History in Israeli sports and Israeli basketball in particular: Naomi Kolodny will be the head coach of Maccabi Ashdod in a game in the national league against Maccabi Hod Hasharon, which will be held on Sunday.
Ashdod started the season in Leumit in a bad way with an 8: 2 balance and as a result, coach Ofer Rahimi is expected to end his career. Due to this, Kolodny, the assistant coach, will be temporarily promoted to the position of head coach until a permanent coach is found.
Ashdod will certainly not be able to sign a coach until the day of the game, which will make Kolodny the first woman to coach a group of men in the Israeli professional league. Shira Elyona was the first woman to coach a senior men’s team, but did so at Hapoel Tel Aviv in the national league.
Kolodny, 39, is a former actress who retired in the summer of 2018 after a career of almost 20 years. She was a member of the Israel national team and won many titles, including championships with Ramat Hasharon, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ashdod.
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