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Hapoel USA

Hapoel USA was founded with the premise of using basketball as a tool for life. These tools provide opportunities for physical education and sport for the masses. The participants also assisted in the establishment of Israel as well as helping organizations such as the “Haganah” to bring Jews back to their home country and their origins. Since 1927, Hapoel helped advance sports activities around the world. After the establishment of Israel, Hapoel played an important role in encouraging and organizing sports activities in underdeveloped African countries

To this day, Hapoel is recognized as a representation to those who wish to use sport in order to breed excellence, work ethic and ethics. Hapoel USA stands for empowerment of our players, through physical, personal and spiritual growth. Using a rubber ball as our entry, we are then able to inspire, motivate and bring the best out of our players, program participants and coaches/educators.

Hapoel USA brings a sense of Israel, a home feeling, and a sense of family to our programs where our players feel loved and cared as well as challenged in order to live up to their maximum potential.

Hapoel USA

Hapoel USA was founded with the premise of using basketball as a tool for life. These tools provide opportunities for physical education and sport for the masses. The participants also assisted in the establishment of Israel as well as helping organizations such as the “Haganah” to bring Jews back to their home country and their origins. Since 1927, Hapoel helped advance sports activities around the world. After the establishment of Israel, Hapoel played an important role in encouraging and organizing sports activities in underdeveloped African countries

To this day, Hapoel is recognized as a representation to those who wish to use sport in order to breed excellence, work ethic and ethics. Hapoel USA stands for empowerment of our players, through physical, personal and spiritual growth. Using a rubber ball as our entry, we are then able to inspire, motivate and bring the best out of our players, program participants and coaches/educators.

Hapoel USA brings a sense of Israel, a home feeling, and a sense of family to our programs where our players feel loved and cared as well as challenged in order to live up to their maximum potential.

Daniel Tamir / Founder

Daniel started Hapoel USA to develop young Jewish men and women on and off the court. We truly believe in building the mindset of young athletes in order for them to succeed in every aspect of life. We will not only prepare them for successful basketball careers but most importantly life after basketball.

Our goal is to help develop young athletes both mentally, physically and spiritually. Putting a heavy emphasis on life lessons and tools we can acquire using a sport we love. We focus on guiding every player to find their purpose to love your fellow as you love yourself, excellence, growth, purpose and spirituality before physicality.

Daniel started Hapoel USA to develop young Jewish men and women on and off the court. We truly believe in building the mindset of young athletes in order for them to succeed in every aspect of life. We will not only prepare them for successful basketball careers but most importantly life after basketball.

We’re taking basketball and using it as a vessel to tap into the kid’s minds and hearts and trying to teach them life lessons and Torah studies so they can carry these lessons for the rest of their life.

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel Daniel Tamir is a former professional basketball player and coach. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall former Center/Power Forward and has developed players like Ryan Turrell and Yam Madar.

Daniel Tamir / Founder

Daniel started Hapoel USA to develop young Jewish men and women on and off the court. We truly believe in building the mindset of young athletes in order for them to succeed in every aspect of life. We will not only prepare them for successful basketball careers but most importantly life after basketball.

Our goal is to help develop young athletes both mentally, physically and spiritually. Putting a heavy emphasis on life lessons and tools we can acquire using a sport we love. We focus on guiding every player to find their purpose to love your fellow as you love yourself, excellence, growth, purpose and spirituality before physicality.

Daniel started Hapoel USA to develop young Jewish men and women on and off the court. We truly believe in building the mindset of young athletes in order for them to succeed in every aspect of life. We will not only prepare them for successful basketball careers but most importantly life after basketball.

We’re taking basketball and using it as a vessel to tap into the kid’s minds and hearts and trying to teach them life lessons and Torah studies so they can carry these lessons for the rest of their life.

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel Daniel Tamir is a former professional basketball player and coach. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall former Center/Power Forward and has developed players like Ryan Turrell and Yam Madar.

Daniel served three years in the Israeli Defense Forces, working with At-Risk Children, after receiving an Exceptional Athlete status, allowing him to represent the Israeli National Team. Over a seven-year professional basketball career, Tamir played power forward and center at the Division I level for teams in Israel and Hungry, including the renowned Hapoel Jerusalem. After winning the National Israeli Youth Cup in 2004, He was invited to the U16 followed by the U18 Israeli

National Team between ‘05-‘09. Tamir was also invited to the highly regarded Basketball Without Borders Nike Invitational where he was named one of the top 50 European players of his class. Daniel Tamir first began coaching in Israel, coaching Mazkeret Batya Basketball youth club. Since 2012 he started coaching and directing basketball sleepaway camps, coaching middle school (Moriah), high school (Frisch) and University level (Yeshiva University) basketball teams. He’s also worked with MAKOR, a special needs group as well as with kids at risk in Brooklyn and New York.