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Other players on the team are Jennifer Weinberg, 15, 5 feet 3 inches, playing setter for her sec- ond year, Rachael Klein, 16, 5 feet 3 inches, setter, second year Mar- ci Cohen, 15, 5 feet, setter, second year; Allison Surowitz, 15, 5 feet 5 inches, outside hitter, fourth year; Nichole Siegel, 16, 5 feet 5 inches, outside hitter, second year. The boys team, on the other hand, has an experience problem. All of the boys, except one, are playing Maccabi volleyball for the first time. Historically, Detroit's boys vol- leyball teams have done better than the girls team, but the coaches think this year may be different. But, Bertin says, "with enough work and practice, they will be good candidates to medal." Both the boys and girls teams practice every Thursday evening at the Maple-Drake Jewish C6m- munity Center. Practices may to twice weekly in July, says Bertin. . The only experienced player for the boys team is Rob Deroven,. 16, a 5-foot-10-inch middle block- er who is back for his fourth year. Deroven, a North Farmington High School sophomore, plays volleyball in a YMCA Sunday league and is in his third year playing for a United States Vol- leyball Association team. "Rob is an exceptional and great all-around volleyball play- er; he's the male counterpart to Sarah," says Bertin. "He has ex- traordinary strength. When he hammers the ball, you can't fol- low it; that's how hard he hits it." Deroven loves Maccabi. "The experience is amazing; I would not give it up for anything," he says. "Leaving town and meeting people from other states and countries is amazing." As far as his team's prospects are concerned, Deroven expects a struggle. "I'm the only return- ing player," he says. "It's me and a bunch of rookies. We need a lot of practice, but there is always a chance of a medal." Two of Deroven's rookie team- mates are brothers Steven and Greg Galperin. Steven is 15, 5 feet 6 inches, attends Walled Lake Western High School and plays setter. His brother Greg, 13, 5 feet 2 inches, is an eighth-grad- er at Walled Lake Middle School and is a back-row specialist. Greg likes the teamwork as- pect of volleyball, which may be helping his relationship with his brother. "We haven't always agreed on everything," he says, "but now we're working togeth- er." After making last year's Mac- cabi volleyball team and choos- ing to play Maccabi basketball instead, Adam Babcock, 14, 5 feet 10 inches, will join the volleyball team this year as an outside hit- ter. While admitting that basket- ball is his favorite sport, Babcock is giateful that volleyball will give him another chance to have the Maccabi experience. Other players on the boys team include Howard Dworman, 13, 5 feet 5 inches, setter, Daniel Katz, 15, 5 feet 4 inches, setter; Jesse Bernstein, 15, 5 feet 11 inches, outside hitter. The volleyball teams won't be inexperienced at the coaching po- sitions. Skeegan has been in- volved with Maccabi volleyball since 1984 when Detroit hosted the JCC North American Mac- cabi Youth Games. He also coaches tournament teams within the Michigan High School Boys Volleyball Associa- tion, a U.S. Volleyball Association affiliate As a 13-year-old, Skeegan started playing volleyball at his Pittsburgh high school. He con- tinues to play in the Walled Lake Parks and Recreation Volleyball League and organized an over-35 league at the Royal Oak YMCA. Skeegan participates in the na- tional games of the United States Volleyball Association in age- group competition. Last year, he played in San Antonio in the United States Senior Olympics. Bertin has been playing com- petitive volleyball since 1974 when he helped start the B'nai B'rith Volleyball League. He now plays and manages in the Walled Lake Community Education League. Bertin has been coach- ing Maccabi since 1990. Since that time, Detroit has medaled every time at the North American Maccabi Youth Games. ❑ Please Let Us Know How is your favorite Jewish athlete doing in college, high school or recreational sports? We'd like to find out and let all the Jewish News readers know about it. Please send information about the ath- lete along with the phone number of a contact person to Alan Hitsky at The Jew- ish News, 27676 Franklin, Southfield, MI 48034 or call at 354-6060 during busi- ness hours.