Football team combinations

Discrete Mathematics Level 3

There are 12 distinct players about to play a pick-up game of football. The two team captains are Brandon and Meredith (included in the 12). They will each take turns selecting a player to be on their team until all players are selected.

How many ways can the players be divided into teams?

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