JADCO True Spirit January 2017

January 2017 l VOLUME 04 l ISSUE 01

INSIDE

JADCO EDUCATES SENIOR ATHLETES ABOUT THE 2015 JADCO RULES

Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop Page 2

Meet the Directors – Aldrick “Allie” McNab Page 3

2016 JADCO Poster Competition Page 5

The 2017 Prohibited List Page 6

Testing Services Page 6

2017 JADCO Symposium

Carey Brown (2nd right), Executive Director of JADCO, discusses the Commission’s stance on the use of supplements with Dr. Jason Blankson (r), representative from the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and athletes, Delmar Graham (l) and Dr. Lisanne Levy (2nd left), both from the Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association.

The occasion was the third annual Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop held for national and international level senior athletes and their support personnel at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on Saturday, November 19, 2016.

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JADCO and You Page 8

Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops Page 9

Dope Free Creative Corner Page 10

JADCO Out and About Page 11

Editorial A new year brings opportunities to turn over a new leaf. You have an empty page before you and the chance to change bad habits and set new goals.

Athletes, if you have not already done so, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) would like to encourage you to use 2017 to familiarise yourself with the 2015 JADCO Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code. Even if you are unaware of the rules, you are still governed by them and ignorance

of the rules is no excuse if you commit an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

2016 was another productive year for the Commission, as we continued to educate and test athletes in their respective sport. We also worked assiduously to ensure that the Commission remained compliant with the International Standards. Failure to remain compliant with these standards can result in serious repercussions for the nation, such as being banned from participating in major games. An example of this was witnessed in the

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2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Throughout the year, we placed special emphasis on the testing and education of the athletes who were selected to participate in the Olympic Games to ensure they were armed with the correct information to compete on the world stage.

from all sporting federations and associations as we remain committed to the fight against doping in sport.

Athletes, please take the time to view the 2017 Prohibited List, which is included in this issue.

If you have queries or wish to share your feedback on this publication, send an email to truespirit@jadco.gov.jm.

We need the support of athletes and support personnel

JADCO DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 2015 JADCO RULES AT THE SENIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOP

(L-r) Vanessa Reid-Ledford, Director of Communication and Education at JADCO, discusses the 2016 Prohibited List with Louise Daley, coach from the Jamaica Triathlon Association and athletes, Katherine Wynter from the Jamaica Badminton Association and Nagash Cockburn from the Jamaica Basketball Association.

50 national and international level senior athletes and their support personnel were present at JADCO’s third annual Senior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshop, which was held at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on Saturday, November 19, 2016. At this event, participants were educated about the Importance of the 2015 JADCO Rules.

Speaking at the workshop, Carey Brown, Executive Director at JADCO said, “We all have to ensure that we do what it takes to remain on top of our game as it relates to anti-doping. When you, our athletes excel, all of us as Jamaicans share in that joy and feel a sense of pride. Likewise, when mistakes are made, it reflects badly on all of us. Whether or not you know

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what the rules are, you will be held accountable for your actions.”

The workshop provided participants with detailed information on some important aspects of the 2015 JADCO Rules such as Whereabouts Information, Sanctions and Statute of Limitations regarding the testing of samples.

Nagash Cockburn, athlete from the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA), said “Most athletes are of the impression that the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission is trying to shed a negative light on them. I have learnt from this workshop that this is not so. They test us to help us, so that we can be certain that we are

competing on a level playing field.” He further added, “I am happy I participated in this session and that I got the opportunity to become more familiar with the JADCO Rules.”

Also speaking at the workshop, Kirk Finnikin, President of the Jamaica Cycling Federation, said “I appreciated the demonstration of what athletes are expected to go through during the sample collection process, so there will be no surprises when an athlete from the Jamaica Cycling Federation has to be tested. He further added.

“I liked that the workshop stressed the importance of filing whereabouts information. Filing whereabouts

can save the athletes from getting in a lot of trouble”.

During the workshop, a whereabouts help desk was set up to assist athletes in JADCO’s Registered Testing Pool (RTP) to file their whereabouts information.

The workshop also included presentations on the functions and responsibilities of JADCO, the doping control process and the health consequences of prohibited substances and methods. Medical practitioner, Dr. Jason Blankson, from the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA), delivered the presentation on prohibited substances and methods.

MEET THE DIRECTORS - Mr. Aldrick “Allie” McNab

Aldrick “Allie” McNab, Vice-Chairman of JADCO

Mr. Aldrick “Allie” McNab is the Vice-Chairman of JADCO’s Board of Directors. He was first appointed to the board in 2007 where he served as the Chairman for the Commission’s Education and Public Relations Committee from 2007 to 2011.

Mr. McNab successfully represented Jamaica in both track and field and football. At the junior level, he represented his alma mater, Cornwall College, in football from 1962 to 1965 and was the leading goal scorer for the DaCosta Cup competition in the 1963/1964 season. He also participated in track and field at the junior level then went on to play professional football, representing Jamaica from as early as 15 years old in 1963. In 2012, Mr. McNab was inducted in the Caribbean Sports Hall of Fame.

