8th Annual
Novi Art Festival

Sports

the time we spend together.
"I think sometimes she is surprised
when she sees me choreograph some-
thing, teach it, and it looks really good.
You don't always look at your mom like
she knows what she's talking about all
the time."
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added that she
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Sat. August 3 & Sun. August 4
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Outdoor jurieci art festival
featuring the workof over 200 artists
from across the nation.

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Amanda Goldin
works on her
jazz routine.

fill as Laura's coach. "I don't want to
step on her toes," she said. "When I
make a suggestion or correction to a
dancer, they will listen. When I suggest
something to my daughter, she may roll
her eyes.
"But I know that she is really glad
that .I am part of this experience."
Competitive dance is a relatively new
sport for Maccabi. The dancers can
compete solo, as a pair or in a larger
group in the following categories: tap,
ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop-funk, mod-
ern-abstract, open, Israeli, team-pom-
cheer, ethnic-folkloric, and musical the-
ater-cinema. Four judges give scores
ranging from 1-100, based on choreog-
raphy, style and technique.

Cover Story

year-old daughter, Jenna, this year. She
said coaching is a lot of fun, but chal-
lenging when dealing with teenage
girls.
"I became interested in coaching
Maccabi when Alissa went in 2000. We
went as parents and were
p so impressed with the
±' experience," she said.
Dr. Kerner, a physician
--to'in Farmington Hills
associated with
Southfield-based
Providence Hospital,
believes the athletes "feel
more comfortable having
a medical person around
... My daughter was
never bothered by me
being there, but I have to
keep a safe distance dur-
ing the evening [social]
activities."
One of Detroit's most
successful Maccabi sports
is in-line hockey. Steven
Friedman has coached
two sons during his six-
year tenure with
Maccabi. "The excite-
ment that goes along
with coaching kids who
are really good at their
sport is hard to
describe," Friedman said.
"We
have won the gold medal four straight
years after losing in the finals in over-
time our first year.
"You can imagine how exciting it is
for new kids joining the team, and
experiencing the tradition of not only
winning, but also having something to
strive toward. Not only do the kids
look forward to playing, but the coach-
es and parents that come to these
games enjoy them year in and year
out," he said.
"This is the most exciting week of
the year." ❑

The Experience

What Is
Maccabi?

The coaches gain as much from the
games as the athletes. They are all vol-
unteers and ride the buses with their
teams to and from the host cities. The
only athletes flying this year are the
Detroit volleyball team competing in
Massachusetts, the Ann Arbor delega-
tion heading to Omaha and the
Montreal-bound Windsor delegation.
Genise Kerner, a second-year softball
coach, had older daughter, Alissa, on
her Maccabi team last year and 13-

The JCC Maccabi Games are distantly
related to the World Maccabiah Games
for Jewish athletes hosted by Israel
every fourth year since 1932.
• Designed for Jewish teens ages 13-16,
the Maccabi Games originated at the
Memphis Jewish Community Center
in 1982. Affiliated with the New York-
based Jewish Community Centers
Association of North America, teams
are sponsored by their local JCC.