{"id":474,"date":"2018-05-02T11:55:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T09:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/?p=474"},"modified":"2018-06-20T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T08:28:10","slug":"negba-child-follows-his-dream-makes-youth-soccer-team-through-efforts-of-negbas-career-discovery-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negba.org\/negba2018\/en\/2018\/05\/02\/negba-child-follows-his-dream-makes-youth-soccer-team-through-efforts-of-negbas-career-discovery-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Negba Child Follows His Dream, Makes Youth Soccer Team Through Efforts of Negba\u2019s Career Discovery Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orel with Ayala, one of Negba’s counselors before a game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever since he can remember, Orel, 12, has dreamed of being a professional athlete.\u00a0 On the soccer field Orel and his friends would mimic the movements of their sports idols, members of the perennial Israeli champion team, Hapoel Beersheva.\u00a0 But Orel stood out from his peers as a gifted soccer player.\u00a0 Though his friends eventually dropped aspirations of playing professional sports, Orel\u2019s passion held strong. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to play soccer for my career,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been practicing hard my entire life to try to reach my dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orel joined Negba\u2019s Franck Levy after-school Home in Beersheva two years ago, following in the footsteps of his two older sisters.\u00a0 \u201cWhen I first joined Negba, I was a little afraid of how I\u2019d fit in,\u201d he reflected.\u00a0 \u201cOver time I felt more comfortable.\u00a0 I also improved in school because of the private educational lessons I get at Negba.\u00a0 At Negba we played soccer every week on a real soccer field, which is my real love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Negba\u2019s staff quickly took notice of Orel\u2019s talent, and helped him explore it further through Negba\u2019s \u201cDreams\u201d Career Discovery Project<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cThe project encourages Negba\u2019s children to pursue their aspirations and interests, and provides them with actual experiences in the fields of their dreams,\u201d said Yehuda Dan, Project Coordinator.\u00a0 \u201cThe central idea is to build the child’s trust in his ambitions and abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Negba\u2019s staff arranged a meeting at the offices of the Hapoel Beersheva Soccer Team.\u00a0 They went with Orel to speak with Eran, a coach in charge of special projects, and they met some of the players.\u00a0 Orel came prepared with a detailed list of questions.\u00a0 But what resonated most from Eran\u2019s remarks was that, first and foremost, Orel should strive to be a good kid and a good student.<\/p>\n

Orel impressed the coaches at the ensuing tryouts, and made the cut for one of the youth teams.\u00a0 Seeing his potential, the Hapoel Beersheva Soccer Club generously waived the annual membership fees.\u00a0 Orel\u2019s team is winning thanks in part to his abilities, and he continues to pursue his goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dreams project is incredible,\u201d he said.\u00a0 Thanks to Negba, my dream is coming true.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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