So last week we blogged about NCAA post season championship tournament drug testing. Hopefully everyone got the main idea that each and every collegiate athlete can be drug tested in post season tournament. You are not exempt at Division III.
This weeks focus is on the DIVISION III DRUG TESTING PILOT PROGRAM we have been talking to you about. This is a pilot program to determine if the NCAA will consider putting in place the same drug testing policy that Div. I and Div. II have. We are a part of this pilot program study here at BSC along with other MASCAC and Div.III schools. With one year and one drug testing under our belt, we have made some modifications and new ways to get the information out to you. Again, I will pull from the NCAA website and give you the information "straight from the horses mouth". Here is a link to an informative video about drug testing which I found to be very good at answering any general questions about the drug testing. Well worth the 12 minutes!
http://web1.ncaa.org/web_video/health_and_safety/drug-testing/2006-07/video150.html
Frequently Asked Questions:
How will student-athletes be selected for drug testing at each school?
All teams and all student-athletes are subject to drug testing if their institution has volunteered to be a part of the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program. Drug Free Sport will determine the teams that will be tested at each school. The site coordinator will provide Drug Free Sport the NCAA Squad List for each team that has been selected for drug testing. Drug Free Sport then selects student-athletes from the NCAA Squad List. Student-athletes may be selected on the basis of position, playing time, an NCAA approved random selection or any combination thereof.
How many student-athletes from each Division III school will be tested?
Sixteen to 20 student-athletes at each Division III school may be selected for testing. Student athletes can be tested during their traditional season of competition (e.g. in season) as well as
during their non-traditional season of competition (e.g. out of season). Division III student athletes will not be tested during the summer.
Who will notify the student-athletes that they have been selected for drug testing?
The site coordinator is the person responsible for notifying the student-athlete of his or her
selection for drug testing as well as the date and time to report to the collection station. The
NCAA requires that notification must be made in-person or by direct telephone communication
(e.g. no voice mail and no email). Upon being informed of the impending drug test, the student athlete will be required to read and sign an NCAA drug testing notification form.
For what drugs will the NCAA be testing?
Division III student-athletes who participate in the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot
Program will be tested for the following classes of drugs: anabolic agents, diuretics, peptide
hormones, urine manipulators, psychomotor and CNS stimulants, and street drugs. Refer to the
NCAA’s Banned Drug Classes List for specific examples of substances that fall within each
class. Go here for a list of banned substances http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=282
Where are the urine samples analyzed?
The UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory in Los Angeles, California analyzes all NCAA urine
samples. The UCLA laboratory is one of the most respected sport drug testing laboratories in the
world and is certified by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Who will learn of the results of the drug tests?
The UCLA laboratory will report all drug testing results to Drug Free Sport. For purposes of the
NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program, Drug Free Sport will not report individual
results to the institution. The institution may request that it receive results quantitatively. For
example, “of the 20 student-athletes that were tested at your institution on October 12, 2007, 19 samples were negative and one sample was positive for an anabolic steroid.” The name, gender, specific drug or sport will not be reported to the institution. Furthermore, no NCAA sanctions will be imposed on either the student-athlete or the institution should there be a positive result. At the end of every semester, Drug Free Sport will provide quantitative drug testing data regarding the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program to the Committee on Competititive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport, the NCAA committee responsible for all drug education and drug-testing programs, as well as to the Division III Management and Presidents Councils.
What if I don't show up for the test?
For any athlete who has been selected for drug testing at Bridgewater State College and does not show up for the test, BSC will enforce an in house penalty of 1 game suspension. If you are tested out of season, your game suspension will carry over to your next season.
How can I find out if a supplement or other substance I take is banned?
Drug Free Sport has an excellent resource that is confidential. Go to www.drugfreesport.com/rec and put in the password ncaa3. Here you can ask any question you have about substances. We often use this when an athlete asks us and have found it to be very informative.
Who can I contact to learn more about the NCAA Division III Pilot Drug Testing
Program?
Mary Wilfert
Associate Director of Education Outreach
NCAA
317/917-6319
mwilfert@ncaa.org
Andrea Wickerham
Legal Relations & Policy Director
The National Center for Drug Free Sport
816/474-8655 Ext. 118
awickerham@drugfreesport.com
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