Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah Blog Links

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On July 17th, 2013 Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem provided the venue to host more than 8,000 athletes from all over the world for the 19th Maccabiah.

Subsequent to having the honor of being selected Head Coach, Junior Boys Basketball for Team USA my wife and I were among the 1,300 plus participants…

With USA scrolled across our chests (and others with their own country’s logo on theirs) we had the great fortune and life experience of walking the stadium floor while in excess of 40,000 spectators celebrated the world’s third largest sporting event.

(The 1,300 represents more participants from the Unites States than were in London for last year’s Olympics)

Below are links to blog postings I’ve made including pictures we collected along the way of this magnificent event.

While I know my words cannot do it justice my hope is they will provide some memories for us and hopefully some idea of this wonderful opportunity all who participated were grateful to have experienced

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball 19th Maccabiah – Early Days/Training Camp

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball 19th Maccabiah – We are blessed…(Training Camp, Part 2)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball 19th Maccabiah – Training Camp (Last day)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball -19th Maccabiah – Israel Connect

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah – Israel Connect (Day 2, Caves…)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah (Israel Connect, Day 3…the Old City

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah Israel Connect, Day 4 (Down, up and around)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah Israel Connect (Becoming more real, becoming a B’nai Mitvah)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah Moving Day

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah Opening Ceremonies (“USA, USA, USA…”)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah (the calm before the storm

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah (Let the Games begin!)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah (Let the games continue)

Team USA Junior Boys Basketball – 19th Maccabiah (Final game…going for Gold)