100% ME: ANTI-DOPING SESSION England Youth January 2012 2 100% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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England Youth January 2012

100% ME: ANTI-DOPING SESSION

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Core principles applicable to ALL athletes Personal Governance – Strict Liability Player-centred Effort, commitment and determination Fairness in Sport Values and Choice Sport Excellence

100% me: the brand

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To prevent a player making a mistake To help players make the right choices

Why do we educate players

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WADA, UKAD and the RFL

UK Anti-Doping Rules RFL Anti-Doping Rules

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Strict Liability

Players are solely responsible for any prohibited substance found in their system despite whether there was an intention to cheat or not and regardless

• f how the substance came to

be in the player’s system

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Consistency Random & Target Testing Urine and/or blood testing

Testing

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Your obligations

• Report to Doping Control immediately upon notification*
• Rehydrate quickly (sealed container)
• Select sampling equipment
• Sample provision has to be observed

Your rights:

• Warm down
• Fulfil media commitments
• Receive treatment
• Take someone in with you

*The Lead Doping Control officer can use his discretion to decide if you can return to the dressing room once you have reported and signed in at the Doping Control Station. You will be under constant observation by a Chaperone at all times

Testing

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The Prohibited List

Chris Hoy, 100% me Ambassador Chris Hoy, 100% me Ambassador

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Prohibited Substances

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Steroids Social drugs EPO Growth Hormone Inhalers Insulin Stimulants Masking agents Diuretics

Prohibited Substances

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Gene Doping Blood Doping Providing someone else’s sample Blood spinning Tampering with a sample Refusing to provide a sample

Prohibited Methods

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• 1. There is a LIST of things they can’t

take or do

• 2. It changes
• 3. How to check it

What does a player need to know?

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Checking Medications

www.globaldro.co.uk

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Substance: Cocaine Ban: 2 years

Gareth Hock

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Substance: Ephedrine

(supplement used for weight loss)

Ban: 2 years

Karl Long

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Substance: Salbutamol

(asthma inhaler - over the upper limit)

Warning – similar cases have

seen bans ranging from 3 months to 2 years

Ian Sibbitt

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DVD Clip

Ian Sibbitt

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Beta-2 Agonists or Glucocorticosteroids TUE for some medications Salbutamol & Formoterol . upper limit

Asthma

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Correct inhaler technique Important that the correct diagnosis is made It may not be asthma, but another breathing problem RFL Asthma leaflet

Asthma

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Substance: Methylhexaneamine

(Contaminated supplement)

Ban: 4 months

Steve Dooler

*Other cases have ranged from 3 months – 2 years

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• Weight loss or energy boosting supplements
• forthan, forthane, floradrene, geranamine,

dimethylamylamine, DMAA, dimethylpentylamine, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, geranium extract or geranium oil

METHYLHEXANEAMINE

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Was heavily used in RL – now on the WADA Prohibited List Likely to face a 2 year ban Commonly found in cold remedies Consult club medical staff Therapeutic Use Exemptions will not be granted for Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine

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Consequences of a Positive Test

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Banned from the Game Sacked from your club Money worries Family pressure Media intrusion Loss of reputation Let your team-mates down

Consequences of a Positive Test

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Where are they now?

SL

Champ Champ 1 ???

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Look the same, not the same Beware of counterfeits

Travelling abroard

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Alain Baxter

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Therapeutic Use Exemptions

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ACTIVITY – WALK THE LINE

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WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF DOPING?

It is difficult to know – why?

• 1. No scientific studies have been done
• n dopers
• 2. Drugs used by dopers are developed as

medicines, not for performance enhancement

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WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?

3. Athletes using prohibited substances:

• May not be under a Doctors supervision
• Often take very large doses
• Might use drugs in combination with
• ther substances

4. Illegal and counterfeit substances are likely to contain impurities or contaminants

But we know a couple of side effects:

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

General side effects

Increased risk of liver disease High blood pressure Increased risk of cardiovascular disease Psychological dependence Increased risk of contracting infectious diseases such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS

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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

• Acne
• shrinking of the

testicles

• reduced sperm

production

• impotence
• Infertility
• enlarged

prostate gland

• Breast

enlargement

• premature

baldness

• potential kidney

and liver dysfunction

• increased

aggression and mood swings

• libido disorders

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Also in Adolescents

• severe acne on the face and

body

• premature puberty
• stunted growth as a result of

premature closure of the growth plates of the bones

ANABOLIC STEROIDS

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PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Fast, pounding or uneven heartbeat Severe dizziness Anxiety and restlessness Easy bruising or bleeding Unusual weakness Flu-like symptoms; fever; chills; aches Increased blood pressure

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PLAYER INFLUENCES

I Player

Coaches, Trainers Educators Peers, Team Mates, Competitors Family Sports Admin Friends Doctors, Therapists Parents

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ACTIVITY – PRESSURES

• Coping with injury
• Drop in form
• Striving for the first team
• Competition for places
• Think everyone else is doing it
• Friends making bad choices
• Pressure to get bigger, faster, stronger
• Bad advice
• …..

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SUPPLEMENTS

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SUPPLEMENTS

Assess the Need Assess the Risk

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SUPPLEMENTS

14.8% - (WADA 2001)

Contamination

Accidental

Deliberate

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SUPPLEMENTS

ADAM DEAN DVD

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SUPPLEMENTS

Assess the Need Assess the Risk

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WHAT’S NEXT

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RESOURCES

RFL anti-doping booklet RFL asthma leaflet RFL Pseudoephedrine/ephedrine leaflet RFL Methylhexaneamine leaflet Global DRO advice card Visit Global DRO at www.globaldro.co.uk Use the athlete zone at www.ukad.org.uk Visit the RFL website at www.therfl.co.uk 100% ME Advice Line 0800 528 0004