It is a project of the Sports HUB team, born from the desire to offer only the best to young athletes, thus complementing their sports and academic training.
We searched and brought together some of the best specialists in several essential areas – education, nutrition, training, mental skills and social smartness – eager to bring into play their knowledge acquired throughout the years of study and practice in training current and future champions.
It is a project of the Sports HUB team, born from the desire to offer only the best to young athletes, thus complementing their sports and academic training.
It is a project of the Sports HUB team, born from the desire to offer only the best to young athletes, thus complementing their sports and academic training.
We searched and brought together some of the best specialists in several essential areas - education, nutrition, training, mental skills and social smartness - eager to bring into play their knowledge acquired throughout the years of study and practice in training current and future champions.
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VISION
It all starts with what we do. So, our aim is to make the world a better place through athletes.
MISSION
To select and offer young athletes the support they need in order to perform both on the court as well as, and especially, in life.
OBJECTIVE
We want to do our very best to enhance the academic and sports performances of the young people of the program and, at the same time, help them evolve from a personal point of view, enabling them to handle themselves in the most demanding of situations.
VISION
It all starts with what we do. So, our aim is to make the world a better place through athletes.
MISSION
To select and offer young athletes the support they need in order to perform both on the court as well as, and especially, in life.
OBJECTIVE
We want to do our very best to enhance the academic and sports performances of the young people of the program and, at the same time, help them evolve from a personal point of view, enabling them to handle themselves in the most demanding of situations.
MAIN BENEFITS FOR ATHLETES
1:1 COUNSELING SESSIONS
MODERN TRAINING AND RECOVERY SESSIONS
MENTAL SKILLS
BENEFICII PRINCIPALE SPORTIVI
NUTRITIONAL PLANNING
FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
REGULAR EVALUATIONS
THE TEAM
VIRGIL STĂNESCU
CHAIRMAN
“I am a firm believer in the education provided by any kind of sport and the values...”
“I am a firm believer in the education provided by any kind of sport and the values instilled through training and competitions. During my stays in the United States and the UK, I have come to fully appreciate access to specialized sport. And I want more athletes to enjoy this complete essential benefits package necessary for them to perform both personally and on the sports ground.”
SACHA DRAGIC
BOARD MEMBER
“One of the key questions I asked myself when I decided to join this project...”
“One of the key questions I asked myself when I decided to join this project is if our current actions are in line with the big picture. I got a quick answer, as any young athlete who wants to perform at the highest level should want to get such a scholarship. It’s the confirmation that they are on the right track and that they’ll have the right people by their side, helping them achieve their main goal: be a leader, in the true sense of the word.”
EMRE
ATES
BOARD MEMBER
“GO Scholarship is a unique project in Romania. We wish to offer young athletes...”
“GO Scholarship is a unique project in Romania. We wish to offer young athletes the chance to express themselves at the highest standards, have a significant impact in society.”
ANA
LUCA
MANAGER
“The road to top performance is a challenging one. But when you have...”
“The road to top performance is a challenging one. But when you have the right people by your side, it all gets easier. I am happy to know we are training not only exceptional athletes but also exceptional people.”
CLAUDIU
ILINA
KINESIOTHERAPIST
“I have worked in this field for over 20 years and I never stopped learning...”
“I have worked in this field for over 20 years and I never stopped learning. And, more than anything, I am aware of the benefits of a prevention approach. Among others, I want to offer young athletes the necessary step-by-step instruments enabling them to better function at maximum parameters and allowing them to avoid, as much as possible, any accidents.”
ALEXANDRU
MARCU
NUTRITIONIST
“Passing it forward and contributing to the shaping of future champions is...”
“Passing it forward and contributing to the shaping of future champions is a really nice feeling. I am excited and ready to go. Ready, steady, GO!”
CLAUDIA
RUSU
CAREER ADVISOR
“I am a firm believer in balance. Just as one should not allow for success...”
