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A delegation of Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Department staff, including coaches Ben Kaplan and Idan Kazinitz along with Youth Department Manager Guy Zukerman visited Valencia last week and spent a number of days with one of the top Spanish La Liga clubs. On Sunday, the Yellow & Blue representatives were able to watch Valencia’s First Team training session and tour the training facility while also taking part in an inservice continuing education session with the club’s youth department.

The delegation also watched the U21 & U19 training sessions together with Luis Vicente Mateo, the Professional Director of the Valencia Youth Department. During that time, Mateo spoke about how to work with the younger age groups (6-21) and discussed the club’s magnificent training facility. The special visit was thanks to Juan Torrijo, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Head Fitness Coach who worked with the Spanish club for 16 years.