Captain

The captain is the nominal head of the quizbowl team during match play. While the functions of the captain have been largely eroded in the mainstream college game (many college teams do not even identify a captain anymore), most high school teams have at least one captain and CBI requires one player to serve as the captain.

A "floating captain" occurs when a team switches captains between matches of a tournament or in the middle of a match, often due to substitution.

Duties of the Captain

The captain synthesizes answers from teammates to bonus questions and comes up with the consensus answer.

The captain directs answers to bonus questions or otherwise team-directed questions to the moderator.

The captain is usually the only non-coach allowed to call timeouts during timed games.

The captain presents formal protests, when the coach is unable or unwilling to do so.

The captain may also be responsible for a number of team-specific administrative duties, such as running practices in the absence of a coach or directing a tournament run by the club.