Folsom United

– Mountain Bike Team

FALL2014

The FolsomUnited Mountain Bike Team is in its5th season. Our goal is to provide a safe, constructive and fun environment for learning and advancing in the sport of mountain biking for athletes whether experienced riders or new to the sport. We learn skills, train and race together throughout the season.

Mountain biking is essentially off road biking. We train on a variety of surfaces including pavement, dirt, rocks, sand and mud. Mountain biking is a specific form of cycling that covers a broad range of skills that can be carried over into other cycling disciplines such as road, BMX, cyclocross, downhill, and track racing. Our team focuses solely on mountain biking as an initial method to build skills, confidence and safety on the bicycle.

The goals of Folsom United Mountain Bike Team are to

  • Continually develop the skills of new and experience junior MTB riders in a safe and supportive environment
  • Provide a team based atmosphere of camaraderie and support for junior riders
  • Build a positive and hopefully lifelong relationship with our bikes, our teammates, the cycling community and exercise
  • Have fun

Our staff includes faculty at Folsom/Sutter Middle School, USA Cycling Certified Coaches and parent volunteers. We work and ride closely with our parent programs at Folsom and Vista high school in preparing for the season.

The clubs membership is open to all Folsom/SutterMiddle School students. Our riders include absolute beginners to experienced racers.

Parents are invited to ride and fill out volunteer documents with the school district.

Before you can ride with the Team
  1. Go to the sierranevademtb.org anddownload and complete the following forms.
  2. Folsom CordovaUnifiedSchool District Athletic Packet – found at each middle school and on the district/school WebPages
  3. FolsomJuniorMountain Bike Team Membership Application
  4. Folsom JuniorMountain Bike Team Medical Information
  5. Folsom JuniorMountain Bike Team Liability Waiver
  6. Get your bike and equipment & paperwork checked off at sign up day – August 21st.
  7. Pay your dues by August31, 2014.

Membership Information

NOTE: The Folsom UnitedMountain Bike Team isnotfunded with money from the school. The costs to run this program are borne by the participants, a creative coaching staff and parent volunteers.

Requirements

Attend Folsom/SutterMiddle School

Athletic clearance card

Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA

Membership Benefits

  • Club participation credit
  • Most Fun Sports Program on Campus
  • Sponsorships providing discounted purchases on cycling equipment and clothing through Bicycles Plus
  • USA Cycling-certified coaching staff
  • Participation in sanctioned Community Racing events

Membership Costs

  • Members provide their own bikes, and riding clothes/shoes/helmets
  • $50.00 Dues--to cover travel costs, insurance, USACyclingteam registration, scholarships, leagueand teamregistration, phone, fundraiser start-up fees etc. paid each year on the 31st of August.
  • Approx $50 Jersey purchase for rider wanting a jersey and $60+ for matching bibs.This year the jerseys will be the same for both schools and say Folsom United Mountain Bike Team. Order must be made at beginning of season.
  • Entry fees for each race(s), paid individually by race.Plan for a 4-5 race series at approx $35-50 per race. Races are paid by each racer on or before race day.

No club member will be excluded because of financial issues. If you have questions regarding finances, see CoachJason.

Websites

is the official Sierra Nevada High School Racing Series web site.

This will contain practice and race schedules!

If you have any questions please contact Coach Miller, , orCoach Jason,

OUR SPONSORS: Our main sponsor is Bicyles Plus. A VIP card will be mailed to each rider for their discounts; these are to be used to purchase items for the sponsored rider only. Thanks! Do not solicit any companies, nor request for additional support, without the consent of Coach Jason.

Equipment Checklist

Mountain bike (Front suspension is highly recommended)-do not go buy a mountain bike;Bicycles Plus is our shop sponsor and offers a one time bike purchase at the beginning of each season.

The following equipment is mandatory for Safety reasons:

Helmet -Required at ALL times, if you are on the bike – the helmet is strapped and buckled to your head or you will be sent home and a parent called). Helmet must be approved for use on a bicycle and be in good condition.

Gloves

Eye protection

Water bottle with holders on bike or camelback or small backpack
We will be riding in the heat this August/September, adequate availability of hydration is essential.

Additional Equipment

Cycling Shorts (lycra or baggy, lycra preferred)

Jerseys are highly recommended.

Wind breaker, leg warmers, and arm warmers are also highly recommended for keeping warm when you come down the hills once it starts cooling down.

Clip in pedals are recommended for both safety and efficiency, please talk to Coach Jason if athlete or parents are inexperienced with clip in pedals for advice and tips before buying.

Parent Meeting

There will be an important sign up meeting onTuesday, August 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM at SutterMiddle School Overflow Cafeteria. All parents are urged to attend.

