#captainstevecanbesopersonaltome

[zerokrox-blog]

Been having thoughts™️about captain of the basketball team Steve and being a good role model and I will probably turn this into a fic but anyway here are my hcs:

Steve becomes captain in 10th grade. He takes his role seriously & he is good at it

His teammates (the older ones as well) really like him as captain. He helps them all equally.

Captain Steve during training is really good corralling the boys and actually have them train. He is good at breaking down plays and explaining. Their coach adores him

He has 4 main rules that the team follows bc he truly is their captain and he himself exemplifies these rules. Rule 1: respect the court ei the people on the court, (the cleaners,the refs, the coaches, the other team and your own teammates, they all have a job & yours is to treat them with respect and kindness Rule 2: safety is important know your limits play within them but also don't be afraid to push yourself just a bit, Rule 3:have fun its a game (his captaincy is the only one to have known actual true rivalry bc the other teams don't know what to make of this jock captain being genuine about his praise who is sooo good at honing his teammates into extensions of each other. They have implicit trust in each other and themselves which makes them a force to be reckoned with) Rule 4: sportsmanship is important. Don't shit-talk the other team, don't shit-talk your teammates. Show respect in their abilities. Take them seriously (don't play if you won't put in your full effort)

He also started a trend of before games (in their gym) he has the kids come to the court they play music over the loud speakers and the kids have a dance off with him. (Its the most hilarious part of the games, jock Steve having a dance off with the kids in the crowd before games, post game Steve dramatically playing basketball with the kids and pretending to fall/ get hurt everytime they 'steal' the ball away from him) he started this bc he noticed during games the kids would be bored+having an excess energy making them loud and screamy. Playing music and dancing with them before games helped. And post game when the adrenaline was still pumping through him gave a bit more time to clean and play a quick game to help the kids lose their energy as well.

Regardless of if they win or lose the game Steve not once ever talks shit about the other team or even of players on his team. Post-game he always shakes the other team's members hands and thanks them for a game well played. He takes the time to talk about the cool plays they did and the other team's captain finds it hard to get upset if they lose bc Steve is so genuinely pleased to have played and excited to have seen some their plays.

Post game Steve waits til everyone has left and he helps clean up. He also has lists he shares with his teammates of things they good and things can work on to perfect.

When Billy Hargrove tries to take over as captain it doesn't really work (i don't care about canon shit) bc Steve is good as captain and his teammates trust him to lead them regardless of his social status.

He always carries extra snacks and sports drinks on him to help boost energy. (Most of them he baked himself so he knows they're good.)

When Lucas Sinclair, Billy Hargrove, John Peterson, Alec Ferguson and Alex Micheals become NBA players they all talk about the captain that made them the players they are Steve Harrington.

Steve becomes a famous sports medicine dr and goes to the games of his old teammates cheering for them loudly in the crowd.