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

Netball at St Lawrence College

Netball is the performance sport for girls in the Lent term, but as with all our major sports, training takes place throughout all three terms. St Lawrence College promotes a love of netball across all ability levels, ensuring that pupils are supported whether they’re just beginning or competing at a regional level.

Inclusive and Competitive

With fourteen teams operating across different age groups, there are plentiful opportunities for pupils to represent the school in fixtures and tournaments. Our teams regularly compete against other schools, and we welcome players at all levels—from recreational participants to aspiring county athletes.

Facilities

Our netball facilities include six high-quality outdoor courts and one indoor court, allowing for year-round training and competition. These facilities also enable us to host a variety of school tournaments and support local league play.

Expert Coaching and Development

Each of our teams benefits from an experienced and qualified coach, ensuring age-appropriate guidance and support. Fixtures take place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday afternoons, depending on age group and team level. Our programme is structured to encourage gradual improvement in gameplay, confidence, and fitness, while fostering a lifelong enjoyment of the sport.

Club and County Pathways

St Lawrence College maintains a strong link with Aces Netball Club, who train on campus every Friday and run regular netball camps throughout the year. These camps are open to all SLC pupils and offer additional opportunities for development and exposure to high-level coaching.

Many of our pupils play in the local adult league from March to June, gaining valuable match experience outside of school fixtures. Talented players are entered for Kent county trials, where our athletes have consistently been successful in gaining representative honours.

Get Involved

Whether you are new to netball or striving to play at the highest level, our netball programme provides the support, challenge and opportunity to thrive. For more information or to get involved, please contact our Head of Netball – Adele Skinner at als@slcuk.com

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.