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"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 " )1