Thread: Can I be sued?
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Old Sat Jul 13, 2013, 06:18pm
BayStateRef BayStateRef is offline
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Originally Posted by justacoach View Post
Both the gym supervisor onsite and the league organizer dictated she be permitted to play. Her father offered to sign a waiver.!
I brought a similar situation to this forum a few years back, where the site manager of a HS varsity summer tournament insisted that I allow a girl to play with earrings. She too was willing to sign a waiver.

I received a good dressing down here from an attorney/official explaining two things: the waiver is essentially worthless and the liability to me was huge if anyone were injured. (The player, her parents and site manager cannot waive liability for any other player if one were to be injured by the illegal jewelry.)

I have never forgotten that great advice and have repeatedly had to use it.

Never, ever allow a player to participate with jewelry.

Last edited by BayStateRef; Sun Jul 14, 2013 at 09:32pm.
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