The Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League is a competitive youth baseball travel league emphasizing foundational baseball skills while having fun and developing a love for the sport of baseball. The mission of our travel league believes in the power of youth baseball to teach life lessons that build stronger individuals and communities. Through effective leadership, enthusiasm, and commitment, together with training extensions and adherence to rule and policy, Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League provides healthy activity for children using the ballfield as a classroom to instill discipline, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fair play, and to establish a set of values to guide them into adulthood. To better achieve this goal, we are outlining a Code of Conduct for all parents, coaches, spectators and players involved in the Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League. The Code of Conduct is a written contract between the parents, players, and coaches to abide by the rules and regulations of the game as well as maintain a cooperative attitude and uphold the ideals of fair play and sportsmanship. This contract is more than just paper; it is the essence of our goals and objectives and thus, adherence to it is of primary importance. Children who wish to play, parents who want their children to play on Kent White Sox are required to agree to and to sign this Code of Conduct. Thank you for your cooperation.
Another important topic we wanted to discuss with you is the difference between a travel baseball league versus a recreational baseball league. As a travel baseball league player, your child will be expected to compete at a higher level than recreation. Although developing our players’ foundational skills remains our highest priority at this age, this is a competitive league that is also focused on performance-based playing time. Travel baseball playing time is based upon the player’s ability to perform on the field in practice and during game time situations. Everyone will have an opportunity to play, however performance means more than just their baseball skills, it also means their ability to safely play by focusing and attending, behaving appropriately, striving for progress, and showing respect and sportsmanship to all. Please keep this in mind throughout the season. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
PLAYERS CODE OF CONDUCT
All players Will …
1. Display good sportsmanship, and team play, at all times.
2. Follow the direction of the Coaching Staff.
3. Show respect for all opponents, coaches, players, umpires, league officials and spectators.
4. Make every attempt to be on time and ready to play for all games and practices.
5. Inform coaching staff in a timely manner when unable to attend practice or games.
All Players Will Not …
1. Use abusive or profane language.
2. Taunt or humiliate any other player.
3. Abuse, mistreat or mishandle any Baseball equipment or property (eg. throwing
batting helmets).
4. Threaten or fight any person while at any game or practice.
5. There will be zero tolerance of bullying anyone in this program.
Parents, spectator and players should read and understand this policy prior to joining our league. Any parent, spectator and/or player guilty of improper conduct at any game, practice and/or tournament, that individual will be asked to leave the sports facility and be suspended from the following game. The Board will review all infractions. Depending on the severity or frequency, the Board may assess additional disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from KWSTBL for that individual.
PLAYERS CODE OF CONDUCT
All players Will …
1. Display good sportsmanship, and team play, at all times.
2. Follow the direction of the Coaching Staff.
3. Show respect for all opponents, coaches, players, umpires, league officials and spectators.
4. Make every attempt to be on time and ready to play for all games and practices.
5. Inform coaching staff in a timely manner when unable to attend practice or games.
All Players Will Not …
1. Use abusive or profane language.
2. Taunt or humiliate any other player.
3. Abuse, mistreat or mishandle any Baseball equipment or property (eg. throwing
batting helmets).
4. Threaten or fight any person while at any game or practice.
5. There will be zero tolerance of bullying anyone in this program.
Parents, spectator and players should read and understand this policy prior to joining our league. Any parent, spectator and/or player guilty of improper conduct at any game, practice and/or tournament, that individual will be asked to leave the sports facility and be suspended from the following game. The Board will review all infractions. Depending on the severity or frequency, the Board may assess additional disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from KWSTBL for that individual.
PARENTS & SPECTATORS CODE OF CONDUCT
Parents and Spectators will support the players, coaches, umpires, opponents and league or tournament officials. Parents and Spectators won’t "coach" or "officiate".
