Butalia Radhika, Fransen Katrien, Coffee Pete, Laenens Jolien, Boen Filip
Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 18;11:616966. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.616966. eCollection 2020.
There seems to be some initial evidence that team captains are selected based on non-leadership factors such as team tenure, technical abilities, being the daughter of the club president, or playing position. This is concerning since players expect their ideal team captain to have superior motivational and social skills. Adding to this literature on captain selection, the present study investigates relationships between the reasons for which team captains are selected and their (a) perceived leadership quality; and (b) perceived acceptance. To accomplish this, we recruited 450 coaches and 198 players from Flemish football and volleyball teams. Participants evaluated 41 reasons on the extent to which they played a role in the selection of their team captain. Additionally, participants rated their team captain's leadership quality and level of acceptance. The results consistently indicated that captains who were selected for having good motivational and social competencies were given higher ratings on perceived leadership quality and acceptance by participants. In conclusion, athletes who are motivated, good at motivating others and have superior social skills tend to be better suited for captaincy than those selected based on non-leadership factors.
似乎有一些初步证据表明，队长的选拔是基于非领导因素，如在队时间、技术能力、俱乐部主席的女儿或比赛位置。这令人担忧，因为球员们期望他们理想的队长具备卓越的激励和社交技能。在这一关于队长选拔的文献基础上，本研究调查了队长选拔原因与他们（a）感知到的领导素质；以及（b）感知到的认可度之间的关系。为了实现这一目标，我们从佛兰芒足球和排球队招募了450名教练和198名球员。参与者评估了41个因素在他们选拔队长过程中所起作用的程度。此外，参与者对他们队长的领导素质和认可度进行了评分。结果一致表明，因具有良好的激励和社交能力而被选中的队长，在参与者感知到的领导素质和认可度方面获得了更高的评分。总之，有动力、善于激励他人且具备卓越社交技能的运动员往往比基于非领导因素选拔出来的运动员更适合担任队长。
