MGB Development plans for Women's football
Maccabi GB in partnership with UJIA, have appointed Brad Solomon (Chair) and Dr Tamar Koch (Vice Chair) to develop the Junior Girl's and Senior Women's Football Squads for the next 3 years in preparation for next year's European Maccabi Games in Vienna and the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
Both Brad and Tamar share the following aims and objectives:
- To build on the success of both inaugural squads from last summer's 18th Maccabiah Games
- To create a fluid link between the Junior and Senior squads
- To create larger more skilful squads from around the whole of the UK
- To offer UEFA B license coaching staff to both squads at all training sessions
- To run regular training camps at Lilleshall and Bisham Abbey for both squads
- To have regular invitational friendlies throughout the year
- To develop two squads capable of medaling at the European and Maccabiah Games
The Senior Women's Squad trials will take place at Rowley Lane on 4th July to select a 22 person squad to go to the European Games in Vienna in July 2011. Once the selection process is complete the 22 players will be taken to Lilleshall National Centre for Sporting Excellence for a Training Camp weekend from the 4th to 6th September which will culminate in a friendly with Chesterfield Ladies Town FC.
The Junior Girl's Squad (14 - 16 years old) trials will take place at Rowley Lane on 11th July to help select a squad to go to the European Maccabi Games next summer. Once the squad of 20 players is selected a weekend training camp will be held in the autumn of 2010.
Junior Management Team:
Rob Abrahams - Manager
Jo Webber and Esther Collins - Assistant Managers
Elliot Smith - Head Coach
Senior Management Team:
Brad Solomon - Manager
TBC - Assistant Manager
Brad commented, "Tamar and I are very excited about being able to be involved in helping to generate both enthusiasm and a competitive spirit when building Jewish girl's and women's football in the coming three and a half years. We both intend to ensure that we get a range of Jewish female players who as yet have not been involved in representing Maccabi GB and encourage players from all over Britain to get involved. By running training camps in the north of England as well as in the south we hope to tempt more players to sign up. After the success of the women's squad in Israel, we were keen to help develop Jewish grass roots football further.
"I believe that Rob has a fantastic approach to football and will be a huge asset to the Girls Squad. His football background and coaching qualifications will ensure that the squad is in the best shape it can be when the Games come round next July. Rob has a fantastic management team with Jo and Esther being fully involved with Maccabi GB since their teens and Elliot Smith has already got one Maccabiah games under his belt despite being only 21."
To attend the trials you must register for the European Maccabi Games online at maccabigb.org. For more information contact Elizabeth Fishel on 020 8457 2333