different schools, Charlotte is passionate, motivated and dedicated to play a role in youth netball development.

As a previous Head of Netball, Charlotte established and developed successful coaching programs within schools. These included coaching pathway, mentoring, ‘one to one’ skills workshops and S&C training programs for players. As a result, many girls were selected for Kent, Surrey, Crystal Palace, Aces, Surrey Storm and London Pulse. Teams competed in Borough Tournaments, Surrey League, Kent League and National Schools Competitions. Charlotte also ran a number of successful school netball tours to Barbados, Barcelona and Malta.

Due to the growth and success of netball in Surrey, she was invited by the Borough of Kingston to manage and coach their netball team and be their representative at the London Youth Games. As a result, Kingston finished in the top 10 on a number of occasions.

Charlotte has also coached at a number of clubs both in Kent and London. Most recently she was an assistant coach at Aces, assisting in coaching, training sessions, S&C and player development.

Aces is an elite performance Netball club set up by Co-Head Coach Sharon Lewis-Burke (Head Coach of the England Men’s and mixed Netball, Head Coach U19 London Pulse, Head coach of Crystal Palace) and Rowena Scott-Fairclough (London Pulse Pathway Performance Manager and the Head of Performance of the England Men’s and Mixed Netball Association).

Aces Netball is an elite club covering Essex, London & Surrey. The training programme works in line with the requirements of England Netball, providing athletes with the support and skill set they need to progress to the next level of their netball career. Many of the girls have gone onto play for NSL clubs including London Pulse, Surrey Storm and also England Roses.