2024 SIGN UPS

I hereby agree to pay $350 to FVF if I or my child fails to return his FVF issued gear at the end of the season (helmet, shoulder pads, pants, and/or all pant pads).

Flathead Valley Little Guy Football will assess a $35 administration fee on all refunds. NO refunds will be given after equipment is issued. NO refunds after July 15, 2024. All refunds will be issued after the end of the season in December.

I guarantee the return of all FVF equipment and complete uniform including jersey, in good, clean condition upon the completion of this season. I agree to regularly inspect my child’s FVF Football equipment throughout the year and immediately notify a coach or FVF Board member if I identify any problems or concerns, including any concerns regarding its function or fit.

I further acknowledge that the FVF issued jersey is solely the property of FVF unless and until FVF choses to give the jersey to participants at the end of the season. I further agree I will not affix any name to the FVF jersey or alter the FVF jersey without FVF express permission.

I/we, the parents or legal guardian of the above named child/candidate for a position on a Flathead Valley Little Guy Football, Inc. (FVF) team, hereby give my/our approval to his participation in any or all FVF activities during the current season. I/we state that my/our child is physically fit to participate in this football program and that his physical examination and condition is my/our sole responsibility. Football is a contact sport where there is the risk of injury.

I/we hereby assume and accept any and all risk and hazard incidental to participation in the activities of FVF including transportation to and from such activities and hereby assume full and complete responsibility for any injuries to our child//candidate by reason of any FVF activities.

I/we do hereby waive, release and discharge Flathead Valley Little Guy Football, Inc., the organizers, sponsors, board members, coaches, supervisors, participants, those providing facilities including but not limited to any owned by Flathead County, the city of Kalispell, Kidsports Inc., and persons transporting my/our child from any and all liability for any injury or damage to our child/candidate arising out of or related to the participation in Flathead Valley Little Guy Football, Inc. activities.

I/we, do hereby covenant and agree that I/we will indemnify and hold harmless Flathead Valley Little Guy Football, Inc. the organizers, FVF board members, sponsors, supervisors, participants, coaches, those providing facilities, and persons transporting my/our child from any injury or damage related to or resulting from my child’s participation in any FVF activity.

I/we understand that this registration is not complete and our child/candidate will not be allowed to participate in any FVF activities until a complete physical examination form has been provided to and accepted by the league.

As a condition to my child’s participation in Flathead Valley Little Guy Football, I/we hereby consent and grant full permission to Flathead Valley Little Guy Football to use my child’s photo, video, name and/or likeness in whatever promotional media Flathead Valley Little Guy Football deems appropriate.

I/we hereby consent and grant permission to Flathead Valley Little Guy Football and its agents, representatives, coaches, board members, and volunteers to administer or obtain any necessary medical treatment for my child that it/they deem appropriate during my child’s participation in Flathead Valley Little Guy Football.

I am signing this Acknowledgment of Risk/Concussion Awareness form as a condition to my child’s participation in Flathead Valley Little Guy Football (hereinafter “FVF”). My signature on this document represents my express acknowledgment and understanding that the activity of full contact football, like all sports, involves certain risks of injury, damage and/or harm. I acknowledge that, despite reasonable efforts to avoid injury, damage, or harm and the use of protective equipment, my child may be injured, damaged or harmed during participation in all FVF activities. I (and my child’s other parent or legal guardian if applicable) am voluntarily allowing my child to participate in FVF football with a full understanding of and acceptance of these risks of injury, damage or harm.

I acknowledge and accept my personal responsibility to advise myself of the risks of my child’s participation in FVF football and my child’s responsibility to act reasonably and appropriately during my child’s participation in FVF football. I agree to comply with all rules, regulations and requirements of FVF football and I also agree to advise my child of those rules, regulations and requirements and take reasonable steps to ensure my child complies with the FVF football rules, regulations and requirements. We further acknowledge and agree we will follow and abide by all FVF final decisions regarding player, parent, and coaching participation in all FVF activities.

CONCUSSION - I further acknowledge FVF has adopted a Policy/Guideline regarding concussion awareness and return to play following a concussion. I agree to make myself and my child aware of the signs and symptoms of a concussion. In that regard, I agree that I will review the following web sites and information contained therein:
1) https://www.logan.org/health/services/save-the-brain;
2) https://www.mhsa.org/sportsmed; and
3) www.flatheadvalleyfootball.com.

I further specifically agree to watch and make my participant child watch the concussion awareness video contained at https://www.krh.org/krmc/services/neuroscience-and-spine/save-the-brain.

I understand these web sites contain important information regarding the signs and symptoms of concussion. I agree to report immediately any signs or symptoms of potential concussion experienced by my child or another child participating in FVF football. I will report directly to my child’s coach and a FVF football board member. I further understand that my child will be withheld from participation if he/she is suspected to have a concussion. Once a concussion is confirmed, I agree my child will not return to any FVF football activity until he/she is cleared by an authorized medical provider as well as a FVF football board member and has fully complied with the FVF football return to play procedures.

In signing this Acknowledgment of Risk/Concussion Awareness form, I am not relying on any oral representation or statements made by representatives of FVF football or any of it’s employees, board members, officers, volunteers, agents or representatives.