PERFORMANCE BOND

In order to further the best interests of all league members, and in an effort to ensure that the summer league runs efficiently, the AUM ask for a Performance Bond. The Performance Bond is designed to be preventative, rather than punitive: the intent is to enhance the accountability of all teams who join the summer league, thereby preventing defaults and promoting sportsmanship and good conduct.

The AUM therefore requires that ALL teams who join the Summer League submit a $100 cheque in addition to their team fees. This $100 cheque is the team’s Performance Bond: the cheque will be held, NOT cashed, unless any of the following infractions occur:

1. a disciplinary authority imposes a sanction that includes the cashing of the team performance bond
2. a team receives two Red discs:
   1. the team forfeits twice during the regular season (forfeiting during the kick-off or end of season tournament will count as a regular season forfeit) For each forfeit, the team will receive one Red disc
   2. failure to submit the score of a game 48 hours after the beginning of a given game will result in one Yellow disc. Two Yellow discs are equivalent to one Red disc.
   3. the captain or team representative who misses the mandatory captains’ meetings will get one Red disc
3. the team or one of its members is expelled from the league
4. the team or one of its members demonstrates inappropriate behaviour which seriously tarnishes ultimate or the AUM
5. the team or one of its members fails to respect the field use policy
6. a game is played on a field other than the one scheduled without prior approval of the Division Coordinator.

The $100 Performance Bond will ONLY be cashed in the event of one of the above infractions. Otherwise, it will remain in trust until the end of the season, at which time it will be either returned to the team captain or shredded, depending on the captain’s wishes.

A team that loses its collective performance bond will lose its pre-registration privilege for the following summer season. Furthermore, the team will not be readmitted to the league for the current season unless it submits a second performance bond of $200. The second performance bond is subject to the same conditions as the original performance bond except for one aspect: a third Red disc in the regular season will be immediate cause for loss of the second collective performance bond and the team WILL BE EXPELLED from the league.

In the event that a Performance Bond cheque bounces, or payment of a cheque is stopped, the team in question will not be readmitted into AUM league play until the Bond is honoured. Furthermore, if the Performance Bond is not paid before August 31, the team will not be permitted to register for the following season.

Please note that the Performance Bond has been implemented in an effort to maximize the positive nature of Ultimate league play. Defaults detract from the league, as they leave teams who show up for scheduled events with no game to play. Unsportsmanlike conduct is unacceptable, and ruins the game for all players. Inappropriate behaviour and disrespect for the Field Use Policy is unacceptable, and can result in the loss of field privileges for the entire league. Unfortunately, the actions of a few players can have a dramatic impact on the league. The AUM takes its responsibility for ensuring the well-being of its members seriously, and has designed the Performance Bond accordingly.

Please make your cheque out to the AUM, and post date it for June 4th, 2012. Include your team name and night of play on the memo line. Give the cheque at the preregistration or registration night.