JADCO True Spirit l Volume 02 l Issue 01 l January 2015

January 2015 | Vol 02 | Issue 01

Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop Page 2

Jadco Hosts Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop

JADCO and the JMDA Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Page 3

Meet the Commissioners Page 3

Changes to the World Anti-Doping Code, effective January 1, 2015 Page 4

Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops Page 6

The JADCO Mascot Competition Page 8

Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission Symposium Page 9

JADCO Out and About Page 10

Carey Brown (r), Executive Director, JADCO, explains to Javon Francis (l), athlete and Andrea Hardware (c), athlete support personnel that there are significant changes to sections of the World Anti-Doping Code that will take effect on January 1, 2015.

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EDITORIAL As the year 2015 begins, we are all presented with another opportunity for reflection and self improvement. One of the changes occurring at the start of 2015 in the World of Anti-Doping, is the implementation of the revised World AntiDoping Code. Athletes and their support personnel will now have to abide by new guidelines and standards.

Are you aware of the changes and the possible impact that the new rules might have on your life? If not, you can begin to familiarise yourself with the new rules today, by reading this edition of True Spirit.

2015 calls for responsible actions from all stakeholders in sport in Jamaica and around the world. However, the onus is on you, individual athletes and support

personnel, to be adequately informed, to ensure that you are abiding by the new guidelines established in the Code.

We encourage you to take a ‘brand new’ perspective on your life and careers as athletes and athlete support personnel.

Support personnel, in particular, are now more culpable with the addition of two new anti-doping rule violations: Complicity and Prohibited Association, as outlined in Article 2 of the revised World Anti-Doping Code.

This year, we call on athletes to continue to let your hard work speak for itself; so that you can prove to the world that you “DON’T NEED DOPE TO COPE.” True Spirit wishes all our readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year and it is our hope that your unfulfilled resolutions from 2014 will become a reality in 2015!!!

JADCO EMPOWERS JAMAICA’S SENIOR ATHLETES A cross section of senior athletes from sporting disciplines in the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) Registered Testing Pool (RTP) and their support personnel, as well as senior athletes from tertiary institutions, participated in the

inaugural Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop, which was held at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

can in order to ensure they are as knowledgeable as possible about antidoping and the 2015 Code, which will come into effect on January 1.”

Speaking at the workshop, Executive Director, Carey Brown explained that the purpose of the workshop was to strengthen the dialogue between JADCO and the senior athletes. “We want the athletes to know that we are here to serve them and we are ready and willing to assist in any way we

Presentations at the workshop included the role and responsibilities of JADCO, the doping control process, revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code, banned substances and nutrition for athletes.

Dr. Alfred Dawes (r), President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and Vanessa Reid (2nd right), Director of Communication and Education, JADCO, discuss the health consequences of banned substances in sport with Bruce James (l), President of the MVP Track and Field Club and Megan Simmonds (2nd left) , also of MVP.

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Shavon Barnes (l) of Racers Track Club, guided by the instruction of Nadia Vassell(r), Director of Technical Services, JADCO demonstrates the partial collection process to the audience at the Senior Athletes AntiDoping Education Workshop.

Samantha Allen (c), PR and Education Officer, JADCO shares a light moment with Ristananna Tracey (l), Shavon Barnes (2nd left), Rosemarie Whyte(2nd right) and Leeroy Gray (r), all of Racers Track Club.

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Dr. Alfred Dawes, President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), spoke about the negative effects of banned substances and Kirk Bolton, President of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD), provided the athletes with tips about nutrition.

Speaking at the workshop, track and field athlete, Megan Simmonds expressed satisfaction with the staging

of the event. “I found the workshop very informative; it was well organised and interesting. It is always good to have at least a basic understanding of what’s happening in anti-doping, not just what you hear from your coaches and managers; you need to know for yourself.”

would like the athletes to get as much knowledge as possible about the testing procedures carried out as well as the rules and guidelines, as this is for their benefit and protection. The practical demonstration of the doping control process was very good and I wish more athletes were here to see it.”

Glen Mills, Head Coach of the Racers Track Club, also commended JADCO on its efforts to communicate with the nation’s senior athletes.

“We

He further expressed his dissatisfaction with the turnout at the event, explaining that you can’t be too knowledgeable about the process.

JADCO AND THE JMDA SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING JACDO and the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) have signed a two year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will enable athletes and their support personnel to learn about the health consequences of doping directly from medical practitioners. The agreement, which was signed on December 8, 2014, will run through December 8, 2016. As a result of this partnership, members of the JMDA will deliver a presentation on banned substances on behalf of JADCO at workshops held across the island.

