For the first time in the club, the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth academy will run a girls’ academy. After the success of the first teams of girls established for the last year and a half, the club will continue to form additional teams by recruiting girls of different ages and create a special girls’ academy.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy Girls project will have its own department. After the success of the club’s debut team there is an interest to add additional teams at various age levels in order to develop a girls academy. The club sees this project with the utmost importance in order to develop women’s football throughout the country and over the next few months will look to recruit girls between the ages of 5-15. The goal is to create a number of teams at different age groups with each squad limited to 25 girls and the teams will use the club’s football philosophy.
The Club’s Performance Director Patrick van Leeuwen spoke about the program: “It’s important for the Youth Academy to promote women’s football within the club and create a unique and professional environment for young girls who wish to play professional football. The girls’ groups will train and act in accordance with the philosophy of the youth academy.”
Age groups:
U15
U13
U11
U9
U7
U6
At this moment the operation of the girls teams will take place at two different locations. In the future if there will be enough girls a specific location will be chosen for the girls academy which will be in one of the club’s current branches and will work in conjunction with the club’s youth academy.
Last year the club began this project by creating three teams who have been able to enjoy top level conditions and professionalism that have been training under the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club. This past September one of the teams joined a competitive league and has advanced to the State Cup quarter finals.
The good news is that you can be a part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv family and fulfill the dream of wearing Yellow & Blue. The club is also looking for female coaches who would be interested in joining the Academy.
For more information please email: lbenaharon@mtafc.com
