Crusaders Strikers Academy

📸 Good luck to all the girls representing the South Belfast Youth Football Invitational League squads in Spain this week! 🇪🇸⚽

A huge congratulations to the 2011s, who have reached today’s final without conceding a single goal! 👏

Best of luck to Katelyn, Summer and Ava, who have all played a key part in the team’s fantastic run, and to Jessica, one of our U19 players, who has been helping coach the squad. 🙌

The 2012s are also in action this morning as they take on their semi-final, hoping to join the 2011s in the final! 💪

Good luck to Crues U16 players Daisy, Lexi and Charley, along with Rachael, Kitty and Annie, who will also represent us in our Super Cup team at the end of the month.

Wishing both squads the very best of luck – bring those trophies home! 🏆

💥 A Great day out at The Lake_Kilrea Waterpark for our U16s 🛝🏊‍♀️

Great day out bonding for all the girls, new and old!

Looking forward to getting ready for a new season 💪🏻 🔴⚫️

⚽️❤️🖤 What a weekend for the Jets! ❤️🖤⚽️

The girls represented the club brilliantly at the Bushmills United tournament, playing some fantastic football throughout the day. It was especially rewarding to hear so many encouraging comments from coaches, parents and spectators about the quality of football the team played. The girls should be incredibly proud of themselves! 👏⚽️

A huge thank you to Bushmills United for hosting such a well-organised tournament. Everything ran smoothly and provided a great experience for all the teams involved. 🙌

And after all the hard work on the pitch, the squad enjoyed some well-earned fun at Curry’s in Portrush, making plenty of memories and sharing lots of laughs together. 😄

Well done, Jets — great football, great teamwork and a great day from start to finish! ❤️🖤✈️

Our LIONS 🦁 had a very well deserved night off from training this week and enjoyed some quality pamper time together to celebrate all their hard work this season! ⚽️🙌🏼

The girls were spoilt at Sass & Class Beauty & Pamper Parties, they finished off the evening with pizza and karaoke. A fantastic way to relax, bond as a team, and celebrate a great season together! 🎤🍕✨

⚽️𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 ⚽️🔴⚫️

We’re excited to be holding Summer Skills Sessions on Sundays throughout June, July and August at Loughside!

These sessions are open to girls born in 2019 and 2020, as we look to build a new team ahead of the upcoming season, which kicks off in August.

Whether your daughter is new to football or already loves playing, we’d love to see her come along and get involved!

📍 Location: Loughside
📅 When: Sundays, June–August
👧 Who: Girls born in 2019 & 2020

For more information, or to register your daughter, please contact

📞 07561 353393 or [email protected]

Spaces for Limited


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🏆🏆 𝘿𝙊𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙀𝙎 𝙅𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝘼𝙏 𝘽𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔𝙉𝘼𝙃𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙄𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙏𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏! 🏆🏆

What a fantastic day for the Jets, with both teams bringing home silverware and showing incredible determination, teamwork and quality throughout the tournament.

⚫ Black Team – Girls 2016 Cup Winners 🏆

The Black Team were outstanding all day and lifted the Cup after defeating a strong Mid Ulster side in a tense and closely fought final. The winning moment came courtesy of Farrah Fenner, who scored a cracking goal from a through ball by Hannah to seal the victory and spark wild celebrations! 🎉

The girls didn’t concede a goal all tournament, including 2 penalty shootouts 🤩

🌟 Player of the Tournament – Calli 🌟

An absolute hero between the posts, making some incredible saves throughout the tournament and producing the goods again in the penalty shoot-outs. A top-class performance from our goalkeeper! 🧤🧤

⚽️⚽️ Shout out to Farrah hitting 40 goals for the season at the tourney too.

🔴 Red Team – Boys 2017 Shield Winners 🏆

The Red Team played some cracking football all day, competing brilliantly against the boys and showing great character. Their hard work was rewarded with Shield success after holding their nerve to win on penalties against a good footballing St Malachys team.