Carey Brown (r), Executive Director, JADCO and Dr. Alfred Dawes, (l), President of the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding.

MEET THE COMMISSIONERS: MRS. JACQUELINE LYNCH- STEWART 1. Tell us about your early life?

My family originated from St. Elizabeth, but I was born in Port Maria, St. Mary, as my father, who worked with the All Island Banana Growers

Association, was stationed there at the time. My father was transferred to Kingston the year I was born and so my family moved to Mona in Kingston and that is where I grew up.

result, I think that having no children has allowed me to mother, give guidance and advice to my staff when they need it and even when they don’t need it. (laugh)

I often spent summers with my relatives in Ginger Hill, St. James. My fondest experience was growing up in Mona, where we had a lot of young people. We would play and party together as teenagers. While living in Mona, I enjoyed early morning walks.

We would walk through the community at 3:00 a.m. In those days the bread van would come to deliver bread to the residents and we would buy round buns at approximately 5:30 a.m. or 6:00 a.m. and sit on the sidewalk and eat.

Overall, Mona was a good community to reside and I have fond memories of the area.

3. What philosophy do you live by?

My motto is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” I practise that in everything especially when I am making a decision involving my team members and any human encounter.

2. Tell us about your family?

I am married and we have no children, so I share my niece and nephew with my sister. I am very close with them and treat them like my own. As a

4. Do you have an interest in sport?

I was always a good spectator. While attending school I was not very athletic, but I was one of the loudest cheerleaders for my house. I have an interest in football and I really love track and field. I like cricket out of loyalty to my father, as he used to take me to cricket matches as a child.

5. Tell us about your vision for sport in Jamaica, the Caribbean and worldwide?

I would like Jamaicans to continue

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being the best that they can be and to continue to excel in all sport. I would love to see us being number one not just in athletics, but in football, basketball, swimming, netball and every sport. We have the potential, the drive and talent to do so. We are respected worldwide and we are a sport loving people and I encourage us to continue to put Jamaica on the map through sport. We just need to be reminded that discipline is the key to being successful.

6. What is your vision for the Commission?

My vision for the Commission is that we are the number one anti-doping organisation in the world. If we set our minds to it, we can be number one and we can be the NADO that people refer to as a well-oiled machinery, running and doing the right things at all times, having the best staff which I think we do now. I also wish that we would continue to grow and to have high standards in everything we do and to be the number one NADO in the universe.

7. How will you use your education and experience to add value to the Commission?

I am an attorney and I have many years of experience in management, so I bring my legal and management expertise to the Commission. I can offer guidance where necessary and I’m always available when team members need assistance and ask for guidance. I am willing, ready and able to assist. I also bring sincerity and integrity to the Commission. I am always willing to share my views, but I also respect the views of others.

8. What is your vision for Jamaica and all Jamaicans?

I would love to see us take our rightful place in the world, by fulfilling the purpose that God created us to fulfil.

This is possible, as we Jamaicans are blessed with the right spirit and DNA. The key thing for me is that I would love to be alive when it’s announced that we have 100% literacy and our people are educated and disciplined and our economy is booming. I know this is possible because as a people we are so blessed.

9. What advice do you have for athletes and athlete support personnel?

Athlete support personnel need to be informed and educate themselves about anti-doing and ensure that they

CHANGES TO THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING CODE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 2015 is a year of change in the global anti-doping community, as the implementation of the revised World Anti-Doping Code takes effect in January 1.

Here are the key revisions to the World Anti-Doping Code: ARTICLE 2 There will now be 10, not 8, AntiDoping Rule Violations.

New Anti-Doping Rule Violation: Complicity.

Involvement in an anti-doping rule violation committed by another person, such as helping to cover up

give their athletes the best possible advice and encouragement in that area. Many are not taking advantage of the educational opportunities that JADCO offers. I would like to encourage them to visit our website. If they can’t physically come to a workshop, you can visit the website because it is so good and has so much information.

I also encourage them to keep their athletes grounded especially when they start doing well, so that they don’t get caught up in the hype and lose focus. I would also encourage them to influence their athletes to be disciplined.

