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Adult Participant Waiver

Updated July 22, 2026

This is the RecRivals LLC Adult Participant Waiver, Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement for soccer activities in Ontario, Canada. It applies only to participants who are 18 years of age or older.

READ CAREFULLY. BY SIGNING, YOU GIVE UP IMPORTANT LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY ONTARIO LAW.

Participant:The adult individual identified in the signature or electronic acceptance record below (the “Participant”). Operator:RecRivals LLC (“RecRivals”).

Important age requirement: This Agreement is intended only for persons who are at least 18 years old. A person under 18 must not sign or accept this form.

In this Agreement, we cover:

1.1. Activities
“Activities” means participation in, attendance at, travel organized by, or presence in connection with recreational or competitive soccer and related sports programming in Ontario, including leagues, matches, practices, training sessions, clinics, camps, tournaments, tryouts, officiating, team activities, facility rentals, social or promotional events, and reasonable ancillary activities organized, operated, promoted, administered or facilitated by or through RecRivals.
1.2. Premises
“Premises” means every field, court, dome, gymnasium, arena, changeroom, spectator area, parking area, walkway, entrance, exit, vehicle, and other place used in connection with the Activities, whether owned, leased, licensed, managed or merely used by any Released Party.
1.3. Released Parties
“Released Parties” means RecRivals LLC and each league, club, team, event organizer, facility owner, occupier, landlord, municipality, school board, venue operator, sponsor, sanctioning body and service provider involved in the Activities, together with all of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, owners, directors, officers, employees, coaches, referees, officials, volunteers, agents, contractors, medical personnel, insurers, successors and assigns.
I understand that the Activities involve inherent and other risks that may be obvious or not obvious, foreseeable or unforeseeable, and that participation may result in property damage, serious injury, permanent disability, illness, paralysis or death. Risks include, without limitation:
- contact or collision with other participants, officials, spectators, equipment, structures, boards, walls, nets, goals or the playing surface;
- falls, trips, slips, uneven or defective surfaces, turf burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, fractures, dislocations, dental or eye injuries, concussion and other head, neck, back or spinal injury;
- overexertion, dehydration, heat or cold exposure, cardiac events, respiratory events, allergic reactions, communicable illness and aggravation of a pre-existing condition;
- defective, improperly used or inadequate equipment; acts or omissions of participants or third parties; emergency response delays; and travel or parking-related incidents;
- risks arising from the condition, layout, maintenance, supervision or use of the Premises; and
- ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE of one or more Released Parties, including negligent supervision, instruction, officiating, inspection, maintenance, emergency response, hiring or administration, to the fullest extent such liability may lawfully be released.
I understand that this list is not exhaustive. I have had the opportunity to ask questions, inspect the Premises and equipment, and decide whether I am willing to accept these risks.
3.1. Fitness to Participate
I represent that I am physically and medically able to participate safely, or that I have obtained appropriate medical advice before participating. I will not participate while impaired by alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, medication or any condition that makes participation unsafe.
3.2. Disclosure and Safety
I am responsible for disclosing to appropriate Activity personnel any condition, allergy, medication or accommodation that is reasonably necessary for my safe participation. I will follow applicable rules, instructions and safety requirements; use equipment properly; stop participating if I feel unsafe or unwell; and promptly report hazards, injuries and suspected concussions.
3.3. No Guarantee
I understand that screening, rules, referees, equipment and safety measures reduce but do not eliminate risk, and no Released Party guarantees my safety.
IN CONSIDERATION OF BEING ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE, I RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, ACTIONS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING FROM OR CONNECTED WITH THE ACTIVITIES OR PREMISES, INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED ON ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF THE OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.2, OR BREACH OF ANY OTHER DUTY OF CARE THAT MAY LAWFULLY BE RELEASED.
This release applies to bodily injury, illness, death, property loss and economic loss suffered by me or asserted through me, whether occurring before, during or after the Activities, provided the claim arises from the Activities or Premises covered by this Agreement.
