Is "doping" cheating and how much cheating is cheating anyway...

[oiuyt]

the NCAA supports the use of Ritalin for "student-athletes" with ADD or ADHD. the USFA, however, does not.

The NCAA bans stimulants other than pseudoephedrine. Specifically, methylphenidate, the technical name for Ritalin, is explicitly listed on the banned list.

Source:
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_o...ug_classes.pdf

http://www.ncaa.org/news/2004/200404...e/4108n36.html
Is an NCAA News article discussing the use of ADHD-treating stimulants (Ritalin and Adderall, specifically). In short, they are banned, but if you fail a drug test because of them you can appeal the decision, presenting evidence that the usage was for medical purposes. The appeal, which must include evidence that the diagnosis and prescription are from prior to the testing, if allowed removes any sanctions taken by the NCAA.

Note that the use of these stimulants is banned by the IOC, and therefore by the USOC and the USFA. Failing a USFA drug test will still get you a suspension from USFA competition. Interestingly, being suspended by a national or international body (that follows WADA rules) for a failed drug test will also cause a loss of eligiblity and suspension from the NCAA. So if you took NCAA and USFA drug tests at close to the same time, you would fail both, could successfully appeal the suspension of the NCAA test on the grounds of a medical exemption for Ritalin, and, at least by a technical reading of the rules, still lose NCAA eligibility due to the failed USFA drug test.

As with nearly everything related to NCAA compliance, and even more so with any rules that invovle medications and what is or isn't allowed, please do not rely on any of my statements made here. Talk to compliance experts, confirm everything with WADA or USADA sources and with the NCAA directly. Certainly do not take anything I say here as medical advice or as a suggestion to discontinue use of your (prescribed) medications.

-B

[MyrddinsPrecint]

oh god.

*rereads things*

i SWEAR, the last time we had this thread.... i had read something else ncaa-ish that had different wording. maybe if the archives are reindexed, i'll look.

that said, you missed this article: http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_o...ing/exceptions

with the step-by-step process. that involves your school having all your records beforehand, but not sending them in. and... yeah. freaking oddness.



oiuyt- by the way- what about other conferences? i just breezed through the by-laws of the USACFC from quite a few years ago i inherited through the Smith VP-binder, and they don't have anything even touching the subject. the closest thing they have is that all equipment much meet USFA guidelines. in fact, i think (in this draft, anyway) it's just kind of assumed that we'll follow the normal rules. like... cards... and such.

and obviously there's not going to be drug testing anyway....

but......

yeah.

is there any more non ncaa info in that brain of yours?

[Valerio Versace]

Unlike too many sports, you don't need drugs to be a successfull fencer (at least for epee, I sincerely don't know the situation for the foil and the sabre). No one forces you to assume them and they are not necessary to achieve your goals or to fulfill your dreams, so why should you ask yourself such a question? If you practice a sport, you can play by the rules or break them. If you break them, you must accept the consequences of your actions. Alternatively, if you don't like the present situation, you could try to change it, but that's another matter.
Normally, you pick a sport (it's just an example, this doesn't apply just to sports) and you play by the rules. If rules are not enforced and a serious competitor must choose to break them to have a chance against the other unfair athletes, then it's sad to say but it's not worth your attention, unless you accept to break those rules; then, you'd be the one who's not worth.