A NEWSLETTER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER BALTIMORE
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Where Are They Now? Meet These Maccabi Athletes Turned Coaches! Maccabi is one of the greatest opportunities a Jewish teenager can have. Aside from the actual games, the relationships with teammates and coaches are central to the experience. To find out more about these dynamic relationships, we interviewed some former Maccabi participants who are now Maccabi coaches!
Ben Rabin
Tennis Coach for Team Baltimore 2010 JCC Maccabi® Games Athelete: Tennis 2001(Atlanta) 2002 (Baltimore) 2003 (St. Louis) Q: Does being a former Maccabi participant give you a coaching advantage? Ben: Being a former participant definitely gives me an advantage in terms of
Ben (middle) with his athletes.
coaching. I remember what my coaches taught me and I try to emphasize having fun even though it’s a competition. I want my athletes to enjoy the entire experience. You need to play hard but also have fun! Q. How does it make you feel to be on the “other side” and not be a player?
Ben: The first year I coached, I really did want to get out on the courts and compete as an athlete again! After that first year though, I realized I still get to take part in Maccabi, just in a different role. Q. What do you like best about coaching? Ben: Hanging out with the athletes while they watch their teammates compete is really great. Since the athletes compete at different times during the day, there is a lot of time to support each other. Throughout the entire Maccabi experience, from tryouts to the games, we spend so much time together that I grow close to my athletes. Some of my athletes I will have for four years so I really get to know them and enjoy being around them! Maccabi Coaches continued on page 14
PLEASE TAKE NOTE August 2010
Limited Facility Usage and Building Closure for JCC Maccabi Experience – August 8-13, 2010
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By now we hope you are aware that the Baltimore JCC Maccabi® Games and JCC Maccabi® Artsfest are just days away. Before you head out to the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC – which is the main hub for JCC Maccabi activities - we strongly suggest that you review our list of closures. While the fitness center will be open and fully functional on all the days that the JCC is open, our group fitness and pool schedule will be lighter, and our gyms, playgrounds, babysitting and Parenting Center will be closed all week. We encourage you to take advantage of our Weinberg Park Heights JCC during this period as it will be fully accessible and available during normal business hours. To find the gym, group fitness and pool schedules for Park Heights visit www.jcc.org/schedules or call 410.542.4900 and press “0” for assistance. Please also note that during this time there will be no vehicular access to the JCC via Associated Way. All cars must enter at our Gwynnbrook Avenue entrance. Please be sure to bring your JCC Member ID as all drivers will be stopped by our JCC Maccabi Security team.
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Jewish Life...............................2 FYI...........................................3 Children & Youth......................4 Teens.......................................5 Maccabi...................................6 Camp 2010..............................7 Adult Life Plus..................... 8-9 The Arts.................................10 Fitness............................. 11-12 Aquatics................................13 Member Services..................14 Staff News ............................14 Associated Corner.................15
(See page 3 for Schedule of Closures at Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC)