The following are the rules which the volleyball captains must follow prior to the match, during the match and at the end of the match
PRIOR TO THE MATCH
- the team captain signs the score sheet and represents his/her team in the toss.
DURING THE MATCH AND WHILE ON COURT
- the team captain is the game captain.
- When the team captain is not on the court, the coach or the team captain must assign another player on the court, but not the Libero, to assume the role of game captain.
- This game captain maintains his/her responsibilities until he/she is substituted, or the team captain returns to play, or the set ends.
- When the ball is out of play, only the game captain is authorized to speak to the referees:
To ask authorization:
- To change all or part of the equipment,
- To verify the positions of the teams,
- To check the floor, the net, the ball, etc.;
- In the absence of the coach to request time-outs and substitutions.
AT THE END OF THE MATCH
- Thanks the referees and signs the score sheet to ratify the result.
- may, when it has been notified in due time to the 1st referee, confirm and record on the score sheet an official protest regarding the referee’s application or interpretation of the rules.
