Settling in

It is reset day. Everything is brand new  for us. A new hotel in Haifa with nearly every junior team, save hockey which is housed in Jerusalem. Lots of new faces, many of whom stayed together at the headquarters Kfar Maccabiah, Many new coaches,some of whom I had met and the international olympic like village The Hub.

You don't go anywhere without your credentials and meal card, which gets you everywhere. I find my team the perfect spot to play our pre tournament practice rounds. The 21st floor training room is air conditioned and isolated.

Unlike Peta Tikvah,where we were mixed with the open players, we can now concentrate on the tournament for 90 minutes in the morning and then the six are free to do whatever they want as long as it is within the rules. That means going to the beach but not leaving the Maccabiah area. Lunch is at the Hub, where we go and explore the area.