(S30) PT 4 - Tough Loss

[Beck]

When I first joined the Honolulu Hahalua, one of the first questions I asked in the locker room was who is our rival? I wanted to know so I knew who to definitely root against. I found out we do not have an official rival, so I right now look at the Chicago Butchers as my personal rival. I pick them due to my players back story of being from Chicago, and also is nickname being the butcher. I did not know there was a team named the Butchers when I joined.

The locker room after any loss is pretty dejected. We are a really young team that has big hopes for the future, but understands that this season is a developmental year. Cobra Kai is who would step up and motivate us to keep moving forward. Kai is not only our offensive leader, but also teaches karate at a dojo in the offseason.
Kai doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to players getting down. He is someone who’s motto is strike first and strike hard. So when as a team we are not living up to that he would get on us pretty good.
Sal takes motivation pretty successfully generally. Being a rookie who is unproven, he gets where his place is on the team. As a team we are set up for success but times like this definitely happen. As time moves forward hopefully, we come out on the winning end of these rivalry games more often than not.



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