The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City is forming Team Kansas City to participate in the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games.
The games will be in Tucson, Arizona, from July 27 to Aug. 1 and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Aug. 3 to 8. Athletes will participate in one but not both sets of the Maccabi Games.
The JCC Maccabi Games is an Olympic-style sporting competition held each summer in North America and one of the largest sports programs for Jewish teens (ages 12-16) in the world. The week-long multi-sport and cultural event features competitions in sports such as baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, table tennis, swim, tennis, bowling and competition dance.
Team Kansas City is looking for Jewish athletes to form full or partial sports teams or compete in individual sports. Over 2,500 participants from North America and beyond are expected to compete in the JCC Maccabi Games this summer.
Interested parents and teens who have not participated previously are invited to attend an informational meeting in the boardroom at the Jewish Community Campus on either Sunday, Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. or Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
More information is available by contacting Bob Hennecke at (913) 327-8005 or or Maggie Osgood Nicholls at (913) 327-4612 or . Interested individuals can also visit thejkc.org/JCCMaccabi for more information.
