Athlete Agreement
The Ontario Amputee and Les
Autres Sports Association Shall:
a. organize, select and operate athletes,
coaches and other necessary support staff to represent Ontario in Athletics at
Provincial and National competitions
b. publish criteria for the selection of athletes to the
Ontario AAP (OAAP) program before the selection process begins
c. nominate all athletes who meet the OAAP criteria
d. regularly provide Provincial Team and OAAP information to
the athlete
e. provide a formal review of the athlete’s annual training
program
f. provide funding
for the athlete to attend training camps and competitions in accordance
the OALASA budget
g. provide an appeals procedure that is in conformity with
the principles of natural justice and procedural fairness, which shall include
access to an independent arbitration process with respect to any dispute the
carded athlete may have with OALASA related to the Quest For Gold (OAAP), and
publish details of this procedure in a prominent manner so that it is freely
available to all athletes or any person requesting this information by, or on
behalf of the athlete
The Athlete shall:
a. recognize the responsibilities of the coaches in
coaching-related decisions, follow the training and competitive program
mutually agreed to by the following:
o
the OALASA representative responsible
for developing and monitoring Provincial Team training and competitive programs
(the Provincial Coach or High Performance Director, for example);
o
the Athlete's personal coach; and
o
the Athlete;
a.
avoid living in an environment not conducive to
high-performance achievements or taking any deliberate action that puts his or
her ability to perform at risk or limits performance;
b.
provide the Provincial Coach or his or her designate, by mail
sent to the Provincial Office, with an annual training chart and monthly
updates of changes to the chart or any other appropriate information that the
OALASA may request;
c. participate in all
mandatory training camps and competitions;
d. notify OALASA
immediately in writing of any injury or other legitimate reason that will
prevent the athlete from participating in an upcoming event and ensure in the
case of an injury that a certificate from a medical doctor setting out the
specific nature of the injury is forwarded to OALASA within three weeks of the
injury;
e. dress in the
provided official team clothing while traveling or participating as part of a
provincial or national team;
f. avoid any action
or conduct that would reasonably be expected to significantly disrupt or
interfere with a competition or the preparation of any athlete for a
competition;
g. during training
camps and competitions avoid alcoholic consumption;
h.
avoid the use of banned substances that contravene the rules of
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic
Committee, the rules of the International Athletic Federation (IAAF), the
Canadian Policy on Doping in Sport;
i. submit, without
prior warning, to unannounced doping control tests in addition to other prior
notice tests and submit at other times to doping control tests when requested
by OALASA, Canadian Amputee Sports Association (CASA), Sport Canada, the
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) or other designated authorities;
j. avoid the
possession of anabolic drugs and neither supply such drugs to others, directly
or indirectly nor encourage or condone their use by knowingly aiding in any
effort to avoid detection of the use of banned substances or banned performance
enhancing practices;
k. participate in any
Doping Control/ Education Program developed by OALASA, CASA in co-operation
with Sport Canada and CCES;
l. avoid
participating in any competitions where federal government sport policy has
determined that such participation is not permitted;
m. participate in
sport related, non commercial promotional activities on behalf of the
Government of Ontario that are requested by OALASA;
n. adhere to and
comply with the OALASA appeals procedure for Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
(AAP);
o.
actively participate on all Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
(AAP) evaluation activities. Athletes
will co-operate fully in any evaluation of the Ontario AAP that may be
conducted by the Minister or anyone authorized to act on the Minister’s behalf,
and provide such data as the person conducting the evaluation deems necessary;
Default of Agreement
a. Where one of the parties to this agreement is of the
opinion that the other party has failed to conform with its obligations under
this agreement, the following shall occur:
i.
The one party shall notify the other party in writing of the
particulars of the alleged default.
ii. If there exists a reasonable opportunity to correct the
default, the notifying party shall indicate in the notice the steps to be taken
to remedy the default and a reasonable period of time to complete the remedial
steps
iii. The parties agree that the giving of the above
referred-to-notice by a party will not prevent that party from later asserting
that the default was so fundamental as to amount
to a repudiation of this agreement.
b.
If the party receiving the notice remedies the breach within
the specified time, the dispute shall be considered resolved and neither party
shall have any recourse against the other concerning the matter alleged to
comprise the default. If the party receiving the notice fails to remedy the
breach within the specified time and either party wishes recourse against the
other concerning the matters alleged to comprise the default, that party shall
use the dispute settlement mechanism of this agreement to resolve the
differences between the parties.
“All minimum eligibility criteria for
athletes within the Quest For Gold program (OAAP) are applicable within this
agreement”
•
normal
living costs
•
costs directly associated with training - coaching
facility fee’s etc
•
costs associated with
attending training camps and competitions
•
sport specific equipment
•
tuition and education
related expenses - books, fee’s
Duration of Agreement
This AGREEMENT comes into force on the _____ day of
________________ , 200__, and terminates on
the ___________ day of
___________________ , 200__ .
I hereby declare
that in return for any financial assistance provided by the Quest For Gold –
Ontario Athlete Assistance Program, I undertake to fulfil all commitments and
responsibilities outlined in the booklet Ontario Athlete Assistance Program
Policies and Procedures and my Athlete/PSO Agreement. I agree to refund any
assistance provided to me, should my eligibility status change or my carded
status be withdrawn, effective the withdrawal/change of status date.
Ontario
Amputee and Les Autres Sports Association
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Witness OALASA
Representative Date
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Athlete Date