Limits of release. Nothing in this Agreement releases liability that cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability finally determined to result from gross negligence, reckless or intentional misconduct, fraud, or a non-waivable statutory right. Nothing in this Agreement waives rights that cannot be waived under applicable consumer protection or other law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from reasonable losses, liabilities, claims, costs and legal fees arising from: (a) my own negligent, reckless or intentional conduct; (b) my breach of this Agreement or applicable rules; or (c) damage or injury I cause to another person or to property. This indemnity does not require me to indemnify a Released Party for that party’s own gross negligence, reckless or intentional misconduct, or other liability that cannot lawfully be transferred.
7.1. Emergency Assistance
If I am unable to provide consent during an emergency, I authorize RecRivals and Activity personnel to contact emergency services and provide reasonably necessary information to responders. I understand they are not obligated to provide medical care and cannot guarantee its availability or outcome.
7.2. Costs and Insurance
I am responsible for my own medical, ambulance, travel, disability and property insurance and for costs not covered by insurance or a public health plan, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
10.1. Personal Information
RecRivals may collect, use, retain and disclose the personal information reasonably necessary to administer registration, eligibility, scheduling, safety, incident response, insurance, legal compliance and this Agreement, in accordance with its applicable privacy policy and Canadian privacy law. Health or emergency information will be limited to what is reasonably necessary for those purposes.
10.2. Electronic Acceptance
I consent to electronic delivery, acceptance, signature and retention of this Agreement. My typed name, checkbox acceptance, account authentication, date/time stamp, IP address and associated transaction record may be used to identify me and demonstrate my acceptance. I may download or request a copy of the completed Agreement.
Media consent is optional and is not a condition of participation. My choice does not change the liability provisions of this Agreement.
- YES — I authorize RecRivals and its authorized partners to capture and use photographs, video, audio and my name from the Activities for lawful promotional, editorial and informational purposes, without compensation. I may withdraw consent for future use by written notice, subject to material already published or lawfully committed for publication.
- NO — I do not provide optional promotional media consent.
12.1. Ontario Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
12.2. Courts
Subject to any non-waivable right or mandatory venue rule, the parties attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario. Nothing in this Agreement requires pre-dispute arbitration or prevents a consumer from exercising a right that applicable law makes non-waivable.
13.1. Severability
If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be severed or limited only to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. A court may not expand a release beyond what applicable law permits.
13.2. Entire Agreement
This Agreement is the entire agreement regarding the risks, release and indemnity addressed here and replaces prior oral statements on those subjects. Any amendment must be in writing and accepted by RecRivals and me.
13.3. No Reliance; Opportunity for Advice
I confirm that I am not relying on a promise or representation not written here. I have had sufficient time to read this Agreement, ask questions and obtain independent legal advice before signing.
13.4. Binding Effect
This Agreement binds me and, to the extent permitted by law, my estate, personal representatives, heirs and assigns, and benefits the Released Parties and their successors and assigns.
13.5. Term
This Agreement applies to the program, season, event or booking identified in the acceptance record, including related sessions, make-up dates and playoffs. A release for a claim arising during that period survives completion or termination of participation.
By checking each box and signing, I confirm:
- I am at least 18 years old and have legal capacity to enter this Agreement.
- I have read the entire Agreement and understand that it affects important legal rights.
- I understand the nature of the Activities and the risks, including serious injury and death.
- I understand that the release expressly includes claims arising from ordinary negligence, to the fullest extent permitted by Ontario law.
- I sign voluntarily and have had the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice.

Adult Participant Waiver

Adult Participant Waiver

In this Agreement, we cover:

1. Definitions

2. Acknowledgment of Risks

3. Fitness, Medical Conditions and Participant Responsibilities

4. Voluntary Assumption of Risk

5. Release and Waiver of Claims

6. Indemnity and Responsibility for Claims

7. Emergency Care and Insurance

8. Personal Property

9. Rules, Conduct and Removal

10. Privacy and Electronic Records

11. Optional Media Consent — Separate Choice

12. Governing Law and Disputes

13. Interpretation and General Terms

14. Participant Acknowledgments

15. Participant and Activity Information

16. Signature