S.T.A.C. Membership

STAC Adult Membership $35.00.
New memberships are valid for 1 year from date of purchase.

Consider adding to your purchase a Ticket to the STAC Annual Awards Day featuring Olympian Paul Tichelaar, March 17th, 2012 in Saskatoon.

IF MORE THEN ONE ADULT WILL BE REGISTERED UNDER A SINGLE ACCOUNT, PLEASE USE THE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP INSTEAD

Being a STAC member gives you:

• Insurance.
• Support for a WEB site.
• Funding for local races (MAP grants etc.).
• Funding for Travel and or expenses to inter-provincial and national competition's
• Funding and/or training of officials to ensure safe and fair races.
• Funding for elite athletes.
• Funding for training camps.
• Funding to promote National and inter-provincial events in Saskatchewan.
• Funding to promote development of local clubs.
• Funding to promote Saskatchewan with National Sport Governing Bodies (TriCan and ITU)
• Access to wind trainers and reference materials (subject to availability).
• Access to equipment to assist in putting on races (bike racks, buoys, signs, water jugs, print timers, laptop computer, printer) (subject to availability).
• Individual, Junior and Family memberships are included in High point series (presented with awards), are eligible to represent Saskatchewan on provincial teams, and are eligible for funding, in addition to insurance and newsletters. They are eligible for board positions and get a full membership vote at annual general meeting.
• Race Day members receive insurance and newsletters. Race Day memberships are only good for one race, if applying for race day membership please state which race it is for.

The above is a general description of what STAC tries to do. There is no hard and fast answer to whether or not it is to "your" advantage to become a full member instead of a race day member.

Probably 70% (educated guess) of your membership fee ends up coming back to the local club hosting a race, via MAP, or officials training, or indirect support with equipment and advertising. Some individuals may see more than this if they are eligible for performance funding. The race day fee is almost a money losing proposition for the provincial body, insurance costs are more than 1/2 the fee. It is a question of how much you personally want to be involved with the "sport" as a whole.

If you aren't sure if you will enjoy the competitive aspects of the sport, or don't train with a local club, and really are not interested in the "bigger" picture, the race day fee is intended to allow local organizers an inexpensive insurance fee. For STAC's purpose the race day fee allows us to declare you as a member which helps with obtaining funding based on membership and assists in advertising. The full membership fee implies that you are serious and are interested in active promotion of the sport.

By purchasing a STAC membership you should also accept the following.

Assumption of Risk

I am aware that participating in the sport of triathlon and any Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation (STAC)sanctioned event has many inherent risks, including but not limited to: drowning, electrocution, being hit by a boat, breaking of limbs, bicycling crashes, car crashes, saddles sores, carpel tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injuries, bee stings, food poisoning, allergic reactions, animal bites, insect bites, blisters, sunburn, dehydration. I freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards and the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage or loss, resulting there from.

Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims & Indemnity Agreement
In consideration of The Organizers of any STAC sanctioned event of allowing my participation in any STAC sanctioned event, I agree as follows:

1. To waive any and all claims that I have or may have in the future against The Organizers of any STAC sanctioned event and its members, officers, employees, students, agents, sanctioning organization, volunteers and independent contractors (all of whom are herein after collectively referred to as “the Releasees”);
2. To release the Releasees from any and all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may suffer as a result of my participation in the sport of triathlon and any STAC sanctioned event due to any cause whatsoever INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER DUTY OF CARE, INCLUDING ANY DUTY OF CARE OWED UNDER THE OCCUPIERS' LIABILITY ACT, RSA 1980 c.0-3 AS AMENDED ON THE PART OF THE RELEASEES;
3. To hold harmless and indemnify the Releasees from any and all liability for any damage to the property of, personal injury to, any third party, resulting from my participation in the sport of triathlon and any STAC sanctioned event;
4. This agreement shall be effective and binding upon my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, assigns and representatives in the event of my death or incapacity. In entering into this Agreement, I am not relying upon any oral or written representatives or statements made by the Releasees other than what is set forth in this Agreement; and...
5. I realize that, with this membership, I may be subject to unannounced drug testing as provided for by Triathlon Canada's agreement with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.
6. Day of Event membership extends to sanctioned event activities for the day of the event only.
7. To grant full permission to the Sask. Triathlon Association Corp. to use event photographs and video images I appear in for STAC promotional purposes.