What is Captain (sports)?
[[Image:Water polo captain meeting.JPG|thumb|Team captains talk to each other before a [[water polo]] game.]] In team [[sports]], a '''captain''' is a title given to the member of the team who has to make choices about [[strategy]] and [[teamwork]] while a game is happening. This is most important when a game's rules say that the coach of a team cannot tell the players what they should do while a game is being played. In some sports, team captains may have to talk with game officials about the way the rules are applied. {{sport-stub}} [[Category:Sports words]] [[Category:Team sports]]