AGREEMENT TO WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND LIABILITY RELEASE
In
consideration of acceptance as a Participant in the NFL Junior Player
Development Player Program (hereafter the “Program”), the undersigned
Participant (hereafter “Participant”) and Participant’s parent(s) or legal
guardian(s) agree to the following Waiver of Claims and Liability Release
(hereafter the “Waiver and Release”), which will cover events occurring from
the time the Participant commences participation in the Program until the
termination of participation therein.
It
is the intent of the undersigned Participant and Participant’s parents or legal
guardians to release, the NFL Youth Football Fund,
1. WE UNDERSTAND AND HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IS A FULL-BODY CONTACT SPORT THAT PRESENTS THE INHERENT
RISK OF SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, AND OUR WAIVER AND RENUNCIATION OF CLAIMS IN
THIS AGREEMENT EXPRESSLY APPLY TO ANY BODILY INJURY, DAMAGE, OR ACCIDENT THAT
MAY BE SUFFERED BY PARTICIPANT OR OTHERS RESULTING FROM THE PARTICIPANT’S
PARTICIPATION IN THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM.
2. We the
undersigned, as a Participant in and the parents or legal guardians of a
Participant in the Program, hereby waive and renounce any claims against the
3. We also agree to hold harmless the NFL
Entities from any and all claims arising out of the equipment or uniform
supplied to Participant for use in the
Program, or the equipment or other materials used by Program staff in
implementing the Program.
4. We understand and acknowledge that the NFL
Entities do not guarantee the security or safety of Program sites, of the areas
adjacent to and surrounding Program sites, or of any areas Participants may
traverse on their way to or from Program sites.
We release the NFL Entities from any and all claims arising out of
accidents or events caused by a Participant or third parties not associated
with the Program, which incidents could occur on Program sites, in areas
adjacent to or surrounding Program sites, or in areas traversed by Participants
traveling to our Program sites. We
further release the NFL Entities from liability for any damage or injury that
may occur as a result of the surface or condition of the Program site itself (e.g.
the football playing field), or the condition of facilities or equipment used
at the site.
5. We recognize that the Participant must
obey the instructions of coaches, their assistants, and any other Program
staff, and we have instructed the Participant to obey said coaches and other
Program staff. We understand and
acknowledge that the Program staff and NFL Entities reserve the right to
terminate the participation in the Program of any Participant whose conduct may
be considered by the NFL Entities, in their sole discretion, to be detrimental
to or incompatible with the interests and security of the Program or the NFL
Entities. In the event of any such
action by the NFL Entities, we understand and acknowledge that we will have no
right to any compensation or damages from the NFL Entities.
6. We represent and confirm that the
Participant has undergone, or will undergo prior to commencement of his
participation in the Program, a full and comprehensive physical examination
administered by a Board-certified physician who will supply to the NFL Entities
or their designated representative a letter certifying, on the basis of
aforementioned physical examination, that the Participant is physically fit to
play the game of full-contact football and otherwise to participate in the
Program. We further confirm that we have
executed, or will execute prior to commencement of the Participant’s
participation in the Program, the “medical history” form provided to the
Participant at the time of his registration for the Program, and we will return
the executed medical history form to the NFL Entities or their designated
representative.
7. We further understand that should any
medical services be provided or made available to the Participant in connection
with his participation in the Program, the provision or availability of which
the NFL Entities do not sponsor or guarantee, the NFL Entities do not warrant
or make any representation concerning the adequacy or continuation of such
medical services, nor can the NFL Entities be deemed responsible or held liable
for any claims arising out of the provision of such medical services or the
failure to provide or to continue to
provide such medical services. We also
understand that the NFL Entities cannot be held liable for any other services
provided in connection with the Program, including without limitation any
coaching, counseling, transportation, or security services.
8. We hereby grant the NFL Youth Football
Fund the right to use the name, image, likeness, photograph, and biographical
material, including without limitation to any material collected through
Program surveys, pertaining to the Participant throughout the world in any and
all media, now known or hereby created, in connection with promoting or
publicizing the Program or any other endeavor.
9. If
any portion of this Waiver and Release is declared invalid or unenforceable by
a final judgement of any court of competent jurisdiction, we hereby agree that
such determination shall not affect the balance of this Waiver and Release, but
this Waiver and Release shall remain in full force and effect, as such invalid
portion shall be deemed severable.
10. (For
California Residents Only) I hereby
expressly waive all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of
California, and under any and all similar laws of any jurisdiction. I am aware that said Section 1542 of the
Civil Code provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO
CLAIMS WHICH TH E CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT
THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
Full
name of Parent or Guardian (First and
last name)
_____________________________________________________________
Signature
of Parent or Guardian
Relationship to Participant
Full
name of Participant (First and last
name)
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Signature
of Participant Date
Address City/State Zip
//
Phone Number Age as of December 31 Birthdate
of current
year
Email Address
Participant’s
High School Participant plans
to attend