Rule 18 — Guidelines for Captains
Section 1 — Guidelines for Captains
Article 1 — Number of Captains
One hour and thirty minutes prior to kickoff: Respective coaches designate a maximum of six captains per team.
Article 2 — Coin Toss
- (a) Up to six captains per team can participate in the coin toss ceremony; only one captain from the visiting team can declare the choice of the coin toss.
- (b) The team that won the toss may then have only one captain declare its option.
- (c) The team that lost the coin toss may then have only one captain declare its option.
Article 3 — Choice on Penalty Option
Only one captain is permitted to indicate the team's penalty option.
Article 4 — Change of Captains
- (a) The coach has the prerogative of informing the Referee when he wishes to make a change in team captains.
- (b) A captain who is leaving can inform the Referee which player will act as captain in his place.
- (c) When a captain leaves the game, the incoming substitute is permitted to inform the Referee which player the coach has designated as captain.
Note: A captain on the field has no authority to request a change of fellow team captain when that captain remains on the field.