FIBA –– Anti-Doping Presentation to Agents - 2011 Page 1 What a FIBA Agent should know about Anti-Doping

FIBA –– Anti-Doping Presentation to Agents - 2011 Page 1

What a FIBA Agent should know about Anti-Doping


The following constitute Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV):

Presence of a prohibited substance in a player's bodily specimen (urine or

blood).

Use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or method.

Refusing, or failing without compelling justification, to submit to a doping test.

Violation of requirements regarding player‘s availability for out-of-competition

testing, including failure to provide acurate whereabouts.

Tampering, or attempting to tamper, with any part of the doping test.

Possession, administration or trafficking of any prohibited substance or

method.

Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, covering up or any other type of

complicity involving an ADRV.

What is Doping ?


As a consequence, everyone involved in basketball shall be well informed about doping and its consequences.

The Player

Team Doctor

Agent

CoachPhysiotherapist

Who can be accused of an ADRV?

Administrator


A basketball player must :

Make himself available for testing in-competition

Make himself available for testing out-of-competition

Obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to using a medication which contains a prohibited substance

FIGHT Against doping & resulting process


In-Competition Testing at national level, organised by a national body (e.g: NF, NADO)

at international level, organised by FIBA, IOC, etc

Out-of-Competition Testing at national level, organised by a national body (e.g: NF, NADO)

at international level, organised by FIBA, WADA

*Definition of a RTP: Pool of top-level players established separately by each International Federation and National Anti-Doping Organisation

Note:Top players may be included by NF/NADO/FIBA in a Registered Testing Pool (RTP)*.

As a consequence, they must provide upon request their daily whereabouts for agiven time period (usually 3 months) so that they can be located for testing at all times.

In & Out-of-competition testing


Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) process:

Where to apply for a TUE?

For players who intend to play at national level:

To the competent national TUE Committee by sending the request to: - National Federation (Contact details under www.fiba.com)

- National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) http://www.wada-ama.org/en/Anti-Doping-Community/NADOs/List-of-NADOs/

For players who intend to play at international level:

To the FIBA TUE Committee: [email protected]

Note: TUE application forms can be downloaded from the FIBA website.

Therapeutic Use Exemptions


Which substances are mostly found in basketball?

Cannabis

Testosterone (Elevated T/E ratio)

NandroloneEphedrine & Pseudoephedrine(“over the counter” supplements!)

Cocaine

Stimulants

Prohibited Substances

Methylhexaneamine


In case of a positive result (Adverse Analytical Finding – AAF)

Which FIBA bodies decide?

Who can appeal to which body?

Who is competent to decide ?

NF, NADO, etc FIBA

IOC (Olympic Games)

At national level At international level

Result Management Sanctions


Result ManagementDecision- making Bodies

National Competent body(NF, NOC, NADO)

OrOther Organisations

(IOC, OCA, NBA)

National Competent body(NF, NOC, NADO)

OrOther Organisations

(IOC, OCA, NBA)

PlayerPlayer

FIBA Disciplinary PanelFIBA Disciplinary PanelWADAWADA

FIBA Appeals’ PanelFIBA Appeals’ Panel

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)


FIBA Rules are drafted on the basis of the WADA Model Rules

for International Federations.

However, some parts specific to FIBA & the sport of basketball are

maintained (e.g: sanctioning mechanism).

2010 FIBA Anti-Doping Rules


FIBA notifies by registered mail of the positive result:

The player/Agent

The NF/NADO

WADA

At the same time, FIBA:

May suspend the player provisionally,

Notifies the player of his right to :

ask for the B sample analysis

be heard before the FIBA Disciplinary Panel

Result management procedures


Reduction, elimination or increase of period of ineligibility, depend on the players’ fault or negligence

See table in Art. 10.7.1 for multiple violations, if applicable

If more than one player within one team has an AAF, consequences to teams may also apply (see Art.11).

Non-Specified substances:

At a minimum a reprimand

and maximum 2 years’ ineligibility,

2 years' ineligibilitySpecified substances:

If the player can establish how a specified substance entered in his body or came into his possession and that there was no intention to enhance the sport performance or to mask the use of a performance-enhancing substance.

What are the Sanctions?


INEligibility PERIOD

1. Commencement of Ineligibility Period

Date of the decision ( see Art.10.9 for exceptions)

2. Status during Ineligibility

Prohibition against participation in any capacity in an Event or activity (also include NBA / WNBA/ NBDL) other than authorized anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs.

Training is authorized :

for Players who have been suspended for 18 months or more, as of 6 months prior to the expiry of the period of Ineligibility

for Players who have been suspended for less than 18 months, as of 3 months prior to the expiry of the period of Ineligibility.


INEliGIBILITY PERIOD

Violation of the prohibition of participation :

• all medals and prizes are forfeited

• the period of Ineligibility starts over again as of the date of the violation (unless the Secretary General decides otherwise).

In any case, the Player remains subject to Testing.


INEliGIBILITY PEriod

3. Reinstatement Testing

As a condition to regain eligibility, a Player must :

Be available for Out-of-Competition Testing

Comply with the whereabouts requirements

NB: No financial sanction may be considered as a basis for reducing the period of Inegibility.


appeal

1. Decisions subject to Appeal

Any decision made under these Anti-Doping Rules.

2. Persons entitled to Appeal

Player or other Person subject to the decision

FIBA and any other Anti-Doping Organization

IOC

WADA


APPEAL

3. Time for filing Appeal

Appeal must be made in writing and must be received by FIBA within the limit provided for in the applicable General Status or Internal Regulations of FIBA. In the absence of such a limit the statement of appeal must be received by FIBA within 14 days following the day of receipt by the appealing party of the decision being appealed against.

Failure to file a timely appeal in accordance with this paragraph is deemed to be a waiver of the right to appeal.

The appeal shall be accompaigned by a copy of the decision appealed against.


APPEAL

4. Decisions taken by national member federations or organizations outside FIBA

The Secretary General may decide :

- to adopt such decision for FIBA Competitions if precise requirements are cumulatively met;

- to submit a case to FIBA Disciplinary Panel. The Panel may decide whether and to what extent a sanction shall be imposed for the purposes of FIBA Competitions;

- all National Federations must comply with decision of FIBA.


WADA Prohibited Substances and Methods

FIBA Internal Regulations governing Anti-Doping

Others:

Medical Corner (www.fiba.com/experts): Anti-Doping procedures (TUE & Whereabouts), FIBA Anti-Doping Rules, Prohibited List, Doping Control process, Clean Game campaign, etc.

WADA website (www.wada-ama.org): WADA Code, International Standards, Prohibited List, NADO contact details, etc.

Useful References


USEFUL REFEREnces

For further information, please contact FIBA Anti-Doping Department :

Ms.Virginie Alberto,

Anti-Doping Officer,

[email protected].

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