“I am a firm believer in balance. Just as one should not allow for success to affect one’s rationale, neither should failure be allowed to affect us emotionally. That’s because when you genuinely want to be successful, regardless of the area, you cannot leave anything to chance.”
DUMITRU BUTILCĂ
PHYSICAL TRAINER
“GO Scholarship is a program to the benefit of young athletes who want to excel...”
”GO Scholarship is a program to the benefit of young athletes who want to excel and who have a professional team by their side. But we have to work very hard with their minds so they can realize what it means to have people working for them and how to get the maximum benefits from this relationship, for their daily lives.”
ANTONIO
PĂCURARU
PHYSICAL TRAINER
“GO Scholarship is a real opportunity for these young athletes to...”
"GO Scholarship is a real opportunity for these young athletes to learn and achieve their dreams. With hard work and discipline, we can help them achieve what they need to do to stay at the highest level in sport.”
LAURA ZIMICA
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
“For me, GO is a soul project. I am involved wholeheartedly in a project dedicated....”
”For me, GO is a soul project. I am involved wholeheartedly in a project dedicated to the mental development of athletes, because I know how important the mind is in achieving peak performance. Through this project, I aim to help athletes train and strengthen their minds so they can overcome obstacles and reach their full potential. Together with the GO Scholarship, I want to grow alongside these athletes, supporting them to go as far as possible in their careers, not only physically, but also mentally.”
ADRIAN VASILE
ASSISTANT MANAGER
“GO Scholarship is that program I would have loved to be a part of as an...”
”GO Scholarship is that program I would have loved to be a part of as an athlete. It is that essential element, which is missing in sports in our country. That's why I'm so happy to be a part of this beautiful world that supports sports and helps children reach their full potential. It's a chance that not everyone has, and I'm very happy to be able to see the sport from this perspective as well. It motivates me to think that I have a role in the success of a future champion.”
IULIA CARAIMAN
SOCIAL MEDIA
“GO Scholarship is a program that is changing the world of sports…”
”GO Scholarship is a program that is changing the world of sports for the better. And not only. It supports young Romanian athletes, together with the universe around them, to become better on the playing field and people whose dreams reach new heights. I'm glad I can contribute to that: to give a voice online to the aspirations they have.”
ATHLETES
MANEA ANA BASCHET.
BODAREU LUCA CICLISM.
PETREA EDWIN BOX.
ȘTIRBU MARIA
VOLEI.
OPREA LUCA TENIS DE MASĂ.
RUSU EREMIA BIANCA TRIATLON.
ȘTEFANOV ELENA VOLEI.
CÂRMACIU MARTA BASCHET.
LUCACI MATEI BASCHET.
CONSTANTIN NATALIA SCRIMĂ.
VASILESCU ALEX FOTBAL.
ANDRONACHE GABRIEL CICLISM.
BANCIU MARA FOTBAL.
BARBĂLATĂ TUDOR BASCHET.
BRÎNCEANU EDUARD POLO PE APĂ.
BULGARU LUCAS JIU-JITSU.
CÂRLAN VLADIMIR CICLISM.
CÎRSTEA ROBERT VOLEI.
MARIN EVA VOLEI.
LIȚĂ KARINA SCRIMĂ.
JOIȚA RĂZVAN ATLETISM.
GHEORGHE ANDREI JIU-JITSU.
IONESCU TUDOR TENIS DE CÂMP.
DRĂGHICI MATILDA GIMNASTICĂ AEROBICĂ.
DRĂGAN DIANA KARATE.
DINA ALEXANDRU SCRIMĂ.
DIACONU-ȚICU VIRGINIA BASCHET.
MARINESCU ANDREI CICLISM.
MIȚOI ȘTEFAN JUDO.
MODROGAN DALIA VOLEI.
MUNTEANU MIHNEA SCRIMĂ.
POPESCU DAVID POLO PE APĂ.
PUPEZĂ ANDREI BASCHET.
