Participation Agreement
I acknowledge that participation in the activity described above involves risk to the Participant (and to Participant's parents or guardians, if Participant is a minor), and may result in various types of injury including, but not limited to, the following: sickness, bodily injury, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage and financial damage.

In consideration for the opportunity to participate in the event described above, the Participant (or parent/guardian if Participant is a minor) acknowledges and accepts the risks of injury associated with participation in and transportation to and from the event. The Participant (or parent/guardian) accepts personal financial responsibility for any injury or other loss sustained during the event or during transportation to and from the event, as well as for any medical treatment rendered to the Participant that is authorized by the Sponsoring Organization or its agents, employees, volunteers, or any other representatives (collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Event Sponsor"). Further, the Participant (or parent/guardian) releases and promises to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Event Sponsor and Sponsoring Organization for any injury arising directly or indirectly out of the described event or transportation to and from the event, whether such injury arises out of the negligence of the Event Sponsor, the Participant, the Sponsoring Organization or otherwise.

If a dispute over this agreement or any claim for damages arises, the Participant (or parent/guardian) agrees to resolve the matter through a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution process. If the Participant (or parent/guardian) and the Sponsoring Organization cannot agree upon such a process, the dispute will be submitted to a three-member arbitration panel for resolution pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association.