This past week Yshai Oliel, the Israeli 12 year-old, who won Orange Bowl Tournament in December 2012, came to Boca Raton, Florida to train with Aaron Krickstein for a week of two-a-day sessions.Yshai celebrated his Bar Mitvah in January 2013 and for the next two years will compete all over the world with boys 14 and under who are from all over the globe - - - all hoping to become the next Roger Federer.
Yshai trains in Israel with The David Squad - - - an independent, non-profit, non-denominational organization founded and funded by David Coffer of the UK, which is dedicated to developing Israeli tennis players of the highest international standards.
Yshai and his Israeli coach, Jan Pochter, are sponsored by and guests of the Coffer family while in Boca Raton.
I spent the week photographing Aaron and Yshai, first in the morning and then in the late afternoon. You’ll be able to view these photos on Shutterfly, and my earlier photos of Yshai at The Orange Bowl, with this link:
yshaioliel.shutterfly.com
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Yshai won the 12 and under segment of the Orange Bowl in a seven day competition vs. 128 boys from around the world. In besting Patrick Sydow of Aruba 6-3 and 6-1, Yshai became the first Israeli boy to take first place in the annual competition.
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