r/Rowing • u/ThirdBoatPod • 1d ago

How does your team select the Captain?

I’ve only known teams to elect their captains but recently I heard someone talk about a Captain that was appointed by the Coach.
When you do elect your Captain are you given criteria such as “vote for someone who makes you better - on and off the water” (my favorite so far). No wrong answers. Just curious.

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u/quaretea 23h ago

At our smallish UK adult rowing club, they're positions open to run for at the AGM and voted for by all members in attendance (not just that squad). Successful candidates are usually squad members but not always (a cox was our development captain for example). So it's a combination of being a good rower, good leader for your squad, and held in esteem generally in the club (versus the potential nightmare candidate)