Mr. McNab also has a career in broadcasting which has spanned over 30 years. During this period he has covered a variety of sporting events, including the Olympics held in Los Angeles during 1984, football, tennis, netball, cricket and other sporting disciplines.

Mr. McNab was appointed Justice of the Peace for the parish of Kingston in 2010 and later received the prestigious Order of Distinction in 2012. In 2014, Mr. McNab received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jamaican Diaspora.

True Spirit recently spoke with Mr. McNab and this is

what he had to share with us: 1. Tell us about your early life and your most memorable childhood experience.

I grew up in Montego Bay only a stone’s throw away from Cornwall College which is on Orange Street. Along this road lived many of the past stars, like the Thelwell brothers, George Davidson, Billy Griffiths and a host of others who inspired me to become an athlete.

I am the youngest of three boys and had what is considered to be a normal childhood, a dominant mother who kept the household together and a father who worked in the tourism industry.

We were not a rich family but we were a happy one and I grew up at a time when the popular African adage prevailed, “It takes a village to raise a child”.

If you did wrong, your neighbours had the right to discipline you and you would have to ask them not to tell your parents, as you were sure to get a second spanking. I would not have wanted my childhood any other way. It was enjoyable, memorable and most of all, I spent a lot of time with my family.

2. Tell us about your family.

I am the third of four children. I have two older brothers and a sister who is two years younger than I am. My eldest brother, Bryan, is retired, having spent most of his working life with Kaiser Bauxite. His responsibilities included being in charge of the Kaiser Sports Club and its activities. My other brother, Huntley, like my father, worked in the tourism industry and now has a career

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as a tennis coach.

Since the passing of our mother in 1995, my sister, Janet, has become like our own mom. She is always giving advice to my brothers and myself, in an attempt to ensure that we all do well in life.

3. What philosophy do you live by?

I am not sure I live by any one philosophy, but something my mother instilled in us boys is that “no one is better than you and you are better than no one else”. You should treat everyone as equal and make sure that they treat you as equal irrespective of their position in life. The great Bob Marley has a saying I totally identify with and it says, “If my life is not about helping people, I don’t want it.”

4. Tell us about your greatest accomplishment to date.

I have been blessed to have some wonderful children and that to me is more of a blessing than anything else I have accomplished. I live to make my parents, children and friends proud of me and I hope I have done that by the body of work that I have accomplished in my life.

5. What sport do you enjoy playing or watching?

Everyone knows me as a footballer and at my advanced age, I continue to fool myself that I am still as good as I was in my younger days, when I used to play two days a week with people who are half my age.

However, there are two sports that I watch as much as I can, tennis, which I also play at least three days per week and boxing, which is a passion of mine, as long as I am not inside the ring.

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

There is no “one vision” for sport in Jamaica, because we are such talented people who continue to break new ground, for example in bobsled, karate, gymnastics and swimming, where we are on the verge of competing with the big boys.

It is important for government and corporate Jamaica to embrace the value of sport and to ensure they put measures in place to ensure persons with talent can be nurtured and that as a country we can reap the benefits.

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In other words, sport is not just sport. It is a business, so we should treat it as such.

7. What advice do you have for athletes and athlete support personnel in sport?

The advice I have for athletes and their support personnel, is that sport is a business and your talent has a value. If managed in a positive way, “great are the rewards”. However, one injury can change all that and so it is prudent for those who choose sport as a career to back that up with a solid education.

8. What is your vision for the Commission?

The role of JADCO can never be overstated. Life without rules, regulations and order leads to chaos and anarchy. Sport is no different. I believe the role of JADCO should be expanded and I am of the view that all sporting disciplines beginning at the high school level need to be monitored by the Commission.

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

My education and experience is available at all times to JADCO. In collaboration with my fellow board members, I am pretty sure we can advance the Commission from where it is at this moment.

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

Stay clean as if your life depends on it. Is fame and fortune worth your life? Drugs have so many side effects such as having children with deformities, the inability to reproduce, kidney and lung problems and others.

There is also the burden on your own conscience, knowing that what you have achieved was not by your God given talent backed by hard work and dedication.

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2017 PROHIBITED LIST The 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is now available on the JADCO website at www.jadco.gov.jm.

The list is revised annually and the new list takes effect on January 1, each year.

criteria then it will be considered for placement on the list: 1. Enhances performance 2. Poses a threat to an athlete’s health 3. Violates the spirit of sport

The Prohibited List indicates what substances and methods are prohibited in-competition and out-ofcompetition and which substances are prohibited in particular sporting disciplines.

Click on the link below to view the 2017 Prohibited List of Substances and Methods. https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/ resources/files/2016-09-29_-_wada_prohibited_ list_2017_eng_final.pdf

According to the World Anti-Doping Code, if a substance or method is found to meet any two of the following

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JADCO and You Television and Radio Programmes JADCO and You is a series of television and radio features which disseminates important information on anti-doping to the general public. The feature is aired quarterly on TVJ and monthly on 12 radio stations.

The JADCO and You television programme will be broadcast on Television Jamaica on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 9:30 p.m.