10. What would you say to athletes to encourage them to stay clean?

Please educate yourselves and make sure you understand what is on the Prohibited List, watch what you eat and ensure that you stick to a healthy diet. Be proud and don’t take anything to enhance your performance. If you do this when you win or you do well, you will know that your performance was based on your talent, discipline hard work and God’s blessings. Stay clean, educate yourselves and take advantage of all of the workshops that JADCO is implementing.

that anti-doping rule violation or avoiding detection, will be sanctioned in the same way as that violation (Article 2.9).

New Anti-Doping Rule Violation: Prohibited Association Associating with a person such as a coach, doctor or physiotherapist who has been found guilty of a criminal or disciplinary offence equivalent to a doping violation (such as providing banned substances) will be sanctioned with a ban of up to 2 years (Article 2.10).

WHEREABOUTS The time period for whereabouts violations will be reduced to 12 months (Article 2.4).

ARTICLE 3: PROOF OF DOPING There is now a new presumption of validity regarding scientific methods and decision limits (Article 3.2.1).

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ARTICLE 4: THERAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTION (TUE) There have been significant revisions regarding: (i) TUE mutual recognition arrangements and, (ii) Who needs TUE in advance (Article 4.4).

ARTICLE 5: TESTING AND INVESTIGATIONS The International Standard for Testing is renamed as the International Standard for Testing and Investigations.

• A risk-based approach to testing must be adopted by NADOs, including the development of a Test Distribution Plan (TDP), which determines the amount, frequency and location of testing. This plan must be shared with WADA. • Resources must be in place to obtain access and handle antidoping intelligence to assist in the development of the TDP. • Modern anti-doping detection techniques should be utilised, for example an Athlete Biological Passport.

ARTICLE 6: ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES • Article 6.4 introduces the concept of ‘intelligent testing’ through sport specific testing menus all in conformity with the technical document.

• Deviations can now be approved by WADA. ARTICLE 10: SANCTIONS • Cheating involving serious doping substances (for example, steroids, growth hormone, EPO) and calculated doping methods (for example, blood transfusions) will

be sanctioned with 4-year bans (Article 10.2.1).example, blood transfusions) will be sanctioned with 4-year bans (Article 10.2.1).

• Refusal or evading sample collection will now be sanctioned with bans of up to 4 years.

Substantial assistance has been further incentivised.

• Admitting a violation can be rewarded with a reduced ban, with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) having the final say on any reduction. In exceptional cases, WADA has the power to eliminate a ban entirely and offer complete confidentiality for substantial assistance (Article 10.6).

Contaminated Products • In cases where the athlete or other person can establish no significant fault or negligence and that the detected prohibited substance came from a contaminated product, then the period of ineligibility shall be, at a minimum, a reprimand and no period of ineligibility, and at a maximum, two years ineligibility, depending on the athlete’s or other person’s degree of fault (Article 10.5.1.2).

• Education programmes focus on prevention.

should

• Prevention programmes should be values-based and directed support personnel with a particular focus on young people through implementation in school curricula (Article 18.2).

• All International Federations and National Olympic and Paralympic Committees (associations and federations) must promote antidoping education, including conducting anti-doping education in coordination with the NADO (JADCO), as per Article 20 (Article

18.2).

ARTICLE 20: RESPONSIBILITIES OF SIGNATORIES • National Federations are now required to report any information suggesting or relating to an antidoping rule violation to their National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) and International Federation (IF) and to cooperate with investigations conducted by any Anti-Doping Organisation with authority to conduct the investigation (Article 20.3.6).

ARTICLE 17: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS • The statute of limitations has increased from 8 to 10 years with retroactive effect.

• International Federations and NADOs must investigate all antidoping rule violations committed by athlete support personnel if they involve minors and/or multiple athletes. (Article 20.3.10).

ARTICLE 18: EDUCATION • There is now a separation of ‘information’ and ‘education’.

• IFs and NADOs must cooperate fully with any WADA-led investigation (Article 20.3.14).

• Information programmes should provide basic anti-doping

• NADOs must now be independent in their operational decisions and activities (Article 20.5).

information to athletes and include topics as specified in Article 18.2.

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JUNIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS JADCO, in its drive to educate its target audience about the requisite antidoping rules and guidelines, hosted five workshops for junior athletes and their support personnel, at venues across the island during the month of October. Workshops were held at the Jamaica Conference Centre (JCC), Kingston, on Wednesday, October 1;

the G.C. Foster College, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, October 8; STETHS, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, October 15; the Wexford Hotel, in St. James, on Wednesday, October 22; and at the Port Maria Civic Centre, St. Mary, on Wednesday, October 29.

