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ACTION NEEDED: All
you need to do is
send an email to admin@ncys.org
with the following
message: "YES,
please sign-on <your
organization name
here> to the U.S.
House and Senate letter
in support of the
Nonprofit Athletic
Association Protection
Act of 2005!"
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Endorsement
of H.R. 1176 and S.
567
The Non-Profit Athletic
Association Protection
Act of 2005
We
are writing to voice
our support for the
"Non-Profit Athletic
Association Protection
Act" of 2005.
This
is an important issue
with respect to amateur
sports and those who
make playing rules
governing amateur
athletics. Education-based
and community-based
athletics are an important
part of our culture.
They provide a tremendous
opportunity to the
youth of America by
teaching leadership,
teamwork, and discipline
skills. Studies have
shown that participation
in these activities
is directly tied to
academic achievement
and overall social
development
Non-profit
organizations that
administer these activities
have been the target
of an increasing number
of claims and lawsuits
in sports injury cases
claiming negligence
due to the passage
or adoption of rules
of play for amateur
sports. Repeatedly
defending claims will
have a detrimental
impact on their ability
to continue to provide
these services.
This
legislation would
shield theses organizations,
their directors, officers,
employees, representatives,
and agents from liability
for claims of negligence
in sports injury cases
involving the passage,
failure to pass, adoption,
or failure to adopt
rules concerning athletic
competition.
We
the undersigned fully
support this legislation
and urge its passage.
These organizations
provide an important
service to our nation's
youth and have developed
a good system to write
rules and administer
competitions.
Signed,
National
Federation of State
High School Associations
(NFHS)
National Collegiate
Athletic Association
(NCAA)
National Council of
Youth Sports (NCYS)
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Amateur Athletic Union
of the United States
(AAU)
Amateur Softball Association
of America
American Amateur Baseball
Congress
Catholic Youth Organization
(Seattle)
Dixie Softball, Inc
Dixie Youth Baseball
Inc.
Excel Sports Network
Athletic Association
(ESNAA)
Georgia State Soccer
Association (GSSA)
Ice Skating Institute
Magazines4OurTroops
Michigan State Youth
Soccer Association,
Inc
Mt. Olive Recreation
North American Youth
Sport Institute
PBG Police Athletic
League
Pop Warner Little
Scholars, Inc
TeeBall USA
The Center for the
Study of Sport in
Society at Northeastern
University
USA Roller Sports
USA Softball
Women's Sports Foundation
