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Post by geislerb on Jan 9, 2007 15:52:11 GMT -6
I am trying to give the kids more ownership of the team. One way I would like to do this is to let the captains do more. Are there specific roles that you ask your captains to play? Just curious. (I'm a control freak trying to give some away)
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Post by charrison on Jan 9, 2007 19:28:41 GMT -6
When I was a head coach we would have 4 captains, 2 selected by the coaches and 1 voted on by the players with the 4th being rotated to desreving players. This did give the team more ownership, captains also were able to develop things like their own way to end practices on the day before a game and such smaller things but you would be surprised how they took to it.
In addition they had a meeting with me where I explained what having the title meant that as the face of the team more would be expected of them. In the 5 years I was a head coach @ the lower levels only once did I have a kid who had to be demoted for bad decisions. It was smaller stuff but it worked.
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Post by CVBears on Jan 9, 2007 20:10:13 GMT -6
Any small routine that captains can lead is a good thing. You can give them a signal to call for a water break during practice and they can call it. Have them lead prayer (if you do that sort of thing). Put them in charge of checking/signing off on maxing out in the weight room OR have them manage the records of top lifts for each position group.
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Post by stackattack on Jan 9, 2007 20:34:40 GMT -6
Good suggestions so far. I always thought a captain's role should be more than just being at the head of line for stretching. Giving them some responsibility and more ownership in the team is a great idea. Our captains' role last year was just as I described it...at the front of the line. Albeit, it was our first year at this school and we are thinking of ways of expanding their role. To make it something a little more special than calling "heads or tails"
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Post by angryman27909 on Jan 12, 2007 1:34:26 GMT -6
last year i used captins as postion coaches to help me coach. i only had 3 coaches so i had to come up with something. they (the kids) took alot of pride in making sure "their" line, secondary, etc. was ready to play. plus i got better info on the guys personal problems or upcoming problems that may effect their play or the team.
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Post by playfast on Jan 12, 2007 7:30:29 GMT -6
I meet with the captains once a week during the season and once a month in the off season to discuss the team. We actually do not call them captains but the Unity Council. Each grade has two representatives. They play a great role in passing on to the team the coaches messages and philosophy. We find them to be leaders of their grade and they are in charge of making sure people are on time or working out in the off season. It's a great feeling when you enter the room for attendance and you see the kids on the phone calling guys that may be late to get their quickly or are patroling their locker room to make sure it is cleaned after practice.
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Post by abuck89 on Jan 12, 2007 9:16:35 GMT -6
I meet with the captains once a week during the season and once a month in the off season to discuss the team. We actually do not call them captains but the Unity Council. Each grade has two representatives. They play a great role in passing on to the team the coaches messages and philosophy. We find them to be leaders of their grade and they are in charge of making sure people are on time or working out in the off season. It's a great feeling when you enter the room for attendance and you see the kids on the phone calling guys that may be late to get their quickly or are patroling their locker room to make sure it is cleaned after practice. What a great idea! How are the reps selected for each grade level? |
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