01/09/2026
🏆 St Ives FC JDL DOMINANCE — AND SO MUCH MORE THAN RESULTS 💚
What a season for our St Ives FC JDL squads! 🦅⚽️
For the 6th consecutive year, our JDL program has finished at the top of the NSFA JDL rankings, an incredible level of consistency across our U8–U11 age groups.
But while the results are something to celebrate, they are only one part of the story.
📈 SIX YEARS. ONE PHILOSOPHY.
Finishing at the top once is an achievement.
Doing it six years in a row demonstrates something much bigger:
A philosophy. A methodology. A culture.
Our Development Program has never been built simply around winning games. Our purpose is to develop better footballers and better people, creating an environment where players can learn, make mistakes, challenge themselves, build confidence and, most importantly, enjoy their Football.
We want our players to:
⚽️ Build strong technical foundations
🧠 Understand and love the game
💪 Become confident and resilient
🤝 Learn to work together and support each other
💚 Enjoy coming to training and playing Football
🟢 Develop at their own pace while being appropriately challenged
🦅 Feel proud to be part of the St Ives FC family and make friends
The success of our Development Program cannot be measured by league tables and trophies alone. It is measured by the players who continue to develop year after year.
By the confidence they gain.
By the friendships they build.
By the Football they learn to play.
By the teammates they become.
And by the culture they help create.
The results we see on the weekend are the outcome of the work done during the week. Behind every player is a coaching team committed to planning, teaching, correcting, encouraging and challenging. Behind every team is a club committed to providing the environment, resources and opportunities needed for players to thrive. And behind it all are the countless hours contributed by our coaches, technical staff, committee members, volunteers and families.
👏 To our players, congratulations!
👏 To our Brazilian Art Football coaching team, thank you for your commitment and hard work.
👏 To our families, thank you for trusting the process and supporting your children’s development.
Six consecutive years at the top of the NSFA JDL rankings is something we are incredibly proud of.
But we are even prouder of the footballers, teammates and young people our program is helping to develop.
Because ultimately… the results matter, but the development matters more 💚⚽️