RADU RAREȘ VOLEI.
STOICHIN ANDREI FOTBAL.
TEIȘANU TEODORA JUDO.
ALUMNI
Athletes who have completed the GO Scholarship and have reached the age of 19
MIHAELA MIHAI HANDBAL.
ILIE ALEX CICLISM.
BESENYEI ANNA TRIATLON.
ȘONȚ EMMA SCRIMĂ.
SPÂRLAC VLADIMIR BASCHET.
MOHAMED MARIAM HANDBAL.
NECOARĂ VALENTINA ATLETISM.
IOANA STANCU
FOTBAL.
RÂPĂ DARIUS ESCALADĂ.
STROE TEODORA VOLEI.
PARTNERS
We are happy to have such brands and teams with us, sharing the same ideals, understanding our culture and with whom we can create and develop opportunities for these young talents.
If you want to find out how you can get involved, write to us at the address in the contact section and let’s get to know each other!
Strategic partner
Medical partner
HQ HUB Partner
Main partner
Technology partner
Partners
Equipment partner
Sports content production
Strategic partner
Main partner
Equipment partner
Medical partner
Technology partner
Sports content production
HQ HUB Partner
Partners
BUDGET
We believe that a transparent budget is both a source and a resource of information, offering trust and helping with continuous cost optimization. Furthermore, we want this transparency to help us create a platform where anyone can choose to support a number of talented athletes.
Tipuri de costuri
Cost lunar
Cost anul 2023
Cap. 1. Personal administrativ
Manager de proiect
1,500 €
18,013 €
Manager de proiect
1,500 €
18,022 €
Asistent manager
800 €
9,364 €
Personal curățenie sală sport
400 €
4,938 €
Fonduri Europene
1000 €
12,130 €
Subtotal Cap. 1
62,487 €
Cap. 2. Personal Tehnic
Preparatori fizici
1,700 €
20,498 €
Nutriționist sportiv
1,500 €
17,988 €
Psihologi
1,300 €
15,264 €
Kinetoterapie
2,000 €
24,039 €
Consiliere carieră
1,500 €
15,007 €
Comunicare și social media
1,800 €
22,476 €
Subtotal Cap. 2
115,272 €
Cap. 3. Echipamente si servicii
Dezvoltare educațională (cursuri, meditații etc.)
15,143 €
Echipament de pregătire sportivă
3,334 €
Echipament sportiv
85,471 €
Workshop-uri sportivi, staff, antrenori
13,260 €
Subtotal Cap. 3
117,208 €
Cap. 4. Cheltuieli administrative
Chirii (sală fitness, birou, săli ședințe)
11,879 €
Servicii contabile
4,973 €
Servicii juridice
7,139 €
Servicii IT
11,973 €
Servicii foto, grafică, promovare
14,336 €
Taxe stat
39,270 €
Alte cheltuieli (curățenie, telefonie, premieri și sponsorizări sportivi, birotica etc.)
8,385 €
Subtotal Cap. 4
97,956 €
TOTAL
32,742 €
392,902 €
Cost per sportiv/ă
935 €
11,226 €
Q&A
WHO IS SPORTS HUB?
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?
FOR WHAT PERIOD IS THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED?
WHAT SPORTS ARE INCLUDED?
HOW CAN I GET ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT COVER?
BY ACCEPTING THE SCHOLARSHIP DO I HAVE TO SIGN A REPRESENTATION CONTRACT WITH SPORTS HUB?
CAN I RECEIVE THE CASH VALUE OF THE INCLUDED SERVICES?
COMPETITIONS
De adaugat text: Credem că transparența bugetului oferă o sursă și o resursă de informație, oferă încredere și ajută la optimizarea continuă a costurilor. Mai mult, prin această transparență ne dorim să creăm o platformă prin care oricine poate alege să susțină un număr de sportivi talentați.
