1. LTA National Officiating Conference
Anti-Doping Overview

2. Getting Started: Your role!
In today’s whistle-stop session you will:
Be able to promote Clean Sport in your officiating role and environment
Improve your knowledge of anti-doping tools and procedures
Awareness of athletes anti-doping rights and responsibilities
Ensure athletes receive the correct advice, at the right time, from the right person

3. Who’s Who
The same rules apply. Your sport has signed up to the World Anti-Doping Code, so has the IOC/IPC/CGF (Commonwealth Games Federation) NTs only emphasise the one that is relevant – this means that if you are training and competing abroad, and if you make it to the Games the same anti-doping rules apply.
This means you may be tested by organisation and people other than UKAD and that you need to make sure you remember your responsibilities.
Harmonisation across sports is important – this helps to protect the integrity of sport.

4. Who’s Who Part 2 Independent & international organisation
Governs anti-doping globally
Mission is to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sport
Key activities include: scientific research, education, development and monitoring of the World Anti Doping Code
National Anti-doping Organisation for UK
Responsible for implementation and management of UK’s anti-doping policy
Ensure sports bodies in the UK comply with the code
Key activities include: Education and athlete support, testing, intel, legal support and scientific projects which improve anti-doping efforts.
Athlete Education Programme
Increases understanding of doping-free sport
Promotes and encourages personal responsibility.
Core principle of 100% me are: Hard work, determination, passion, respect and integrity

5. Help Protect Clean Sport !
Just like a training session you need the right values – determination, integrity, respect, passion, and some hard work.
Clean Sport doesn’t happen by chance….clean sport starts with you!

6. Strict Liability Their body, their responsibility. #squeakyclean
Anti-doping is not something athletes can delegate or ignore.
Athletes are solely responsible for any banned substance you use, attempt to use or is found in thier system regardless of how it got there, or whether there was an intention to cheat or not.
Their body, their responsibility.
How well you do in training is up to you and the effort you put in. Same for anti-doping – no one else is responsible for the choices and decisions you make.
Strict Liability – personal responsibility – no excuses!
- Ask the athletes who they think is responsible for anything found in their system – ‘Your body, your responsibility’ is a clear message to keep returning to throughout the workshop
#squeakyclean

7. Why is this important for officials ?
A Officials primary role is to protect every athletes right to compete in sport, which should also include clean sport
Officials are in direct contact with athletes and can help protect sport by reporting anything suspicious.
Due to the close proximity to athletes officials should be aware of right and responsibilities of an athlete as they may be able to offer advice.
Explain that they are in contact with athletes and can help protect sport by reporting anything suspicious.
Explain they play a role in protecting every athletes right to compete in fair, clean sport.
Explain due to their close proximity to athletes they should be aware of right and responsibilities of an athlete as they may be able to offer advice.

8. Tools to protect athletes
– prohibited list – explain what this is (prohibited substances/methods), annually updated, but very complicated
- global dro – easy traffic light system to show athletes what they and can’t take
- seek advice from a nutritionist
- report doping
- informed sport – risk minimisation system to check supplements

9. Medications and Supplements
What are they and how can we check them ?

10. Checking Medications Why would we check?
Inadvertently committing an Anti-Doping Rule Violations
Prescribed and “Off the Shelf” medication can contain prohibited substances
How can we check?
Online Tool which enables athletes to check the status of their medication
Based on current World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List
Shows ingredients and status of medication
Mobile enabled
Products from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland or Japan
Check medications yourself regularly
Record your search numbers
Use for medicines and ingredients only
– not supplements!

11. A N A R A C Assess the Consequences Health and Social
Different health consequences' – different substances
Social could also include financial
Assess the Need
Consult with accredited sports dietitian, registered nutritionist or medical doctor.
BE VIGILANT- NO GUARANTEE
Assess the Risk
Informed Decisions
Not possible to guarantee free from prohibited substances
Need to reduce the risk

12. Reducing the risk The Limitations Risk minimisation scheme
Support athletes in assessing the risks associated with using supplements.
Supplement testing and certification programme
The Limitations
Does not remove risk entirely.
Does not test for all substances on the Prohibited List
No guarantee

