Being a captain of a sports team takes a lot of work. Being a captain means being a leader, being a support system for those around you, and always willing to make sacrifices for your team as well as knowing when and how to show up for your team. This is exactly what Shaliece Beebe, Kk Farrens, Ariana Fletz, and Karissa Feltz do on the FMHS Poms Team. According to Sports Psychology by Larry Lauer, “The 3 C’s Of Being A Captain” “The position of captain is given to those athletes whom the rest of the team respect and trust to lead the team in the right direction. However, with this great honor also comes great responsibility. A captain must be accountable after a bad performance or practice.
What Can You Learn From Being A Captain
Being a captain causes you to have to learn how to be mature in tough situations and be there ready and prepared for any situation or challenging experience to come your way. Captains must Always be open-minded to other opinions and also okay with making people upset when it comes to tough decisions. It’s important to know as a captain that you are held accountable for many things. If things go wrong, it’s likely that depending on the circumstances you will be held to the reason something went south if you had a chance to be a leader and fix it and didn’t. “Being a role model at all times taking charge in situations, and going above and beyond at practice is important when being a captain” Ariana Feltz says.
What does being a captain mean
Being a captain is a lot to take on, and some teenagers think they will just be captain because they feel they are the coolest on the team and people like them best. And in some sports teams, this can be true.
“The 3 C’s Of Being A Captain” states that “in some situations, captains may be selected because they are popular amongst their peers rather than being a suitable candidate for the captaincy but with that being said having the “popular” quality on your team would not get you far when it comes to making decisions that people don’t agree with and taking full responsibility for what happens on the team.
Captains on FMHS Poms Team
Being a captain also changes your perspective on things and can overall just change you as a person, it can teach you a lot of things about yourself and help you become a better person.
FMHS Poms co-captain KK Farrens saysBeingng a captain has taught me to be a leader in not just dance but all things and what being a good role model is.”
Being a captain on a team that you’ve been on for a long time also can make you feel like the “older sister” on a team and feel like a person people can go to.
Kendall Staley FMHS Poms co-captain says “I love the girls on the team like family, and I want to be the person that can help be supported throughout the year and help the girls on my team become leaders in the future by being a good role model for them.”
Coach on FMHS Poms Team
Being a captain 99% of the time up to the Head coach of the team. The head coach of the FMHS Pom team is Kerri Bensley. Bensley is a great role model to show the captains how to be leaders for the team.
Kerri believes that anyone who is trying to be a captain for any team but especially a dance team needs certain qualities. “Be able to take charge in getting things done and started for the team, keep practice time efficient, help coaches set up for practice, be able to make quick decisions and also important ones, for example, choreography, outfits for games, etc. always being listening, having a positive attitude and be coachable.
Coach Kerri also says” Having captains to Kerri is very important and very helpful, she encourages anyone who wants to be a captain to do it. “Having captains is great, them helping delegate duties, help lead with coaching, help to get other girls ready and prepared for things. It’s always helpful!”
Ultimately, the presence of effective captains can transform a dance team into a harmonious and dynamic unit, capable of reaching new heights in their performances and life in general.
