Taking Charg

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

Our team is a brand new team and I think the coaches picked the captains on who were there favorites. They picked them last year on the last day of practice and there are 2 seniors and 2 juniors. My coaches said they picked them so that throughout the school-year there would be set people to do fundraisers. I think its a little bit unfair since I pretty much planned alot of the things that we did and the captains don't really get along well w/ 2/3 of the team. Not to mention, its nearly season time, and we haven't done any fundraising.

Would it be out of my place to either speak to the captains/coaches or set up a fundraiser myself?

[FPlaxer]

If its for the good of the team go right ahead.

[CTLaxer]

I doubt the coaches picked captains based on their favorites. They probably had a lot of reasons why they picked them and they won't always be evident to other players on the team such as yourself. For example, some of the girls on my team last thought I was playing favorites cause I spent more time working with some individuals than I did with others. The reason for this was because those girls needed more work on catching and throwing and couldn't do it too well so I focused on them a little more than on the girls that could catch and throw fine. From a coaching standpoint, it's no big deal, but to players it seems like I might have been playing favorites or that I don't like some of the players. This year, I'm picking my captains and I'm sure some girls will not agree with my selections or will question them or think they're better suited. The thing to keep in mind is your coaches see you and your teammates in a different way than you do. Another thing is we as coaches can only base our judgements on what we see on the field and the few minutes off the field that we see. So, a girl who is not very nice in class or that is really annoying or hyper off the field, might make a great captain on the field because of her attitude, hard work, teamwork, etc etc.

If you must do something and really do feel a mistake was made, bring it to the attention of your captains first. Try and work with them with whatever the issue is. If that fails, then proceed to bring the issue to your coaches. After you've exhausted those 2 avenues, then and only then should you get parents/school administration involved.

[smittMONEY]

No offence, but it sounds like you're just jealous.

[Lax101]

I agree with Smitt and CT

Captain's aren't a big deal. Captains aren't the best players, and not necessarily the best leaders. And being a goalie, that position is sometimes looked over when choosing captains. I think if you go whining to your coach or the captains about it, it'll just show that you're a primadonna. And plus, being the team's goalie gives you a lot of leadership and responsibility too.

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

Ok, nevermind....

Can we delete this thread?

[Jugthug42]

No. I like it!

[sumSum]

I think it would be a good idea to approach the captains about a fundraiser first and then take it to the coaches together, or ask the captains if its okay if you take it to the coach yourself.

Do you want me to delete this?

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

deleting would be nice...

[ques]

I have to agree with SUMSUM that you SHOULD talk with some one about it. coaches do make mistakes when picking capts. As CTLAXER said coaches only see them for a few hours a day and I will say that they miss alot about a person. You would not be a prima donna or anything else if you talk about what you see. Bad capts can bring down a team very fast. The biggest thing a capt needs to be able to do is LEAD. If they can't lead then they should not be capts. Plain and simple. One of the things about leader is they have to be respected it sounds to me that you don't respect them. How about others on the team how do they feel. If they feel the same they approch the coach as a group. Good luck.

[SawyerLaxGirl44]

Me and a lot of other members of my team have discussed it a bunch of times. As I said before, about 2/3 of the team last year did not respect them, one bit.You guys are telling me I'm jealous.Maybe I am.But I did put alot more into this team than the 4 captians put together.My coaches actually know how much they don't get along w/ the rest of the team (by the way, its one senior and one junior that aren't liked, not all 4) The coaches know how much they aren't liked.We've actually had b!tch fests during practices.People have quit because of them.

So maybe I'm a "prima donna" but I'm honestly looking out for my teams best interest because I love lacrosse more than anything and I would love for my team to suceed and not have to worry about these little petty things.