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Originally Posted by footballref
Where is something that says it will be automatically declined if one of the captains is not on the field? Why not automatically accept?
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One reason might be that it's simply polite. There may be a lot of young men, even at the pee-wee levels, who have worked hard to be selected as Captains and are deservedly proud of that recognition. What harm is there in paying them the respect
the rule book says they are entitled to?
Again, I've got no problem in paying that respect in such a manner that the coach knows exactly what is being discussed and has opportunity, subtle at best, to influence and guide the Captain's decision. That can be an effective effort to eliminate unnecessary and cumbersome mistakes.
If we arbitrarily decide to ignore giving them the instructed opportunity to exercise the leadership and judgment
they have been selected to provide, how are they going to learn how to do so?
What do we gain, a couple of seconds per penalty? Sometimes, regarding tradition, it's really better to just go with the flow than nit pick why.