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METCALFE CONSULTANTS 2 (Brent Fraser 2. ASSISTS: Jamie Harris, James Daouphars, Jeff Fairbairn, Randy Sharpe). ALLEGRO 2 (Morgan Keating, Sean Owen. ASSISTS: Ryan Hasbury 2, Sean Owen, Jamie Slater). ST. JOHN‘S AMBULANCE 2 (John Langevan, Ryan Spencer. ASSISTS: Ryan Spencer, Darren Corova, Bryan McMillan ). BLACK OK TIRE 9 (Stephen O‘Loughlin 3, Jeff Wolder 3, Jon Niblock, John Healey, Jeff Hennessey. ASSISTS: John Healey 3, Jon Niblock 2, Mike Irlan 2, Cam McKenzie 2, Geoff McCarney 2, Kent Slater 2, Jeff Wolder). IMAX 7 ( Steve Charbonneau 3, Mark Smith 2, James Foley, Greg Rennet. ASSISTS: Andy Herridge 3, Mark Smith 2, Brad Crowther, Mike Greenfield, Jeff Potter). MIDGET (RED) OAKVILLE HYDRO 3 ( Neil Chisolm, Adam Baker, Jason Clarke). The typical conversation between parent and athlete after a sporting conâ€" test can go like this: "How did you do? Did you win?" The response is either: ‘‘Yeah, it was great!!!" or "No0000." As a parent, you may sometimes find it difficult to comfort a player who has just lost a game. Most of us would ask: "But did you have fun?" (because we all know that this is the principal reason for participating), some athletes will say that they did, but others will say that they certainly did not. How do you deal with these very real feelings of failure? THORNTON MARINE ELECâ€" TRIC 4 ( Paul Hickey 2, Markus Pugi, Jason Andrade. ASSISTS: George Padwick 2, Darren Webster, Ryan Gardiner, Derek Woolam, Darrel Sheepway ). MCDONALD‘S 4 (Robert Lixter 2, Jason Hewitt, Kevin Beatty. ASSISTS: Richard Lizetto, Mike Reddecliff, Scott Drummond, Robert Murison, David Walsh). Firstly, it is important to understand that the game was indeed an important part of your athlete‘s day. It is someâ€" thing most athletes look forward to...participation in a game "that counts". Getting ready for the game is BELL PHONE POWER 5 (Mike Dragosits 2, Mark Trenholm 2, Andrew Davies. ASSISTS: Jamie Ward (2) Jason Wheldane, Josh Brownlee, Ryan Klatt). BUONASERA 3 (Chuck Palladine, Wesley De Jong, Ted Provins. ASSISTS: Ryan McCallum, Jeremy Brown, Chuck Palladine). Athletes must learn how to lose graciously Scoreboard "Andy is in a good position, playing time wise, for us because of our needs at the forward spot," said coach Gibbons. "He is going to get a lot of playing time." Adjusting to the American style of basketball hasn‘t been that difficult for Robertson. Although the players are bigger and stronger than what he is used to, it‘s the three hour practices that Andy sometimes struggles with. "Every game is like playing an allâ€" star game. You go up against good talâ€" "Andy (Robertson) will be a big contributor to our program, now and in the future," says Florida Southern head basketball coach Gordon Gibbons. "He‘s big and strong and is an excellent position player. Robertson averages 14 minutes, nine points, and five rebounds per game, which is impressive for a rookie. Robertson is a 6‘7", 220 pound freshâ€" man, which makes him the biggest player on his team and allows him to get ample playing time. After averaging double figures in rebounds, scoring in the midâ€"twenty‘s, five blocks, and three dunks per game in his final year of high school, Robertson is at Florida Southern College where he is also making a good impression. Following in the footsteps of his older brother Wayne, Robertson acceptâ€" ed a fourâ€"year basketball scholarship down south to showcase his immense talents and get a postâ€"secondary school education. k _ fter starring on the hardwood Afor three years at Oakville Trafalgar High School, Andy Robertson has taken his basketball game down to sunny Florida. By NICHOLAS DAVIS Special to the Beaver When your athlete does get involved in this type of highly charged environment, there is reason to expect positive rewards, due to the sheer, posiâ€" tive intensity of feeling "hyped". an event all in itself: sweaty palms, perâ€" spiration, excitement, anticipation, nerâ€" vousness, participation all rolled up inside. The school day couldn‘t finish fast enough â€" then the big game. What they imagine are the fans, the coach, the opposition, the cheers, the team, the game, the score... Oakville hoops star continues to shine in Florida Former OTHS basketball star Andy Robertson at his locker at Florida Southern College. (Photo by Garnet