Ep 1932 Are Your Captains Carrying the Standard or Just Wearing the "C"?

Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast) · May 20, 2026 · 9m

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The biggest mistake we make in high school basketball is letting the team hold a popularity contest in November to elect "captains." More often than not, you end up with the leading scorer or the friendliest senior wearing the title, regardless of whether they have the stomach to enforce your program's standards when you aren't in the room.

True Team Leaders aren't elected; they are forged through shared adversity in the "muck and grind" of the off-season. They aren't just the players who speak the loudest; they are the Level 4 Competitors whose daily habits compel the…