text: what's the purpose of the team captain? do they even play an important role in the match apart from picking the side of the coin to start the match and wearing that arm band? i really don't see the need for a captain in terms of mobilising the players. can someone enlighten me on this? do u think there'd be any differences for the game to have/not have a captain? a team captain is one who motivates and encourages the team, usually the team votes on who will "lead" the team. the captains are the ones the team looks up to. a team would still be fine without a captain, but it seems as if a player will work harder to either to win the role as captain or the team is more organized with someone to lead them in warm-up. basically the captain is the spirt of the team, a light of hope by encouraging the team even as they lose. :)