So my team and I have two people applicable and great candidates for team captain but we don’t know how it works we’re a new team coming into to VEX V5 and am have just figured a couple things out. I know this seems like a stupid question but I really need to find an answer. Thanks.
Team captain doesn’t really matter as long as your team can communicate and work well together. But for example I’m team captain of my team and I’m also the main builder and driver. So I would think the team captain should be good with communicating with the team and others like alliances and refs, but also needs to know at least the basic functions and details about the robot.
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Thanks, I was actually supposed to be team captain my team figured I should since I’m the main builder and driver and I do documenting but someone else on my team wanted to be team captain as well and I felt bad because just wanted to find a answer.
This is pretty much up to your team/your mentor to decide, as there are no rules/policies by RECF or VEX that concern internal team roles beyond the main roles (Coder, Designer, Builder). Every team member could be a team captain if that is what your team/mentor decides (although, for practical reasons, you probably shouldn’t do this).
While my team has co-captains that we elected as a team, which works well for me because of our abnormal meeting hours and team member experience levels, sometimes teams with no captain or only one captain would be the best. If you’re unsure how to decide, it can be a good idea to ask your mentor for help deciding or have your other team members chip in.
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