ESSEX SKATING RINK - WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE

For and in consideration of Participant’s being allowed to use and participate in ice sports, including skating and hockey, at the Essex Skating Facility the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of participant relinquish, waive and release any and all liability for and causes of action for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death occurring to participant that they have, had or may have against the Essex Westford School District, its officers, School Board members, employees, successors, insurers and assigns (the Released Parties) arising from or related to the use of the Essex Skating Facility, member team activities, ice skating, the sport of hockey, and/or activities incidental thereto, whenever or however they occur and for such period said activities may continue, and by this agreement any such claims, rights, and causes of action that participant may here are hereby relinquished and the Participant (or parent(s)/guardian(s) does (do) on behalf of my/our child and participant’s heirs, executors, administrations and assigns.)

Participant and/or participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s) acknowledge, understand and freely agree to assume all risks inherent in ice skating, ice hockey, and any member team activities, and understand that said sports and activities involve dangers and hazard risks to Participant’s person including bodily injury, partial or total disability, paralysis, and death, and damages which may arise therefrom and that I/we have full knowledge of such risks. These risks and dangers may be caused by the negligence of the Participant or the negligence of others, including the Released Parties. It is further acknowledged there may be risks and dangers not known to us or are not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

Participant and/or Participant’s parent(s) acknowledge, understand and assume the risks, if any, arising from the conditions and use of the Skating Rink and related premises and acknowledge and understand that included within the scope of this waiver and release is any cause of action arising from the performance, or failure to perform, maintenance, inspection, supervision or control of said Rink and for failure to warn of dangerous conditions existing at said Rink, for negligent selection of certain releases, or negligent supervision or instruction by releasees.

Participant and Participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s) agree if any claim for Participant’s personal injury or wrongful death is commenced against releasees, he/she shall defend, indemnify and save harmless the Released Parties from any and all claims or causes of action by whomever of whenever made or presented for participant’s personal injuries, property damage or wrongful death.

Participant and/or participant’s parent(s) guardian(s) acknowledge that they have been provided and have read the above paragraphs and have not relied upon any representations of the Released Parties, that they are fully advised of the potential dangers of ice skating and ice hockey and any member team activities and understand these waivers and releases are necessary to allow amateur ice skating and ice hockey to exist in its present form.