# Law 6: Captain: Duties and Powers (FIBA Official Basketball Rules)

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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.

## 6.61 The Captain on the Court

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

### Test 1: Designation and talking to the referees

- The captain is a player designated by the head coach. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- 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)
- The captain may communicate in a courteous manner with the referees. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- The captain may communicate with the referees to obtain information. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- The captain's right is to obtain information, courteously; disputing a decision is not part of it. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- 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)
- The captain is shown as CAP. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- The captain may ask, courteously, once the ball is dead and the clock is stopped. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- The head coach designates the captain, who appears on the scoresheet as CAP. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.1)
- 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)

## 6.62 The Captain and a Protest

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

### Test 1: Announcing a protest

- The captain informs the crew chief if the team is protesting. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- The notice of protest goes to the crew chief. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- 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)
- This notice concerns the result of the game as a whole, not single decisions during it. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- He signs in the 'Captain's signature in case of protest' column of the scoresheet. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- Under this Article it is the captain who informs the crew chief and signs the protest column. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- The 15 minutes run from the end of the game. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- 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)
- A notice at 10 minutes is within the deadline; one at 20 minutes comes after it. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 6.2)
- 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)

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

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