Position Statement
basketballscotland condemns, and is
totally opposed to, the use of performance enhancing drugs and doping
practices in the sport of basketball and fully supports the position
of the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA), UK Sport and FIBA against the use of banned substances and
methods.
An Anti-Doping rule violation shall be
considered a breach of the basketballscotland code of conduct and UK
Anti Doping Rules.
The use, possession and/or trafficking
of banned substances, methods or the encouragement or counselling to
use banned substances, or methods; and/or taking measures to mask the
use of banned substances or methods by a participant in tournaments,
competitions, events or fixtures over which basketballscotland has
jurisdiction is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
ALL players competing in Senior National League
and BBL competitions may be subjected to testing by UK Sport at any
time during the season. The senior men's and women's Great Britain
and Scotland squads are also tested throughout the year, as part of
UK Sports Anti Doping Programme. UK Sport is the designated authority
for testing in the UK. FIBA Europe also conducts testing at each
of its age group championships every summer.
It is now imperative following the
introduction of the WADA Code that players and clubs are fully aware
of the implications and penalties now in place for a positive test
result. Players now more than ever need to be aware of their
responsibility in ensuring drinks, food supplements and medicines
etc. that they consume do not contain banned substances.
Therapeutic Exeptions
Players that are prescribed by a
GP/doctor a prohibited substance or method for a legitimate medical
condition (e.g. Diabetes) which contain substances in the WADA Code
Prohibited List will need to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption
(TUE) by downloading
and completing a Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) form. Before
doing this, the player should ask their doctor if there are any
suitable permitted alternative treatments. Once completed by both the
player and their GP/doctor this should be returned to
basketballscotland for forwarding on to UK Sport. For further
information on whether you need to apply for a TUE, please check the
TUE section
of the 100% Me website.
As from 1st January 2009 there are two
types of TUE applications:
Beta 2 Agonist TUE
- The application is required for some inhaled asthma medications and
some products containing glucocorticosteroids.
Standard TUE - The TUE
application is required for prohibited substances not covered by the
BETA 2 AGONIST TUE process. Standard TUE applications will be
reviewed by a panel of independent physicians, known as a Therapeutic
Use Exemption Committee (TUEC).
If an athlete needs to use a prohibited
substance with an acute condition or emergency situation, a
retroactive TUE process is available to athletes and their
physicians. However, submitting a retroactive TUE does not guarantee
an automatic approval by the TUEC. For further information please
check the TUE
section of the 100% Me
website.
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS
Any player in either an Scotland Age
Group Squad or Senior Great Britain/Scotland Squad should contact Simon Turner at basketballscotland to ensure the appropriate FIBA TUE form is
competed.
Further Information
 UK
Sport have set up an Anti Doping awareness and guidance programme
called '100% ME'
aimed at players of all ages and a useful reference point for
students, teachers and coaches. Further details on the UK
Sport Testing Programmes and the procedures
for testing players are all available from UK
Sport.
Basketballs' international governing
body, FIBA has also produced an
Anti
Doping Leaflet for players and connected resources.
The World
Anti Doping Agency has an extensive website where you can find
more information on:
You can download basketballscotland's code of conduct here
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