Team Fort Lauderdale

2027 JCC Maccabi Games® & Access
July 25-30 Austin, Texas

Thank You For Being A Part of the JCC Maccabi Games in Toronto, Canada!

The Richard Cohen Memorial Scholarship Fund
The fund was created with a goal of providing qualifying teenagers the opportunity to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games. For more details on how to apply for a scholarship, please contact ftlauderdalemaccabi@dpjcc.org

Want to represent Team Fort Lauderdale in 2027?
Pre-registration for 2027 is open. Please note sports may vary next year and team sports will require tryouts. Coaching opportunities available for all sports. Athletes must register online prior to tryouts. All individual sports are first come first served by pre-registering and we will contact you. No tryout necessary. Click here to pre-register for the 2027 Games.

Compete in athletic competition and embrace the Experiences’ Midot Values including Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) and Amiut Yehudit (Jewish Peoplehood). 

As a JCC Maccabi athlete, you will: 

• Join the rich tradition of the Games
• March in the Parade of Delegations at Opening Ceremony 
• Compete in a week-long, Olympic-style sporting competition versus delegations from across the world 
• Participate in JCC Cares community service project 
• Receive Team FTL swag including an Opening Ceremony uniform, backpack, team jerseys, shirts, trading pins, and so much more 
• Become part of the JCC Maccabi Family and build lifelong friendships 

Athlete Requirements 

All visiting athletes for the 2027 JCC Maccabi Games must be 13-17.If you are attending:

Austin: must be 13-17 and born between July 31, 2009 - July 25, 2014

Jewish Identity

JCC Maccabi welcomes the full diversity of the Jewish community. Participation in JCC Maccabi is open to all Jewish teensregardless of affiliation or experience.

This includes those who:

• Have at least one Jewish grandparent and identify as a member of the Jewish community
• Identify as Jewish through matrilineal or patrilineal descent
• Are a recognized convert to Judaism
• Have been adopted into a Jewish family and raised with a Jewish identity

In accordance with the eligibility criteria established by our partners at Maccabi World Union (MWU): To represent the Israeli delegation at the JCC Maccabi Games, participants must be a citizen of Israel.

Individuals affiliated with or practicing Messianic Judaism, or belief systems in which Jesus (or equivalent figures) is central to religious identity, are not eligible to participate in JCC Maccabi.

Delegations are responsible for ensuring compliance and maintaining documentation where appropriate.

Immunization Policy

All athletes wishing to participate in JCC Maccabi Games are required to be up to date with age-appropriate vaccines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Beginning in 2027, JCC Maccabi will accept medical exemption requests only. Religious, philosophical, and personal-belief exemptions are not accepted. Our detailed policy can be found here.

This sports list is NOT confirmed and is subject to change.

Team Sports:

• Baseball
• Softball
• Boys' Basketball
• Girls' Basketball
• Boys' Soccer - 7 v 7
• Girls' Soccer - 7 v 7
• Girls' Volleyball
• Ice Hockey

Individual Sports:

• Competitive Dance
• Star Reporter (social media/sports journalism)
• Swimming
• Track

15U AGE DIVISION - Athletes ages 13-15 are eligible to compete

17U AGE DIVISON - Athletes ages 14-17 are eligible to compete 

Compete in 2027:

Want to represent Team Fort Lauderdale in 2027? Please note sports may vary and team sports will require tryouts.