Category: Youth Teams

Weekend action for juniors

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The boys’ A team, Maccabi “Oded,” will be away to Ironi Nesher (kickoff 12:30)  and will attempt to continue their good start to the season that includes three wins out of four and they lie third in the standings. Nesher have had a lass auspicious run so far and are 13th in the division with only three points.

The B team, Maccabi “Eli Fuchs,” will be away to Ashdod SC at Ashdod college (kickoff 11:00) and after eight rounds of play, the visitors lie in second place in the standings with 13 points, two behind the leaders. Their opponents are in ninth place in the table with 10 points.

 

Saturday age group team results

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The junior A side, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded,” continued their winning ways with an excellent 1-0 win over Hapoel Haifa on Saturday, a more modest victory margin after their 7-0 win over Hapoel Ashdod last week. Elad Kaplan’s 15th minute goal gave Maccabi the points and with a total of nine, they are in second place in the standings.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs” beat Hapoel Raanana 1-0 and moved into third place in the standings after seven rounds of action with 13 points, with Bar Lin scoring the winner.

The junior C side, Maccabi “Eldad,” hosted Beitar Jerusalem at Kiryat Shalom but ended up on the wrong end of a nine-goal thriller, losing 5-4. Ron Rabinovich, Nadav Shoraki, Liad Barda and Agam Hanoun all scored for the home team but Beitar managed to overhaul the deficit. Maccabi are third in the standings with six points from three games.

Youth Academy fixtures for Saturday, Oct. 5

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The under-18 youth league is taking a break this weekend but the other sides will be in action. These are the fixtures and the opponents.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded” v. Hapoel Haifa, Kiryat Shalom, 11:00.
After putting seven goals past Hapoel Beersheba, the boys’ A side will return home and hope to register a third win in four outings. Haifa are in last place in the league with no points.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs” v. Hapoel Raanana, Kiryat Shalom, 09:00
The B team have an intriguing fixture against the boys from the Sharon. After seven matches, Maccabi lie in sixth place in the table with 10 points, while their opponents are in second place in the division with 13 points.

Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad” v. Beitar Jerusalem, Kiryat Shalom, 08:30 (synthetic pitch)
Maccabi’s boys have an unblemished record after two matches in their division and are top of the table. They will look to retain that form against a side that has managed only one point in their two matches.

Maccabi “Shachar” draw 1-1 with Sakhnin

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Maccabi “Shachar” Tel Aviv, the club’s under-18 team scored a late equaliser against hosts Bnei Sakhnin on Saturday for a 1-1 draw.

Maccabi dominated proceedings and had a goal disallowed in the 45th minute but the visitors’ inability to score allowed the hosts to take the lead in the 64th minute.

Nadav Nidam, who came on as substitute in the second half, scored the equaliser in the 76th minute from a long-range free kick.

The result has seen Maccabi accrue seven points from their five matches so far in the league.

Maccabi’s lineup: Ben Musaiof, Guy Mizrahi, Itai Ben Hemo, Dan Lugasi, Shachar Rosen, Afek Sapir Navot, Omri Ram, Rotem Yatzkar, Niv Berkovitz, Or Roizman, Rave Assayag.

Among the junior teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded”, the A team registered a whopping 7-1 win over hosts Hapoel Beersheba. They led 4-0 at the break and wrapped up a comfortable victory with two goals from David Turgeman and one each by Aner Oshmandi, Uri Halevy, Mohammed Abu Iyash, Aviv Peles and Eliran Lazler.

The junior B team, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eli Fuchs” lost 3-2 to hosts Hapoel Hadera, with Orel Baia scoring twice for the visitors.

The junior C team, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Eldad” also played away and scored a convincing 6-1 win over Ironi Modiin to maintain their perfect league record after three outings. Agam Hanoun and Ido Dalal got Maccabi off to a good start in the first half and Yoav Glikopf, Tal Scharfman with two and Osher Bruchim added the other goals.

“The girls’ academy is helping me improve”

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The female programme at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth academy is continuing to pick up pace and with increased interest; some girls must be asking themselves whether it is a good idea to join. They might be persuaded by hearing from Avishag Ayas, a player in the 2006 age group about how the academy has helped her game improve.

How long have you been playing football?

This is the start of my tenth year.

