{"id":10931,"date":"2022-12-09T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?page_id=10931"},"modified":"2022-12-09T10:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:25:39","slug":"captains","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/athletics\/captains\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPTAINS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>The Leadership Qualities of a Team Captain:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Role Model \u2013 hardworking, committed, dedicated, humble, leader by example, positive attitude shows respect for coaches, teachers, adults, and peers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhibits good citizenship \u2013 dependable, loyal, trustworthy, unselfish, has a great deal of pride in the team, school, and community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committed to be alcohol and drug free and show social confidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has a strong self-image, is mature, motivated, and has good communication skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhibits good school behavior and acceptable academic progress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willingness to follow team rules and act as a liaison between teammates, coaches, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the athletic director.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Principles of Leadership:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KNOW YOUR JOB \u2013 Knowledge not only gains the respect and confidence of your teammates, but also gives you confidence in yourself. The more informed, however, the better you will be able to act in any situation, which demands a decision on your part.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT \u2013 Anyone with common sense can exercise good judgments. This good judgment should not only be exercised during the season or on the field, but throughout the year. This means in the classroom, with the faculty, the student body, and the community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USE TACT \u2013 This is the ability to direct people without causing ill feelings or giving offense. Individuals who think differently, and act differently. Consequently to secure the best cooperation from the people, they must be dealt with accordingly. Be alert never to belittle or embarrass your teammates and do not discuss the merits or your teammates with anyone but your coaching staff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEVELOP ENDURANCE \u2013 A leader must have physical and mental endurance to command respect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEMONSTRATE INITIATIVE &#8211; A leader accepts responsibility, sees what needs to be done, makes a decision and takes action without hesitation. He does not need to be told what to do or when to do it. This initiative must be taken off the field as well as on, in practice and in a game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BE COURAGEOUS \u2013 There is moral courage, and there is physical courage. Have the moral courage to stand up for your own convictions. It take courage to deny an invitation to go out the night before a game, to cut a class, to skip a practice session, etc. Be firm in your stand and you will gain respect and admiration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BE DEPENDABLE \u2013 A dependable captain is loyal to his school and to his team. Your dependability exhibits itself in many ways; school attendance, getting to practice on time, knowing your assignments, and a host of other things. Coaches are reluctant to play a boy or girl who cannot be depended upon regardless of his or her ability. You as a captain must be dependable and you must enlighten the coaches with those who are not for the good of the team\u2019s success.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DISPLAY ENTHUSIASM \u2013 You can contribute to the development of team spirit by your display of sincere enthusiasm. YOU are the example. Hustle, hustle, hustle. Avoid criticizing and complaining about your teammates, coaches, or school. Discourage this type of conduct on the part of the team members. If you have a person on the team who is a constant complainer, have a talk with him and explain how it hurts the team. If he doesn\u2019t change, talk it over with the coach. Some griping is normal but the chronic complainer must be eliminated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KNOW YOURSELF AND SEEK SELF-IMPROVEMENT \u2013 You as a team captain must evaluate yourself and recognize your strengths and weaknesses. You must emphasize your strong points and develop your weak points. Are you overweight and out of physical condition? Are you temperamental? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Are you worthy to be a captain? Your teammates and coaches thought so. Don\u2019t prove them wrong. With these items firmly entrenched in your mind, you must look at the ways and means to present these items to the squad. These are basic leadership techniques that a captain can employ to help present him\/her to the team as a genuine leader .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Captains at Practice:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try hard on every drill, set or conditioning activity. The team plays as well as it practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage skill improvement and supplement what the coach says about basics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Challenge teammates to do their best, encourage when plateaus occur, stay positive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a giver \u2013 Help set up and make sure everything gets put away, help the coach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Outside of Practice:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Promote team togetherness and promote athletic department togetherness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discourage scapegoating and pay attention to and give a lot of personal support and <\/span>encouragement to the younger players and to less able athletes. Senior and better athletes could make the difference in your team\u2019s performance. As a leader, you must go out of your way to help and encourage them.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to know all school rules (especially pertaining to alcohol and drugs). YOU need to review this with the team and tell the players what you expect of them. Make sure you understand all of this at the beginning of the season so there will be no surprises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a captain, you sent the example for the entire team. You should work as hard, or harder than every other teammate in practice. That\u2019s the way you and your team will perform in a game. You set the example for good sportsmanship and control of your team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop a clear understanding of your team\u2019s goals and objectives, for the season and the next game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet regularly after practice and after a game with your coach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicate clearly to your team. Have their quiet, undivided attention when you speak <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the season dress and groom yourself neatly. Look sharp to be proud of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yourself, your team, and your school. Very few effective leaders dress and groom <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sloppily.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give special credit to others. Recognize team members who do extra things to help the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">team. Give special credit to the unsung heroes and those team members who do a good solid, steady job, day in and day out, and who usually make it possible for other people to score or for the team to win.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk a winning strategy in practice and conditioning sessions. Back up talk with actions in practice and games. Don\u2019t be pushy, just quietly confident. DISCOURAGE NEGATIVE COMMENTS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a team problem exists, explain them in confidence to the coach to help solve them and move on with a close team atmosphere. Use the trainer, other coaches, and the athletic director as resources. DO NOT LET problems fester. They will not go away. They will multiply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Leadership Qualities of a Team Captain: Role Model \u2013 hardworking, committed, dedicated, humble, leader by example, positive attitude shows respect for coaches, teachers, adults, and peers. Exhibits good citizenship \u2013 dependable, loyal, trustworthy, unselfish, has a great deal of pride in the team, school, and community. 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