FIRST let me say welcome to FIRST!! Next let me say that every team is different when it comes to choosing captains or presidents. There is no right or wrong way. As a team leader I must say I made the decision for co captains. I sit back and I watch who is doing what. Once a captian on our team always a captain unless you aren't doing your job. I had some team members question my decision 1 year for making a young girl one of our captains. She had been on our Lego team
and very shy but did her work. To this day the rest of the team is grateful she is still a co captain. She has come out of her shell and is willing to stand up and give speeches, tell others what needs to be done and isn't afraid to get in others faces to politely tell them how it is. I have only had to correct her 1 time and that was when she allowed a boy to take away her screw gun and say to her "here hun let me show you how it is done"
. Never again will any male make that mistake
. Leaders aren't always the 1 who are the loudest at FIRST, they lead by example. Good luck to you and your team this year.