How long have you been with Maccabi?

This is the third season. 

How does it feel to be a part of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s girls’ academy?

I feel very proud. A feeling that I am part of a very well organised, proficient and gelled group. We work and train well together, support each other and there is lots of time for laughter too.

Do you feel that the academy is helping you professionally?

Yes, very much! The coaches are very professional and are of a high standard. During training we use many advanced and diverse methods and apparatuses and we also do lots of fitness training, which is a real help.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Of course, I want to be a footballer. My dream is to be a professional player and also play for the national team and have many successes. Beyond that, I see myself as joining the coaching staff.

Youth Academy celebrates New Year

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth academy raised a toast to the approaching Jewish New Year in a celebration at the Kiryat Shalom training complex on Sunday, with club CEO Ben Mansford wishing the club’s guests and training staff happiness and success. Youth department head Guy Zuckerman also added his blessings before all present joined in the celebrations and tasted from the holiday’s special treats.

Youth team draws 1-1 with Kiryat Shmona

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s under-18 youth side and Hapoel Kiryat Shmona saw out a 1-1 draw in the fourth round of action in the youth premier league on Saturday, with Omri Ram scoring Maccabi’s goal in the 42nd minute.

Maccabi had several chances to score in the first half in which they dominated, but the match took on a more even tone in the second period and Kiryat Shmona equalised through Ron Peretz in the 52nd minute.

In other results, Maccabi Tel Aviv “Oded”, the junior A side, beat Beitar Tubruk 2-1 with goals through David Turgeman and Aner Oshmandi, the junior B team had an emphatic 5-0 away win over Ironi Nesher and the C team also registered a 5-0 win, this time at home, against Ashdod.

Youth team notch first win

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Maccabi Tel Aviv “Shahar” the club’s youth side registered its first win of the season on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Maccabi Netanya “Shlomi”.

The win followed two draws in the previous two fixtures of the current season. Farpa Guyagon scored twice and Raveh Assayag added a third goal before Amit Yaacov’s consolation effort for Netanya.

In other fixtures for the youth academy teams, hosts Ashdod beat Maccabi’s boys’ (under-17)  team 3-2 and the U16 team in the same category lost 2-1 at home to Beitar Tubruk but the U15 team scored a huge 15-0 away win over Hapoel Nahalat Yehuda in the cup. The goals included two hat tricks for Omer Dinar and Osher Bruchim and Yosef Lior, Tom Bloch and Agam Hanoch each scoring two goals. Additional goals were scored by Ido Dalal, Ron Rabinovitch and Yehezkel Ben.

Youth team beat Maccabi Netanya 3-1

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Maccabi “Shahar” Tel Aviv’s youth team asserted their authority over Maccabi Netanya in the third round of the youth premier league on Saturday and registered their first win of the season following two draws as Farpa Guyagon scored twice and Raveh Assayag added a third goal before Amit Yaacov’s consolation effort for Netanya.

Guyagon settled Maccabi’s nerves already in the second minute after Assayag sent in a cross from the right for his the Ivory Coast midfielder to slot into the back of the net. He added a second strike in the 36th minute as Maccabi asserted their dominance.

Assayag added a third goal for coach Eliezer Ben Aharon’s side by rising high to head over Netanya goalkeeper Razi Abu Hamza into the net in the 51st minute.

Netanya’s Amit Yaacov scored a consolation goal for the visitors and the result was never in doubt.

Maccabi Tel Aviv’s lineup: Ben Moussaioff, Guy Mizrahi, Omer Yitzhak, Dan Lugassi, Shahar Rosen,  Nadav Nidam (Assaf Hershko, 53), Omri Ram (Tal Turgeman, 78), Rotem Yatzker (Niv Berkovitz, 57), Raveh Assayag, Farpa Guyagon (Shai Balahsan, 67), Nehorai Biton (Shaked Navon, 46). 

Van Leeuwen looks forward to the new season

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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s youth academy is entering its fourth year under the tutelage of a team headed by Patrick Van Leeuwen, the club’s performance director. We caught up with the Dutchman to hear his take on the work he has done so far and his plans for the upcoming season.

Summing up the period to date and vision for the future:

“For the last three years, the youth academy has come on in leaps and bounds and we have made significant progress. My vision has been instilled and it has more or less become our lingua franca. Coaches and players are working to the high standards we expect and they have got better every season.

