1. U SPORTS Anti-Doping PrograM
2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
U SPORTS Anti-Doping PrograM
Kevin Bean / Carolyn Chmiel
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
June 7, 2017

2. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
Vision and mission
Vision: Sport in Canada that is fair, safe and open to everyone Mission:
Activate
Protect
Advocate
Activate a values-based and principle-driven sport system;
Advocate for sport that is fair, safe and open; and
Protect the integrity of sport.

3. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
Focus of the presentation is on the CADP
Set of rules that govern anti-doping in Canada

4. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
2015 – Year of change
Follows WADA Code and standards
All mandatory elements
Administered on behalf of the sport community….not the CCES’ program but your program
Administered by CCES on behalf of the Canadian sport community

5. 2015 Canadian anti-doping program
Implemented on January 1,
6 elements:
Enhanced requirements for education, testing, intelligence, investigations.
Value Proposition, Jurisdiction and Application
Education and Athlete Services
Testing
Science
Results Management
Intelligence and Investigations
Version 2 just released – will come into effect on September 1st.
A number of modifications to add clarity
Substantive rules remain unchanged (WADA Code needs to change first).

6. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
Value Proposition
Every adopting Sport Organization shall have in place a Code-compliant anti-doping program that is meaningful and effective. The anti-doping program shall be administered by the CCES and shall be specifically designed to protect designated Athletes within that sport from the risk of doping. The anti-doping program shall include the delivery of appropriate anti-doping education. Further, adopting Sport Organizations shall be permitted to use the name and logo of the CADP for their promotional and marketing purposes associated with being, in all respects, Code-compliant.
Meaningful and effective
Designed to protect athletes rights
Focus on education

7. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
Year in Review:
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017
Did we accomplish that goal for 2016/2017

8. 2016/2017 In summary Strong U SPORTS and university engagement.
Meetings, ongoing communication.
Defined student-athlete pool (approximately 10,000).
Basketball – M & W
Rugby – W
Cross-country – M & W
Soccer – M & W
Curling – M & W
Swimming – M & W
Field Hockey – W
Track and Field – M & W
Football – M
Volleyball – M & W
Hockey – M & W
Wrestling – M & W
Creating a culture within the Canadian sport community of engaged, well informed, educated athletes, support personnel and administrators with respect to the fight against doping in sport.

9. 2016/2017 In summary
Over 15,000 student-athletes have been educated through completion of the CCES‘ True Sport Clean 101 e-learning.
Ethical values and anti-doping information
Ensure athletes:
Understand responsibilities
Do not inadvertently break the rules
Do not take unnecessary risks
FISU Games
ASP Course - understand what athletes need to know but focused on the ASP role (e.g. how to help an athlete).
FISU Games participants also provided e-learning. This will be replicated for the Summer Games as well.
Note: athletes attending the FISU games will not be able to use the medical review process.

10. 2016/2017 In summary Testing: Urine tests: 440; Blood tests: 26
In-competition: 131; Out-of-competition: 309
“Combine” testing: 76 (2016); 35 (2017)
Basketball 21
Rugby: 12
Cross-country: 10
Soccer: 40
Curling: 0
Swimming: 18
Field Hockey: 3
Track and Field: 34
Football: 236 (26 blood)
Volleyball: 5
Hockey: 49
Wrestling: 12
36 prior to the combines (total 71) – athletes instead targeted at their schools, homes, etc.

11. 2016/2017 In summary Intelligence and Investigations
Over 80 tips received
Location information
Roster reports
Results Management – Violations
1 case still pending
10 confirmed and publicly disclosed
10 confirmed violations (one hockey, the rest football)
1 pending (football – combine)
Serious violations:
Ultimately, the experience so far under the new CADP tells us two things: first, that doping remains a reality in Canadian sport (and can impact any sport) and, second, that our collective efforts to invest in education, increased testing, intelligence gathering, and targeted investigations are working.
Intelligence and Investigations:
Tips are not only U SPORTS sport – this is the total received last year.

12. Results comparison
11/12 – 402 tests – 5 violations - 3 steroids and one stimulant (methylhexanamine - 6 months)
12/13 – 145 tests – 4 violations – refusal and admission
13/14 – 275 tests – 1 violation – tamoxifen
14/15 – 190 tests – 5 violations – first GHRP and first SARM!!
15/16 – 481 tests – 5 violations – SARMS become more prevalent (4 violations – 3 in U SPORTS)
16/17 – 440 tests – 11 violations – more cannabis, cocaine, Amphet., similar steriods

13. Results comparison Cannabis violations Cases involving SARMS or GHRP
Improper use of medication
Anabolic agents still being used
CFL – Policy and Contribution
: 10 of 16 violations were for Cannabis
: 17 of 24 violations were for Cannabis
: 12 of 30
: zero cannabis
2013 – threshold increased – 2-5 cases per year since – 2016/17 a “high” year again – 5-6 cases
Between and roughly 50% of cases (across all sports and U SPORTS) were cannabis violations
: zero cannabis – 2013 the threshold changed – only 2-3 cases per year. 16/17 marked an increase – likely only to get worse
Instances of SARMS and GHRP are increasing

14. Effectiveness through continued collaboration
2017/2018
Effectiveness through continued collaboration
in order to implement a 2017/2018 U SPORTS anti-doping program that is meaningful and effective.
2017/2018 is the second year of a three year agreement.

15. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
2017/2018 plan
Engagement and cooperation
Reports for U SPORTS and universities and procedure for informing Athletic Directors of testing.
s sent to ADs within 1 – 2 business days (number of athletes tested, sport, date, sample types).
Ensures no-advance notice, protects process and ADs.
CCES staff responsibility versus in-field personnel.
Quarterly and year end reports provided to U SPORTS for distribution.
s sent to ADs within 1 – 2 business days (number of athletes tested, sport, date, sample types).
Ensures no-advance notice, protects process and ADs.
CCES staff responsibility versus in-field personnel.
Quarterly and year end reports provided to U SPORTS for distribution.
AD procedure: will implement for this year and readjust.
Similar process that CCES follows for pre-Games reporting to COC and CPC.

16. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
2017/2018 plan
Continued education for all U SPORTS student-athletes and designated athlete support personnel.
Reduce both intentional and inadvertent violations.
Other initiatives:
Outreach at U SPORTS Events
Education on specific substances and specific issues
Succeed Clean program
True Sport
In person? Areas of focus?
Succeed clean – began in 2012
Mentorship, education, research into trends
FISU

17. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
2017/2018 plan
Testing plan
Based on risk assessment
Testing the right athlete, at the right time, for the right substance
Continued emphasis on out-of-competition testing
TDSSA implementation for football
Testing goals:
500 urine tests
30 blood tests

18. 2015 Canadian Anti-Doping Program - Essential Elements
2017/2018 plan
Intelligence and Investigations
Continue cooperation with U SPORTS and universities to receive up-to-date information.
Competition schedules
Training and practice information
Roster information
Results management
Fair and level playing field
Great cooperation
NEED Whereabouts information!!!!
Maintain a fair and level playing field for student-athletes
Great cooperation with U SPORTS

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Other important issues

20. Important issues Legalization of Cannabis
Status within sport status does not change
many legal substances also included on the Prohibited List
Enhanced education required
CCES and U SPORTS participating in working group to further explore this issue

21. conclusion Great collaboration
Continue to work together to address the problematic issue of doping in sport in general and football in particular.
Your feedback and engagement is important to us.
What can we do to continue to create and support a culture of clean sport, a culture of ethical sport?

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Questions?