In 2007 St Mary's College introduced the Netball Academy to foster excellence and elite skills in talent young netballers. This program has been conducted in after school hours and has now expanded into a netball curriculum within the College. St Mary's College is an endorsed Netball SA Specialist Netball school.
The Netball Academy is open to students who demonstrate talent and potential in netball and is available as an elective subject in Year 8, 9 and 10.
Year 11 and 12 students currently complete the components outside school hours. Students who display advanced netball skills, from Years 6 - 10 are invited to train as part of a Netball Development Squad and represent St Mary's College in the State Knockout Netball Competition, Catholic Girls Secondary Netball Competition, Southern Zone Competitions and in a National Carnival held in the Gold Coast each July.
Students who are selected as members of the Netball Academy can complete the requirements of the program within their PE lessons, as well as offline trainings and the Stage 1 Community Studies subject.
Training consists of early morning and lunchtime sessions. The program has been extremely successful, with many of our teams playing in state-wide finals and developing players who have represented at club, state and national level. The program focuses on skill development, fitness and theory components.
Head Coach
Amanda Shattock
- Advanced Coaching Accreditation
- SA 15 and Under Head Coach 2010 Current
- SA U/17 - U/19 Assistant Coach 2015 Current
- Matrics PL Reserves Head Coach
- State Selector
Coaching Staff
Hannah Schwarz
- Matrics PL Player
- SA U/19 and U/21 Representative
Laura Gilbert
- Advanced Coaching Accreditation
- SA U/17 (2018) and U/19 (2016) Assistant Coach
- SASI Squad Manager (2013-17)
- Matrics AMND Head Coach
Leigh Waddington - Specialist Coach
- Former Thunderbird and SA / ANL Representative
Many of our external coaches are Old Scholars and are current State, National and Premier League Players. All coaches support the ethos of the College and the aims of the Sports program.
For further information on our sport and netball program please contact the school or click below to visit us on one of our College Tours.
