Sentence examples for role of player from inspiring English sources
Jordan's dual role of player and mentor is to be expected.
The scientists randomly assigned each volunteer to play the role of player A or B and told them that they wouldn't meet their partner.
If a player thinks it is equally likely that he will be assigned the role of Player 1 or Player 2, then his expected utility is ½p + ½(C−p) = C/2, for all values p ∈ [0, C].
One might propose that both players should choose that strategy which maximizes their expected payoff on the assumption they are uncertain as to whether they will be assigned the role of Player 1 or Player 2. This proposal, Skyrms notes, is essentially that of Harsanyi (1953).
The problem with this is that if players only care about their expected payoff, and they think that it is equally likely that they will be assigned the role of Player 1 or Player 2, then this, too, fails to select uniquely the equal split.
Dalglish had the dual role of player and manager and in his first season the club won the league championship and FA Cup.
"Four months after being stripped of the England captaincy, John Terry tried to assume the role of player-manager here on Sunday.
In 1952 he moved on to toiling basement side Watford, with whom he was promoted to the role of player-manager, from which he was dismissed in 1956.
Before ending his playing career, Wilkens took on the role of player-coach, first with the Supersonics (1969 70 to 1971 72) and then with the Trail Blazers (1974 75 to 1975 76).
In 1998 he took on the role of player-manager at Burton, who were then in the Southern League Premier Division, and took them to the brink of promotion to the Football League for the first time before following in his father's footsteps by becoming Derby manager in January 2009.
World Cup winner Marco Materazzi takes on the role of player-manager in what will be his first club since leaving Inter in 2011 and first staff position anywhere, and his primary focus will be on coaching during his time in India.
