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The '''captain''' is the nominal head of a team during match play.
 
The '''captain''' is the nominal head of a team during match play.
  
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In national formats, the only specific role of the captain is to choose the team's answer on [[bonuses]] if multiple, distinct answers are simultaneously directed at the moderator. In theory, therefore, a captain must be designated at the start of every match (though it can be changed at substitution opportunities); however, this is not always observed.
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In national formats, the only role of the captain is to designate an answer on [[bonuses]] if multiple, distinct answers are simultaneously directed at the moderator.
  
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When captains are designated, they also often coordinate teams' bonus [[Confer|conferral]], give default answers and guesses, and so on. They may (but need not) explicitly "designate" or "defer to" another player for answers.
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In some state-specific formats the captain takes on additional roles, e.g. being required to give bonus answers absent explicit deferral or being the only player allowed to call [[timeout|timeouts]] or lodge [[protest|protests]].
  
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In some state-specific or other unusual formats, the role of the captain may be more formal or have special requirements (e.g., being required to give bonus answers absent explicit deferral, being the only player allowed to call [[timeout|timeouts]] or lodge [[protest|protests]]).
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The captain can also refer to the administrative lead of a team.
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If a team has a player who is consistently/regularly designated their captain, he/she may take on other administrative responsibilities, such as organizing or running practices, coordinating plans for attending tournaments, and so on.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 00:12, 10 December 2020

The captain is the nominal head of a team during match play.

In national formats, the only role of the captain is to designate an answer on bonuses if multiple, distinct answers are simultaneously directed at the moderator.

In some state-specific formats the captain takes on additional roles, e.g. being required to give bonus answers absent explicit deferral or being the only player allowed to call timeouts or lodge protests.

The captain can also refer to the administrative lead of a team.

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