NYC Basketball League | Waiver

Waiver

As a participant in the NYC Basketball League, I agree and state as follows:

1. I voluntarily choose to participate in the basketball league, basketball-related activities, and other activities incidental to the NYC Basketball League (the “Basketball Activities”) organized by NYC Basketball League.

2. I understand that there are risks and hazards involved in participating in the basketball league, basketball-related activities, and activities incidental thereto that may result in injury and/or death to me or to other players.

3. I understand that these risks and hazards include, but are not limited to, risks and hazards associated with playing conditions, equipment, other participants, and referees and risks and hazards caused by the negligence of the participants and others, including the Organizers, persons assisting them, and the facilities’ owner.

4. I understand that the very nature of the game of basketball is hazardous and risky, including, but not limited to, the acts of throwing, bouncing, and catching the ball; running; jumping; stretching; sliding; and collisions with other players and with stationary objects--all of which acts can cause serious injury to me and to other players and referees.

5. I understand that there may be risks and dangers that are not known to me or that are not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

I agree to the following in consideration of the Organizers’ (NYC Basketball League) permitting me to participate in the Basketball Activities and in consideration of their permitting me to play on the facilities they have selected:

1. I voluntarily accept and assume all risks of injury incurred or suffered by me while participating in the Basketball Activities, while attending and observing the Basketball Activities of others, and while on or upon any and all of the facilities at which the Basketball Activities are conducted.

2. I release, discharge, and agree not to sue the Organizers (NYC Basketball League), any person assisting them, nor the facilities’ owner regarding any claims, damages, costs, or causes of action which I have, or may in the future have, anticipated or unanticipated, from whatever cause and resulting from, or arising out of, my participation in the Basketball Activities.

3. I release, discharge, and agree not to sue the Organizers (NYC Basketball League), nor any person assisting them, nor the facilities’ owner regarding any claims, damages, costs, or causes of action which I have, or may in the future have, anticipated or unanticipated, from whatever cause and resulting from, or arising out of, the conditions and use of the playing facilities.