MINUTES OF THE

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

DRUG-EDUCATION AND DRUG-TESTING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS AND MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS

The Carolina Inn

June 21-23, 2002

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Participants:

Dewayne Barnes, Whittier College

Peter D. Carlon, University of Texas, Arlington

Lauren Costello, Princeton University

Pam Gill-Fisher, University of California, Davis

Gary A. Green, University of California, Los Angeles, chair

Arnold Mazur, Boston College

Rochel Rittgers, Augustana College (Illinois)

Darryl D. Rogers, Southern Connecticut State University

Mary E. Wilfert, NCAA

Matt Mitten, Marquette University; Bryan Smith, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Terry Madden, United States Anti-Doping Agency; Tom Murray, The Hastings Center; Frank Uryasz and Andrea Wickerham, The National Center for Drug Free Sport; and Elsa Cole, NCAA, were in attendance for portions of this meeting.

[Note: These minutes contain only actions taken (formal votes or stated “sense of the meeting”) in accordance with NCAA policy regarding minutes of all Association entities. While certain items on the committee’s agenda were acted on at various times throughout the meeting, all final actions within a given topic are combined in these minutes for convenience of reference.]

Friday, June 21

The meeting was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the chair, Dr. Green. All members were present as noted above.

1. Introductions and Updates. Dr. Green welcomed guests Mr. Madden, Dr. Murray, Mr. Uryasz and Ms. Wickerham.

2. Previous Minutes.

It was VOTED

“That the minutes of the December 2-4, 2001, committee meeting be approved as distributed.”

3. Governance Reports. The subcommittee reviewed the progress of its recommendations to the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Divisions II and III Management Councils.

4. Drug Testing Issues. The subcommittee worked with Dr. Murray to develop an ethical framework from which to consider policy on the following drug-testing issues:

a. Accepting Drug-Testing Results and Sanctions from Other Sports Organizations. The subcommittee worked with Mr. Madden and Ms. Cole to consider the benefits and challenges to the NCAA in accepting drug-testing results and sanctions applied to student-athletes coming into an NCAA program while under a ban from an outside sports organization. The subcommittee will explore ways to share positive drug-testing information about student-athletes from both organizations, with signed approval from the student-athlete. An ad hoc committee chaired by Dr. Mazur, with Mr. Mitten and Ms. Cole, will propose ways this can be structured.

b. Graded Penalties. The subcommittee voted to maintain the current penalty for all positive drug tests. The subcommittee directed NCAA staff to include this item, with history, in the next meeting agenda. Dr. Costello will review the new World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) World Code and present its penalty structure for subcommittee review at its December meeting.

c. Student-Athlete Eligibility Pending an Appeal. The subcommittee clarified that a student-athlete will serve a minimum of 365 days for a positive drug test, marked from the day of collection, and a full season of competition. If a student-athlete competes between collection and confirmation of positive test, that competition(s) will be added to the penalty to assure the loss of a full season of competition.

d. Drug-Testing Program Evaluation. The subcommittee directed The National Center for Drug Free Sport (The Center) and NCAA staff to prepare an annual summary of the drug-testing program. This annual summary will include a summary of the number of appeals heard by the subcommittee, an evaluation of the appeal process (from feedback from participating institutions), the evaluations of the collections process, the lab evaluation documents, the report of the 2001 NCAA Drug-Education/Testing Survey and the observations of committee members who visit drug-testing collections sites. The Center will provide the drug-testing site review form to committee members to assist them in assessing their observation experience.

e. Prospective Student-Athletes Participating in Summer Workouts. The subcommittee recommended that the banned substance list be provided with the National Letter of Intent, and that an advisory be provided to institutional coaching staff to warn prospective athletes about the risks of nutritional supplement use.

f. Drug-Testing Student-Athletes During the Summer. The subcommittee considered this issue and was unanimous in their opposition to testing student-athletes during the summer months. Although recognizing that summer may present an opportunity to use banned substances without consequence, the subcommittee supports time off for both student-athletes and staff and believes that summer testing would unfairly target two sports. The subcommittee instead prefers to focus increased testing to cover more sports throughout the academic year. The subcommittee directed The Center to bring forth a proposal to the December meeting to add additional tests in a rotating schedule for other sports.

5. The National Center for Drug Free Sport (The Center). The subcommittee accepted the report from The Center, approving the following actions and recommendations:

a. Changes to the drug-testing protocol to confirm when an institution must declare a student-athlete ineligible as a result of a positive drug test and when an appeal must be scheduled.

b. Drug-testing results for January-July 2001 and August-December 2001.

c. Maintain bowl drug-testing on site as opposed to on campus in the weeks leading up to a bowl game.

d. Re-title the NCAA Web-based drug-education program, link it the NCAA Web site and include a notice in The NCAA News.

e. Seek funding for a study conducted with the Amateur Baseball Umpires Association to assess umpires’ knowledge and attitudes regarding the NCAA tobacco ban.

f. A recommendation to solicit satisfaction feedback from schools that have participated in NCAA drug-test appeals.

g. A recommendation to make concerted educational efforts that identify pertinent bylaws and penalties to these institutions that do not fulfill their administrative duties when selected for drug-testing.

h. A recommendation to expand the pilot tests in Division II and to propose to Division I either a pilot or a fully implemented year-round drug testing program in baseball, citing the most recent reports of steroid use in Major League Baseball.

i. A request a clarification from membership services regarding heavily marketed “energy drinks,” nutritional supplements that contain concentrated caffeine.

