Golf tees off title hunt
Brian Connor
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: Sports
"Our biggest challenge in the national tournament is ourselves," DaSilva said. "We have to manage our games and grind for six days in the Florida heat. We are looking to go down there and play our games, and let everything else take care of itself. If we do that, there is no doubt in my mind that we can win that tournament."
Though the tournament looms large on the team's horizon, the 12 players must first compete against one another in an inter-squad shoot-out to determine which five will compete on the national level. Despite the contention inherent in inter-squad play the coach and captains feel that the team will handle the match well.
"Inevitably people are going to be disappointed if they don't make the top five," Bakyta said. "However, what matters is what you do with that emotion. The greatest learning experiences come from losing. Hopefully, it will motivate those players to keep improving."
"I think every one of us looks to win the national championship at the beginning of the year, and that's what were all focused on right now," DaSilva said. "But for beyond this year, I would just like to see everyone get better and improve, cause that's essentially what we try to do every day."
Though the tournament looms large on the team's horizon, the 12 players must first compete against one another in an inter-squad shoot-out to determine which five will compete on the national level. Despite the contention inherent in inter-squad play the coach and captains feel that the team will handle the match well.
"Inevitably people are going to be disappointed if they don't make the top five," Bakyta said. "However, what matters is what you do with that emotion. The greatest learning experiences come from losing. Hopefully, it will motivate those players to keep improving."
"I think every one of us looks to win the national championship at the beginning of the year, and that's what were all focused on right now," DaSilva said. "But for beyond this year, I would just like to see everyone get better and improve, cause that's essentially what we try to do every day."
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