Gibson) Imagine, playing a very good game: low on defense, hand up for shots, ran lanes wide and fast, made your layups, took good shots...and...you didn‘t win... Sometimes, it is like floating on the proverbial "cloud nine". Everyone is cheering for the home team, so you don‘t want to let your team, coach, teammates, or fans down. However, we all must remember that at any level of sport, only one team can go home the winner. Most athletes work and train hard in order to achieve a goal. When two teams are working towards the same goal (winning the game), this is more difficult to achieve. The most one can do is step onto the court, mentally and physically prepared for the game and perform to the best of one‘s ability. The rest must take care of itself. Imagine, playing a very good game: low on defense, hand up for shots, ran lanes wide and fast, made your layups, took good shots...and...you didn‘t win... How should you feel? Well, the initial reaction is to feel bad that the team didn‘t win. That is natural and normal. However, to really feel dejected and to have the feelings carry over into other areas of your life indicate an unwillingâ€" ness to accept the outcome for what it is. I remember when I played for the Laurentian University Vees, and we played the University of Victoria for the Gold Medal at the Canadian Championships (Z2nd time in 3 years). I fought hard for the win because I really wanted it this time (they won it last) â€" played some deft oneâ€"onâ€"one, defended the basket, dove for loose balls â€" did everything I could do, but I couldn‘t stop UVIC from winning the game. There was nothing more I could have done about it. I resolved that issue in Sometimes, it is like floating on the proverbial "cloud nine". Everyone is cheering for the home team, so you don‘t want to let your team, coach, teammates, or fans down. However, we all must remember that at any level of sport, only one team can go home the winner. And Help Children In Need. Carol Hamilton Goodale is a forâ€" mer Canadian National and Olympic Basketball Team Member and nationâ€" ally certified coach. She is also Director of Home Court Basketball â€" an organization dedicated to the develâ€" opment of basketball â€" in Oakville. So when you ask your athlete about the game, be sure and remember to also ask if he did his very best, because frankly, that is all he can do. my mind... and life went on. That is the key. Know that you gave 110% on the court, and when you look in the mirror, you can honestly say to yourself that you did your best, and couldn‘t do anything more. There are no "what if‘s". This is what we called a Gracious Loser â€" one who is still a highly respected competitor (fans are forgiving!). Robertson is majoring in Business Administration and would like to be involved with computers as a consultant when he graduates. As for playing proâ€" fessional basketball, Andy sums it up quite succinctly. "If it happens, it happens." "I miss home and can‘t wait to get back to Canada," says Robertson "But I‘m doing alright." "Between basketball and school there is not really that much to do," says Robertson‘s roommate, Andrew Taylor from Martingrove Secondary School in Etobicoke. Adapting to life at Florida has been smooth for Robertson. Florida Southern, located in Lakeland, Florida, on the North Shore of Lake Hollingsworth, is a small college which makes it easy for Robertson to concenâ€" trate on his studies as well as basketball. "Andy is one of the nicest people you would ever want to meet. He‘s quiet and I think a small quiet school will bring out the best in him". "Andy was a natural," claimed M.M. Robinson coach Peter Roser, who coached Robertson at OT for three years. "From the first day he came into the school he was a force. He was a quiet person off the court, but once in a game his natural ability just took over and he dominated." Coach Roser feels that going to a small college like Florida Southem will be an advantage for Robertson because of his personality. ent every night, but the hardest thing to get used to is the long threeâ€"hour pracâ€" tices the day before a game," said Robertson from his dorm room. While at OT some people might not have thought Andy was capable of making it in the United States, but not according to his former high school CARFIND MAKES IT EASY A VEHICLE COMPUTER WEEKLY PUBLICATION