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Wheel Kids’ Club Rules are intended to:

  • ensure the safety of our participants, and staff

  • provide mutual understanding among Wheel Kids, participants, and families of policies and procedures

  • reinforce the content of the applicable Participant Agreement with additional detail.

Parents / guardians must be familiar with the following rules prior to arrival at camp or other Wheel Kids events, and are encouraged to review the rules with their child(ren). Wheel Kids’ coaches will review the Kids’ Rules with camp or event participants.

 

Willful or frequent disregard for these rules will result in a warning from a Wheel Kids coach, discussion with parent / guardian, and possible dismissal from Wheel Kids events. Should dismissal occur, there shall be no entitlement for any refund.

KIDS’ RULES

1) BE SAFE

  1. Follow coaches’ instructions at all times.
  2. Campers and/or other participants must stay within the areas designated by a coach at all times.
  3. Keep your ears and eyes open while at camp and/or other Wheel Kids’ events. Leave personal electronics (iPod, DS, etc.) at home. Any such devices brought to camp will be held by the coaches until afternoon pick-up. Mobile phones may be used for emergency purposes only, as approved by Wheel Kids coaches. Wheel Kids is not responsible for loss or damage to participants' personal belongings.
  4. All bike riding must be supervised by a Wheel Kids coach.
  5. Restroom visits: a Wheel Kids coach will inspect the restroom before use by campers and/or other participants. The buddy system will be used for restroom visits.
  6. Campers and/or other participants are to use the buddy system when working with coaches - at least two campers and/or other participants are to be with a coach during any one-on-one interaction.
  7. Stay with the group. If you get separated, stay where you are. We will catch up or come back for you. Use the communication devices we learn and practice in camp and/or other Wheel Kids events.
  8. Stay within sight and hearing of your group leader.
  9. Keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
  10. Keep both wheels on the ground at all times.
  11. No stunts, racing, bumping or pushing. Keep your hands to yourself while riding.
  12. Yield or stop for pedestrians.
  13. Riders must stop at all intersections so that crossing occurs as a group and with the assistance of a coach. Riders are not to cross any intersection without the presence of a coach.
  14. Stay on the designated bicycling route, path, or lane. Ride only where bicycles are permitted.
  15. Ride and use your own equipment: no sharing of bicycles or helmets.
  16. Eat your lunch and snacks: don’t share them. Food allergies can cause serious illness.
  17. No soft drinks at Wheel Kids’ events.
  18. Possession or use of drugs, alcohol and weapons are strictly forbidden at Wheel Kids' events.

 2) BE NICE

  1. Treat others as you wish to be treated: respect, kindness, compassion.

  2. Inappropriate language (obscenity, gestures, insults) is not acceptable.

  3. Fighting, physical aggression, and physical and verbal intimidation are not acceptable, will not be tolerated and are grounds for immediate dismissal from Wheel Kids.

  4. Treat your stuff, and others’ stuff, with respect. The storage, protection and safety of your personal property is your responsibility.

 3) HAVE FUN

If something’s bothering you, you have questions or you need something, talk with a coach. We’re here for you.

 

WHEEL KIDS EVENT RULES

The following rules apply to all participants in Wheel Kids events and also provide guidance for families in preparing their children for Wheel Kids events.

  1. Participants must provide their own safe and operable bicycle and helmet for use during Wheel Kids events. Wheel Kids may provide basic instructions to campers regarding rudimentary bicycle care practices, including flat tire repair, seat and handlebar adjustment, chain lubrication and inspection of nuts, bolts and other fasteners. Under no circumstances is Wheel Kids liable or responsible for damage to participants’ bicycle and other equipment or personal property.
  2. Wheel Kids is not responsible for any lost articles of clothing or other participant’s personal property, including, but not limited to, the bicycle and bicycling equipment.
  3. Children must be appropriately attired for bicycle riding and other active Wheel Kids events. Please, no open-toed shoes or sandals, short pants, skirts or dresses.
  4. Wheel Kids’ activities are conducted almost exclusively outdoors. Appropriate and adequate sun protection should be provided. Wheel Kids may provide and/or apply sunscreen for your child (as agreed to in the Registration Form), but is not responsible for sunburn or other weather exposure. Layered clothing is highly recommended due to daily varying weather conditions.
  5. During summer camp, the Wheel Kids t-shirt, provided prior to or on the first day of camp, is required on Thursdays. It is encouraged during the rest of the week. Additional camp t-shirts are available for purchase.
  6. Sign in/out procedure: Sign-in and sign-out may be done by adults authorized on the registration form or by written authorization only. Identification will be requested. Children may not be left at camp or leave camp without proper sign-in and sign-out.
  7. Returned checks will be subject to a $25 fee or the amount of the bank's fee, whichever is greater; in addition, your registration will not be complete until payment in full is received with a valid check or Paypal payment, including the $25 fee.
  8. Late Pickup Policy: Please pick up your child on time. Late pickup will be assessed the following fees. 0-15 minutes late: $20. 16-30 minutes late: $45. Over 30 minutes late: $75.
  9. Caregivers should depart soon after sign-in and sign-out. Staff and volunteers require background clearance and training and must be the only ones providing Wheel Kids services, directions, monitoring, etc.
  10. The Participant Agreement establishes a Limitation of Liability, Small Claims, Arbitration policy. In the event of any controversy of $5,000 or less, the parties agree that it shall be resolved by way of small claims court in the City and County of San Francisco. In the event of any controversy in excess of $5,000, said dispute will be resolved by way of binding arbitration according to the following DISPUTE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT: The parties agree that any and all disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to the Participant Agreement, and/or the participation of my child in Wheel Kids’ events, shall be submitted to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), or its successor, for mediation in San Francisco, California, and if the matter is not resolved through mediation, then it shall be submitted to AAA, or its successor, for final and binding arbitration in San Francisco, California. Either party may commence mediation by providing to AAA, and the other party, a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject of the dispute and the relief requested. The parties will cooperate with AAA and with one another in selecting a mediator from AAA’s panel of neutrals, and in scheduling the mediation proceedings. The parties covenant that they will participate in the mediation, and any subsequent arbitration, in good faith, and that they will share equally in any and all costs of mediation and/or arbitration. All offers, promises, conduct, and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the mediation by any of the parties, their agents, employees, experts and attorneys, and by the mediator or any AAA employees, are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any arbitration or other proceeding involving the parties, provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the mediation. In the event any such dispute or controversy submitted to mediation is not resolved, either party may initiate arbitration with respect to the matters submitted to mediation by filing a written demand for arbitration at any time following the initial mediation session or 45 days after the date of filing the written request for mediation, whichever occurs first. The mediation may continue after the commencement of arbitration if the parties so desire. Unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties, the mediator shall be disqualified from serving as arbitrator in the case. The provisions of this section may be enforced by any Court of competent jurisdiction in the State of California. Both parties agree that they are irrevocably waiving their right to a jury in agreeing to this arbitrative dispute resolution process.

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