Anti-Doping Policy & Education Course

For a PDF copy of the this policy please click HERE.
 
In a joint effort between the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA), the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) and the CLA's Member Associations (MAs), the CLA Board of Directors voted to adopt a policy that will put education first and ensure Canadian lacrosse athletes are equipped with knowledge and supported in all aspects of sport in the pursuit of athletic excellence.
 
The CLA and all MAs are committed to building drug-free sport and are unequivocally opposed, on ethical, medical, and legal grounds, to the practice of doping in sport. The CLA and MAs fully support the position of Sport Canada and the CCES against the use of banned substances and methods. The CCES is the custodian of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP); the set of rules that govern anti-doping in Canada. The CADP consists of several components such as in- and out-of-competition testing, education, medical exemptions, and the consequences of doping violations. The CADP is compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code and all international standards.
 
At the 2013 Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors voted to adopt a policy that will make Canadian lacrosse a world-class leader in development and the pursuit of athletic excellence by committing to ensure that Canadian lacrosse athletes are educated in the anti-doping movement.
 
The newly adopted policy (CLA Operating Policy 10.1.11) states that all Senior A, Senior B, Junior A, Junior B players in Box lacrosse and all Senior and U19 Men's and Women's Field lacrosse players must complete the CCES on-line drug education course by August 1st of the playing year. The course need only be done once.
 
Policy 10.1.11. ‘All Senior A, Senior B, Junior A, Junior B players in Box lacrosse and all Senior and U19 Men’s and Women’s Field lacrosse players must complete the CCES on-line drug education course by August 1st of the playing year. The course need only be done once.’
 
The course referred to in policy 10.1.11 is the Canadian Anti-Doping Program’s e-learning course designed for athletes and support staff. It is an education tool that is used in various sports at various levels.
 
The program will be administered between the CCES, the CLA and MAs (Lacrosse NS in this case). The online education tool is located and supported by the CCES website, the CLA will work with the MAs to get the information out and each MAs will be responsible for sending the access information to their athletes. Through their MAs, athletes will receive the information to register, log-in and complete the e-learning course. The course, which is administered by the CCES' Canadian Anti-Doping Program, will take athletes approximately an hour to complete and is required to be taken only once.
 
The goal of the policy is to better educate Canadian lacrosse athletes as the CLA and our MAs strive for the values that guide the growth, development and promotion of lacrosse in Canada.
 
Currently, all members of Team Canada who represent Canada on the international stage at a World Championship or a World Cup are required to take the online course prior to competing for Canada, and now the education opportunity will expand to other levels of the Canadian lacrosse community.
 
The Canadian Lacrosse Association endorses and has adopted the CADP which means lacrosse is part of a world-class anti-doping program that is designed to protect athletes’ rights and ensure a level playing field. The CLA's anti-doping policy reflects and supports the CADP in that no athlete, official, coach or volunteer shall take prohibited substances, nor should any team official or parent recommend or condone the use of prohibited substances. The CLA expects all members of the lacrosse community to abide by CADP to preserve the integrity of sport.
 
For information on how the process for taking this course will work, please refer to the 1 page info sheet which can be found by clicking HERE.
 
If you have any questions regarding policy 10.1. 11., the CCES, or the CADP please contact;

Greg Knight – LNS, Administrative Coordinator
Email: lacrosse@sportnovascotia.ca