special practice for "hapoel shavim"

Hapoel "shavim" Tel Aviv (unified basketball team) held a special training session this morning (Friday) at the Shlomo team hall, met the players of the senior team, and announced the captain of the team this year together with the captain of Hapoel "Shlomo" Tel Aviv Bar Timor, who also serves as an ambassador for the one team program of the Eurocup, which Hapoel "Equals" is part of it, for the second year.

The team, which is half adults with disabilities and half Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, was established last season to provide a sports framework for adults with disabilities under the Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball club. This year, the team's fan Liam Or, who was kidnapped on the seventh of October and returned from captivity in Gaza, joined the team. During the training itself The team's player Bruno Caboclo also participated, which drew great excitement from the participants, and former Hapoel Tel Aviv captain Gilad Simhoni.

At the end of training, the team's coaches Michael Elgali and Alon Hemsani announced the two captains of the team this year, Dudi Golan and Avihai Shilian, in the presence of Hapoel "Shlomo" Tel Aviv Bar Timor captain who explained to the players what the captain's role in the team means.

"Being a captain is much more than what you do on the field," explained Timor. "More than how many you scored or how many assists you have. It's a position with a lot of responsibility, you have to put the other players in the team before you, and be very sensitive to your environment."