Category: Youth Teams

Football Network project gains momentum

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth academy held a gathering on Monday for coaches and training staff from clubs throughout the country to share its approach and system in raising young players.

Representatives from Hapoel Hadera, Beitar Ramat Gan, FC Holon, Ramle SC, Beitar Tel Aviv-Bat Yam, Ironi Gedera and Ashkelon FC participated in the session led by Maccabi’s head of scouting, Ran Elias. The event was held under the auspices of Patrick Van Leeuwen, the head of the academy.

Leon Asraf, who heads the junior academy, began with a lecture which was followed by a model training session involving Maccabi’s U12 team. Goalkeeping, fitness and technique coaches among others were all on hand to discuss aspects of their work.

Elias later talked of the meeting with colleagues and discussed plans for continued
cooperation.

“This was our second gathering to display our project, and we hosted professionals from many clubs throughout the country. We will hold these meetings once every two months at the training facility at Kiryat Shalom. This time we dealt with the younger age groups and next time we will concentrate on the older players.”

Elias said that at a later stage, Maccabi coaches will visit partner advise on training methods. The project is intended to raise cooperation with smaller outfits throughout the country and increase cooperation and share knowledge and it is hoped that more clubs will join the partnership.

Girls’ team beat Ramat Hasharon 5-0

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s girls’ team on Monday registered an easy 5-0 win over the girls of Ramat Hasharon in their second league outing of the season and added to their victory in the first round of their league opening away win over Bnot Yehuda.

The female youth team will get their league campaign under way on Saturday when
they meet Maccabi Beersheba.

Players wishing to join the club should call Dana Nuessenbaum at 050-6300890.

The female academy is run according to a programme prepared by Patrick Van Leeuwen and the project is managed by Dana Nuessenbaum who oversees coaches and support staff working to train a new generation of players under the best possible conditions.

The academy is divided into three age groups according to year of birth: Youth (2001-05), Girls (2006-08) and Youngsters (2009-12).

Training will include three soccer sessions, physical fitness, video analysis, diet, mental coaching and medical assessment.

 

Five Academy players called up for Euro qualifiers

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Five Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy players, Ariel Belson, Amit Kodman, Aner Oshmandi, Elad Kaplan and Dor Turjeman, are currently playing with the national team at the UEFA Under-17 Championship in Ireland.

Israel began the event with a 1-0 win over Montenegro in their group on Tuesday. They will face Andorra on Friday and conclude with a clash against hosts Ireland on Monday.

Weekend juniors’ results

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Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar,” the club’s under-19 side, crushed Maccabi Petah Tikva 5-2 on Monday and notched their fourth win in a row in the youth league which has kept them in third place in the standings Click here for more details.

The boys’ U16 team, Maccabi Eli Fuchs, gained a sixth win in a row which kept them at the top of the standings after their 3-1 win at Maccabi Netanya in the 12th round of action as Oscar Gloch and Amit Tzur with two goals scored for the visitors. The team now has a three-week break.

The boys’ U15 team, Maccabi Eldad, drew 2-2 at home with Maccabi Petah Tikva in the seventh round of their division. Agam Hanoun scored both goals for Maccabi.

U13 South named Pizza Prego Team of Month

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s under-13 team from the southern section have been named the inaugural outstanding team of the month by the club’s Youth Academy, a prize sponsored by Pizza Prego.

Academy heads Patrick van Leeuwen and Guy Zuckerman picked the side that train at Kiryat Shalom and the boys celebrated with a meal sponsored by Pizza Prego on Thursday.

The U13 South are the first team to win this special prize, and each month Van Leeuwen and Zuckerman will pick their outstanding team for the period.

Results were not necessarily the main factor in making the choice, rather, the behaviour of the boys and their achievements off the field of play too.

“Since the beginning of the year we have been impressed by the way the boys have behaved and trained and by their demeanour when they arrive for training and when they leave at the end of their session,” Zuckerman said.

“These will be the criteria that we will use to determine our outstanding teams, whether at Kiryat Shalom or at our northern base at the university.”

Zuckerman added that “cooperation with Pizza Prego has been very fruitful from our perspective, and we are very pleased that we can reward the kids and give them a good feeling. It helps team bonding and shows commitment by both parties.”

U13S are coached by Tamir Tubul, his assistant is Tom Shalom and goalkeeping coach is Eliad Graf.

The team have registered three wins in their three league outings this season, a 2-0 away win over Maccabi Petah Tikva, a 7-0 home win over Ramat Hasharon and a 3-1 away win over Maccabi Beersheba. They also scored a whopping 9-1 win over Ironi Modiin in the State Cup.

Upcoming age group fixtures

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Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar,” the club’s under-19 youth side, will be hosted by Maccabi Petah Tikva on Monday at 14:30 at the Petah Tikva ground in the ninth round of action because the home team has a fixture on Saturday in the youth champions league. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges will go into the clash in third place in their division after three wins on the trot, while Petah Tikva have won only once in their last five league outings.

Among the juniors, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded,”  the A side, are on an international break because the national junior side are playing in the European junior qualifying competition.

