THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMME
Short Guide to The FA
Anti-Doping Programme
for Professional Players
Season 2012 – 2013
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WHY DO WE NEED AN
ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMME?
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INTRODUCTION
The FA’s Anti-Doping rules and procedures are put in place
to ensure that no player can use a banned drug or treatment
method to illegally improve their performance. They also help
to safeguard the health of players, and protect the integrity of
the game.
An effective Anti-Doping Programme helps ensure that
everyone is competing on a level playing field and means
that there is less chance that players have used banned drugs
to increase their performance.
This booklet is designed to help you comply with FA
Anti-Doping rules so please read the information carefully.
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IS YOUR MEDICATION
ON THE BANNED LIST?
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MEDICATIONS
Most of the drugs on The FA’s banned list are contained in
everyday medicines, so it’s important to always make sure that
your medicine is safe before you take it.
If you intend to buy medication from a pharmacy or you were
prescribed medication from a doctor who is not from your
club, always check with your club doctor to see if you are
allowed to take it. If you can’t contact your club doctor, you
can check the banned status of any medication online at
www.globaldro.com.
If you find out that your medicine or any of its ingredients
are on the banned list, you must speak to your club
doctor immediately and find out if there are any permitted
alternatives. If there are not, you will need to apply for
a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) before using the
medication.
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DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S IN YOUR
MEDICINE CABINET?
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USING MEDICINE AT HOME
You won’t always have the club doctor available when you’re
away from the club so it’s especially important to take care
with medicines when you’re at home.
Even if its something you take regularly, be careful not to
exceed the stated dose without consulting your doctor first.
Be especially careful with things like asthma inhalers, as some
may be banned. In addition, TUE’s for asthma are only ever
approved for the dose stated on your application. If you go
over your approved dose, your TUE could become invalid and
you may commit a doping offence.
Again, refer to www.globaldro.com if you can’t contact your
club doctor.
TIP GlobalDRO has now been configured for mobile phone
use, so to quickly and easily check your medications save
www.Globaldro.com as a favourite on your phone.
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WARNING!
MANY ATHLETES HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE AFTER TAKING
SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING
THE BANNED SUBSTANCE
METHYLHEXANEAMINE.
THIS SUBSTANCE CAN OFTEN
BE LISTED ON PRODUCTS
AS GERANAMINE, DMAA,
DIMETHYLAMYLAMINE AND
GERANIUM OIL AND IS TYPICALLY
FOUND IN SOME PRODUCTS
DESIGNED TO INCREASE ENERGY
OR AID WEIGHT LOSS.
CHECK YOUR SUPPLEMENT
INGREDIENTS CAREFULLY.
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SUPPLEMENTS
Many nutritional and/or herbal supplements have been found
to contain banned substances, such as anabolic steroids and
stimulants that are not listed on the label.
The FA doesn’t recommend that players take supplements and
diet, lifestyle and training should all be optimised before players
consider using them.
If you are insistent on using a supplement you need to make
sure that you minimise the risk of testing positive from taking a
contaminated supplement.
See www.informed-sport.com which provides a testing and
accreditation process for supplements. Supplements that have
gone through this process bear the Informed-Sport logo.*
*The FA believes this risk minimisation service to be a positive step and welcomes the
approach being taken by the Informed-Sport programme. However, The FA accepts
no liability for the contents of supplements approved by Informed Sport or any other
organisations. We wish to remind players that strict liability applies and players may
incur a ban as a result of the use of a contaminated supplement.
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NEED A MEDICATION OR TREATMENT
THAT’S ON THE BANNED LIST?
HAVE YOU GOT A VALID APPROVAL?
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TUES
If you don’t have a valid approval before you start using a
banned medication, you could be suspended from football
for two years. Always check with your club medical staff and
never take a banned medication without a valid TUE.
In extreme emergency situations, you can apply for a TUE
after your treatment, but you must have documented evidence
to prove that this was the case.
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I ONLY GET BANNED IF
I TEST POSITIVE, RIGHT?
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DOPING CONTROL OFFENCES
There are many ways in which a player might risk a suspension
under FA Anti-Doping Regulations.
Although there are obvious ones like testing positive from
a drug test, there are others such as trafficking or supplying
banned drugs to others. In some cases, you could be
suspended for as long as four years.
It is also an offence to interfere with the doping control
process or be abusive towards anti-doping staff.
For the full list of offences, see The FA Anti-Doping regulations
at www.TheFA.com/anti-doping
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NOT ATTENDING A TRAINING SESSION?
HAVE YOU UPDATED YOUR WHEREABOUTS?
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WHEREABOUTS
Whenever you are going to be absent from a scheduled squad
training session, you must notify The FA of your whereabouts.
This also applies if you are leaving a training session early
(before the finish time that your club have told The FA) or if
you are training at a venue separately from the majority of the
squad, such as a gym or swimming pool.
This notification must include your name, your club, and an
address and time where you will be available for at least 1 hour
during the day that you are absent.