6. Drug-Testing Research. The subcommittee voted to not fund a proposal from the University of California, Los Angeles until it receives clarification regarding Carbon Isotope Ration (CIR) service and validation as a tool in confirming a positive Testosterone/Epitestosterone (T/E) test.

7. Banned Substance List. The subcommittee recommended including an article in The NCAA News regarding the ban on Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), effective August 2003 and adding the herbal names ephedra, ma huang, and guarana to the corresponding substances on the banned substance list.

8. Drug-Testing Protocol. The subcommittee recommended that membership services review protocol 18.4.1.5.1 and deliver an interpretation to clarify the penalty if a student-athlete tests positive once for a street drug and then tests positive for another banned substance.

9. Appeal Process and Medical Exception Process. The subcommittee confirmed that the institution on an appeal call shall receive the case report with the names of committee members scheduled to hear the appeal. The subcommittee also agreed to not add testosterone to the list of substances for which a medical exception may be requested.

10. Drug-Testing Consent Form. The subcommittee recommended adding the phrase “I agree I have received a copy of the banned drug list” to the signature line on the consent form.

11. Student-Athlete Statement. The subcommittee directed NCAA staff to confirm its recommendations for changes on the student-athlete form requiring student-athletes to declare any positive drug test from any sports governing body.

[Note: The meeting was adjourned at 5 p.m.]

Saturday, June 22

The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. All members were present as noted above.

12. Drug Education Budget. The subcommittee reviewed the current drug-education budget and approved reallocations for remaining projects, to include funding for the administration of the ATLAS pilot and new NCAA banned drug wallet cards.

13. Alcohol Issues.

a. Teaching Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM). The subcommittee received an update on the NCAA’s relationship with the TEAM Coalition, noting the changes TEAM had experienced in recent months.

b. Speakers Grants. The subcommittee received a report identifying the schools and programs approved for the speakers grants in the spring 2002. The subcommittee directed staff to explore an on-line process to submit applications and to include an article in an upcoming edition of The NCAA News to highlight the program.

c. Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education (APPLE) Conferences. The subcommittee received the 2002 APPLE Conference spring follow-up report. The subcommittee heard from Mr. Uryasz and Ms. Wickerham on their positive experience at the 2002 conferences. The subcommittee again emphasized that this program is required to reapply for funding and will be considered on its merits.

d. CHOICES Report. The subcommittee received a report on the 2002 grant awards, and reviewed and declined a request from a 1999 recipient for additional funding, noting the intent of this program is to have projects institutionalized after three years of NCAA funding.

e. Betty Ford Professional in Residence (PIR) Program. The subcommittee received evaluation comments from the 2002 PIR participants and one-year follow up comments from the 2001 PIR participants. The subcommittee reaffirmed its decision to reduce the number of annual NCAA participants to 24.

f. TIPS for the University. The subcommittee received a report of this co-funded project.

g. Alcohol and Performance. The subcommittee reviewed and approved this brochure developed by staff at George Mason University, and recommended it be posted on the NCAA health and safety Web site and distributed to athletic trainers.

14. Tobacco Issues. Mr. Carlon advised the subcommittee that Greg Sankey will continue efforts to promote enforcement of the tobacco ban in his position as the Commissioner of the Southland Conference. See item 5.e. for additional recommendations.

15. Other Drug Issues.

a. Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS). The subcommittee was advised of the commitment of one school in the ATLAS pilot. The subcommittee reaffirmed budget expenditures to support the ATLAS pilot, with $2000 for two to three institutions, and up to $6000 to Linn Goldberg.

b. Ephedrine, Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Ecstasy and Marijuana. The subcommittee reviewed an opportunity for funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support infrastructure development and interventions against “club drug” use. The subcommittee noted a proposal would be better received coming from an individual institution. Due to the short turn-around time, this effort was deemed not practical.

16. Nutritional Supplement Education.

a. The subcommittee received a report from the NCAA liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) providing SAAC feedback on education efforts to address the use of nutritional supplements. The subcommittee directed staff to explore the development of a public service announcement on nutritional supplements and to provide the NCAA Division I SAAC with information about current efforts, including the new drug-education Web site. The Center received the programs from Oregon State University for the drug-education Web site and plans to launch the site by January 2002.

b. The subcommittee reviewed the statement from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) regarding sports drinks and recommended the NCAA commend the effort and note that the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook addresses the issue. It also recommended that the sentence referencing the lack of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation be reworded or eliminated. The Center offered assistance from the Resource Exchange Center (REC) coordinator, Rachel Olander.