Our Hotels while in Israel

Here is the information on the Hotel we will be staying in for Pre Camp
http://www.shefhotel.co.il/?tlng=english
(They have a water park at the hotel - http://www.waterpark.co.il/content.php?id=35)
(The link should be in English but if its not dont ask me what it says....I have no idea)


Here is the information on the Hotel we will be staying in during the competition.
http://www.marina-telaviv.com/

Maccabiah will be on Direct TV Channel 366

JLTV, America's full-time (24/7) Jewish-themed television channel, began broadcasting on DIRECTV on June 24. JLTV will be offered as a free channel, located between FOX News and Christian networks, on Channel 366. DIRECTV is the nation's largest satellite television distribution company and serves approximately 18 million households in all 50 states. "JLTV is proud of its new partnership with DIRECTV, giving our network the opportunity to serve both Jewish and non-Jewish communities in urban, suburban and rural America. DIRECTV is a pioneer in the broadcast industry. Their sensitivity for including Jewish programming in their line-up underscores the importance of the inclusion of JLTV in DIRECTV's channel line-up," commented Phil Blazer, President and CEO of JLTV.

JLTV is also currently broadcasting on Time Warner Cable:
New York and New Jersey: channel 120, (137 in the Hudson Valley)
San Antonio: channel 491

Schedules and Venues

So we have the schedules of the competition but they are subject to change. Please visit www.maccabiah.com go to "sports" then to "schedules" for the most recent up to date schedule. If there are any changes I will make sure to post them here for all to know.

Men' Open Futsal: (All games are played in Ramat Gan)

July 10, 2009 - TBD USA vs England - Friendly

July 13, 2009 - 8:30 USA vs Estonia @ Zisman Hall
July 14, 2009 - 18:45 USA vs Argentina @ Zisman Hall
July 15, 2009 - 19:10 USA vs Brazil @ Marom Nave
July 17, 2009 - 10:15 USA vs Finland @ Zisman Hall

July 19, 2009 - Quarter Finals
July 20, 2009 - Semi Finals
July 22, 2009 - Finals

8 days and counting

Today is Wednesday June 24th, 2009 (201 hours and 10 minutes until we leave). The Maccabi Futsal Team will arrive in Philadelphia sometime on July 2nd before 5:00pm. The team is made up of guys who are between the age of 21 and 33 (Sergio is the oldest player on the team and hes the coach) from California, Texas, Ohio, New York, Virginia, Washington, and North Carolina.

Most of us have met each other in Florida this past December. But a few of the team members have never met anyone. This will be the first time the entire USA team will get to meet our brothers we will be going into battle with. We will be playing teams such as Estonia, Argentina, Brazil and Finland who, I am sure, have had a chance to play together for more time then we have.

To try to get a head start on training we have called for our first Futsal Training session to be held in the Philadelphia airport at 6:30 pm. It is my goal, that by the time we play our first game in the competition we will have 50 to 60 hours of training together. We will be ready to take on the world and bring home a gold medal.

**I will make a point of updating this everyday with pictures and notes from every member of the Futsal team. We will keep everyone posted as to what is happening in, on and around the team.**