We saw 2 cracking long range goals from Sophie and Zara and some super team play building out from the back during the tournament.

🌟 Player of the Tournament – Jessica 🌟

Jessica was outstanding throughout the day, making plenty of important saves, showing excellent distribution, and then stepping up with the winning penalty save to secure the Shield. What a moment! 🧤🏆

👏 A special mention to all the girls from both teams who stepped up and took penalties with confidence when it mattered most.

The coaches are incredibly proud of every player. The effort, teamwork, attitude and determination shown by both squads were a credit to the club. It was great to see the girls having loads of fun off the pitch too.

🖤❤️ Double winners, fantastic memories, and plenty to celebrate. Well done, Jets! ❤️🖤

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⭐ 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙎 𝙏𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 👏🏻

Well done to the 2 Stars teams who took part in the Ballymacash Tournament this afternoon!

Both teams played brilliantly!

One got the whole way to the Cup Final, only to be beaten on penalties! (despite Mollie saving 5 penalties 😮 🧤 )

Our other team reached the Shield Final - and came away as winners 🤩🛡️ 👏🏻

Well done to all the girls!

Another great tournament for the Stars and great opportunity for some team bonding 🤩🤩🔴⚫️

🛣️ 🚗 Our Knights won the shield at the Girls North West Cup yesterday! 🏆

They made an early morning journey up the Glenshane Pass to play in a tournament against many teams they had not played against before!

They took a few games to adjust to playing 7 aside, but went through the day scoring lots of goals and only conceding 2!

The girls took on Mid Ulster in the final and put in and excellent performance!

Special mention to Grace who played her first game(s) for the club! 👏

A great team bonding day for all the girls 🛡️ ⚔️


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Well done to all the girls representing the SBYL at the Gaynor Cup last week! Hope you all enjoyed the experience 🤩🤩

Pictured: Daisy P, Rachael (playing for our Super Cup team), Lexi A and Charley ⚽️⚽️

🏆 Player of the Month – Zara 🏆

A huge congratulations to Zara, our 🔴 Player of the Month!

Zara has been performing at a consistently high level for several months, but over the last month she has taken her game to another level. Her hard work and dedication on the training pitch are clearly paying off, with noticeable improvements across every aspect of her game.

⚽ Winning more duels
⚽ Showing greater strength and determination
⚽ Passing with confidence and quality
⚽ Driving forward with excellent dribbling
⚽ Scoring important goals

Her performances have been outstanding, and she continues to set a fantastic example through her attitude, effort, and willingness to improve.

To top off an excellent period, Zara was also named Player of the Tournament for the Red Team at the ESF Bognor Regis Tournament—a well-deserved recognition of the impact she made throughout the competition. She also had success with her primary school team, winning a cup playing against P7 girls.

We’re incredibly proud of the progress Zara has made and look forward to seeing her continue to grow and succeed.

👏 Congratulations, Zara! 👏

🏆 Player of the Month – Faith 🏆

Congratulations to Faith, our well-deserved ⚫️ Player of the Month!

Faith has been incredibly consistent throughout the month and has shown what it means to be a true team player. Whether playing in her usual position or stepping in wherever the team needs her—including spending time in goal—she always gives 100% and puts the team first.

⚽ Works tirelessly for her teammates
⚽ Willingly plays in multiple positions
⚽ Shows great commitment and determination
⚽ Brilliant dribbling ability and confidence on the ball
⚽ Scored some fantastic goals this month

Faith’s positive attitude, versatility, and work ethic have been a huge asset to the team. She never stops working, always looks to make an impact, and consistently performs at a high level.

She also enjoyed a very strong ESF Bognor Regis Tournament, where her performances helped the team and highlighted the qualities she has shown all month long.

Faith’s commitment, consistency, and willingness to do whatever is needed for the team make her a fantastic example to her teammates.

👏 Congratulations, Faith! 👏

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