Maccabi Tryouts Begin
Tryouts began Sunday at the Marcus JCC for athletes ages 13 to 16 and will continue through Feb. 18 at the MJCCA and other locations.
While last year’s JCC Maccabi Games were held in Atlanta, the 2020 competition will be in San Diego. Tryouts began Sunday at the Marcus JCC for athletes ages 13 to 16 and will continue through Feb. 18 at the MJCCA and other locations.
The Maccabi youth games is an annual Olympic-style event in which Jewish teens “participate in sports competitions and activities imbued with Jewish values,” according to the MJCCA.
The games were first held in 1982 and more than 120,000 athletes have competed worldwide.
Here’s the remaining lineup for tryouts by sport:
Boys 14U Basketball (MJCCA Blank Gymnasium)
10:30 a.m. to noon Jan 12
7:30 to 9 p.m. Jan 16
Boys 16U Basketball (Blank Gymnasium)
9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12
Girls 16U Basketball (13 to 16 years old, MJCCA Mendel Gymnasium)
10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 12
Boys 14U Soccer (MJCCA Arthur M. Blank Family Sports Complex)
10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 19
9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26
Boys 16U Soccer (Arthur M. Blank Family Sports Complex)
9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 19
10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 26
Girls 16U Soccer (13 to 16 years old, Arthur M. Blank Family Sports Complex)
10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 19
9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 26
Boys 14U Baseball
12:30 to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 (The Weber School)
2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26 (Dunwoody Senior Baseball fields)
Boys 16U Baseball
2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 19 (Dunwoody Senior Baseball fields)
12:30 to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 (The Weber School)
Co-Ed 16U Flag Football (13 to 16 years old, Arthur M. Blank Family Sports Complex)
4:30 to 6 p.m. Jan. 19
5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 23
4:30 to 6 p.m. Jan. 26
Girls 16U Volleyball (13 to 16 years old, Mendel Gymnasium)
9 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12
Tennis (MJCCA Selig Family Tennis Center)
Noon to 1 p.m. recreational, and 1 to 2 p.m. competitive Feb. 9, 16
Rainout only: 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 17, 24
Swimming (MJCCA Northside Hospital Family Aquatic Center)
4 to 5:45 p.m. Feb. 9, 16
Table tennis (MJCCA Brill Family Activity Room)
10 a.m. to noon Feb. 9, 16
Dance (The Rich Foundation Dance Studios)
Reunion Dance: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Jan. 12, $7 fee
Tryouts: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9
Individual sport interest meeting for golf, bowling, track & field, and esports (Brill Family Activity Rooms)
7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18 ■
For more information, visit atlantajcc.org/maccabi or call 678-812-4034.
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