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a great team captain
A good captain
Team captains come with very different
personalities. Some will have very fiery ThE IMPORTANCE Of RESPECT
will be able to
temperaments and they will inspire the As the captain of the team, it’s important
rest of the team by constantly barking that you build up a good rapport with
motivate and
orders at those around them. A quiet the rest of the players and gain their
captain however can lead by example respect. Only by doing so can you
inspire his or her
and show others how to battle on. A ever hope that the players will be as
captain such as Taeke Takema gets in committed to the cause as you are. The
team. A natural
trouble with the umpire but shows best way of doing that is to lead by
ability to lead is
grit, determination and passion. On the example. Hopefully, this will rub off on
other hand, a player such as Pol Amat the rest of the team who will follow
helpful but some
epitomises ice coolness by going about your example and it will set them a
his business quietly and by making the benchmark to which they can aspire to.
of the skills
job look easy. This means looking out for your fellow
team members on the field of play and by
needed can be
QUAlITIES NEEDED TO giving them praise and encouragement
BECOME A GREAT CAPTAIN: where needed and a willingness to give
learned – here’s
Whatever type of personality you have, a them guidance or constructive criticism
captain needs to be able to demonstrate where appropriate.
how. the following: You should also show the same kind
* Being considered one of the best of enthusiasm and support in training
players in your chosen position too. Captaincy is not all about ‘grabbing
* High levels of motivation typified not the glory’. It’s therefore important to
only when competing but by setting an remember that any success that the team
example in training sessions too which achieves is a collective effort. A good
helps with team building team captain will also set examples in
* Enthusiasm and a passion for your sport their behaviour away from the sport
* Having a clear goal or vision which too. This is an extremely important
you’re able to communicate to the rest of quality which is sometimes overlooked.
the team Remember that a lot of the players in your
* Respect for officialdom (although some command may be several years younger
are better at that than others!) than you are and you should, therefore,
* Good working relationship with the conduct your life away from the sport in a
team manager and an understanding of manner which they can respect.
what they expect from you (this doesn’t
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