[custom_adv] Captains can be picked a variety of ways, for a variety of reasons. Some volleyball teams vote for their captains, some volleyball coaches pick the captains. Sometimes, a coach picks a captain and the team picks a captain and they are co-captains. How captains are chosen will be determined by your coach. [custom_adv] No matter how the captain is selected, their official role is the same. Before a match, the captains will be asked to conference with the refs and the other team. The ref will go through various ground rules. [custom_adv] They will talk about the playable area, overhead obstructions and any other topic that they want to address before the game gets started. For instance, if one team has a rowdy crowd, they may tell you how they are going to handle it if they get out of line. [custom_adv] For the game, the coach will have to pick a single Speaking Captain.. This is also called a Floor Captain. The Speaking Captain is the only player who can go and talk to the ref during the match. So, as the speaking captain, you need to have a good idea of what you’re talking about. Some refs, won’t even talk to the coach, they will only talk to the speaking captain. [custom_adv] They will talk about the playable area, overhead obstructions and any other topic that they want to address before the game gets started. For instance, if one team has a rowdy crowd, they may tell you how they are going to handle it if they get out of line. [custom_adv] Captains can be picked a variety of ways, for a variety of reasons. Some volleyball teams vote for their captains, some volleyball coaches pick the captains. Sometimes, a coach picks a captain and the team picks a captain and they are co-captains. How captains are chosen will be determined by your coach.
