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Romania Trip 2008

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INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS TRAINING CAMP

TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY

ROMANIA 2008

Davison Athletic Club Players Train in Romania for the Tenth Year in a Row

By Mimi Bosika

Jon Bosika’s annual trip to Romania with his players from Davison Athletic Club
has become an expected summer tradition in Michigan. One of Jon’s greatest pleasures
is watching his players improve and achieve success, whether it’s at the Olympic
level as was the case with Ilia Lupulesku or at the state and junior level as is the
case with his current players. For the ninth year in a row, Jon led a group of
American players to Romania, where they were able to train and enjoy an exciting
vacation on the Black Sea coast.

The 2007 team members were Stefan Mitroi, Danielle Mitroi, Keith Schrock,
Kevin Schrock, Steven Schrock, Mel Rodrigues, and Paul Wandrei.

The team enjoyed four hours of intense daily training and coaching at the Romanian
women's Olympic training center in Costanta. The center’s head coach is Viorel Filimon,
who is famous for producing world class players and European champions. His son Andrei
is a Killerspin sponsored player and Romanian national team member, but among Viorel’s
most recent success stories is Elizabeta Samara, who won the junior singles, doubles,
and mixed doubles titles at this year’s European Junior Championships. At first glance,
it would appear that the training center is like a table tennis factory which produces
champions of all ages. Players from all over the world are eager to go train there. In
fact, in addition to the American players, this year’s visitors included a junior team
from France. Mel Rodrigues, who went to Romania for the first time this year, said, I
felt like a stronger player at the end of the experience.

As if the training isn’t enough, the appeal of going to Romania is the variety of
activities that the players can enjoy. The coast city of Mamaia is one of the hottest
emerging tourist destinations in Europe thanks to its popular beaches, tasty restaurants,
water parks and nightlife. In addition, the opportunity to make new friends and learn
about the Romanian culture makes the trip memorable for all participants.

Stefan Mitroi, whose whole family joined him on the trip, said, Romania was one of the
highlights of our summer. The group also took an excursion to Bulgaria’s Golden Sands
beach where they got a taste of another European country.

During the last nine years, thirty six players have enjoyed the Romanian experience, many
of them more than once. Junior players Kevin and Steven Schrock whose parents joined them
on this year’s trip confirm that, Romania was a lot of fun and they hope to go back next
year. Jon never gets tired of planning next year’s trip and he loves looking at all the
pictures and memories that he has collected over the years.

Sometimes the training gets tough and then the players look forward to finishing the
session and heading to the beach, Jon admits. When we come back home to the U.S. and I
see them beat players they’ve never beat before, I know that our hard work paid off and
that we had fun doing it, Jon smiles and claims with a sense of pride.

From left: Mel Rodrigues, Paul Wandrei, Kevin Schrock, Keith Schrock,
Steven Schrock, Stefan Mitroi, Danielle Mitroi and Jon Bosika

You are invited to participate in the tenth table tennis program in Romania where you
will train with European junior champions and enjoy an impressive and inexpensive vacation
on the Black Sea coast.

Jon Bosika is the former Yugoslavian junior national team coach and the 1996 US Women’s
Olympic team coach. Jon has the longest coaching career in the United States and is the
creator of Olympic medal winner and world class player Ilia Lupulesku.

Jon will lead and train an American team in the three week international training camp that
will take place for the tenth time during the summer of 2008. Former trip participants are:

Mimi Bosika (7 years)

Danielle Mitroi (2 years)

Kamal Patrick

Tony Chan

Dennis Cobb (6 years)

Scott Endicott (2 years)

Jonathan Serman

Kam Chan

Grantley Charles (3 years)

Ashu Jain

Dean Ginther

Kay Edgerton

Arnold Anderson (3 years)

Brian Pace

Keith Schrock

Don Hayden

John Anderson (2 years)

Joel Lubicek

Kevin Schrock

Alex Minto

Danny Dulkin (3 years)

Teymour Sephabodi

Steven Schrock

Dana Long

Alan Pruce (2 years)

Kevin Rogers

Mel Rodriguez

Nick Mezin

Don Hinshaw (2 years)

Hiro Hikawa

Paul Wandrei

Charles Priscu

Stefan Mitroi (4 years)

Myron Edgerton

Ute Scheven

Justin Bertschi

All the training will take place at the Romanian Olympic Training Center in Constanta home
of several European junior champions and medalists. Training in Europe is imperative for
those players who are interested in rapid improvement. In three weeks of intensive training,
players often improve more than they would in over a year of training at home. Thanks to
dozens of impressive practice partners, hours of intensive daily training, and the coaching
of two accomplished teachers (Jon Bosika and Viorel Filimon—Romanian National Team Coach),
the American players will have a true European table tennis experience. In addition, the
team will enjoy an exciting vacation at one of Romania’s fines resort cities. Most
importantly, the training and vacation are offered at a price that is hard to resist.

The trip is designed to encourage new friendships, expose people to a unique culture, let
them indulge in delicious food and enjoy the European lifestyle.

An informational meeting and free training session with Jon will take place in January 2008
at Davison Athletic Club when trip participants will have the opportunity to ask questions
and learn more details about the trip.

Any questions prior to the registration deadline should be directed to Jon Bosika at:
(810) 658-8153.

TRIP INFORMATION

Time period

· End of June or beginning of July (after the U.S. Open). The exact three week
period depends on ticket availability.

Training program

· Two hours in the morning and two in the afternoon

· International friendship matches will take place in Constanta, Buzau and Varna, Bulgaria

· Physical training activities on the beach

Sight-seeing

· Experience Bucharest Romania’s beautiful capital and cultural center

· Visit Varna, Bulgaria, which is home to the famous "Golden Sands" Beach

· Tour the interior of the People’s Palace the second-largest building in the world

· Create memories at the Aqua Magic waterpark and Vacation City amusement park

Estimated Cost (amount per person)

· Airplane ticket $1,250

· Double room - daily rate $35

· Dorm room (3 or 4 people) daily rate $20

· Dorm room (3 or 4 people) and meals daily rate $40

· Food - daily cost $25-$30

· Transportation $100

· Coaching* Jon Bosika’s student $600

· Non-student $700
*Players who choose to participate for less than 3 weeks must pay the full 3-week coaching fee

The registration deadline and a $200 nonrefundable coaching fee are due on January 31, 2008.

This amount will be credited to the coaching fee, which will be due in full by March 30, 2008.
The trip will be canceled if there are fewer than 10 participants and the registration deposit
will be refunded. Make checks payable to:

Jon Bosika and mail to:

1463 Wexford Dr.
Davison, MI 48423.

For more information, contact Jon at (810) 658-8153.

JOIN THE TRADITION AND EMBARK ON THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!