Fall Ride & Race Schedule
Rides are posted on team website:

Skills Jamboree August 23, 2014 Starting from Bicycles Plus at 8:30am

Race #1 Saturday September 27, 2014 Willow Hill Reservoir, Folsom CA

Race #2 Saturday October 11, 2014 Willow Hill Reservoir, Folsom, CA

Race #3 Saturday October 18, 2014 Willow Hill Reservoir, Folsom CA

Race #4 Saturday November, 2014 Brown’s Ravine El Dorado Hills, CA

Weekday Training Rides Start Tuesday 6:00PM to 7:30PM August 26, 2014 from Bicycles Plus and every Tuesday after that until the last Tuesday in October.

Weekend Training rides start Saturday August 23, at 8:30am to 11:00am from Bicycles Plus and every Saturday except race weekends until November.

Athletes Name:

Mother’s Name: Cell:

Father’s Name: Cell:

Medical Information Form

To be filled out by the legal parent/guardian. Please read and check off the following, fill in and sign where indicated.

I, ______have registered my son/daughter ______for participation in FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM program.

Please check all that apply:

My son/daughter is in good physical and mental health and is able to participate fully in FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM program. He/she has NO medical conditions or allergies.

My son/daughter has the following medical condition(s) and/or allergies, including to specific foods. (Please provide more information on the back of this sheet if necessary). ______

My son/daughter has asthma and will have an inhaler with him/her at all times during team practices and related events (required for participants with asthma). Please provide more information if necessary: ______

My son/daughter is on the following prescription medications. Please indicate if he/she is or is not able to self-administer these medications while participating in program activities, if applicable. ______

I authorize FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM staff to give my child Tylenol or Ibuprofen in the event it is needed (please circle one or the other if you have a preference).

Health Insurance Information

My child has health insurance coverage. Provider: ______Policy #:______

Please complete the following emergency contact information:

Emergency Contact #1: ______Tel No. ______

Emergency Contact #2: ______Tel No. ______

On this form I have provided comprehensive and accurate medical information about my son/daughter to FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM. If FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM is not able to reach myself or the emergency contacts I have provided, I authorize the FOLSOM JUNIOR MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM staff to drive my son/daughter to the nearest emergency room to receive emergency medical treatment. I also authorize FOLSOM UNITED MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM staff to provide medical treatment to my child, in the event it is necessary, within the scope of their training.

Sign herePrint name Date

2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

NAME: ______(first/mid/last)

SCHOOL: ______Grade: ______

SEX male female AGE: ____ BIRTH DATE: ___/____/___(M/D/Y)

ADDRESS: ______(street & apt #)

CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP: ______

PHONE#: ( ) ______home ( ) ______work

EMERGENCY PHONE #: ( ) ______

NAME AND RELATIONSHIP OF EMERGENCY CONTACT: ______

In consideration of being permitted to participate in any Folsom United Mountain Bike Team sponsored Bicycle Activities, I for myself, my personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin:

Acknowledge, agree and represent that I understand the nature of Bicycle Activities and that I am qualified to participate in such Activity. I further acknowledge that the Activity will be conducted over public roads and facilities open to the public during the Activity and upon which the hazards of traveling are to be expected. I further agree and warrant that if at any time I believe conditions to be unsafe, I will immediately discontinue further participation in the Activity.

I agree that prior to participation I will inspect the equipment I am using, and if I believe any of them to be unsafe I will not participate in that event.

I warrant that I am in good health, physically fit, and have no physical conditions that would prevent me from participating in and Folsom UnitedMountain Bike Team event I choose to participate in.

I acknowledge that the Folsom United Mountain Bike Team requires the wearing of a Hard Shell Helmet when riding a bicycle. I also acknowledge that the Folsom Junior Mountain Bike Team requires some form of identification (Drivers License, California ID, or Student ID), a current medical card and Emergency Contact information when riding a bicycle, (e.g., SELF SUFFICIENT).

Furthermore I agree to abide by the rules and regulations of events, vehicle laws of the State of California and any local municipal laws applicable.

I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT:

With the full knowledge that bicycle riding is a hazardous activity which involve risks and even dangers of serious bodily injury, and that these risks and dangers may be caused by my own actions, or inaction, the actions of others participating in the Activity, the condition in which the Activity takes place, or the negligence of the "Releasees" named below; and that there may be other risks and social and economic losses either not known to me or not readily foreseeable at this time, and I fully accept and I assume all such risks and all responsibility for losses, cost and damages I incur as a result of my participation in the activity attendant thereto, and thus release, and agree to indemnify and save and hold harmless, waiver and forever discharge the Folsom Junior Mountain Bike Team and its officers, directors, employees, agents, volunteers, administrators, other participants, etc. (Each considered one of the "Releasees" herein) from any and all liability, responsibility and/or property damage, losses, damages, claims, demands or causes of action against them arising from or attributable to my participation in the Folsom Junior Mountain Bike Team event or activity. I also release, waive, discharge, and relinquish anybody associated with the Folsom Junior Mountain Bike Team including, any sponsors, volunteers, advertisers, and if applicable, owners and leasers of premises on which the Activity took place, any involved public entity, and their respective owners, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (Each considered one of the "Releasees" herein) from any and all liability, responsibility and/or property damage which I sustain during my participation in any Folsom Junior Mountain Bike Team event or activity.

