1. What is a Team Captain?
Team Captains are the leaders of their dodgeball teams. They register their team online, invite their friends to join them and make sure that the team is notified of the game schedule. They are also responsible for ensuring that a member of the team is prepared to referee games you are assigned to.
2. As a team captain, what are my responsibilities?
As a team captain, you are required to:
Recruit up to 7 other people to play on your team
Work with the team to raise money for the fight against pneumonia
Collect signatures on a petition, asking the government to take seriously the fight against pneumonia
Ensure your team knows when the games are and the rules of play
Identify a member of your team to referee a game for each game you play
Attend team captain meetings with the Regional Tournament Coordinator
Coach and motivate your team to success
Hold creative fundraisers to help your team raise money
Recognize team members for their fight against pneumonia
3. What are 'extra lives' and how do I earn them?
Participants will be able to fundraise for extra LIVES for their team, which will be distributed at registration in the form of life tokens.
Life: To signify the lives we are saving with this competition, each team will be able to acquire immunity or a second 'life' for players to return to the game, if they are eliminated.
There are two ways in which a team can acquire extra lives for the competition:
For every extra $100 a team raises for the Pnock Out Pneumonia Tournament , they will be granted an extra life
For every 100 signatures a team gets on their petition, they will be granted an extra life for the Pnock Out Pneumonia Tournament
All life tokens will be provided to participants before the games begin, and participants can choose how they want to disburse them amongst their teammates. For more information about life tokens see the official rules of the game.
4. How do I register a team?
Visit the Register to Play link and choose 'start a new team'. You will need to provide (among other things) a credit card number to pay your individual $10 registration fee. Registration fees can also be paid offline with a check - processing may take up to three weeks. As more people register for your team, they will each be charged the non-refundable $10 fee.
5. What information do I have to provide in order to register a team?
We'll need your
Name
School (if applicable)
Team Name
Email Address
Phone number
Mailing Address
A credit card to pay the $10 registration fee (registration fees can also be paid by check)
You will then be sent a confirmation email, and a link to your captain's page. This page will allow you to
Send emails to your friends inviting them to join the team
Send emails to fundraise for the team
Keep track of who has registered for your team, your game schedule, and fundraising success so far!
6. What should I name my team?
That is entirely up to you and how creative you are. Don't forget, this name will follow you through to the last game you play - so make it good!
7. How do I pay for registration? Do I need a credit card?
When you register, you will be asked to enter a credit card to pay your $10 registration fee. As each player registers, they will each be charged $10. Registration fees can also be paid by check - there will be a three week processing delay for all checks submitted to the Best Shot Foundation.
8. How do people join my team?
Once your team is registered, people can join by visiting www.pnock.org and searching for teams in their area or for a specific team they want to join. Through your captain's webpage, we will also provide you with an email template inviting people to join your team that you can send to your friends.
9. How many people play on team?
The maximum number of players on a team is 8.
10. Is there a minimum number of players per team?
There is not a minimum number of players, but teams with fewer than 8 people will be at a competitive disadvantage in the game as they will be automatically starting with fewer lives in each round of play.
11. Can I close my team for registration?
Once your team reaches 8 people, it will automatically be closed for registration.
12. I want to allow people I don't know to join my team - how do they know that my team is open?
There are two ways to designate that a team has open registration to anyone who wants to join.
Enable the icon which says that the team is looking for new players. This is a clear indication to individuals who wish to join a team that yours is open.
End your team name with the words 'open registration' (ie. 'Best Team Ever - Open Registration') if you are looking for new players to join your team and don't already have 8 people in mind to play with you.
13. How can I ensure only my friends join my team?
If you don't want anyone other your friends and others you recruit joining your team, there are two ways to indicate that your team does not have open for registration:
Do not enable the function which says 'looking for new players'
End your team name with the words 'Limited Registration' (ie. 'Best Team Ever - Limited Registration') if you already have 8 people in mind to play with you.
14. What if someone I don't know joins my team?
If someone you don't know joins your team, and you indicated that your team had 'limited registration', email us. It is likely a mistake and we can help sort it out.
15. How does my team fundraise?
After each player registers, s/he will receive a link to a personalized fundraising page. This link can be sent out to friends, family, and anyone else who wants to help them in the fight against pneumonia. Best Shot Foundation will also provide a fundraising letter and envelope to mail to friends and family. This will explain what you are doing and why, and ask for a donation to support your team. Team captains should coordinate a team meeting during which these fundraising asks are sent - we've found that the most effective way to get a response is to include a personal message with the mailing.
16. What is the petition and how do I get people to sign?
The petition to Pnock Out Pneumonia can be found on our website at www.pnock.org/petition. It states:
I join the growing community calling on our elected leaders and government officials to combat childhood pneumonia around the world.
Pneumonia is the world's deadliest disease for children, each year killing more than 2 million children younger than five - more than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Yet relatively little has been done to stop this hidden killer, which can be prevented and treated inexpensively and effectively.
No parent should face the unspeakable agony of losing a child unnecessarily.
Our leaders must act now so that all children are protected from this preventable disease.
Please visit the petition link below to sign the petition and ask friends and family to sign as well. In order to receive tournament credit for petition signatures, the signer must include your name and city when asked.
