Sustainability of Success in Sports Teams: Who Will Be the Captain?

Çiğdem Gökduman, Mehmet Kartal, Cenk Temel (), Turhan Toros and Tolga Esen
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Çiğdem Gökduman: Department of Sport Management, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Antalya 07070, Turkey
Mehmet Kartal: Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman 02040, Turkey
Cenk Temel: Department of Sport Management, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Antalya 07070, Turkey
Turhan Toros: Department of Coaching Education, Mersin University, Mersin 33000, Turkey
Tolga Esen: Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Boulevard, Campus Antalya, Antalya 07070, Turkey

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: This research was carried out in order to reveal the “Team Captaincy Process” by deeply analyzing each phase of the team captain process. For this purpose, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 (3 female, 14 male) elite athletes and trainers determined using a purposive sampling method during a two-year study. As a result of the qualitative interviews conducted with the participants, there is a “Team Captaincy Process” defined under five themes: “Tasks of the Team Captain”, “Personality Traits of the Team Captain”, “Determination of the Team Captain”, “The Team Captaincy Process”, and “Termination of the Team Captaincy”. For this process, it has been determined that each of its phases is inseparably related to the other. Consequently, it is considered that the “Team Captaincy Process” can be used as a guiding tool by decision-makers for determining the ideal team captain who will meet the expectations of the whole team.

Keywords: sports; sustainability; team captain; tasks of captain; selection of captain; team captaincy process model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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