PETITION TO DEVIATE FROM ASSIGNED TEAM

TeamMTB teams are zoned by school. We recognize that under certain conditions, participating on a student’s assigned team may create a hardship for a family that jeopardizes that student’s overall ability to participate in the program. Therefore, we have established a process for families to petition to be assigned to a different team.

• Participants on a composite team are eligible to utilize this petition. Families may outline their hardship in a petition to move to a different composite team.

• Participants on a school-based team are not eligible to utilize this petition. Students must ride with a school-based team if there is one at the high school they currently attend, or if the rider is in middle school, the high school they will attend. Participation on school-based teams is restricted to only students attending this school. Athletes may not petition to join a different school-based team or a composite team.

All petitions must be reviewed and approved before a rider is permitted to join a new team. Merely completing the form should not be considered approval. In order for a deviation to be approved, it must be demonstrated that participation with the student’s assigned team creates an extraordinary burden on the family. Please provide as much detail as possible so we can fully understand the full scope of your hardship.

Remember, team deviations are extremely rare, and we have intentionally set the bar high to prevent a ping-pong of student transfers, which would be a burden for our volunteer coaches.