Division II members support health and safety proposals
By Brian HendricksonMembers of Division II soundly supported three health and safety proposals that impact student-athlete eligibility and well-being during Saturday’s business session at the NCAA...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions about Drug Testing
General Drug Testing Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat drugs are banned by the NCAA?The NCAA bans drugs by class, along with any substance chemically related to those classes. The banned drug classes are:...
View ArticleHealth and safety to be considered in all future playing rule changes
Many playing rule changes have the potential to impact student-athlete health and safety, even if they’re proposed for entirely different reasons. At a June 5-7 meeting in Salt Lake City, the Committee...
View ArticleFrom the Trenches: The Good and Bad of Substance Use Trends
Experts at a recent NCAA meeting warned that while testing and education efforts have helped curb steroid use, administrators and coaches must remain vigilant about the ever-changing dietary supplement...
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Drug free sport serves up NCAA education initiatives
By: Lara Ulfers, MS, RD, CSSD, The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc.Drug Free Sport is the nation’s leader in sport drug-testing services and a proud partner of the NCAA, exclusively...
View ArticleCompetitive safeguards committee recommends drug testing changes
The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports recommended extensive changes to the NCAA’s drug-testing policies when it convened in mid-December in Indianapolis.The...
View Article2015-16 drug-testing exceptions procedures (medical exceptions)
The NCAA list of banned drug classes (NCAA Bylaw 31.2.3) is composed of substances that are generally purported to be performance enhancing and/or potentially harmful to the health and safety of the...
View Article2015-16 NCAA Banned Drugs
Download: 2015-16 NCAA Banned Drugs (pdf)It is your responsibility to check with the appropriate or designated athletics staff before using any substance.The NCAA bans the following classes of...
View ArticleCompetitive safeguards committee takes new approach to drug testing changes
A push to replace testing for street drugs at NCAA championship events with a more robust educational and interventional approach has slowed but it has not been derailed entirely. After its proposal...
View Article2015-16 NCAA drug-testing program appeals process
If requested to do so, an institution is required to bring an appeal on behalf of a student-athlete who has a positive drug test or who violates an NCAA drug-testing protocol. The procedures for...
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NCAA Doping, Drug Education and Drug Testing Task Force
The NCAA Sport Science Institute convened a Doping, Drug Education and Drug Testing Task Force in July 2013 (for a list of task force members see 2013 Task Force Members ). The purpose of the task...
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What Student-Athletes Need to Know About Marijuana
The NCAA Sport Science Institute has developed a scripted PowerPoint presentation template to help member schools educate student-athletes about the facts and issues surrounding marijuana use.While the...
View ArticleCSMAS recommends drug-testing penalty change
The NCAA’s penalties for performance-enhancing drugs have intended to have a straightforward application: Student-athletes who test positive should lose one of their four seasons of eligibility.The...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions about Drug Testing
Banned Drugs, Medications, Supplements and PenaltiesWhat drugs are banned by the NCAA?The NCAA bans drugs by class, along with any substance chemically/pharmacologically related to those classes. The...
View ArticleHealth and safety to be considered in all future playing rule changes
Many playing rule changes have the potential to impact student-athlete health and safety, even if they’re proposed for entirely different reasons. At a June 5-7 meeting in Salt Lake City, the Committee...
View ArticleFrom the Trenches: The Good and Bad of Substance Use Trends
Experts at a recent NCAA meeting warned that while testing and education efforts have helped curb steroid use, administrators and coaches must remain vigilant about the ever-changing dietary supplement...
View ArticleCompetitive safeguards committee recommends drug testing changes
The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports recommended extensive changes to the NCAA’s drug-testing policies when it convened in mid-December in Indianapolis.The...
View ArticleMedical Exceptions Procedures
The NCAA list of banned drug classes (NCAA Bylaw 31.2.3) is composed of substances that are generally purported to be performance enhancing and/or potentially harmful to the health and safety of the...
View ArticleNCAA Banned Substances
Download: 2021-22 NCAA Banned Substances (pdf)NCAA Division I Bylaw 12 and NCAA Divisions II and III Bylaw 14 require that schools provide drug education to all student-athletes. The athletics director...
View ArticleCompetitive safeguards committee takes new approach to drug testing changes
A push to replace testing for street drugs at NCAA championship events with a more robust educational and interventional approach has slowed but it has not been derailed entirely. After its proposal...
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