Yeah, in general I agree, a few hours a week is really not too much to ask from players.<br /><br />But I think you need to spend a lot of time in IRC if you&#039;re a captain - at least leave your client open and respond to PMs/highlights when you get back.&nbsp; There are a lot of times your team or admins need to get ahold of you, and many times everything stops waiting for a captain (homefield, scheduling, demos, trades).<br /><br />But again I don&#039;t think that&#039;s too much to ask.&nbsp; Captains [b]lead[/b] their teams, how can you lead if you just show up for games and practices?&nbsp; Communication and planning are pretty key parts of being a captain, and I don&#039;t see how you can do it if you&#039;re not on most of the time.<br /><br />===<br /><br />And I guess I should also say that teams will practice and play games because playing in IDL is fun.&nbsp; As soon as it becomes a chore or an obligation then we&#039;ve failed somewhere.&nbsp; Sure there will always be some teams that grind out tons of practices, and I think that&#039;s really cool.&nbsp; But if players are doing other things instead of participating in IDL, we have to think a little bit about what we could do to get them back.