[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

NCAA requires the R (in practice, it's the tossing official) to "notify the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game." The easiest (?) way to do that is by getting the name and asking, "xxxx, is your team ready? xxxx, is your team ready?" before the toss.

I don't think that requirement is in the FED rule book. It might be in the mechanics manual. I tend to use the mechanic anyway.

The same approximate language is in the FED book under OFFICIALS GENERAL DUTIES- 2-1.