Maccabi Netanya will host Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs,” u16 team, at the Netanya Shapira ground on Saturday at 11:15. The boys lead their division after five straight wins, while Netanya are in seventh place in the league with six victories overall.

The U15 team, Maccabi “Eldad” host Maccabi Petah Tikva at 08:30 on the synthetic surface at Kiryat Shalom. Maccabi are in fourth place in the division after winning their last two matches, while Petah Tikva are in second place.

Youth academy teams celebrate wins

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s leading youth and junior teams achieved convincing results in their weekend fixtures at Kiryat Shalom. The youth side registered an important win over Ramat Hasharon while the junior A team beat Bnei Yehuda and the junior B team also beat their Ramat Hasharon counterparts

Maccabi “Shahar” Tel Aviv 3, Hapoel “Nir Ramat Hasharon 0– The youth team registered an important and clear-cut home victory over their opponents in the eighth round of the league which was played at Kiryat Shalom because the usual home venue at Ness Ziona was undergoing winter re-seeding. Eliezer Ben Aharon’s charges now have three consecutive wins under their belts and lie in third place in the standings, six points behind pacesetters Maccabi Haifa. Parfait Guiagon, Shaked Navon and Ronen Hanchis scored Maccabi’s goals.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded” 3, Bnei Yehuda 0– A David Turgeman hat trick secured the points for Uri David’s high flyers who now have six wins after eight rounds of play.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs” 6, Hapoel “Nir” Ramat Hasharon 0– The junior B team thrashed their opponents and lead their division after 11 rounds of play as Yakir Silberman scored a hat trick, Niv Huber struck twice and Lior Aloni added another.

Draw and two wins for juniors

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All three junior teams played away fixtures on Saturday and the A team, Maccabi “Oded,” were held to a goalless draw by their hosts, Maccabi Netanya. The Maccabi boys’ winning streak may have been halted, but they have temporarily, at least, retained the lead in their division with 16 points from seven matches. Maccabi Haifa, who are second in the table with 15 points, have a game in hand and will play on Tuesday against city rivals Hapoel Haifa.

The B team, Maccabi Eli Fuchs, came back from Hapoel Ramat Gan with a 3-1 win. Lior Aloni put Maccabi ahead in the fourth minute and two more goals by Orel Baya in the 22nd and 41st minute put the result beyond doubt even though the hosts scored a late consolation goal. The boys lead their division with 22 points from 10 matches.

The C team, Maccabi “Eldad” also won 3-1 at Hapoel Beersheba in a preview of sorts for the big game on Monday. It was their second consecutive win. Beersheba took an early lead but goals by Agam Hanoun in the 38th and 40th minutes and a third by Michael Merenstein in the 75th secured the win. The boys are in third place in their division with 12 points from four games.

Youth team beat Hapoel Rishon 1:0

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Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar”, the club’s under-19 side, on Saturday affirmed their fine form by registering a 1:0 win over Hapoel Rishon Lezion in the seventh round of the youth league.

Maccabi dominated from the start and already had the ball in the net in the 12th minute, but Tal Torgeman’s effort was ruled offisde.

In the 24th minute, Rishon were saved by the crossbar after a powerful Ronen Hanchkis shot but Torgeman, who was again in the fray, put his shot off the rebound wide.

Two more attempts late in the half by Asaf Hershko and Shai Balahssen tested Rishon’s goalkeeper, who managed to keep the ball out on both occasions.

Maccabi dominated after the restart and had several chances, with Nadav Nidam and Omer Itzhaki both threatening but the breakthrough finally came in the 81st minute when Rave Asayag controlled a rebounding ball in the area and swivelled to shoot put the ball in the net.

Nehorhi Biton almost added a second in injury time, but his shot narrowly missed the target.

Upcoming weekend youth fixtures

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Hapoel Rishon Lezion will host Maccabi “Shahar”, the under-19 side, at Haberfeld Stadium, kickoff at 11:00. Following last weekend’s dramatic win over Beitar Jerusalem, the youth team, who are on 10 points, will look to continue their winning momentum and seek to better their current third position in the standings. Rishon are in 11th place after six rounds of play with seven points. The race for the top is turning out to be very tight.

The junior A side, Maccabi “Oded” will be hosted by Maccabi Netanya “Yonatan” at the Shapira ground in Netanya, kickoff 15:30. The boys are having a good run and share the table lead with Maccabi Haifa, both have 15 points from six matches.

It’s another tight race and Netanya are three points behind in seventh position in the standings.

The junior B side, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs” will be hosted by Hapoel Ramat Gan at the Ramat Hashikma ground at 15:50. Maccabi’s boys are also at the top of the standings on 19 points, but they share the lead with three other clubs. A win will be crucial to keep up with the pacesetters. Ramat Gan are in 14th place with eight points.

The junior C side, Maccabi “Eldad” will play Hapoel Beersheba at the Wassermill stadium at 11:00 in what will be a preview of sorts of the TASE Premier League’s featured match on Monday at Bloomfield. The boys will look to add another victory after last week’s win, and after five matches, they lie in fifth place in their division with nine points, the same as Beersheba, but with a better goal difference that puts them one place above their hosts.