This waiver and release covers myself and all parties herein and all heirs, executors or administrators thereto, and is given in full awareness of its content and in consideration of acceptance of my application.

I HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, AND ACCEPT ALL OF THE ABOVE. I CERTIFY THAT I AM AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.

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Signature

{ } I AM NOT 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.MY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT, FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS, AND ACCEPTS ALL OF THE ABOVE AND IS SIGNING IN MY BEHALF

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Sierra NevadaHigh School

Cycling Organization

Agreement to Participate and Release of Liability

2014 Season: January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014

The undersigned hereby acknowledge that by signing this Agreement, they are assuming risks and agreeing to indemnify, not to sue, and agreeing to release from liability the Sierra Nevada High School Cycling Organization (hereinafter “The Organization”), its officers, officials, agents, employees, coaches, leaders, instructors, volunteers, agents, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, members, participants, clubs, riders and if applicable, owners and lessor’s of premises used for activities (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Releasees”). It is further understood that the undersigned are giving up substantial legal rights.

In consideration of my voluntary participation in mountain biking activities, the undersigned voluntarily make the following agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that the sport of cycling, specifically mountain bicycling, is an inherently dangerous sport, including but not limited to dangers associated with man-made obstacles or natural surface hazards, trees,logs, vegetation, water, pot holes, rocks, cold weather, extreme heat, rain, other bicycles, other riders, pedestrians, vehicles, fixed or moving objects, equipment failure, inadequate safety equipment, and use of equipment or materials provided. Safety equipment includes the use of a safety helmet, which the undersigned have selected and which satisfies the requirements of the Organization, to protect against serious head injury. The undersigned ACKNOWLEDGE AND FULLY ASSUME THE RISKS associated with participating in activities, as listed above and including the Releasees’ own negligence and the negligence of others. The undersigned fully understand that mountain biking activities include the potential for serious physical injury, permanent paralysis and/or mental injury, disability or death, loss or damage to person or property associated with presence or participation in the activity. The undersigned understand that particular skills, equipment and personal discipline may reduce the risks, but that risk of serious injury exists.

The risks include, among other things: the dangers of collision with pedestrians, vehicles, other riders, and fixed or moving objects; the dangers arising from surface hazards, including trail irregularity, equipment failure, inadequate safety equipment, use of equipment provided by The Organization or others; dangers associated with man-made and natural jumps and stunts; motor vehicle accidents; the releasees’ own negligence; the negligence of others; weather conditions; the possibility of serious physical and/or mental trauma or injury, or death associated with this program; slipping and falling; falling objects; water hazards; drowning; exhaustion; exposure to temperature and weather extremes which could cause: hypothermia, hyperthermia (heat related illnesses), heat exhaustion, sunburn, dehydration; and exposure to potentially dangerous wild animals, insect bites, and hazardous plant life. On behalf of self, spouse, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, assignees, and successors in interest (hereinafter collectively “Successors”), the undersigned hereby RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees. The undersigned hereby waive any and all rights and claims, including claims arising from the Releasees’ own negligence, which the undersigned has, or which may hereafter accrue, and from any and all damages which may be sustained by the undersigned directly or indirectly in connection with, or arising out of, participation in or association with Organization activities, including any activities incidental thereto, wherever or however the same may occur.

The undersigned agree to comply with Releasees’ rules and regulations/stated and customary terms and conditions for participation. The undersigned participant agrees to ride and otherwise participate so as to neither endanger myself nor others. If the undersigned participant observes any unusual significant hazard during my presence or participation, the participant will remove themselves from participation and bring to the attention of The Organization, said hazard immediately. The undersigned participant accepts full responsibility for the condition and adequacy of my equipment or any equipment provided for use. The undersigned participant agrees to wear ahelmet, which satisfies the requirements of Releasees’ racing rules and regulations, the purpose of which is to protect against serious head injury, and the undersigned assume all responsibility and liability for the selection of such a helmet. The undersigned participant hereby certifies that I have no physical or medical condition which would endanger myself or others, or interfere with my ability to safely participate in Organization activities.

The undersigned agree, for self and successors, that the above representations are contractually binding, and are not mere recitals. The undersigned understand that if claims are made against Releasees that the undersigned will be responsible for any costs and fees incurred by Releasees in defending the claims. This Agreement may not be modified in any way, and not orally. This Agreement shall be effective for injuries now or which may hereinafter occur in the future, whether known or unknown.

The undersigned hereby agrees to hold harmless any and all Releasees, from any liability for ordinary negligence. The undersigned hereby expressly agree that this Release and Waiver is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of California and that if any portion hereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall,notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.

I have read the above carefully before signing and understand its terms, including giving up substantial legal rights.

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