Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Avi Cohen Youth Academy has stepped up preparations for the new season and last week inaugurated training for the 2019-2020 campaign, with players aged eight to 13 the first to begin getting ready to turn out for their respective age-group teams.
Leon Asraf, the head of the Academy’s youngers’ branch spoke after the first session and said: “The young players’ training has begun with great success. We continue to develop their skills according to the Academy’s vision that is tailored to children of different ages. We aim to further the club’s younger generation of players with continual training and our top facilities can improve their technical skills, their tactical thinking and their physical fitness and strength.”