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National Secondary Schools Anti Doping
Awareness Project

 

The 2004 Athens Olympics set a record number of doping cases which resulted in UNESCO's campaign to promote the ratification of Resolution 58/5 which sought to establish the universal adoption of the Anti-Doping Code. This convention goes beyond testing and sanctions and literally fills the gap of all pre-existing efforts to outline the menace of doping. This additional push for education and training works in concert with efforts of the World Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency. With this convention in motion, Trinidad and Tobago established a national body that promotes, coordinates and monitors activities that reinforce the principals of fair play and sportsmanship among National Sporting Organizations and the athletes that are involved at all competitive levels.

 

TTASPE supported this initiative by developing an educational program that spoke to secondary school students, student athletes, coaches, teachers and parents about the promotion of honest sport participation which promotes individual wellness principals. The project held seminars that focused on the harmful effects of doping, an overview of Anti-Doping including banned substances, and ultimately challenging students to make informed decisions.  By the end of these seminars participants were able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the history and development of the Anti-Doping movement and the organizations and treatise that govern its implementation
  • Become aware of the current general categories of substances that are banned and understand the potential harmful effects of using these substances and procedures
  • Appreciate that along with the rights of athletes comes the responsibility to participate drug free
  • Develop attitudes and values which will lead them to make positive choices when faced with the possibilities of using banned substances and procedures in order to enhance their performance and thereby gain an unfair advantage on their fellow competitors
 
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