Supplemental On-line Parent Agreement and Waiver
St. John’s Athletics has a Youth Protection Policy, quoted here from the SJA Player/Coach/Parent Handbook:
Two-Deep Leadership Presence
SJA requires two-deep adult leadership presence at all times during SJA-sanctioned activities (practices, games, or social outings). Normally this would be the head coach and one or more assistant coach. If this becomes a stumbling block, it will be necessary to recruit parents to volunteer to register with SJA as assistants (with the same required Virtus training as assistant coaches) and agree to stay with the team for practices and games, regardless of their familiarity with the sport or participation in coaching.
In recognition that it is not always possible to obtain registered coaches with Virtus training as volunteers, yet significant demand for a program exists, SJA offers this supplementary Agreement and Waiver.
If you register your child for a program that does not have an assistant listed at the time of registration, you agree as follows:
To be personally responsible for the monitoring and safety of your child throughout the duration of the activities by staying on the premises and observing the activities.
OR, in lieu of (1), to
(a) sign up to participate in a volunteer pool of parents that will ensure at least one parent stays at the practices or events and monitors them throughout their duration;
and
(b) accept the parent monitor from the volunteer pool in (a), who may not be Virtus trained, as equivalent to your personal presence for purposes of monitoring and safety.
To explicitly waive the liability of SJA and all of its registered volunteers for non-compliance with the official Two-Deep Leadership Presence policy in lieu of this Supplemental Agreement and Waiver.