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could only go that week because of
ferent programs: cultural, social and
camps the next week.
athletic," said Silberman, the games'
Detroit is picking up three soccer
continental director. "For the amount
players each from the Norfolk, Va.,
of time and effort that a community
and Pittsburgh delegations.
puts into its delegation, we want to
Emmy Friedman, one of the girls
encourage them to keep participating
basketball team coaches, didn't run
in center activities."
into opposition from high school
A continued effort toward year-
coaches. "Fielding a team isn't a prob-
round programming could help ath-
lem because the high school coaches
letes choose Maccabi over their
are happy they are playing basketball,"
school athletics.
she said. "The problem is getting
Silberman said that would make it
them to practice because they are play-
easy for them to say yes. "It comes back
ing with their high school team during
to teen directors getting involved
the summer.
because when the games are over, the
That attitude is a change from
games' staff is fried. It's natural for a teen
when Friedman was a Maccabi athlete,
director to get involved and pick it up."
from 1991-94. She says her high
Houston put its plan to get teens
school coach benched her for two
involved into motion before hosting
games for missing preseason workouts
the 1995 games. "The staff and lay
due to Maccabi.
leaders decided they wanted to empha-
The cost of attending the games is
size teen programming," said Suzie
not likely to drop and the scheduling
Hacker, the teen program coordinator
isn't likely to get easier next year. Four of
at the Houston JCC. "We went from a
next year's host cities are a flight away:
delegation of five in 1994 to 150 in
Tucson, Ariz.; Boca Raton, Fla.;
1995 because of that development."
Richmond, Va., and Staten Island, N.Y.
The Houston Maccabi Club has
Only Cincinnati, Ohio, is a
more than 500 members,
possible bus trip. The games
from which the 400-ath-
are slated to take place over
lete delegation was picked
A rost er of
the first three weeks of
for this year's event. Team
local p layers
August.
Houston members must
appears
Houston's large delega-
be club members to com-
on page 63.
tion size, 400, is partially
pete in Maccabi; club
due to a vigorous market-
members signed up
ing campaign. "Initially, we
before tryouts get first
though it would be around 300," said
shot at making the team.
Jeremy Samuels, games director for
The club emphasizes more than
Houston's Maccabi effort. "We did a
athletics. All athletes must complete
big push in November and December
two mitzvah projects to compete in
that was really successful and most of
the games. The club's 20-person Teen
the team has been together since
Committee organizes five large social
then.
activities during the year, helping the
Part of Houston's success comes
club in its goal of standing out from
from the year-round Maccabi Club
other youth groups. The popularity of
programming, which keeps kids
the club allowed the Houston JCC
involved in JCC activities.
leadership to dedicate an entire center
Detroit's Maccabi Club held a
building for teens to use.
January reunion. Tarrance said the lack
"We have die-hard athletes that will
of programming didn't help in getting
make their practices and do their
athletes to come out for this year's team.
mitzvah projects," Hacker explained.
Detroit's JCC has no teen programming
"Others do a lot of social programs
director, although not for a lack of try-
and it becomes an outlet for them."
ing. She said two people on the verge of
Despite Houston's strong numbers
being hired didn't work out.
this year, Hacker acknowledges the
However, she said the Detroit
true test will come next year after
Maccabi Club is learning from its
they've hosted: "Hopefully, they've
experiences, and will offer some post-
caught the bug and will want to go.
game events this year. An October
"The reason we want to keep host-
activity is tentatively planned for all
ing is because as kids graduate, we
teens, including a banquet to wrap up
have to get the next group involved,"
this year's games. In January or
Hacker said. "I think the Houston
February, a Mini-Maccabi is intended
philosophy is unique because we're not
to bring in delegations from other
looking at athletics first. The teens
cities.
know going in that there's more to it.
"The vision is clearly for these kids
"Hopefully, it will carry on to other
to stay connected with a variety of dif-
cities. We've seen the effect of it." fl
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