On December 18th the Maccabi Tel Aviv Academy will hold open an training day for goalkeepers from throughout the country. Throughout the day there will be specific training for keepers by age group according to the philosophy of the Maccabi Academy. There will also be various goalkeeper competitions and prizes for the most outstanding keepers. The Youth Department will see which keepers will impress and those who do will be invited for trials with the various teams in the Academy.
Israel Ainy, the Head of the Goalkeeper Department at the Academy is handling the Open Day and further information can be found by CLICKING HERE
Ainy is the Head of the Goalkeeper Department at the Youth Academy as well as at both the North and South facilities. He is also the goalkeeping coach for the Under-19 club and the Under-13 squad.
There are 4 goalkeeper coaches in the Youth Department and they hold training sessions 6 days a week. Ainy’s main responsibility is to assimilate his goalkeeping philosophy and adapt it to the Academy’s philosophy with the ultimate goal of being able to help train and produce top level keepers for the First Team.
Israel is also responsible for establishing, organizing and managing goalkeeper training in Israel. He was part of the goalkeepers’ camp at the Wingate Institute with Frans Hoek, who was the goalkeeper coach at Ajax Amsterdam, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and both the Holland and Poland National Teams. Ainy is also responsible for the training of dozens of goalkeepers in Israel. He has taken an UEFA coaching course and has trained in the Netherlands and Israel.
Nature of the position:
As the Head of the Goalkeeper Department at the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Academy, I’m responsible for coaching and supervising the goalkeeper training that is in accordance with the Academy training philosophy.
Build training programs.
Train and the supervise goalkeeper training.
Transfer information between team coaches and goalkeeper coaches.
Monitor the development of the Academy goalkeepers (mental, technical, tactical and physical).
Analyze both training sessions and matches by with the help of the Academy analysts.
Discover potential goalkeepers (ages 6-19).
Ainy was asked why children shy away from being goalkeepers: “The role of the goalkeeper demands strong mental skills, there could be more risk for injury and disappointments as well. So children prefer to touch the ball more, pass, assist and score. I personally feel that there is a change in this trend in terms of children who want to become goalkeepers and that is due to the fact that they are watching more matches on TV and they want to idolize some of the top goalkeepers in the world.”
Tips for goalkeepers who are at the beginning of their careers: “I recommend attending the Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club Academy, where young goalkeepers will receive the highest professional attention and at top levels. The training conditions are excellent at the leading football club in Israel.”
