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The Testing Handbook
Before, during and after an anti-doping test. If you are tested, or about to be, read this one first.
Who it is for
- An athlete who has just been notified of a test.
- Anyone in a tested programme who has never read the procedure.
- A coach who may be the one standing next to the athlete.
Who it is not for
- Anyone who has already received an adverse finding. That is a matter for a lawyer.
- Someone looking for ways around a test.
- An athlete outside any anti-doping programme.
Before you buy
Two complete documents are free to read on the samples page, and the reasoning behind this guide is on the site at no cost. If the free pages answer your question, you do not need it.
Common questions
What does it cost?
Nothing. Name your own price, zero included, and no email is required.
Is it enough on its own?
For the test itself, yes. The paperwork that decides what a finding costs is the Clean Sport File.
Does it cover what to sign?
Yes, including the part of the form where fighters lose.
Is it sport specific?
No. It applies anywhere the WADA Code does.
Can I give it to my athletes?
Yes. It was written to be handed around a gym.
Free reading on the same problem
The guide is the protocol. These articles are the reasoning behind it, and they cost nothing.
- Called for a Doping Test: What Happens. The doping control procedure step by step: notification, the kit, the 90 ml minimum, and the part of the form where fighters lose.
- WADA or VADA: Who Actually Tests You. WADA rarely takes your sample. VADA cannot ban you. The body that ends your year is usually neither. How boxing testing works.
- What Happens After a Positive Drug Test. From the letter to the decision: provisional suspension, the B sample, the charge, the hearing, sanction lengths, and the appeal that pauses nothing.
- Whereabouts and ADAMS: The 60-Minute Slot. When a doping officer may actually turn up, what your 60-minute slot really means, and how three filing errors become a ban.
- Anti-Doping for Fighters: Complete Guide. Strict liability, prohibited methods, the 100 ml IV rule, substances of abuse, exemptions, and the admin that actually protects you.
- Can a Supplement Fail You a Drug Test?. How contaminated supplements cause failed tests, which categories carry most risk, and what certification does not prove.
The guides are the system in general. If you want the numbers run for your weight, your date and your weigh-in format, that is a written plan, which is a different product from a guide.
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