Newcastle Jets Skills Program - HAMILTON SOUTH OOSH

Terms and Conditions

By registering for this Skills Program you agree to the following Terms and Conditions.

Newcastle Jets Football Club Pty Ltd (the “Club”) is an A League Club registered in Newcastle, NSW. It administers the Newcastle Jets Community Skills Program (“Skills Program”). To participate in the Skills Program, participants and the legal parent, carer or guardian (“parent”) of the participant must agree to the following Terms and Conditions of the Program:

Attendance

• The program is run for 5 weeks during the school term.
• The program is run by Jets trained coaches adhering to a structured skills program. The skills learnt each week are built upon and as such, participants are expected to make every effort to attend each week. Refunds are not available for any missed sessions.
• All participants will be grouped according to the age they turn during the year.

Correspondence

• Initial correspondence from the Club will be via email to the email provided by the parent during the registration process.
• During the term, the majority of communication will be via email and/or through Hamilton South OOSH staff.

Refunds / Payment

• Partial refunds for missed sessions due to non-payment are not available.
• No refunds will be available for withdrawal from the program once registration is complete, except upon receipt of a medical certificate. This can be emailed to community@newcastlejetsfc.com.au 
• Refunds will only be made available if the Clinic is cancelled by the Newcastle Jets (due to factors within it’s control), or in extenuating circumstances via a written request to the Club.
• If the Clinic is cancelled or postponed for reasons outside the Club’s control (eg weather, ground closures, etc), the Club will provide participants with a credit note relevant to the amount of time lost, valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

Weather

• In the event of inclement weather the Newcastle Jets will work with Hamilton South OOSH to source an alternative venue within the school grounds to conduct the program.
• If any sessions are unable to be delivered or cancelled for reasons outside of the Club's control, every effort will be made to schedule a make up session/s.

Coaches

• All coaches will be implementing a skills program as designed by the Community Liaison Officer and the Club’s Academy Technical Director.
• By registering in this program, participants and parents consent to release the Club, including all coaches and support staff from any claim or liability arising directly or indirectly from the program’s activities.
• All coaches are required to undergo a mandatory Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
• The Club has a system in place to ensure that accurate and complete records relating to the Working with Children Check and Police Checks are maintained and valid. This responsibility rests with the Community Liaison Officer at the Club. All enquiries regarding this system can be directed to community@newcastlejetsfc.com.au
  
  

Medical

• Participants and parents must acknowledge that participation in the Skills Program is a recreational activity which involves a risk of physical harm, injury or damage.
• Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the Club does not accept liability for personal injury or loss sustained by any participant as a result of their participation in the Skills Program.
• In the event of any accident, the parent will be contacted immediately on the emergency contact details as provided on the registration form. The parent authorises the Club to contact emergency services on behalf of the participant in the event of an accident. The parent accepts all responsibility for all expenses incurred.
• In the event that any medical conditions (eg, asthma) are indicated on the registration form, parents must supply any medications required in a clearly labelled bag including the participants name, dosage amount and instructions.
  
  

Behaviour

• All participants are expected to follow all reasonable instructions as directed by the Jets coaches for the safety and enjoyment of all participants.
• The Skills Program is designed to support and develop participants of all levels of skills and as such, participants are expected to adhere to appropriate, positive behaviour towards other participants, coaches and staff.
• If a coach reasonably deems that the behaviour of a participant is continuously jeopardising the safety of other participants, the coach will ask the participant to stop attending until further notice.
• In the event that a participant is asked to stop attending, the Community Liaison Officer will contact the parent to discuss and resolve any issues as quickly as possible in good faith.
  
  

Photos/Video

• The Club may take photos and videos of the participants in the program for promotional purposes of the program only.
• In the event a parent does not wish for a participants image to be used for promotional purposes, the parent must advise in writing to community@newcastlejetsfc.com.au before the commencement of the Skills Program.
• Parents are not to take photos or videos of the Skills Program that include other participants without the permission of that participant’s parent.