Learn with Lightning
Become the next netball star player or coach with one of our dedicated sessions all tailored to a wide range of ages and abilities.
Loughborough Lightning offers a wide range of courses and camps for both players and coaches. Each camp and course is designed for a particular age group, ability or discipline allowing the attendees to benefit from exclusive tips, skills and activities from within a top Superleague club. Find out more about our wide range of courses below and check out all the upcoming dates.
The Athlete Edition
Click on each drop down for a description of the different sessions we offer for athletes
Easter School Holiday Sessions
Want to get back on the netball court? We do too! Join us this Easter for a variety of sessions on court at Loughborough High School and enjoy netball the Lightning way!
- All our sessions are recommended for 12-17 years of age.
- Sessions will be 1.5 hours in duration to comply with England Netball Return to Training guidance.
- Cost: £15/session
All sessions will be held on the outdoor courts at Loughborough High School. If the weather is bad, for safety we will move the session to an online version via Zoom. However, we are as keen as you are to be back on a court so we will only make the decision to move online if we absolutely have to.
WEEK 1 (6th - 8th April):
Tuesday 6th April, 11am - 12.30pm
Tuesday 6th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
Wednesday 7th April, 11am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 7th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
Thursday 8th April, 11am - 12.30pm
Thursday 8th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
Mid-Court Attack with Hannah Williams and Suzie Liverseidge
Tuesday 13th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
Wednesday 14th April, 11am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 14th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
Thursday 15th April, 11am - 12.30pm
Thursday 15th April, 1.30pm - 3pm
England Netball Covid-19 Personal Risk Assessment
Something just for Schools
Interested in offering netball to your students in a school environment? Why not let Lightning takeover your classroom and have your students learn the Lightning way!
Digital Classroom: Loughborough Lightning Experience Day
Customise your online classroom experience and let your students learn from some of the best in the business.
Lightning Experience Days can be tailor-made to suit the needs and requirements of your group. Choose from the below options to build your package.
- Technical Netball Coaching
- General Movement and Ball Skills
- Netball Fitness/Stregth and Conditioning
- Performance Analysis
- Nutrition Education
- Q&A with a performance athlete
- Studying at Loughborough seminar (for those thinking about higher education)
All sessions will be delivered online using your school's preferred platform.
If you are interested in booking in a digital Lightning Expereince Day, contact our Programme Manager at T.stclair@lboro.ac.uk
Recent Classroom Takeover:
We recently took over the online classroom at Trent College and The Elms and had a fun three days delivering netball the Lightning way!
Our coaches and players delivered a range of ball skills, netfit and performance anaylsis sessions to a variety of age groups and we had a blast doing it.
What did the students have to say about it?
"Thank you so much for the opportunity to have a training session with Sam May, it was incredible!"
Performance Analysis session with U17 Lightning Head Coach, Alex Styan...
"It was really useful. Very good from a defensive perspective to get that high level of intel on new techniques!!"
Want to get your students away from the classroom for a day?
Loughborough Lightning Experience Day - Onsite at Loughborough University
Do you want to spend a day immersed in the home of Loughborough Lightning? We have just the thing to tick the box!
Join us onsite at Loughborough University and customise your Lightning Experience Day. Choose from our range of performance sport provision and feel like one of our performance athletes.
Click HERE to find out more
The Coach Edition
Below you can find out all about Lightning's coach development sessions that take place throughout the year.
COACHING WORKSHOPS - SUMMER WITH LIGHTNING SERIES
We have some great opportunities coming up that are designed to get netball loving coaches and adult fans back into action ahead of the 2020-2021 season. Check out the sessions below and find the right one for you!
DO YOU COACH YOUNG ATHLETES 11 - 16 YEARS? ...
Lightning are hosting a series of four positional workshops to help coaches understand what we look for at our Lightning Academy trials and how best you as a coach can prepare your young athlete at club for a future on our performance pathway.
Our coaching workshops will be delivered by our Lightning coaching team and provide a resource pack that coaches can take away.
