How about if it was a game like chess, where draws are more common, would it be okay for a team captain to send out a message to all team players as to remind them what the score in the match is and that it will only take one more draw to move on to the next round?
I know that some like BBW, play only for fun etc, and some would want to risk their play trying to win, even when a draw is all that was needed, but the true goal of a team tournament is for the team to do well, even at the expense of the individuals, so where do we draw the line on what is considered helping the team, and what is considered breaking the rules?
Puckish: I would consider every specific advice over a certain move like "go, double now" probably breaking the rules and every general advice like "you all maybe should'nt play too conservative, we need a win to advance" perfectly acceptable. The former is just too specific, giving advice on a single move - and is not comparable to a golfer or any other sportsman for the reasons you gave yourself. The latter is simply a general advice about big-picture strategy, something every team should be allowed to discuss and agree upon. But that is just my "feeling" and others might draw different lines.