13. Doping Control
What happens and why ?

14. Testing Procedures Who:
Any Athlete bound by anti-doping rules by IF or NGB.
What:
Blood or urine samples
When:
Any time, any where. Both in and out of competition.
In competition testing – is in relation to a sporting event
Out of competition- is anytime
Why:
Key role in the fight against doping. Underlines the achievements of a clean athlete

15. Rights and responsibilities
What are the athlete’s rights?
What are the athlete’s responsibility?
Each group has a topic to answer with three key points :
What are the reasons to delay a test in competition
To obtain photo id
To attend a medal ceremony
To fulfil media commitments
To receive medical treatment
To compete in further events
To warm down
To locate an interpreter/representative
2. What are the reasons to delay a test out-of-competition
To complete training
3. What are your rights during the testing process
Be notified by a Chaperone or DCO with official id and evidence of his/her authority from an anti-doping organisation
Be accompanied to the doping control station by a representative of your choice, and an interpreter (if required and available)
Be observed providing your sample by DCO/Chaperone of the same gender as yourself (if it is a urine sample)
Ask for additional information, or provide comments on the testing procedure
Receive a copy of the DCF after the test has finished OR Complete the electronic feedback form
Confidentiality – no name should be on any documentation that is to be sent to the laboratory
Request a delay (see answers to questions 1 and 2)
Request a modification to the DC process in case you are a minor or an athlete with a disability

16. What are your rights during the testing process
Be notified by a Chaperone or DCO with official id and evidence of his/her authority from an anti-doping organisation
Be accompanied to the doping control station by a representative of your choice, and an interpreter (if required and available)
Be observed providing your sample by DCO/Chaperone of the same gender as yourself (if it is a urine sample)
Ask for additional information, or provide comments on the testing procedure
Receive a copy of the DCF after the test has finished OR Complete the electronic feedback form
Confidentiality – no name should be on any documentation that is to be sent to the laboratory
Request a delay
Request a modification to the DC process in case you are a minor or an athlete with a disability
What are the reasons to delay a test in competition
To obtain photo id
To attend a medal ceremony
To fulfil media commitments
To receive medical treatment
To compete in further events
To warm down
To locate an interpreter/representative
2. What are the reasons to delay a test out-of-competition
To complete training

17. Anti-Doping Rule Violations
What are they and the sanctions ?

18. ADRV’s
Presence of prohibited substance in their sample
*Trafficking, or attempted trafficking, of a prohibited substance or method
Use, or attempted use, of prohibited substance or method
*Administration, or attempted administration of a prohibited substance or method to any athlete; or assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting or covering up an ADRV.
Failure or refusal without compelling justification to submit to sample collection after notification
*Complicity- Involvement in helping someone to commit an ADRV, or avoid detection.
Provision of inaccurate athlete Whereabouts information resulting in any combination of three missed tests and/or filing failures in a 12- month period
*Prohibited association- associating with a coach, doctor or physio who has been found guilty of a criminal or disciplinary offence equivalent to a doping Violation.
* Tampering, or attempted tampering, with any part of the doping control process.
*Possession of a prohibited substance or method.
Case Studies and sanction paper
This could lead to a ban from your sport of 1 year to a lifetime.

19. Consequences of doping
What are the consequences ?

20. Consequences of Doping
Physical
Acne
Mood Swings
High Blood pressure
Excessive hair growth
Infertility
Premature baldness
Heart disease
Weakness
Anxiety
Blood Clots
Social
Loss of sponsorship deals
Loss of income
Financial implications
Achievements eradicated
Relationships with friends and family put under pressure
Isolation from peers and sport
Restriction on current and future career prospects
Mental health concerns – depression
Unwanted media/social media coverage
Loss of sponsorship deals
Loss of income
Removal of previous achievements/stripped of medals
Damaged relationships with friends and family
Isolation from peers and sport
Damage to future career prospects
Effects on emotional and psychological well being
Its’s more than just the ban

21. Reporting Doping

22. Support the fight against doping in sport.
Why and how?
Support the fight against doping in sport.
Your information could be the missing puzzle piece
Report Doping in Sport – confidential phone line
Open to anyone
Hosted by Crimestoppers
All information provided will be researched

23. Thank You
Questions ?