Athletic Tournaments
Sponsors
Two options exist for high school and junior high school students using a Penn State space for a tournament.
Non-University
Organization must
- Sign the University's Release and Identification Agreement (PDF)
- Supply insurance certificate evidencing $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability insurance with the University listed as additional insured.
Penn State
- Campus Chancellor approves the event to be sponsored by the University.
- Campus remains in control of the university-sponsored event
- Campus complies with AD39 Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs or Programs Held at the University and/or Housed in University Facilities (which includes background checks and mandated reporter training for all University employees and volunteers).
- Participation includes teams from high school/junior high school or formal organizations.
- Individuals are not permitted to enter a university-sponsored tournament. Instead, it must be a formal team entering the tournament.
- Organizations sign a University Tournament Participation Agreement, which can be obtained by emailing [email protected].
- Individuals are not permitted to enter a university-sponsored tournament. Instead, it must be a formal team entering the tournament.
- No evidence of insurance is required by entering teams.
- No individual waivers are required because it is not an individual participating, but an Organization’s team and the Tournament Participation Agreement will be signed.
- Campus arranges EMTs and Physical Trainers for the tournament.
- Campus provides certified referees.
- Campus works with campus Police Services to determine security needs.
*Recognized Student Organizations are not permitted to be a sponsor.