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Virgil Stănescu
Virgil Stănescu is co-founder of the GO Scholarship project, president of Sports HUB and executive director of CEO Clubs International – Europe. He was captain of the national basketball team for 10 years and was five times named the best Romanian basketball player. His mission, which he also implements at GO Scholarship, is to change the world through sport and education.
Ana Luca
Ana Luca is co-founder of the GO Scholarship project and manager of handball player Cristina Neagu. Together with Virgil Stănescu she co-founded Sports HUB in 2017, where she was co-manager of the athletes represented by the agency. He has 12 years of business and management experience and has been in competitive sports for 14 years. At GO Scholarship she handles the operational aspects of the project as manager and supports the athletes with everything they need.
Claudiu Ilina
Claudiu Ilina is a physiotherapist with 21 years of experience. He collaborates with FC Steaua Bucharest, Steaua basketball team and other basketball clubs in Bucharest and in the country. He is the physiotherapist of several athletes in national and foreign championships. In the GO Scholarship project, Claudiu and his team at Physio Sport Performance help athletes and sportswomen to recover from injuries and get back to the best physical shape possible so that they can return to their sports as soon as possible and heal.
Alexandru Marcu
Alexandru Marcu has been a sports nutritionist for 10 years. He has worked with the basketball teams Steaua București, Dinamo București and Știința București and collaborated with the Romanian Basketball Federation. She creates sports nutrition plans for junior athletes and does the same within the GO Scholarship: she understands how athletes eat, supports them to make dietary improvements for a healthy lifestyle, recommends them what to eat to optimize their body composition and have more energy on the court. The goal is for athletes to feel good, perform at their best in their sport and understand the importance of proper nutrition on a daily basis.
Claudia Rusu
Claudia Rusu is a career counselor and deals with children and teens on a regular basis through the Laguna Sharks basketball team she manages. In the GO Scholarship project, she supports sportsmen and women in all practical aspects of their daily lives and provides them with an overview and constructive perspective on what they are currently going through and how they can prepare for a future they like, knowing that education is as important as sport.
Dumitru Butilcă
Dumitru Butilcă is a physical trainer with over 22 years of experience in the field. He has worked with the Romanian Football Federation, the National Women’s Volleyball Team, the football and polo teams of Steaua Bucharest and with … Special Troops. At GO Scholarship, he provides the educational side of the project and ensures that athletes in each discipline know the ABCs of correct and effective physical movement to train successfully and safely and progress in terms of physical fitness and sports performance.
Antonio Păcuraru
Antonio Păcuraru este absolvent al UNEFS și are multiple certificări în TRX, Mobility Stick, Let’s Bands Level 1 și 2. Își dorește să ajute oamenii să devină cele mai bune versiuni ale lor. De aceea, s-a alăturat GO Scholarship: mișcarea înseamnă viață, iar sportul înseamnă sănătate. Pentru Antonio, sportul este și hobby, și pasiune și vrea să insufle și sportivilor din program iubirea pentru mișcare, în orice formă ar veni ea.
Laura Zimica
Laura Zimica este psiholog sportiv și din 2005 este profund implicată în sportul polonez, inițial ca suport moral și ulterior ca psiholog sportiv. A colaborat cu echipe precum Polpharma Starogard, Trefl Prokom Sopot și WKS Slask, oferind susținere psihologică baschetbaliștilor de la categoriile U10 până la seniori. Pasiunea sa pentru sport este completată de angajamentul ferm față de sănătatea mentală a sportivilor, ajutându-i să-și dezvolte reziliența și echilibrul mental necesare pentru a performa la cel mai înalt nivel.
Adrian Vasile
Adrian Vasile este asistent manager și fost atlet de performanță. Din experiența personală, ca sportiv, știe exact care sunt nevoile în sportul de performanță, iar în proiectul GO Scholarship a găsit o lume nouă, pe care la vremea când era sportiv doar o putea visa. Acest proiect a fost motivația ce l-a determinat să lase pista de alergare și sala de forță pentru a fi alături echipei și a ajuta la dezvoltarea proiectului GO Scholarship.
