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Basketball · Official Basketball Rules

Law 6: Captain: Duties and Powers

2 parts · 2 tests · 20 facts · updated 22 October 2026 · markdown

Who the captain is, when and how the captain may speak to the referees, and the captain's part in a protest against the result.

6.61The Captain on the Court

Who designates the captain and when and how the captain may talk to the referees.

Test 1Designation and talking to the refereesTake a test

  1. The captain is a player designated by the head coach.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · recall

  2. The captain (CAP) is a player designated by the head coach to represent the team on the court.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · recall

  3. The captain may communicate in a courteous manner with the referees.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · recall

  4. The captain may communicate with the referees to obtain information.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · recall

  5. The captain's right is to obtain information, courteously; disputing a decision is not part of it.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · applied

  6. A courteous request for information, at a dead ball with the game clock stopped, is exactly what the rule allows.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · applied

  7. The captain is shown as CAP.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · recall

  8. The captain may ask, courteously, once the ball is dead and the clock is stopped.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · applied

  9. The head coach designates the captain, who appears on the scoresheet as CAP.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · applied

  10. The captain may communicate with the referees only when the ball is dead and the game clock is stopped.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1 · applied

6.62The Captain and a Protest

Telling the crew chief about a protest, the 15-minute deadline and the scoresheet signature.

Test 1Announcing a protestTake a test

  1. The captain informs the crew chief if the team is protesting.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · recall

  2. The notice of protest goes to the crew chief.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · recall

  3. The captain must inform the crew chief no later than 15 minutes following the end of the game.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · recall

  4. This notice concerns the result of the game as a whole, not single decisions during it.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · recall

  5. He signs in the 'Captain's signature in case of protest' column of the scoresheet.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · recall

  6. Under this Article it is the captain who informs the crew chief and signs the protest column.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · applied

  7. The 15 minutes run from the end of the game.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · applied

  8. The notice goes to the crew chief within 15 minutes of the end, and the captain signs the protest column.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · applied

  9. A notice at 10 minutes is within the deadline; one at 20 minutes comes after it.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · applied

  10. No later than 15 minutes after the end: A is earlier, but B is the latest moment still in time.

    Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2 · applied

Sources

FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026 (v1.1), Article 6 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

  • FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.110
  • FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.210