All Parents and Spectators Will …
1. Conduct themselves in a manner that displays the principals of good sportsmanship and team play.
2. Show respect for all opponents, coaches, players, umpires, league officials and spectators.
3. Inform the coaching staff of any disability or ailment that may affect the safety of their child.
4. Comply with the decisions of league officials and observe all rules, policies, and procedures.
5. Make arrangements to ensure that the players are punctual in arrival at and departure from all Kent White Sox events.
All Parents and Spectators Will Not …
1. Ridicule, demean, threaten, or engage in a confrontation with players, coaches, other spectators or umpires.
2. Allow myself, my child, my guests to bully anyone in the Kent White Sox program or visiting teams, officials, other parents, etc.
3. Express my complaints to coaches and/or officials during the game. I will cool down and wait 24 hours so I can speak clearly and calmly.
Parents, spectator and players should read and understand this policy prior to joining our league. Any parent, spectator and/or player guilty of improper conduct at any game, practice and/or tournament, that individual will be asked to leave the sports facility and be suspended from the following game. The Board will review all infractions. Depending on the severity or frequency, the Board may assess additional disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from KWSTBL for that individual.
PARENTS & SPECTATORS CODE OF CONDUCT
Parents and Spectators will support the players, coaches, umpires, opponents and league or tournament officials. Parents and Spectators won’t "coach" or "officiate".
All Parents and Spectators Will …
1. Conduct themselves in a manner that displays the principals of good sportsmanship and team play.
2. Show respect for all opponents, coaches, players, umpires, league officials and spectators.
3. Inform the coaching staff of any disability or ailment that may affect the safety of their child.
4. Comply with the decisions of league officials and observe all rules, policies, and procedures.
5. Make arrangements to ensure that the players are punctual in arrival at and departure from all Kent White Sox events.
All Parents and Spectators Will Not …
1. Ridicule, demean, threaten, or engage in a confrontation with players, coaches, other spectators or umpires.
2. Allow myself, my child, my guests to bully anyone in the Kent White Sox program or visiting teams, officials, other parents, etc.
3. Express my complaints to coaches and/or officials during the game. I will cool down and wait 24 hours so I can speak clearly and calmly.
Parents, spectator and players should read and understand this policy prior to joining our league. Any parent, spectator and/or player guilty of improper conduct at any game, practice and/or tournament, that individual will be asked to leave the sports facility and be suspended from the following game. The Board will review all infractions. Depending on the severity or frequency, the Board may assess additional disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from KWSTBL for that individual.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK, WAIVER, AND RELEASE FROM LIABILITY
For persons under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must complete and electronically sign this form.
Please read carefully before signing this assumption of risk, waiver and release from liability.
Names of Programs to be Released: Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League
Activities: Baseball training/practices, scrimmages, games, tournaments, exhibition games, and/or related baseball activities
Location of Activity/Program: Various private and public baseball fields and indoor practice facilities located in the Hudson Valley, NY, Danbury, CT, and additional locations utilized by Kent White Sox and other members of the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball Association. (Including but not limited to Kent Recreations fields, CCSD fields, etc.)
Dates of Activity/Program: From: December 2024-November 2025.
1. ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK. The undersigned assumes all risks which are foreseeable and involved with or may arise out of his or her voluntary participation in baseball training/practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, league games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, or his or her child’s voluntary participation in baseball training/practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, including, but not limited to, the negligent and or willful and wanton acts of others, the criminal and or intentional acts of others, the omission of an act of another, a defect or condition of the premises, a defect in the vehicles used for transport, or the unavailability of emergency care. The undersigned does not assume the risks of injuries caused by the gross negligence, or willful or wanton misconduct of any officials, officers, employees, or agents of Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League.
2. RELEASE. The undersigned releases Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League and all of its officers, trustees, employees, volunteers and agents not to initiate litigation on account of or in connection with any claims, causes of action, injuries, illnesses, damages, and/or cost of expenses arising out of the activities involved in baseball training/ practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, including, but not limited to, sprains or torn ligaments, tendons, and muscles; broken bones; bruises; concussions; dislocations; cuts; allergic reactions; injuries due to physical contact with other participants, playing surfaces, and equipment; and other physical, mental, and emotional injuries including those claims, causes of action, injuries, illnesses, damages, and/or cost of expenses based on death, bodily injury, or property damage whether or not caused by the negligence or other fault of the parties being released.