“We have set high standards in the development of young players and when I look back today, I can see that we have a firm base on which to build and on how we want to play football.

“Looking forward to my fourth season at the club, I expect to see more progress from players and teams. Additionally, I expect to see high quality work by coaches both in training and on the sidelines during matches. We are already at a stage where we do not have to make major changes and this is because we set a firm base in place at the outset. Now we can concentrate on specific points which will take players a step forward towards becoming better at doing the things they enjoy, namely: playing football.”

Plans for the upcoming season:

Elite Program:
“We inaugurated the elite training project last season and during the current season we want to target efficiencies. This is a programme that is working concurrently to regular training, and is aimed specifically at the players who are included to the project. The additional aspects that players will receive involve mental training, lifestyle demands for top athletes, analyzing situations with the use of video footage, physical training and tactical tuition that is tailor made for each individual participant. We will increase the coaching staff so that they can concentrate on each player’s development. This will involve recruiting former club players who will be able to impart their experience and knowledge on the young talent. We received very positive reaction last season.”

Data analysis:
“The data analysis of players’ physical development in training and play, information that we receive through our cooperation with “Playermaker” we are able to monitor four separate teams from age 14-17 and we use GPS technology to track the activity of the youth team. This is a vital tool that provides us with the means to analyze whether out plan to increase player performance is working. We will store the data in order to create a benchmark for academy players at each age group and it will allow each coach to set standards every year because they will be able to know whether the players have reached the level we expect of them. The system also allows players to monitor their own progress through a smart phone app where they can view clips and personal data.

Girls’ Academy:
“Another aim is to continue to develop the girls’ academy. This project was started through our schools initiative last year when we set up a girls’ league team. In the coming season we want to establish an academy that will be organized in the same way as the one we have for the boys and we want to utilize the same training tools and analysis. This is a grand plan that we have set out and we want to ensure that we can implement it in the best possible way so that we can get girls to get excited about playing football. We certainly hope that this will help the development of women’s soccer in Israel and will open the door for Maccabi players into the women’s national team.”

International tournament:
“In January, we will hold an international youth tournament at Kiryat Shalom following on from a similar event that has been held in the past two seasons. We hope also to add two more events for teams aged under-17. We want our players to get a taste of short-term competition and to be able to achieve results in a concentrated event which lasts only a few days.”

 

Goals For The Season

“For this season, we hope to be able to get youth players ready to enter play with the full squad and to give them the opportunity to train with our senior team so that the coach will be able to get an idea of their abilities. For the younger teams, we expect players to be able to set an example to other teams and to become the leading teams in their respective leagues, as they do every season.”

“Of course, just as with the youth players moving up to senior level, we want the same to happen with the younger players and hope they will be able to demonstrate that they are capable of competing for places in higher age group teams.

“We will also continue to monitor the progress of youth players who are on loan at other clubs in the second division where they can gain vital experience of tougher competition.

“If we want to continue to recruit the best talent, we need good scouts and one of our main activities is to hold open days for players from throughout the country. We want to get the best players playing for us and give them the opportunity to nurture their talent. Open days in the upcoming season will be aimed at boys aged five-12.”

Scouting:
“We hope also to attract young players through our branches in the north and the south with activities for six- and seven-year-olds through games and training, and hope that this will instill interest for the future. We will start with boys but expect also to see young girls joining in.”

Football Network:
Another initiative that we are continuing from last season is cooperation with other clubs through the Football Network. We have established connections with other clubs and have allowed them to observe our training sessions and to receive guidance from our coaches so that they too can improve their own work. We currently have 12 clubs who want to cooperate with us. Our aim is to be as open as possible and to share information for the good of everybody.”

Media:

We have developed our social media platform and I am especially proud that academy players can glean information from our Instagram page and from the web site. I particularly like the fact that it is possible to the youth team matches on the web site. It adds interest and enthusiasm to the players who know that they are being watched.”

Summary:

The season has begun and I really expect our work and progress to continue at full speed. I want to see our players who are out on loan playing at the highest level possible and that all Maccabi’s players will have the opportunity to play competitively. With the help of parents and full motivation, I believe that we will have a wonderful season.”