Please read carefully before signing. This is a legally binding release. By signing it electronically during registration, you give up certain legal rights on your own behalf and, to the extent permitted by law, on behalf of your child.
This Parent/Guardian Registration Agreement, Assumption of Risk, Waiver of Liability, and Release of Claims (this “Agreement”) is entered into by the parent or legal guardian (“Parent,” “I,” or “me”) of each minor child enrolled in Guardian Striders (each, a “Participant” or “Child”). Guardian Striders is a youth run club operated by L2 Endurance Coaching, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (“L2,” “Coach,” or the “Released Parties,” which includes its owner, members, employees, contractors, volunteers, agents, and successors), in cooperation with American Leadership Academy (the “School”). It is effective as of the date signed.
1. The Program
Guardian Striders is a seasonal youth running program. Activities may include, without limitation: running, jogging, walking, interval and endurance workouts, drills, dynamic warm-ups, stretching, strength and coordination exercises, games, and time trials, conducted on and around the School’s campus, fields, tracks, sidewalks, and nearby routes (“Activities”). Sessions are led by L2 and may involve volunteers and School staff.
2. Assumption of Risk
I understand that running and physical activity are inherently dangerous and carry a risk of serious injury, permanent disability, and, in rare cases, death. Risks include, without limitation: musculoskeletal injuries (sprains, strains, fractures, overuse injuries); cardiovascular events; heat illness, dehydration, and weather- and surface-related conditions; falls, collisions, and trips on tracks, fields, sidewalks, and roads; contact with other participants, vehicles, animals, or third parties; and aggravation of pre-existing conditions. These risks cannot be eliminated regardless of the care taken by the Released Parties. On behalf of myself and my Child, I knowingly and voluntarily assume all such risks, both known and unknown.
3. Health Representations & Medical Clearance
I represent that my Child is in good health and physically able to participate, that I have disclosed in the registration form all medical conditions, injuries, allergies, medications, and limitations relevant to my Child’s safe participation, and that I will promptly notify L2 in writing of any change. I have been advised to consult, and have had the opportunity to consult, my Child’s physician before my Child begins the program. L2 is not a medical provider and does not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice; nothing L2 provides is a substitute for professional medical care.
4. Authorization for Emergency Care
In the event of injury or illness during the Activities, I authorize L2 and School staff to administer or arrange basic first aid, to call 911, and to seek emergency medical treatment for my Child if I cannot be reached, and I accept financial responsibility for any resulting transport, evaluation, or treatment. I acknowledge L2 has no duty to render medical aid beyond summoning assistance and providing reasonable first aid.
5. Waiver, Release & Covenant Not to Sue
In consideration of my Child being permitted to participate, I hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the Released Parties from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses of any kind (including attorneys’ fees) for any injury, illness, disability, death, or property loss to me or my Child, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES, WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWISE. I make this release on my own behalf and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, on behalf of my Child, and it binds me, my Child, and our heirs, executors, and assigns.
Note on minors: South Carolina law is unsettled on whether a parent may waive a minor child’s own future claims, and a court may decline to enforce this release as to the Child. This provision is included to obtain consent and to bind the Parent to the extent the law allows, and should not be relied on as complete protection. L2 should confirm its insurance covers coaching minors.
6. Conduct Not Released
This release does not apply to any claim arising from the gross negligence, recklessness, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional acts of the Released Parties, or any liability that may not be released under South Carolina law.
7. Indemnification
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any claim, liability, loss, or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) brought by me, my Child, or a third party arising out of my Child’s participation or my breach of this Agreement, excluding claims arising from a Released Party’s gross negligence, recklessness, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional acts.
8. Pickup & Authorized Adults
My Child will be released only to me or to the additional authorized adults I list in the registration form. I will keep that list current and understand L2 and the School may require identification before releasing my Child.
9. Photo & Media
Whether Guardian Striders may photograph or record my Child and use those images is handled by a separate, optional consent in the registration form. Coaching is provided whether or not I agree to the media release.
10. Code of Conduct
I will encourage my Child to follow the reasonable directions of coaches and staff, treat others with respect, and refrain from unsafe behavior. L2 may, in its discretion, remove a Participant whose conduct creates a risk to themselves or others; fees are non-refundable in that circumstance except as stated in the refund policy at registration.
11. Governing Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any action shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Richland County, South Carolina. If any provision is held invalid, it shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remainder shall remain in effect.
12. Acknowledgment
I affirm that I am the parent or legal guardian of each Child I am enrolling, that I have read and understand this Agreement, that I understand I am giving up substantial legal rights, that I have had the opportunity to ask questions and consult an attorney, and that I am signing freely and voluntarily. I will complete and electronically sign this Agreement as part of the Guardian Striders registration form. Questions? Email coaching@l2endurance.com.
