Anna Stembridge

Playing career Early years Mayes began her netball career playing for the Swindon-based Lawn Netball Club before representing Hucclecote.

Team Bath During the Super Cup era, Mayes played for Team Bath. She was coached by Lyn Gunson and her teammates included her future coaching partner, Jess Thirlby. In 2004, she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the Super Cup title.

Celtic Dragons Between 2005 and 2008, Mayes was a player coach with Celtic Dragons in the Netball Superleague. During the 2007–08 season she served as head coach.

International England Mayes represented England at both under-16 and under-17 levels, winning 5 caps.

Coaching career England Between 2008 and 2011, Mayes served as an assistant coach with England. She served as an assistant at the 2008 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2011 World Netball Championships. Between 2008 and 2009 she also served as a coach with the England U21's. She first acted as head coach of a senior England team at the 2010 World Netball Series, guiding them to second place. At the 2011 World Netball Series, while interim head coach, she guided England to the gold medal. It was the first time England won a major tournament. In the final they defeated New Zealand 33–26. In December 2011 she was confirmed as head coach on a permanent basis.

Between 2011 and 2015, Mayes served as head coach of the England team, taking charge for 46 test matches. She guided England to 31 wins, achieving a win rate of 67% overall. In January 2013 she guided England to an historic 3–0 series win against Australia. She also guided England to two series wins against Jamaica. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Mayes' England lost narrowly by 1 goal to both Australia and New Zealand. During the 2014 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, England beat New Zealand in New Zealand for only the second time. In March 2015, it was announced that Mayes would be leaving her England role. She was subsequently replaced by Tracey Neville.

Team Bath Between 2008 and 2010, Mayes served as an assistant coach with Team Bath. She formed a successful partnership with head coach Jess Thirlby and together they guided Team Bath to two Netball Superleague titles. In 2015, after leaving the England head coach role, Mayes, now known as Anna Stembridge, returned to Team Bath to serve as head coach. She was initially reunited with Thirlby, who was now Director of Netball. In April 2024, Stembridge and Thirlby, were inducted into the University of Bath/Team Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.

Honours Player Team Bath Super Cup Winners: 2004

Head coach England Fast5 Netball World Series Winners: 2011 Runners up: 2010, 2012 Taini Jamison Trophy Runners Up: 2014 Team Bath British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship Winners: 2021 Netball Superleague Runners Up: 2021