Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-19s have held their first practice at the brand new physical fitness complex built on the model used by Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam
Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club continue their efforts to develop and expand the training complex of the Youth Division. Last night a brand new physical fitness complex, with a synthetic base, was opened at the southern end of the eastern pitch and signposted for its special purpose. This particular model was inspired by the format of the training complex of the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam and has been adapted to the needs of Maccabi's Youth Division with the help of Dr Buki Yaron, who is in charge of the Youth Division's physical fitness programme. A staff of four physical fitness trainers, headed by Dr Yaron, will assist in the implementation of the programme and the integration of the new complex into the training programmes of the Youth Division teams. In fact, with the synthetic based complex's opening yesterday, the various teams will begin to devote the lion's share of their daily practices to physical fitness training.
This integration will be applied in all the Youth Division teams, from the Under-10s to the Under-19s, and will include the goalkeepers as well. In this way the new complex will offer a solution to the shortage of training area and enable the youngsters to devote more time to training without damaging the training surfaces. During those trainings special attention will be paid to developing co-ordination, agility, break-away capacity, total field awareness and speed. With such advanced facilities, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Youth Division will join the ranks of the top soccer schools of Europe who also devote significant training time and space to the development of the physical fitness of their young players.
