Anti-doping policies

However it's much more than that. 

There's a strict anti-doping code that governs professional sport. 

The code covers trafficking of banned substances, possession, use, and associating with people who have previously violated the rules.

Doping can give offenders an unfair advantage in competitions. It also represents a huge health risk as the banned substances are potentially harmful and can contain unknown ingredients.

Promoting clean sport protects your members’ health and your club’s reputation. This will help you attract the right kind of members and deliver a positive club experience.

They have devised the UK's National Anti-Doping Policy. 

They work with the national governing bodies of sport to educate, deter and detect doping. 

Clubs play an important role too. 

You'll need to comply with the following rules: 

• All members and participants should conduct themselves in line with the spirit of sport and anti-doping rules. 

• Any member or participant could be prosecuted for any of the anti-doping rule violations. 

• Any member, participant or coach who could be described as Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) could be prosecuted. 

• Any member or participant could be tested at any time, in any place.  

• Deliberate doping, even for a first-time offence, can result in a four-year ban from all sport. 

• The anti-doping rules have limited sympathy for carelessness. This means that inadvertent doping, even a first-time offence, can result in a two-year ban from sport.  

• Everyone involved in sport has a duty to protect it. Any suspicions of doping behaviour should be shared with your sport, UKAD or reported anonymously through the report doping in sport hotline. 

However it's still a serious offence.

Sports people and support personnel such as coaches can be prosecuted and banned from sport if they break the rules.

Supplements

If you are unsure about a supplement that you or someone else is taking, do some research.

Visit UKAD’s Supplements section. 

Drugs

If you are unsure about a drug that you or someone else is taking, you can check whether it’s banned. 

Use a medication checker, called Global DRO. 

Reporting doping

You can report doping anonymously over the phone or online.