Captain’s Duties
Not important captain’s criteria
Captains don’t need to be the smartest/most experienced person on the field
Important captain’s criteria
Expected to be present for most/all games of the league despite playing status
Knows basic information about the sport
Knows basic information about the league and BU community (Recommended playing in two bloomington leagues before captaining)
Positive, uplifting person
Seek out new players on the team to keep encouraging them and keep them positive
Able to point out other players on the team to help in providing higher level information
One time league duties
Hand out merchandise (jerseys, discs, etc.)
Team name chosen and submitted to board members
Jersey designs created and submitted to board members, when necessary
Receive good survey results from team at the end of the league
Winter league waivers signed by team and returned to board members
Before Game Starts
Send out weekly e-mail that is fun, inspiring and informative
Get cones & scoreboard from board members and set up fields (Spring/Summer/Fall)
During Game
Work with opposing captains to figure out the format for the game. For Example: What is the gender ratio going to be for the game? What are going to be the start/ending times of the first and second half? Are time outs allowed?
Remain positive and focus on providing uplifting comments to all players
Keep spirit up on sidelines and make sure everybody is having fun and getting playing time
After Game
Record score and text to board members
Gather cones/scoreboard and return to board members (Spring/Summer/Fall)