Bring It In - Israel
 
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Fellow Meagan Newman studying the manual
Friday November 19th, Bring It In - Israel Winter Fellows met at the Tel Aviv, SporTech at Park Hayarkon, to begin their formal training as Israel Sports Educators. Fellows were selected based both on their involvement as leaders in the Jewish community, and their achievements as athletes and youth coaches. To learn more about our fellows click here. The Bring It In - Israel Fellowship combines formal training in sports based youth development and Israel education, with hands on in the field training running sports education days for Israeli youth from around the country.


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Fellows learning the activities
Fellows were introduced to the idea of using sports to teach and connect children to Israel organically. Fellows learned that one of the most valuable tools to engage children is through stories from personal experiences. The Bring It In - Israel fellowship seeks to utilize Fellows experiences from in field training days running educational sports days for Israeli children. Fellows learned how and when to use stories during activities.
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Together Fellows will build a new field of Israel education
Bring It In - Israel Head Coach David Lasday taught fellows how to put together a practice plan for an Israel sports day. Each Israel sports day consists of an introduction to the theme of the day, warm up, stretching, sports activity, sikkum, and bringing it in at the end of the practice. The training covered different warm ups, stretching methods, and sports activities. Fellows participated in the different activities as if they were players. As a main component of an Israel sports day is teaching Hebrew through the activities, Fellows learned the Hebrew vocabulary to run the drills, as well as Hebrew sports cheers. The in field training days with Israeli children will give the Fellows a chance to hone their Israel sports vocabulary.
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Looking towards the future together
The training also covered different practice management techniques such as call and response strategies, discipline, transitioning between activities, taking group temperature, and methods of instilling energy and excitement into their practice. Throughout the day fellows had the opportunity to share games and skills that they found successful in the past. Fellows finished the day feeling excited at the opportunity to build this new field of Israel education together. For more pictures from the training click here.   
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This blog post is by Bring It In - Israel Winter Fellow Gabi P. Remz.
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Gabi with basketball cheering on the players
Large lines to play in video game competitions. A large clown performing in bright green sequences. An intense futsal match. And a Bring It In- Israel basketball clinic, featuring an eclectic mix of Jewish and Arab players, and American and Canadian coaches.

The air was electric on a humid Monday night in Jaffo, where the Bnei Brit Community Center was celebrating it’s reopening after significant renovations. With tons of boisterous kids attending the event, it was an ideal opportunity for the Bring It In- Israel team to organize an activity.
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Throughout the night, more than fifteen kids participated in a variety of basketball related activities, from shooting competitions to games of keep-away to defensive slides. Though some of the activities were quite challenging, the kids’ energy levels and enthusiasm remained high, leading to a tremendously successful night of basketball. The coaches—all of whom were leading their first clinic—were able to put some of their new Hebrew sports vocabulary into good use, and the children were extremely receptive to the coaches’ tips and advice.

After the organized practice session, there was some time for an open shoot around, during which several of the young players challenged coaches to one on one match-ups, providing both important experience and laughter for both sides. The end of a very successful clinic early on in the winter fellowship has left the coaches very excited
for the experiences to come.

To see more pictures from the day click here.
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