Iulia Caraiman
Iulia Caraiman construiește strategii de digital & social media și traduce cerințe de business în conținut creativ pentru rețelele sociale, de peste 7 ani, pentru branduri din industrii precum FMCG, Telecom și eCommerce. Terenul de joc preferat este Instagram, însă nu îi scapă niciun trending sound de pe TikTok sau ultimele noutăți de pe Facebook. Crede că a fi conectat la rețelele sociale nu e suficient pentru a activa în social media, ci a fi conectat la comunitățile online din jurul tău, duc puterea creatoare la alt nivel. La GO Scholarship, Iulia reușește să îmbine creativitatea cu pasiunea pentru sport, contribuind în același timp la construirea și consolidarea unei voci în spațiul online pentru acest program.
Antonio Păcuraru
Antonio Pacuraru is a graduate of UNEFS and has multiple certifications in TRX, Mobility Stick, Let’s Bands Level 1 and 2. She wants to help people become the best versions of themselves. That’s why she joined GO Scholarship: movement means life, and sport means health. For Antonio, sport is both hobby and passion and he wants to instill in the athletes in the program the love for movement, in whatever form it may come.
Laura Zimica
Laura Zimica is a sports psychologist and since 2005 she has been deeply involved in Polish sports, initially as moral support and later as a sports psychologist. He collaborated with teams such as Polpharma Starogard, Trefl Prokom Sopot and WKS Slask, providing psychological support to basketball players from the U10 to senior categories. His passion for sport is complemented by a strong commitment to the mental health of athletes, helping them develop the resilience and mental balance needed to perform at their highest level.
Adrian Vasile
Adrian Vasile is assistant manager and former performance athlete. From personal experience, as an athlete, he knows exactly what the needs are in performance sports, and in the GO Scholarship project he found a new world, which he could only dream of when he was an athlete. This project was the motivation that led him to leave the running track and the weight room to join the team and help develop the GO Scholarship project.
Iulia Caraiman
Iulia Caraiman has been building digital & social media strategies and translating business requirements into creative content for social networks for over 7 years, for brands in industries such as FMCG, Telecom and eCommerce. Her favorite playground is Instagram, but she doesn’t miss any trending sound from TikTok or the latest news from Facebook. She believes that being connected to social networks is not enough to be active in social media, but being connected to the online communities around you takes your creative power to another level. At GO Scholarship, Iulia manages to combine creativity with passion for sports, while helping to build and strengthen an online voice for this program.
Cristina Anghel
Cristina Anghel is a sports psychologist in the GO Scholarship program and a runner. She graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and the Master of Clinical Psychology, and her passion for sports led her to train in sports psychology. Participating in marathons has taught her that mentality can make the difference in competitions.
In the GO Scholarship program, she supports athletes in achieving their goals. It also holds workshops for the development of basic and sport-specific mental skills and provides athletes with strategies for their implementation.
Alina Gherghișan
Alina Gherghisan is a sports psychologist with over 16 years of experience in the field. For 12 years she has been a researcher at the National Research Institute for Sport and has provided psychological assistance to: national rugby teams, the Men’s Olympic Artistic Gymnastics Team, the Olympic Fencing Teams and Olympic athletes in judo, athletics, wrestling and boxing. Since 2018 she is a sports psychologist at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, where she collaborates with all Olympic federations. At GO Scholarship she provides the educational part of the project in terms of psychological training, focusing on the development of basic mental skills and specific to the sport discipline in which the young athletes have specialized.
Ștefan Ivcovici
Stefan Ivcovici has been a physical trainer for over 15 years. For 10 years he has been involved in competitive sports, rowing and rugby. GO Scholarship is a dream come true because he has often imagined a similar project and because he wants to support Romanian sport. He is determined to put all his energy and experience into being with young athletes who want to build in their disciplines and achieve the best results.