Book onto all four sessions and pay only £35.
These sessions are ideal for: Grassroots coaches who are keen to support the development of athletes with ambitions to enter the performance pathway.
What to expect: All our sessions will be delivered via the online zoom platform and will incorporate a mixture of performance analysis, technical coaching and example vidoes to demonstrate the type of skills we look for at trials and how to support the development of these skills within your own club environment.
Winning the Ball for WDs and Cs
Monday 21st September, 7pm - 8pm
Coach: Sara Bayman
Cost: £10
Key themes:
- How to challenge set up and challenge for ball at a centre pass
- How to win ball – defensive footwork, running through the ball, dictating and how to challenge for ball into the pocket.
Dynamic Defending for GKs and GDs
Monday 21st September, 8.15pm - 9.15pm
Coach: Alex Styan
Cost £10
Key themes:
- Effective movement in the circle – footwork patterns around the shooter and utilising space to challenge for ball
- Boxing out and elevation technique to gain possession from rebounds
- Role of a GK/GD in turnover ball to goal
Centre Pass to Goal for WAs and Cs
Tuesday 22nd September, 7pm - 8pm
Coach: Vic Burgess
Cost £10
Key Skills:
- Attacking movement for 1st Phase at a centre pass
- Attacking movement for 2nd Phase from a centre pass
- Hitting the circle edge effectively for your feeding role
Super Shooting for GSs and GAs
Tuesday 22nd September, 8.15pm - 9.15pm
Coach: Sam Griffin
Cost £10
Key Skills:
- Shooting Technique
- Movement variety within the shooting circle and how to present space effectively
- Entry into the goal circle as a GA
Dates for your Diary
Below you can find a full calendar of upcoming sessions, camps, classes and trials. Details of how to book can be found next to each session - please book early to avoid disappointment. To see all info: please hover over the calendar and scroll sideways to see additional columns in the calendar.
All Easter sessions will be held on the outdoor courts at Loughborough High School. If the weather is bad, for safety we will move the session to an online version via Zoom. However, we are as keen as you are to be back on a court so we will only make the decision to move online if we absolutely have to.
All our sessions are recommended for 12-17 years of age. Sessions will be 1.5 hours in duration to comply with England Netball Return to Training guidance.
Easter with Lightning Sessions - Covid-19 documents:
England Netball Covid-19 Personal Risk Assessment
Community Opt In Form
Community - Venue Screening Form
Community Risk Assessment
Community Operating Procedures
| Booking Details | Easter Sessions: Week 1 | Date | Price | Time | Location | Recommended Age |
| CLOSED | Circle Defence with Sam May and Alice Harvey |
Tuesday |
£15 | 11am - 12.30pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Mid Court Defence with Beth Cobden and Jas Odeogberin |
Tuesday |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| SOLD OUT | Mid Court Attack with Nat Panagarry and Hannah Joseph |
Wednesday |
£15 | 11am - 12.30pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Ball Skills with Hannah Joseph and Hannah Williams | Wednesday 7th April |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Ball Skills with Sam May and Annabel Roddy | Thursday 8th April |
£15 | 11am - 12.30pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Shooting with Ella Clark and Suzie Liverseidge |
Thursday |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
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| Booking Details | Easter Sessions: Week 2 | Date | Price | Time | Location | Recommended Age |
| CLOSED | Mid Court Attack with Suzie Liverseidge and Hannah Williams |
Tuesday |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Mid Court Defence with Beth Cobden and Annabel Roddy | Wednesday 14th April |
£15 | 11am - 12.30pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| CLOSED | Circle Defence with Sam May and Alice Harvey |
Wednesday |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| BOOK NOW | Ball Skills with Nat Panagarry and Jas Odeogberin |
Thursday |
£15 | 11am - 12.30pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
| BOOK NOW | Shooting with Ella Clark and Mary Cholhok |
Thursday |
£15 | 1.30pm - 3pm | Loughborough High School | 12 - 17 years |
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