{"id":4803,"date":"2026-08-31T20:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:14:46","slug":"national-junior-games-2026-sports-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/macabbi-sa-news\/national-junior-games-2026-sports-info\/","title":{"rendered":"National Junior Games 2026 Sports Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"4803\"\/><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4798\" src=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5.png 1640w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-July-05-2026-at-15.52.27-5-1536x937.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>RULES OF THE GAME<\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"357\">Before you step onto the court, field, course or board, make sure you know how the game is played.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"608\">Here you\u2019ll find the official rulebooks for every sport at the <strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"451\">Maccabi Junior Games 2026<\/strong>, including competition formats, age categories, scoring, substitutions, match rules, conduct and everything else you need to know before competition begins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"676\">Select your sport below to view or download the relevant rulebook.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"728\"><strong data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"728\">Know the rules. 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