Participant Agreement

(Must be signed by parent or guardian if applicant is under 18)

All persons associated with the AAU Junior Olympic Games and its qualifying tournaments must adhere to the rules and

guidelines outlined in the Amateur Athletic Union Official Code Book and the 2023AAU Jump Rope Rulebook

All participants agree to conduct themselves in a manner displaying good sportsmanship throughout the tournament. The Coach is responsible for seeing that team members, coaches, parents, representative judges and any other persons affiliated with their team conduct themselves accordingly. Ungentlemanly or unladylike conduct includes but is not limited to: the use of obscene or profane language and gestures at the competition venue, or the doing of any act which tends to

disrupt or obstruct a competition, or bring this Union or amateur athletics into disrepute. Severe cases of poor sportsmanship or conduct will result in disqualification.

Any questions concerning the rules or procedures for the tournament will be handled exclusively by the designated coach

of the team and must be directed to the Tournament Committee.

Any interpretation of the tournament rules or any decision involving any aspect of the tournament will be rendered by the Tournament Committee. The Tournament Committee will render a judgment to ensure that the tournament proceeds in a manner consistent with the general spirit and goals of the AAU.By participating in this tournament, each competitor and team representative agrees that the decisions made by the

Tournament Committee will be final and will not be subject to review. Each competitor acknowledges the necessity for the

judges to make prompt and fair decisions in this competition. Other than the process outlined in the 2021 AAU Jump Rope

Handbook, each competitor and coach waive any legal, equitable, administrative, or procedural review of such decisions.

Any competitor or team representative that does not adhere to the terms and procedures above may be disqualified from

the tournament and automatically forfeits the right to any awards presented by the tournament. In addition, the

competitor or team representative may also forfeit the opportunity to participate in any qualifying tournament and the AAU Junior Olympic Games tournament the following year.

I/we hereby request your acceptance of this application for registration of my child, (as indicated below), in the AAU Qualifying

Tournament on (as indicated below). In consideration of your acceptance of this application, I/we hereby release all persons

associated with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), or its designated host team from all claims and causes of action arising from

injury to the participant in this AAU qualifying tournament, whether such injury is the result of negligence or some other cause. If

medical attention is required for injury or illness while at the tournament, I/we also give permission for such medical care and I/we

shall be financially responsible. I/we also give my/our permission for the AAU to use any videos or photographs of the participant

for publicity or promotional purposes.