Captaincy Policy
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Open age group captaincy
Members of Open age Cultural and Sporting activities can be selected as captain through team and staff voting, teacher assessment, and ratings covering behaviour, attendance, responsibility, initiative, and commitment.
- Who it is for
- Eligible members of Open age Cultural and Sporting activities
- How to act on it
- Participate in the relevant activity and take part in the selection process. The team, teachers and coaches vote, the teacher in charge assesses ability, and eligible candidates are rated in the stated categories.
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For Open age group captaincy in both Cultural and Sporting activities, the duties are as above.
Whole-school captaincy
Eligible pupils in whole-school Cultural and Sporting activities can be selected as captain through the 100-point selection process. Whole-school captains also read results at Assemblies and assist with administrative duties.
- Who it is for
- Eligible pupils in whole-school Cultural and Sporting activities
- How to act on it
- Participate in the relevant activity and undergo the stated voting and teacher-rating process. A selected captain reads results at Assemblies and assists with administrative duties.
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Additional responsibilities for the whole school captaincy in both Cultural and Sporting activities include:
Under-11 and Under-12 sports sides captaincy
Players in Under-11 and Under-12 sports sides may be selected as captain at the coach’s discretion, with the listed captaincy duties and possible additional warm-up and roll-call responsibilities.
- Who it is for
- Players in Under-11 and Under-12 sports sides
- How to act on it
- Participate in the relevant sports side; the coach decides who holds captaincy. The captain carries out the stated duties and may assist with warm-ups and roll call.
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Captaincy will be left to the coach’s discretion. Responsibilities in addition to those above may include:
Under-9 and Under-10 sports sides captaincy
Players in Under-9 and Under-10 sports sides can take turns serving as captain. The captain welcomes the opposition, helps prepare kit and refreshments, thanks visiting staff and coaches, and ensures the venue is left tidy.
- Who it is for
- Players in Under-9 and Under-10 sports sides
- How to act on it
- Participate in the relevant sports side; captaincy is rotated between the players. A selected captain performs the listed fixture and venue duties.
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Captaincy will be rotated between the players. Duties of the captain will include:
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Key Takeaways
- 20 March 2017
- Under-9 and Under-10
- rotated captaincy
- Under-11 and Under-12
- coach discretion
- Open age group
- whole-school captaincy
- points scoring process
- 100-point total
- Deputy Head: Sport and Extramurals
- behaviour and values
- relinquish position
- Dainfern College Preparatory School
- Deputy Head: Sport and Extramurals
- Head of the Code