3. COVID-19: I understand the hazards of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and am familiar with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) guidelines regarding COVID-19. I acknowledge and understand that the circumstances regarding COVID-19 are changing from day to day and that, accordingly, the CDC guidelines are regularly modified and updated and I accept full responsibility for familiarizing myself with the most recent updates. Notwithstanding the risks associated with COVID-19, which I readily acknowledge, I hereby willingly choose to participate/attend in the Activities identified above. I acknowledge and fully assume the risk of illness or death related to COVID-19 arising from my being in or about the Location of Activity/ Program and participating/attending in the Activities and hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE (on my behalf and any minor children for whom I have the capacity to contract) Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League, their officers, directors, agents, employees, volunteers, and assigns from any liability related to COVID-19 which might occur as a result of my participation/attendance in the Activities.
4. WAIVER. The undersigned waives the protection afforded by any statute or law in any jurisdiction whose purpose, substance, cause and/or effect is to provide that a general release shall not extend to claims, material or otherwise, which the person giving the release does not know or suspect to exist at the time of executing this release. This means, in part, that the undersigned is releasing unknown future claims.
5. INDEMNITY AND DEFEND. The undersigned agrees to indemnify and defend Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League and all of its officers, trustees, employees, volunteers and agents (hereinafter jointly referred to as “indemnitee”) against, and hold them harmless from, any and all claims, causes of action, damages to or destruction of any property of the indemnitee or any others, infection of COVID-19 or any other illness, injury or death that may result to the undersigned, the undersigned’s child, or anyone else.
6. MEDICAL CARE. I understand and agree that Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League may not be able to provide medical personnel at all times. I hereby give my consent to an officer, trustee, employee, volunteer and/or agent to provide me with medical assistance and/or treatment in the event of an emergency. I also agree to allow Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League to share any and all medical information about me with any party called to assist in my care. Finally, I agree to save and hold harmless and indemnify Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League rom all liability, loss, cost, claim, lawsuit, or damage, whatsoever, including injury, death, or property damage, which may be imposed upon Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League because of any defect in or lack of such capacity to so act or caused, or alleged to be caused, in whole, or in part, by the negligence of the released parties.
7. JURISDICTION/VENUE/GOVERNING LAW: The protections provided by this Assumption of Risk, Waiver, and Release from Liability only enhance those protections already provided by the laws of New York. This Assumption of Risk, Waiver and Release from Liability shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of NY, and any action to enforce any provision contained herein shall be brought exclusively in Kent, NY.
8. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited, invalidated, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that provision will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition, invalidity, or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction, unless it materially alters the nature or material terms of this Agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT AND REALIZES IT RELATES TO SURRENDERING AND RELEASING VALUABLE LEGAL RIGHTS AND DOES SO FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY. MOREOVER, THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION/ATTENDANCE IN THE ABOVE NOTED ACTIVITIES OR HIS OR HER CHILD’S PARTICIPATION/ATTENDANCE IN THE ABOVE NOTED PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY.
Names of Programs to be Released: Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League
Activities: Baseball training/practices, scrimmages, games, tournaments, exhibition games, and/or related baseball activities
Location of Activity/Program: Various private and public baseball fields and indoor practice facilities located in the Hudson Valley, NY, Danbury, CT, and additional locations utilized by Kent White Sox and other members of the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball Association. (Including but not limited to Kent Recreations fields, CCSD fields, etc.)
Dates of Activity/Program: From: December 2024-November 2025.
1. ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK. The undersigned assumes all risks which are foreseeable and involved with or may arise out of his or her voluntary participation in baseball training/practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, league games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, or his or her child’s voluntary participation in baseball training/practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, including, but not limited to, the negligent and or willful and wanton acts of others, the criminal and or intentional acts of others, the omission of an act of another, a defect or condition of the premises, a defect in the vehicles used for transport, or the unavailability of emergency care. The undersigned does not assume the risks of injuries caused by the gross negligence, or willful or wanton misconduct of any officials, officers, employees, or agents of Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League.