JADCO and You will be aired on the following radio stations on Thursday, January 26, 2017.

Mello FM: 07:15 AM KLAS ESPN: 05:30 AM Irie FM: 01:40 PM Free I Radio: 11:30 AM Hot 102 FM: 05:55 AM Newstalk 93: 04:55 PM Music 99 FM: 02:48 PM Suncity Radio: 12:35 PM Roots FM: 01:55 PM NCU FM: 05:50 AM TBC Radio: 10:00 PM Talk Jamaica Radio: 03:05 PM To watch previously aired JADCO and You television programmes, tune in to PBCJamaica Tuesdays to Fridays at 1:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

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RECAP OF THE 2016 JUNIOR ATHLETES ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, in its effort to sensitise its stakeholders about the role and responsibilities of JADCO, delivered anti-doping education to over 370 secondary school students and their support personnel from across the island during the 2016 series of Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops.

At the workshops, participants received values-based education and were involved in discussions focused on the functions and responsibilities of JADCO and the doping control process. Medical practitioners, Dr. Monique Kildare, Dr. Lincoln Cox, Dr. Tanya Hamilton and Dr. Kerone Wint also delivered presentations on the health consequences of doping.

The workshops took place at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on October 12, The Wexford Hotel in St. James on October 19, The Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann on October 26 and the Jamaica Conference Centre (JCC) on November 2, 2016.

The Commission also used the workshops to launch the 2016 JADCO Poster Competition for secondary school students. They will be required to design a poster for JADCO under the theme “No Dope to Cope�. The winner and runners-up will be rewarded with cash and other prizes and the deadline for entries is January 20, 2017.

Golf View Hotel

The Wexford Hotel

(L-r) The JADCO mascot, Leo, the Dope Patrol Officer, shares a light moment with student athletes, Owen Hyatt of Manchester High School, Garville Smalling of Lacovia High School and Alesha Williams of Garvey Maceo High School.

They were participating in the first in the 2016 series of the Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops held for student athletes and support personnel from secondary schools in Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth. The workshop was held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.

Roshae Miller (2nd right), Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, listens as Dr. Lincoln Cox (r), medical practitioner, talks about the 2016 Prohibited List with student athletes, Odaine Martinez (2nd left) from Irwin High School and Kimone Hines (l) from Green Island High School.

The occasion was the second workshop in the 2016 series of the Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops held for student athletes and support personnel from schools in Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and sections of Trelawny at The Wexford Hotel in St. James on Wednesday, October 19, 2016.

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The Cardiff Hotel and Spa

Jamaica Conference Centre

Vanessa Reid-Ledford (r), Director of Communication and Education at JADCO, explains the Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) application process to Antoniel Brown (2nd right), Physical Education teacher and student athletes, Dana Treasure (2nd left) and Jamie Brown (l), all from Steer Town Academy. The occasion was the third workshop in the 2016 series of the Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops held for student athletes and support personnel from schools in St. Ann, St. Mary, Portland and sections of Trelawny at The Cardiff Hotel and Spa in St. Ann on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.

Student athletes from Camperdown High School performed their rendition of JADCO’s theme song during the No Dope to Cope Jingle Competition. The occasion was the final workshop in the 2016 series of the Junior Athletes Anti-Doping Education Workshops held for student athletes and support personnel from schools in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas at the Jamaica Conference Centre (JCC) on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.

Dope Free Creative Corner

We Don’t Need Dope To Cope!

Mind yuh choke on yuh words.

You intentionally did it.

Why cheat? You cheater!

Now you’re less than a bleacher.

Why did you fail to comply?

On you we all did rely.

Now empty first, second and third slots.

In our hearts, you have no spot.

There’s a solution for doping.

Just listen keenly.

It’s simply this.

Jus’ work hard nuh man And stick to this plan.

Be fair, beware and follow international rules.

Don’t be like the other fools.

Short cut is never the way.

It’s just for you to obey.

By: Dana-Lee Young Mile Gully High School If you have a creative piece that you would like to be published in the next True Spirit newsletter, send an email to truespirit@jadco.gov.jm.

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JADCO OUT and ABOUT The JADCO team hosted an anti-doping education workshop with members of the Jamaica Visually Impaired Cricket Association (JaVICA) on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). Participants got information on the Jamaica Anti-Doping Programme, the doping control process and the health consequences of doping prohibited substances and methods.

Roshae Miller (2nd right), Public Relations and Education Officer at JADCO, listens as Dr. Michell Hunter (r), representative from the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA), talks about the 2016 Prohibited List with Glendon Coke (2nd left), 2nd Vice President/ coach and Dennal Shim (l), cricketer and President of the Jamaica Visually Impaired Cricket Association (JaVICA). The occasion was the JADCO/JaVICA Anti-Doping Education Workshop held at the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) on Saturday, December 10, 2016.

Athletes and support personnel from the Jamaica Visually Impaired Cricket Association (JaVICA) show their support for the Say No To Doping message during the JADCO/JaVICA Anti-Doping Education Workshop.

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 Ja_antidoping

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