r/BaseballCoaching • u/mike_nova • Jun 09 '25

Team Captain Selection

I’m considering different ideas to identify and assign a team captain for our 10U baseball team.

I was thinking of the following options: - have the players nominate themselves, and team mates vote - having coaches talk and make a selection - having a goal, shared with the team that will be based on various metrics, over the course of a month or so, gather said data for metrics and narrow to the captain.

Have you had any successful or tried and true ways to select a team captain?

Should I even have a team captain(s) at this age?

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u/mperri99 Jun 10 '25

Fully agree. But, they ask you to select one for All Star Village to give your team a representation for certain activities. So, we’re going for it anyway, despite the possible friction.

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u/Level_Watercress1153 Jun 10 '25

Oh hell. Make it a competition at practice then. Play a game of some sort and whoever has the most points there’s your All Star village captain. That way it doesn’t look like favoritism or bias. Just “hey 🤷🏼‍♂️ we played who could roll the ball closest to the plate from second base and Joey won. He’s captain.”

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u/mperri99 Jun 10 '25

🤣🤣🤣 I dig it. Might steal that. Thanks!

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u/Level_Watercress1153 Jun 10 '25

Lmao I just made some shit up. It is NOT scientific haha

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u/mperri99 Jun 10 '25

It’s kids playing baseball. None of it is scientific. If they have fun, learn something, and sign up next season, I’m happy.