Captains Jobs

[A-5Saiyan]

Should the captain:
Only Handle all the paperwork, training, sign-ups, sponsership.
Play any position on the team
Play a certain position on the team

Is he merely the paperwork guy?

A Coach off the field?

Should he guide and help his team on the field?

Please lend me your opinions on What the Captain role really is.
-Thank you

[Maelstrom_01]

A captain's role is to organize the team and provide leadership off the field. He should set up practice and handle such paperwork and other related things that may be neccessary (this doesn't mean he can't have help in these matters). He can play any position, but as for leadership on the field, this is generally handled by the center back player. Of course, if he happens to be a back player, then it is his responsibility.

[A-5Saiyan]

So if he is not the center back, then he shouldn't provide any leadership on the field? Sounds like more of a coach rather than captain

[Maelstrom_01]

Well, on the field, everyone should be communicating and helping each other out. But, if he plays say front, how is he to tell the team where to move and when, if he can't see what's going on?

So managing the team, setting up and running practice, planning for tournies and what not, going to the captains' meetings, and providing a central beacon of leadership isn't enough?

[Cuervo]

The August 2003 issue of Facefull has an interesting article by Rob Staundinger (Trauma's captain) about the differences between a "captain" and a "field captain."

[LordOfThePaint]

yeah I have that facefull, its a good article you should go read that.

[A-5Saiyan]

does anyone have a copy of the article? To post online.

[playw/mycocker]

the captin shouldn't have to run the whole game and decide where everyone has to go. i say let him play front mid back where ever, the whole team should be able to judge for themselfs where people should be going and doing. off the field is where he should be more of a coach and give tips ect.

[tippi98custom]

i say hes just the same as the others but he handles the paper work and finding out tourneys ...and arranging things like that

[playw/mycocker]

yes....but still sould give a little bit of leadership towards the team

[chibissj]

a captain is the person who may NOT be the absolute best player on the team, but he's the person that you want to rally around when your in bad shape, and someoen that everyone will look up to.

[playw/mycocker]

another good def.

[chibissj]

thanks, and another post i have taken ur name from being ht elast poster hehe this is kinda fun lol i take some u take htem back then i take them u take em back meh i'mma move onto another forum soonlol but oh yehto add to my def

a person to give motivation and speeches, if u watch the paitnballmovie.avi or somethign like that they show the sc ironmen's captain speakin at the beginning and dang if he was my capatin that speech made me wanna play for him and for myself.

[tippi98custom]

Originally posted by chibissj
thanks, and another post i have taken ur name from being ht elast poster hehe this is kinda fun lol i take some u take htem back then i take them u take em back meh i'mma move onto another forum soonlol but oh yehto add to my def


even notice how its usually me or playa with our names all the way down on the last posts.

but yea what chiba said he needs to pump you up

[chibissj]

yes i have noticed, but now i'm here to run a streak.

[Azn_gansta]

Captain does eveyrhting. Scheduling, paper work, hadles money, On-field a lot of times (not always) Runs practices and stuff

[chibissj]

yeh he does that stuff too. hehe captain = slave lmao.