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Captains are responsible for enforcing all team play game rules
for their team and notifying the other Captain of any infractions by the other
team.
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Before start time, Captains assure bocce equipment has been
checked out and placed on the courts.
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Captain has team assembled and ready to start promptly at the
scheduled start time.
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Captain participates in the coin toss with the other Captain to
determine pallino throw & ball color.
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Captain assigns players to their position on the court. Once
play begins, players cannot be reassigned during the match.
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Captains assign one player from each team at the non-throwing
end of the court stand at the side of the court near the pallino and serve as
the referees. If they agree on the ‘IN’ color they notify the other end of which
color should throw. If they disagree, they measure and then notify the other end
of which color should throw. (Unless additional measurements are requested by
the thrower, measurements are made only to determine the “IN” ball until all
balls have been played. Once the “IN” ball has been agreed upon, that “IN” ball
cannot be changed unless a later played ball or hit ball is moved closer than
the “IN” ball or changes the relative position of the original two closest
balls.)
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A Captain may go to the opposite end of the court at
measurement time to observe the position of the balls and call for measurements
if desired.
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Team Captains are responsible for solving any disputes during a
match before the next ball is played.
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The team Captain is responsible for assuring that the team's
points are posted correctly.
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The team Captain is responsible for reporting final game scores
to the record keeper.
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The two team Captains are responsible for rescheduling their rained out
Tournament match must before next scheduled matches.
· Captains of
the last teams playing for that day are responsible for assuring that all
equipment is bagged and returned.
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Team Captains are responsible to meet in September to group players and meet in
May to form teams using those groupings.
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