team captain
Player in charge
A team captain is the player designated to lead a sports team, serving as liaison between players and coaches or officials.
The captain often handles ceremonial duties like coin tosses and may wear a distinctive marker such as an armband.
Beyond athletics, the term applies to anyone heading a group effort: She was team captain for our sales division.
- leaderOne who guides others
- lead by exampleInfluence through personal conduct
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- coachOne who instructs
armband · locker room · locker room speech · huddle · motivate · rally · MVP · coin toss · jersey · whistle · lineup · strategy · pep talk · rallying cry · roster · first pick · game plan · trophy
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- Captainsskipper, Blackbeard, Ahab, Kirk, Nemo
- school sportsbasketball, varsity, football, JV, soccer
- Youth Leadership Rolespresident, vice president, secretary, treasurer, class president
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- school competitionspelling bees, science fairs, talent shows, school sports, band competition
team captainfollower
One who supports another
bench player · substitute · reserve player · benchwarmer · role player
team captainrookie
Inexperienced newcomer
newcomer · junior player · last pick · new recruit · underling
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