Registration Open for JCC Maccabi Games 2018 Tryouts

REGISTER NOW FOR JCC MACCABI GAMES 2018 TRYOUTS!

Team Atlanta is already gearing up for the 2018 JCC Maccabi Games® in Orange County, and Long Beach, California, which will be held Sunday, August 5 through Friday, August 10. Registration for tryouts is open, now through January 12. Tryouts will be held January 21 – February 4, 2018, at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA). The MJCCA is located at the Zaban Park campus, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody. For details and to register for tryouts, visit atlantajcc.org/maccabi.

Jewish teens between the ages of 13-16 years old (by July 31, 2018) will be eligible to compete in a variety of sports in the Olympic-style multi-sports event, including:

• Boys Baseball
• Boys Flag Football
• Girls Dance
• Girls Softball
• Girls Volleyball
• Girls and Boys: Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, and Track & Field

For more information contact Zachary Elfenbein, Director of Athletics at Zachary.Elfenbein@atlantajcc.org or 678.812.4159.

The JCC Maccabi Games® are an Olympic-style sporting competition held each summer in North America and is the second largest organized sports program for Jewish teenagers in the world. The Maccabi Movement began in 1895 when the first all-Jewish sports club was formed in Constantinople. The first world Maccabiah Games were held in Israel in 1932. Now, this two- week competition takes place every four years and has featured many world class Jewish athletes including: Mark Spitz (swimming), Mitch Gaylord (gymnastics), Ernie Grunfeld and Danny Schayes (basketball), Brad Gilbert and Dick Savitt (tennis).

The first North American JCC Maccabi Games were held in 1982 with 300 athletes. Due to overwhelming interest, Regional Games were added in 1985 to augment the even-year Continental Games. 1997 marked the first time that the Games were held simultaneously in six American cities with 4,400 participating athletes. Since their inception in 1982, the Games have grown from a small pilot project in one host community to an Olympic-style sporting competition held each summer in multiple sites throughout North America.

Today, over 5,000 teens, ranging from 13 to 16 years of age, participate in the JCC Maccabi Games each summer. The Games are co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center Association of North America, Maccabi World Union, Maccabi Canada, and Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel.

About the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA)                                            

The MJCCA is committed to strengthening the quality of life throughout metro Atlanta and is recognized as one of the most highly regarded Jewish community centers in the nation. From preschoolers and adolescents to young adults and active seniors, the MJCCA offers unique and engaging programs, events, and services for every member of the community. For further information on the MJCCA, contact us at (678) 812-4000, or visit us online at www.atlantajcc.org.

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(Photo Courtesy of MJCCA) Registration for JCC Maccabi Games® 2018 tryouts is now through January 12. Tryouts will be held January 21 – February 4, at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA). For details and to register for tryouts, visit atlantajcc.org/maccabi.

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