Maccabi crowned Champions

Football in the shadow of the Holocaust

Maccabi Tel Aviv's players and staff joined a talk given by Chen Gordon via Zoom in collaboration with the Yad Mordechai From Holocaust to Revival Museum about sport and football in particular, during the Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 events are being held under the shadow of the coronavirus crisis but it has not prevented Maccabi Tel Aviv’s first team players along with club staff and players from the Youth Academy attending a talk on football under the shadow of the Holocaust.

The talk was given by Chen Gordon in collaboration with the Yad Mordechai From Holocaust to Revival Museum as each of the participants watched and listened via the Zoom app from home.

You can listen and watch the entire talk on this video.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 events are being held under the ...

Homework 3: Technical moves for the Youth Academy

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy has produced videos with training skills for the players to be able to practice while the remain at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Watch the 3rd video here

Mohamad Abu Ayash: “I Miss my teammates”

As the MTA Youth Academy copes with the constraints of the coronavirus situation, the U17 player, Mohamad Abu Ayash, shares his thoughts about the situation

U17 team player, Mohamad Abu Ayash, shares his thoughts and feelings with us on the Academy’s official Instagram account. Watch the clip:

U17 team player, Mohamad Abu Ayash, shares his thoughts and ...

U17 declared as league champions

Following the Israel Football Association's decision to curtail the season for youth teams, MTA's U17 side have been named champions for the 19/20 season after leading the league when it was halted

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s U17 side have been crowned league champions for the 2019-20 season following a decision by the Israel Football Association to curtail the league because of the coronavirus lockdown.

The under-17 side were in first place after 21 fixtures played in which they won 15, drew three and lost three matches. They finished with 48 points, two ahead of second-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Maccabi’s boys scored 50 goals and conceded 16. The team’s leading goalscorer was Dor Turgeman, who netted 19 times.

In his first season as head coach of the U17 team, Ori David won the championship.

“It’s a bit strange to have to summarise the season already in April, but the situation has
brought this upon us and we have been declared under-17 champions,” David said.

“Unquestionably, the players have made dramatic progress and we have improved as a team too. We played some excellent football in line with the Academy’s ethos. The entire squad were party to this success and it is an extraordinary achievement for players of this age group. We are deserving champions,” he said.

David added that Academy performance director Patrick Van Leeuwen’s choice of the coaching team had made all the difference and he credited his colleagues for the success.

“My assistant, Jeffrey Ishai, did wonderful work and it was the game changer in developing the players, and for the Academy in general.”

David also credited Yair Iluz, responsible for bodybuilding, goalkeeping coach Yisrael Eini, analyst Shlomi Tubul, physio Or Panda and mental trainer Meirav Levi.

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“A good time to get better and come back stronger”

As the MTA Youth Academy copes with the constraints of the coronavirus situation, our girl team player, Liana's Hirsh, shares her thoughts about the situation

The girl team player, Liana Hirsh, shares her thoughts and feelings with us on the Academy’s official Instagram account. Watch the clip:

The girl team player, Liana Hirsh, shares her thoughts and feelings with ...

Homework 2: Technical moves for the Youth Academy

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy has produced videos with training skills for the players to be able to practice while the remain at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Watch the 2nd video here

Omer Kabilo: “A very challenging time”

As the MTA Youth Academy copes with the constraints of the coronavirus situation, the U17 goalkeeper, Omer Kabilo, shares his thoughts about the situation

U17 team goalkeeper, Omer Kabilo, shares his thoughts and feelings with us on the Academy’s official Instagram account. Watch the clip:

U17 team goalkeeper, Omer Kabilo, shares his thoughts and feelings with us ...

Youth Academy head sends Passover greetings

Guy Zukerman, the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv's Youth Academy, shares his Passover message to the staff, the players, and their parents

With the club under lockdown as we head into the holiday, Guy Zukerman, the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Youth Academy, shares his Passover message to the staff, the players, and their parents:

Dear players, parents, coaches and Academy staff,

It’s hard to comprehend the situation that has been forced on us during this past month. The inability to train and play football, the game we love, is very difficult but it is very important at this time to maintain everybody’s health, and stay home and follow instructions.

It is heartwarming to watch as players of all ages work on their fitness in their home environment. I hope the situation will improve quickly and that we will be able to get back into training and playing, and most important, to be able to see you all during the week and on Saturdays.

I take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and joyous holiday and hope that we may swiftly get back to our regular lives and to playing football.

With the club under lockdown as we head into the ...

Ori Halevi: “I miss football and the training routine”

As the MTA Youth Academy copes with the constraints of the coronavirus situation, the U17 striker, Ori Halevi, shares his thoughts about the situation

U17 team striker, Ori halvei, shares his thoughts and feelings with us on the Academy’s official Instagram account. Watch the clip:

U17 team striker, Ori halvei, shares his thoughts and feelings with us ...

Homework: Technical moves for the Youth Academy

The Maccabi Tel Aviv Youth Academy has produced a video with training skills for the players to be able to practice while the remain at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Watch it here