WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
I acknowledge that volleyball or any sporting event is an extreme test of a person’s physical and mental limits and that my
participation in a volleyball event can cause any or all of the following: property damage, including loss or damage to
personal property; serious injury (including athletic injuries such as broken bones, concussions, or other injuries); sickness
and disease (including communicable diseases and viruses (including COVID-19 or bacteria); trauma; pain & suffering;
permanent disability; exposure to extreme conditions and circumstances; exposure to communicable diseases (including
COVID-19); accidents involving other participants; contact or collision with other participants, playing surfaces, balls or
other natural or manmade objects; and, paralysis and death.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an extremely contagious virus that may spread easily through person-to-person contact.
Federal and state authorities recommend social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus. COVID-19 can lead to
serious illness, personal injury, permanent disability, and death. Participating in USAV/RVA sanctioned activities and/or
USAV/RVA sanctioned facilities could increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. USAV/RVA in no way warrants that
COVID-19 infection(s) will not occur through participation in USAV/RVA sanctioned activities or by accessing USAV/RVA
facilities.
With a full understanding of the potential risks, I HEREBY ASSUME THE RISKS OF PARTICIPATING OR OFFICIATING
IN A VOLLEYBALL EVENT. I hereby take the following action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin,
successors and assigns: a) I WAIVE, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE from any and all claims or liabilities for death,
exposure to disease, personal injury or damages of any kind, EXCEPT THAT WHICH IS THE RESULT OF GROSS
NEGLIGENCE AND/OR WANTON MISCONDUCT OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES LISTED BELOW, which arise out of or
relate to my traveling to and from or my participation in any volleyball event, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS OR
ENTITIES: USAV and its RVAs, tournament directors, sponsors, and the officers, directors, employees, representatives,
and agents of any of the above; b) I AGREE NOT TO SUE any of the persons or entities listed above for any of the claims
or liabilities that I have waived, released or discharged herein; and c) I INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the persons
or entities mentioned above from any claims made or liabilities assessed against them as a result of my actions.
If applicant is under 18, I hereby bind myself, the minor and all other assigns to the terms of the Waiver and Release. I
represent that I have legal capacity and authority to act for and on behalf of the minor named herein, and I agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the persons or entities named in the Waiver and Release for any claims or liabilities
assessed against them as a result of any insufficiency of my legal capacity or authority to act for and on behalf of the
minor in the execution of the Waiver and Release. I fully consent to my child’s participation in USAV/RVA events.