I give my permission and understand that the athletic trainer, coaching staff, team physician, administrators, or other school officials can use their own judgment in applying first aid until medical help becomes available, or to secure medical aid and ambulance service in case parents cannot be reached. I voluntarily accept their service on my behalf and grant permission for them to perform their necessary duties as described above.
I am aware that the very nature of athletic participation carries with it an inherent risk of injury. I understand that the dangers and risks of participating in athletics, whether in competition or preparing to compete, include, but are not limited to, death, serious neck and spinal injuries which may result in complete or partial paralysis, brain damage, serious injury to virtually all bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons, and other aspects of the muscular skeletal system, and serious injury or impairment to other aspects of my body and general health and well being.
I also accept the responsibility in taking personal measures to help prevent injury to myself or other athletes by notifying the coaching staff, athletic trainer, administrators or other Big Bend Community College Athletics personnel of conditions that I am aware of that may predispose me or other athletes to an increased risk of injury resulting from athletic participation.
Having understood the risks of athletic participation and particularly the risk inherent, I voluntarily assume and accept these risks as they have been explained above.