director of U.S. Figure Skating for review and determination pursuant to the provisions of Section 220525 of the Sports Act. An “amateur sports organization” means a not-for-profit corporation, association or other group organized in the United States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition.
SR 4.04 U.S. Figure Skating eligible skaters may participate in figure skating competitions endorsed by the ISI without the need for a separate U.S. Figure Skating sanction, provided the competition is within the scope of the Joint Statement of Cooperation of the Ice Skating Institute (ISI), Professional Skaters Association (PSA) and U.S. Figure Skating, and the skater’s qualifications are within the special grant of permission as recognized in the Joint Statement of Cooperation. If the skater qualifications are outside the scope of the special grant of permission, the skater’s participation must be approved by U.S. Figure Skating under a separate sanctioning procedure.
SR 5.00 Approval to Receive Payment for Appearances, Endorsements or Exhibitions SR 5.01 Written approval from U.S. Figure Skating is required for eligible skaters to receive payment (including the receipt of a monetary equivalent in goods or services) to participate in an appearance, endorsement or exhibition performance that involves the use of the person’s skating skills, identity or reputation as a skater. Written approval shall take the form of the following: A. When payment is to be made pursuant to a U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned activity, and the terms of payment and the skater‘s name to whom payment is to be made are disclosed on the sanction application form, the grant of sanction constitutes U.S. Figure Skating approval, and no additional written approval is required. The skater must confirm that the sanction contains the necessary representations required under this provision.
B. For all other situations in which a person has been offered payment for an appearance, endorsement or exhibition, the skater must obtain written approval of U.S. Figure Skating in the form of an Eligible Skater’s Compensation Agreement (ESCA).
SR 5.02 Eligible Skater’s Compensation Agreement (ESCA) A. Skaters seeking permission from U.S. Figure Skating to accept payment for an appearance, endorsement or exhibition, as set forth above, must: 1. Submit a request for the approval of an ESCA to the executive director of U.S. Figure Skating at least two weeks prior to the activity for which the skater will be paid. (U.S. Figure Skating shall reserve discretion to accept a request for an ESCA that does not comply with the time deadline if the skater can show cause why they could not submit the request in a timely manner.) The request shall take the form of a draft ESCA agreement, signed by the skater, the skater’s parent or guardian, if the skater is a minor, and the contractor (the individual or entity who has offered the skater payment). Forms for the ESCA are available from U.S. Figure Skating headquarters or online at
usfigureskating.org. 2. Submit a processing fee with the draft ESCA agreement.
B. Upon receipt of the request for an ESCA, U.S. Figure Skating shall review the draft ESCA and make a determination whether to approve the request. The request for an ESCA shall not be approved if U.S. Figure Skating determines that: 1. The activity for which the ESCA request has been submitted does not, in the judgment of U.S. Figure Skating, comply with the laws, rules, regulations, policies and bylaws that U.S. Figure Skating, as NGB of figure skating on ice and member of the ISU, is obligated to follow; or
2. The activity for which the ESCA request has been submitted presents a conflict with any outstanding U.S. Figure Skating contractual obligations, the approval of which may place U.S. Figure Skating in breach of its contractual obligations.
C. Once countersigned by U.S. Figure Skating, the draft ESCA submitted for approval becomes an approved contract, and the skater may proceed under the terms of the ESCA.
D. Eligible skaters entering into an ESCA must limit the activities that are the subject of the ESCA during the following time periods: 1. Two weeks before the first official practice of the following competitions at which the skater will compete: all U.S. Figure Skating qualifying competitions (see rule 1022) and international competitions sanctioned by the ISU; and
2. The period of time between U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the World Championships, which may include the Olympic Winter Games, if the skater has qualified.
SR 6.00 U.S. Figure Skating Sanctions Officers SR 6.01 Duties: A. U.S. Figure Skating sanctions officers or alternates assigned to their respective areas shall receive Applications for Performance Sanctions by member clubs or U.S. Figure Skating individual members. Should U.S. Figure Skating sanctions officers or alternates be unavailable, sectional vice chairs, vice presidents, the chair or the president shall also be considered alternates, in that order.
B. The president and chair may, as alternates, approve sanctions for exhibitions and appearances in any area in the United States or in Canada. The sectional vice chairs for sanctions and vice presidents may do the same for their respective areas and Canada, as alternates. U.S. Figure Skating sanctions officers will be notified of any action taken.
C. Upon receiving the Application for Performance Sanction, U.S. Figure Skating sanctions officers or other persons as authorized under SR 6.01 (A) and (B) shall review the application, and if it satisfies the requirements of the Sanctions Rules, they will sign the application and forward it to U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating headquarters shall issue the sanction and distribute copies of the appropriate forms according to procedures;
D. If the Application for Performance Sanction is rejected, the U.S. Figure Skating sanctions officer shall state the reason 71
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