Neil and BD, The rules the WFDF have signed are the same that apply to Olympic athletes, so that as ultimate players, we will shortly be subject to the same regimented lifestyle as Olympians.
And you might just think it's only national team members who can be tested, but you would be wrong. Anybody who competes in a UKUA event after July 30th, 2004 can be tested. That means all Tours and all Nationals, including student events. Internationally competitive athletes can additionally be tested without warning at any time of the year unless they declare themselves 'retired' and stop going to UKUA tournaments. That's already getting a bit more serious than I like, but there's more. You won't be able to take cough syrups anymore - almost all of them have a banned substance. You won't be able to sit in a room with someone smoking a spliff for fear of second-hand smoke making it into your bloodstream. If 4 or more people on your team still have alcohol in their system on Sunday morning, the team can be disqualified and banned for up to two years. No raving anytime near a tournament. If you are a diabetic or an asthmatic, you will need to fill out forms, have them signed by your doctor, and submit them to a UKUA advisory panel before you can use an inhaler or take insulin (this will probably end up costing an administration fee). Unless you research your herbal supplements in a book 1000 pages long, you won't be able to ascertain whether they are legal. Your wife will be prohibited from taking fertility treatment or anticancer drugs even if she plays on your third team because if tested she could have all three teams disqualified. And it you want to dispute the disqualification you have to take it to the Court of Abitration for Sport (in Montreal, I think). And this is all before you consider how much extra tournament and UKUA fees will be once you add the cost of drugs testing. And let's not forget getting jabbed or having someone watch you pee. Scare-mongering aside, there will always be a few people who try to bend the rules or abuse SOTG. But why inconvenience everyone and ruin the lifestyle associated with our sport just to catch them out? Aura -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil White Sent: 12 May 2004 14:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BD] Anti-doping All this fuss about anti-doping regulations seems absurd to me. If we want our sport to be taken seriously (which I'm sure we all do) then regulations such as this are necessary. They do not affect SOTG. The only people who have to worry about being tested for drugs are those who are guilty of it. Neil White Aberdeen (+Mojo) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
