2024 Oceanside Track & Field Club

Athletes

• Treat coaches, volunteers, teammates, competitors, parents and officials respectfully.

• Take the time to thank the officials for their help at your event at the meets.

• Take the time to congratulate all of the competitors in your event, from first to last.

• Talk over any concerns with your coaches and if you need further help, please ask your parent to speak to the coach in private after the practice, or to call the coach if the coach is busy with other athletes.

• Cheer for and support all of your teammates.

• Help each other to learn and improve whenever you can.

Parents

• Support the club and your child by getting involved in the club by volunteering at practices and meets.

• Support and cheer for all of our athletes and the efforts of the athletes from other clubs.

• Treat all of the athletes, coaches, volunteers, other parents and officials respectfully.

• Take the time to thank the officials at meets and to thank the coaches. All of these people are volunteers

• Support the coaches. This includes allowing the coaches to motivate your child for practice, help your child to set realistic goals, instruct at practices, conduct pre and post event discussion, etc. You have entrusted the care of your child to the coaches and they need to be free to do their job. If an athlete has too many coaches, it is confusing for them and their performance usually declines because they are unsure of what to do.

• Please offer any suggestions in a positive and supportive manner, at an appropriate time, so as not to interrupt the practice.

Complaints or Concern Procedures

If you as the parent have a complaint or concern that you would like to have addressed we ask that you discuss the issue with your child’s coach in a non-confrontational manner, in a private setting. If a satisfactory resolution is not achieved, please contact Head JD Coach , Jane Waite to discuss your concern.

Coaches

• Treat all athletes, parents, volunteers, officials, and fellow coaches respectfully.

• Encourage every athlete to set realistic goals and help the athlete to achieve these goals in a supportive way.

• Challenge all athletes to strive for personal bests.

• Create a challenging and fun environment for the athlete

By agreeing to this document, you waive certain legal rights, including the right to sue.

I understand that risks are involved with my child’s participation in the sport of track and field. I assume these risks. I also assume any and all other risks associated with my child’s participating in a track and field club, including but not limited to falls, injury, contact with other participants, the effects of weather and the condition of track surfaces, all such risks being appreciated by me. I hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns release, save harmless and indemnify all persons comprising the group commonly referred to as the Oceanside Track and Field Club, their respective agents, assigns, coaches, volunteers, or anyone else on their behalf, and the District 69 Recreation Commission or contractors (the “Releasees”) from and against any and all existing and future claims, actions, costs, expenses and demands in respect to death, injury, damage, loss or expenses to my child’s person or property, whether forseen or unforeseen and wheresoever and howsoever caused, arising out of or in the course of my child’s participation in this Track and Field Club and related events and notwithstanding that the same may have contributed to or occasioned by any act or failure to act, including without limitation, negligence of the Releasees or any of them. I hereby acknowledge having read this release and waiver and by accepting I understand and accept its terms.

I am also aware that the Oceanside Track and Field Club adheres to the procedures set out in the BC Athletics Privacy Statement and Personal Information Protection document in order to meet the requirements of the Personal Information Protection Act.

I have read and understood the above and accept its terms.

I give OTFC permission to allow my child’s name and photo to appear in the local newspaper and club website.

My child and I have read and will abide by the OTFC Code of Conduct.

a. The responsibility for sport safety must be shared by all. I, the undersigned, am aware that there is a certain risk of injury involved in my own or my child's participation in sport, either while travelling to or from the event; or while attending or participating in the programs or activities of the events which are sanctioned/approved by BC Athletics, its Divisions, its Member Clubs or recognized organizing societies. It is understood by me that the signing of this document is intended to indicate that on behalf of myself and/or my child I assume the shared responsibility and acknowledge the risk of injury by so participating.