Cristian Olteanu
Cristian Olteanu is a psychotherapist with 14 years of experience. He has worked with the Romanian Olympic basketball team, the basketball team Știința București and with national tennis champions. Athletes in the GO Scholarship program turn to Cristian whenever they feel they have a situation, professional or personal, that they don’t know how to handle. He provides athletes with the tools they need to cope with a wide range of situations, to regain emotional balance and to make positive sense of their life experiences.
Erwah Alnablsi
Erwah Alnablsi is a physical trainer with over 22 years of experience in the field. He has worked with the Academy of Sport and Performance in Dubai and coaches the Romanian Olympic Fencing Team, the Romanian Olympic Boxing Team, the Steaua București volleyball team and tennis player Gabriela Ruse. Erwah makes sure that the athletes in the GO Scholarship project know how to execute their training program correctly and safely for maximum results in their sport and with as few injuries as possible.
Q&A
CAN I RECEIVE THE CASH VALUE OF THE INCLUDED SERVICES?
No, this is not possible. Such an approach would be contrary to our endeavor, which is based on the transfer of know-how from our specialists to young athletes.
Q&A
BY ACCEPTING THE SCHOLARSHIP DO I HAVE TO SIGN A REPRESENTATION CONTRACT WITH SPORTS HUB?
Definitely not! :) Accepting the scholarship does not involve any kind of conditionality.
Q&A
HOW CAN I GET ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT COVER?
The selection process is a rigorous one, based on recommendations from sports federations, clubs and specialists from each sports branch.
Athletes can register themselves during the selection periods. Follow us on our social media accounts to find out when the next registration period takes place.
Subsequently, the athletes in the top of all the recommendations from the first stage and the best athletes registered, will enter the testing process of our team of specialists.
The GO Scholarship program is unique for Romania, has no commercial purpose, and is designed to train and support young athletes with know-how.
Focus areas:
o Nutrition – developing a tailored diet, depending on each athlete’s daily activity and needs. o Training – assessing the body and correcting physical imbalances, preventing accidents, developing muscles, sport specific training etc. o Recovery – specialized know-how and support o Mental Skills – 1:1 sessions with a sports therapist on topics such as: handling defeat, self-motivation, leadership and visualization. o Career counseling sessions on various topics: interests and passions apart from sports, planning for the future, efficient time management, financial education etc. o Social Smartness – handling social media channels, understanding personal brand, public speaking training etc. o Formal education – training and academic recovery etc.
Q&A
WHAT SPORTS ARE INCLUDED?
We are looking at all sports disciplines and aim to diversify the range of support as much as possible. At this moment, 19 sports are enrolled in the GO Scholarship: athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, climbing, football, aerobic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, handball, swimming, jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, water polo, fencing, tennis, table tennis, triathlon, volleyball.
Q&A
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?
Athletes aged between 14 and 17 years. The selection area includes the City of Bucharest and adjacent areas (about an hour away from Bucharest), we want to expand nationally in the coming years.
Q&A
HOW MANY ATHLETES CAN BENEFIT FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP?
Initially, we are to support 35 athletes.
Q&A
FOR WHAT PERIOD IS THE SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED?
The scholarship is reconfigured once every 6 months depending on the athlete’s involvement
Q&A
WHO IS SPORTS HUB?
Sports HUB, the initiator of the GO Scholarship program, is a team of sports professionals, who make their experience in the field available, in order to develop sporting and academic programs and events. Among others, Sports HUB is collaborating with some of the most famous Romanian athletes, such as:
Cristina Neagu, the only handball player in history to have won the “Best world player” award, four times;
Ana Maria Brânză, fifth-time world best fencer and leader of the national fencing team, who won a gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games;
Radu Drăgușin, football player for Tottenham Hotspur FC and a member of the Romanian national football team;
Cătălin Chirilă, multiple-time world and European canoeing champion;