2. RELEASE. The undersigned releases Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League and all of its officers, trustees, employees, volunteers and agents not to initiate litigation on account of or in connection with any claims, causes of action, injuries, illnesses, damages, and/or cost of expenses arising out of the activities involved in baseball training/ practices, scrimmage games, exhibition games, games, tournaments, and/or related baseball activities, including, but not limited to, sprains or torn ligaments, tendons, and muscles; broken bones; bruises; concussions; dislocations; cuts; allergic reactions; injuries due to physical contact with other participants, playing surfaces, and equipment; and other physical, mental, and emotional injuries including those claims, causes of action, injuries, illnesses, damages, and/or cost of expenses based on death, bodily injury, or property damage whether or not caused by the negligence or other fault of the parties being released.
3. COVID-19: I understand the hazards of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and am familiar with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) guidelines regarding COVID-19. I acknowledge and understand that the circumstances regarding COVID-19 are changing from day to day and that, accordingly, the CDC guidelines are regularly modified and updated and I accept full responsibility for familiarizing myself with the most recent updates. Notwithstanding the risks associated with COVID-19, which I readily acknowledge, I hereby willingly choose to participate/attend in the Activities identified above. I acknowledge and fully assume the risk of illness or death related to COVID-19 arising from my being in or about the Location of Activity/ Program and participating/attending in the Activities and hereby RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE (on my behalf and any minor children for whom I have the capacity to contract) Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League, their officers, directors, agents, employees, volunteers, and assigns from any liability related to COVID-19 which might occur as a result of my participation/attendance in the Activities.
4. WAIVER. The undersigned waives the protection afforded by any statute or law in any jurisdiction whose purpose, substance, cause and/or effect is to provide that a general release shall not extend to claims, material or otherwise, which the person giving the release does not know or suspect to exist at the time of executing this release. This means, in part, that the undersigned is releasing unknown future claims.
5. INDEMNITY AND DEFEND. The undersigned agrees to indemnify and defend Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League and all of its officers, trustees, employees, volunteers and agents (hereinafter jointly referred to as “indemnitee”) against, and hold them harmless from, any and all claims, causes of action, damages to or destruction of any property of the indemnitee or any others, infection of COVID-19 or any other illness, injury or death that may result to the undersigned, the undersigned’s child, or anyone else.
6. MEDICAL CARE. I understand and agree that Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League may not be able to provide medical personnel at all times. I hereby give my consent to an officer, trustee, employee, volunteer and/or agent to provide me with medical assistance and/or treatment in the event of an emergency. I also agree to allow Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League to share any and all medical information about me with any party called to assist in my care. Finally, I agree to save and hold harmless and indemnify Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League rom all liability, loss, cost, claim, lawsuit, or damage, whatsoever, including injury, death, or property damage, which may be imposed upon Kent White Sox Travel Baseball League because of any defect in or lack of such capacity to so act or caused, or alleged to be caused, in whole, or in part, by the negligence of the released parties.
7. JURISDICTION/VENUE/GOVERNING LAW: The protections provided by this Assumption of Risk, Waiver, and Release from Liability only enhance those protections already provided by the laws of New York. This Assumption of Risk, Waiver and Release from Liability shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of NY, and any action to enforce any provision contained herein shall be brought exclusively in Kent, NY.
8. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited, invalidated, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that provision will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of the prohibition, invalidity, or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction, unless it materially alters the nature or material terms of this Agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT AND REALIZES IT RELATES TO SURRENDERING AND RELEASING VALUABLE LEGAL RIGHTS AND DOES SO FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY. MOREOVER, THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THAT HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION/ATTENDANCE IN THE ABOVE NOTED ACTIVITIES OR HIS OR HER CHILD’S PARTICIPATION/ATTENDANCE IN THE ABOVE NOTED PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY.
Please read the following: Concussion Information Sheet
I acknowledge that I have read the linked “CDC Heads Up Concussion” informational sheet. I have read and understand the information given to me. I will continue to monitor my child and make my coaches aware of any signs or symptoms of concussion to help keep my athlete safe.