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Must the captain or speaking captain be one of the five starting players?
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Queue the inevitable discussion on the futility of the “captain” concept in modern NFHS basketball.
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That need not be (one of) the team member(s) who attended the pre-game meeting or the one identified as the "speaking captain." |
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3-1-1: Each team consists of five players, one of whom is the captain. 3-1-2: The captain is the representative of his/her team and may address an official on matters of interpretation or to obtain essential information, if it is done in a courteous manner. Any player may address an official to request a time-out or permission to leave the court. 3-3-1-E: A captain may request a defensive match-up if three or more substitutes from the same team enter during an opportunity to substitute. 8-2: The free throw(s) awarded because of a personal foul must be attempted by the offended player. If such player must withdraw because of an injury or disqualification, his/her substitute must attempt the throw(s) unless no substitute is available, in which case any teammate may attempt the throw(s) as selected by the team captain or head coach. 8-3: The free throws awarded because of a technical foul may be attempted by any player of the offended team, including an eligible substitute or designated starter. The coach or captain must designate the free thrower(s). 5.8.3 SITUATION C: A1 fouls B2. The scorer notifies the nearest official that this is A1’s fifth foul. The official notifies the coach of Team A of the disqualification. The official then instructs the timer to begin the 20-second replacement period. The official then notifies A1. After 10 seconds have elapsed: (a) the captain of request is denied as disqualified A1 must be replaced prior to any time-out being granted to either team. (2-8-4; 10-5-2) 5.11.7 SITUATION A: Airborne shooter A1 is fouled by B1 with the try in flight. The horn then sounds ending the fourth quarter playing time. The ball continues its flight and goes through the basket to tie the score. Before A1 attempts the free throw as part of the fourth quarter, Team B captain requests and is granted a 60-second time-out. Team A or B captain then requests a 30-second time-out during the same dead-ball period. RULING: The second request is denied. At the end of playing time for the fourth quarter or any overtime period, successive time-outs shall not be granted. This means a time-out cannot be granted either team until the clock has run in the extra period – assuming the free throw is missed. Successive time-outs may be granted in all situations except after time has expired in the fourth quarter or any extra period. |
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"Who is the "speaking" captain? What's your number (if covered by shooting shirt)? Are you starting?" All not part of my pregame coaches/officials/captains meeting. Nor do I mark the "speaking" captain in the scorebook. I'm a real rebel I tell you, a real rebel. For the jump ball, I just loudly state, "Everybody ready!", even if the "speaking" captain is on the bench, he can hear me. I'll talk to any player who approaches me politely, even if it's the twelfth person on the bench. Haven't had a defensive match-up in decades, and if asked again, I will not reply "Are you the captain?". If I need a player to calm down a knucklehead, I'll ask a "team leader", even if they're not one of the co, tri, quad, quint, sex, sept, oct, no, dec, etc.-captains. |
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By definition from 3-1-1, the captain is one of the five players on the court. So one of those five players is being addressed when you say "everybody ready". Who is on the bench is irrelevant. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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Maybe we should just make them pass a Burger King crown whenever captains swap out. Has to be black, white, beige, or the predominant color of the jersey, of course… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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But Indianaref mentioned it in his original post, and some officials will utilize the term. Those who use the term probably use it because of the singular nature of the rule ("one of whom is the captain") when confronted with more than one captain (as is often the case here in my little corner of Connecticut, and probably elsewhere), with "speaking" referring to rule language "may address an official on matters of interpretation or to obtain essential information". My post above clearly indicates what I think of only identifying one, single captain, and whom I will, and will not "speak" to. Since I don't identify one, single captain, nor do I ask if that one, single captain is starting, there is always a slight chance that the one, single captain may be on the bench to start the game, thus my general announcement, "Everybody ready!", to cover the "notifying the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game" rule. Quote:
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Right, or wrong, as soon as the numerous captains walk away from the pregame meeting, I don't ever think about captains again throughout the rest of the game. |
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