Curling skip's expectations of their own play

The skip:

Responsibilities: 

The skip's role is to provide overall leadership and strategic direction to the team. 

The biggest responsibility of the skip is to "close" the end. This 

could be the final execution of the tactics developed for the end. 

The skip is called upon to throw maintenance shots like guards, open takeouts, open draws 

etc. However, in many cases the skip is called upon to make key offensive shots like 

come-arounds, freezes, hit and rolls, and four foot draws under pressure.

Profile: 

The skip must have a stabilizing influence over the rest of the team. Even if 

the skip is not the best shooter on the team, he/she must be able to calmly execute the 

final shots. After the skip throws, the end is over. Because of this, the pressure of any 

given shot may be extremely high. 

The team must have the confidence that the skip will close the end (and sometimes the game) successfully.