Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability
Relating to Coronavirus/COVID-19
The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing and have, in many locations, prohibited the congregation of groups of people. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY This is an acknowledgement and express assumption of risk and release of liability in any way related to event participants being exposed to or contracting COVID-19 (as defined by the World Health Organization) and any strains, variants, or mutations thereof, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and/or any other communicable and/or infectious diseases, viruses, bacteria or illnesses or the causes thereof (collectively, “Communicable Disease”), during or in connection with event participants’ participation in the Baseball Activities and the event participants’ presence with THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS. By participating in THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS, I acknowledge and expressly assume the risk that the event participants may be exposed to Communicable Disease. I expressly understand that the risks of exposure to Communicable Disease include contracting Communicable Disease and the associated dangers, medical complications (including death) and physical and mental injuries, both foreseen and unforeseen, that may result from contracting Communicable Disease. I further acknowledge and understand that the event participants interaction with THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS staff, participants and any other individuals present with THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS poses an elevated, inherent risk of being exposed to and contracting Communicable Disease, that it cannot be guaranteed that event participants will not be exposed to Communicable Disease, and that potential exposure to or contraction of Communicable Disease while participating or being present in the THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS are risks that cannot be eliminated. If infected with Communicable Disease, I acknowledge and understand that event participants may subsequently infect others, even if the event participants don’t experience or display any symptoms. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, I HEREBY WAIVE, RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR, AND THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY CLAIM, LIABILITY OR DEMAND OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE, EITHER IN LAW OR IN EQUITY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE) THAT MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH, OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO, EXPOSURE TO OR CONTRACTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE BY ME/MY CHILD OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL INFECTED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION CLAIMS RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES AND/OR THE INHERENT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS AND/OR BEING PRESENT WITH THE ADVANCED HITTING/DEFENSIVE CLINICS STAFF DURING A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PANDEMIC.
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