The Journey
Begins

Tryouts start for Detroit Maccabi teams that will be
headed to Houston and Los Angeles in August.

STEVE STEIN STAFF WRITER

MARCH 3, 1995

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ryouts have begun for
the Detroit teams that
will compete in this
summer's 1995 Jew-
ish Community Cen-
ters Maccabi Youth
Games.
Boys and girls soccer and boys
and girls softball tryouts were
held Sunday at the Maple/Drake
branch of the JCC in West
Bloomfield. Meetings for swim-
ming, water polo, track, golf and
gymnastics took place Thursday
at Maple/Drake along with a vol-
leyball tryout.
Detroit athletes ages 12-16 as
of Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1995, will
compete in Houston and Los An-
geles in August. Some 600-700
athletes, some from outside the
United States, are expected to
take part in the Maccabi Games
in both cities.
Just before the soccer tryouts
began, Detroit Maccabi delegation
head Alan Horowitz told the par-
ents and youngsters that Detroit
teams will be sent where they will
face the best competition.

So far, decisions have been
The coaches warned the
made for just track and girls soc- youngsters that Houston and Los
cer, Horowitz said. The track Angeles probably will be quite
squad will compete in Los Ange- hot in mid-August, so they need
les and the girls soccer team will to be in tip-top shape.
go to Houston to play "mini-soc-
Here's the remainder of the
cer," which involves smaller Detroit Maccabi tryout schedule
teams.
(all will be at Maple/Drake):
Decisions for all the Detroit
— Racquetball, 2 p.m.
teams are expected to be made by Sunday, March 5.
mid-April, Horowitz said.
— Volleyball, 6 p.m.
All Detroit athletes will be leav- Thursday, March 9.
ing Friday, Aug. 11, so they can
— Girls basketball, 5:30
spend Shabbat with their host p.m. Sunday, March 12,
families. Sight-seeing trips are a and Sunday, March 19.
possibility for Sunday, Aug. 13.
— Boys basketball, 6
Opening ceremonies will be p.m. Sunday, March 12,
held Aug. 13, and closing cere- and Sunday, March 19.
monies will be staged Thursday,
— Table tennis, 6 p.m.
Aug. 17, at both locations. Detroit Sunday, March 19.
athletes will head home Aug. 17
— Boys and girls tennis,
or Friday, Aug. 18.
Sundays in March and
After Horowitz spoke, Detroit April, with a registration
boys soccer coach David Stone deadline of 5 p.m. today.
and girls soccer coaches Larry For further information,
Harwin and Steve Robinson in- call (810) 683-2848. ❑
troduced themselves, talked to
For tryout information,
the youngsters who were trying
out, then put them through their call Alan Horowitz, (810)
737-0639, evenings.
paces for about an hour.

Above left:
Larry Harwin demonstrates how to
communicate on the soccer field.

Above:
David Stone works with Daniel
Katz, 14, of West Bloomfield.

Above:
Lisa Ehrlich, 16, of West Bloomfield makes a
heads-up play.

Let
Alan Horowitz tells soccer players and their
parents about the Maccabi Games.