These workshops included presentations outlining the functions and responsibilities of JADCO, the doping control process, banned substances and nutrition for athletes. Medical Practitioners Dr. Paula Dawson, Dr. Alfred Dawes, Dr. Lincoln Cox and Dr. Tanya Hamilton delivered presentations about banned

substances. Members of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics (JAPINAD) delivered the segment on Nutrition for Athletes.

JADCO also used the workshops to launch its Mascot Competition for secondary school students. The competition calls for the design of a mascot for use in the Commission’s promotional activities and the winner and runners-up will be rewarded with cash prizes. Entries will close on January 16, 2015.

Jamaica Conference Centre

(L-r) Carey Brown, Executive Director, JADCO, engages in dialogue with Sasher-Gaye Henry, teacher, Janique Waite, student, Tashan Huwie, student, all of the Mona High School in Kingston.

Vanessa Reid (r), Director of Communication and Education, JADCO and Dr. Paula Dawson (2nd right), Medical Practitioner, discuss the changes to the WADA Prohibited List with Rayan Patterson (l) and Cameal Palmer (2nd left), both of St. Thomas Technical High School.

G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport

Samantha Allen, PR and Education Officer (c), JADCO, engages in dialogue with Marlon Johnson (l), teacher, Shelice Watt (2nd left), student, Denay Royal (2nd right), student and Gareth Dixon (r), student, all of Denbigh High School in Clarendon.

(L-r) Nadia Vassell, Director, Technical Services, JADCO, demonstrates the partial sample collection process with the assistance of Taffari Edwards, student, Foga Road High School in Clarendon.

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St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS)

The Wexford Hotel

Ollyvia Anderson (2nd left), PR and Education Officer, JADCO, discusses the 2014 WADA Prohibited List with Dr. Lincoln Cox (2nd right), Sudeen Lynfatt (l), nurse, Lewisville High School and Kennya Blackwood (r), nurse, Sydney Pagon Agricultural High School.

(L–r) Shannette Campbell, Keisha Johnson, Aletha Minto and Latoya Johnson, all of St. Christopher’s Nursing Academy in St. James, examine the A and B urine sample collection vessels.

Port Maria Civic Centre

(L-r) Gavin Montaque, Donnalee Douglas, Junior Reid and Giovanni Purser, all of St. Mary High School, examine a urine sample collection vessel.

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JADCO OUT AND ABOUT

JADCO remains committed to educating athletes in all sport about anti-doping measures and has, therefore, been sharing the anti-doping message with

groups across the island. Following are some highlights of the workshops and events that the Commission hosted and supported since September 2014.

JADCO BOOTH AT UWI/UTECH SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s Communication and Education team supported the UWI/UTECH Sports Championships held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Bowl, on Saturday September 20, 2014, sharing the anti-doping message with students, athletes and their support personnel.

Ollyvia Anderson (r), Public Relations and Education Officer, JADCO, shares the anti-doping message with patrons at The UWI/UTECH Sports Championships.

Samantha Allen (l), Public Relations and Education Officer, JADCO, presents Sherona Forrester, student at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Jamaica Senior Female Footballer, with a token for attempting the WADA Play True Quiz.

JADCO Conducts Anti-Doping Workshop FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA

JADCO CONDUCTS ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA

Samantha Allen (r), Public Relations and Education Officer, JADCO, engages in a discussion about substances on the WADA Prohibited List with Dr. Camiel Wilson-Clarke (l), Dr. Lisa Bromfield (2nd left), Carene Ralph-Brown (c) and Ainsley Jones (2nd right), all of the Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica (PSJ). The occasion was the JADCO/PSJ workshop held on November 19, 2014 at the Medallion Hall Hotel.

Vanessa Reid, Director of Communication and Education, JADCO, (l), shares information about a change to the 2014 WADA Prohibited List of Substances and Methods with Nicholas Jones (c), Coach of the Wolmer’s Water Warriors and Martin Lyn (r), President of the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). The occasion was the JADCO/ASAJ Anti-Doping Education Workshop, which was held on September 24, 2014 at the Knutsford Court Hotel.

Prepared by the Communication and Education Department of JADCO. Contact us at: The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission PBCJ Complex, Building 2 5 - 9 South Odeon Avenue, Kingston 10

Website: jadco.gov.jm Tel (876)960-3572 | 929-3500 Toll Free: 1-888-429-5232 Fax: (876)929-6006

Email: truespirit@jadco.gov.jm JamaicaAntiDopingCommission Ja_antidoping

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