JCC Maccabi Youth Games

The JCC Maccabi Youth Games is an olympic style event held annually for Jewish teens between the ages of 13 and 16. The games were first held in 1982[1] and more than 120,000 athletes have participated worldwide.[2] The 2009 event was held in San Francisco, CA, San Antonio, TX, and Westchester County, NY simultaneously.[3] The Maccabi game's aim is to foster Jewish identity while developing national interest in olympic sport through the JCCA's (Jewish Community Center Association) affiliation with the United States Olympic Committee.[4][5] The 2011 games took place in Springfield, Massachusetts, Israel and Philadelphia, PA. The following sports are contested each year. (Lacrosse was added in 2010)The 2012 JCC Maccabi Games were held in: Houston, TX, Rockland, NY, and Memphis, Tennessee. 2013 host sites include Orange County, California and Austin, Texas. Please visit http://jccmaccabigames.org/ for more details.

Baseball
In-Line Hockey
Volleyball
Soccer
Basketball
Swimming
Tennis
Table Tennis
Dance
Golf
Track & Field
Lacrosse

Flag Football

References

  1. ↑ International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ http://shalomdch.org/page.aspx?id=128146&page=2
  3. ↑ http://www.maccabiusa.com
  4. ↑ http://www.usoc.org/content/index/2836
  5. ↑ http://shalomdch.org/page.aspx?id=128146&page=2


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