Always make sure that The FA would be able to easily find you
at the time and location you have stated, otherwise, it could
result in a missed test and a suspension from football.
REMEMBER
1.Notify The FA in advance of the training session, or before you leave if
you are leaving early.
2.Provide your name, your club, an address and a 1-hour testing window.
Your testing window must start no earlier than two hours after you
have notified The FA of your absence and must be between the hours
of 0600 - 2300.
3. Be there!
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DRUG TESTING
Players can be asked to provide a urine or blood sample
at any time when their squad are at training or a match.
If a player is absent from training, they may be tested
during the one hour window that they provide as part of
their whereabouts.
Players are either selected randomly or targeted. There are
many reasons why a player may be targeted, and this is usual
practice among sports across the world. The Doping Control
Officer (DCO) will not tell you why you’ve been selected for a
target test.
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ALWAYS REPORT DIRECTLY FOR DOPING
CONTROL ONCE NOTIFIED OF A TEST.
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REPORTING FOR
DRUG TESTING
As soon as a Doping Control Official tells you that you have
been selected for a drugs test, you must go with them straight
to the Doping Control Station (DCS).
If for any reason you don’t report when you are asked to,
you may face a suspension from football. This includes
entering your changing room for any reason before you
report to the DCS.
Once you have reported to the DCS, you must stay there until
you provide your sample (unless you are specifically authorised
to leave with a chaperone by the Lead Doping Control Officer).
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THINKING ABOUT
REFUSING A DRUG TEST?
START THINKING ABOUT
A 2 YEAR SUSPENSION.
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REFUSING TO BE TESTED
If you refuse to be tested for blood or urine, it will be treated
the same as if you have taken a performance enhancing drug,
and you could face a suspension of two years.
It is always better to take the test, no matter what you think
might show up in your sample (particularly if you have taken
social drugs). Some substances will result in a ban of less than
2 years but refusing or failing to take the test will normally
result in a 2 year ban.
If you think you have a problem with drugs, speak to your club
medical staff or contact the PFA.
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‘SOCIAL’ DRUGS ARE
BANNED AT ALL TIMES.
DID YOU KNOW THAT IN SOME CASES
CANNABIS CAN CAUSE A POSITIVE TEST
MORE THAN 4 WEEKS AFTER CONSUMPTION?
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‘SOCIAL’ DRUGS
FA Anti-Doping Regulations prohibit players from
taking social drugs (such as cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy)
at all times.
If you take social drugs recreationally you will face a suspension
from football of up to six months, but if you are tested after a
match and a social drug is detected, you could face a two year
suspension.
Its when the drug is detected, not when you took
it that counts.
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ALCOHOL
Alcohol is not banned in football, but in almost all cases where
players have tested positive for social drugs, they have been
drunk at the time. Many were so drunk that they didn’t even
remember taking the drug.
If you do decide to drink in public places, think carefully about
how much you have, and remember to keep your drinks with
you at all times to make sure that they couldn’t be spiked*.
*W
here possible, drink from bottles rather than open glasses, keeping your
thumb over the top when not drinking.
Please note that a player is likely to face suspension for any positive drug test,
including those that may have been caused by drink spiking.
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SUMMARY
As you can see from this booklet, there is a lot of information
to digest with regards to anti-doping regulations. However,
don’t worry, if you remember the basic messages provided in
this booklet, you will help yourself avoid the risks.
If you are ever in any doubt, do not hesitate to speak to your
club staff, or contact the FA or PFA for more information:
FA
Web:
Tel: ww.TheFA.com/anti-doping
0844 980 8200 # 4954
PFA
Web: www.givemefootball.com
Tel: 0161 236 0575
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GENERAL CONTACTS
TUE INFORMATION
The Football Association
ww.TheFA.com/anti-doping
UKAD TUE Information
www.ukad.org.uk
UEFA
www.UEFA.com
UKAD TUE E-mail
[email protected]
FIFA
www.fifa.com
UKAD TUE Fax Number
+ 44 (0) 800 298 3362
The Professional
Footballers Association
www.givemefootball.com
UEFA TUE Fax Number
+41 22 990 31 31
WHEREABOUTS CONTACTS
DRUG INFORMATION
Global Drug Reference Online
www.globaldro.com
UKAD Drug Information Line
020 7766 7350
UKAD Drug Information E-mail
[email protected]
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FA Whereabouts e-mail
[email protected]
FA Whereabouts fax
0844 980 8211
FA Whereabouts SMS number
07800 140062
FA Whereabouts telephone
0844 980 8210
(24hr messaging service)
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The Football Association
Wembley Stadium
PO Box 1966
London
SW1P 9EQ
T 0844 980 8200 ext. 4954
F 020 8782 6712
[email protected]
Produced by the Football Association Anti-Doping Department
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This booklet was
produced in association
with the Professional
Footballers’ Association
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Global Drug
Reference Online
www.globaldro.com
UKAD Drug
Information Line
+44 (0) 20 77667350
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