ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY
All athletics staff members (including graduate assistant coaches and volunteers) must be aware of and committed to the drug education and drug-testing program. No athletics staff member shall encourage or advise any student-athlete to take performance-enhancing or non-therapeutic drugs and further, they shall not issue or assist student-athletes in obtaining any of these substances. Staff members shall advise and educate student-athletes against these types of substances and shall report the use, or suspected use, of performance-enhancing and/or non-therapeutic drugs by a student-athlete to the Director of Athletics by completing and submitting the Reasonable Suspicion Form (See Appendix D). All athletic staff members shall direct student-athletes who desire to use dietary supplements to a full-time athletic trainer for consultation. Head coaches are required to maintain up-to-date squad rosters with the Athletic Services Coordinator to be used in the random selection process serviced through the National Center for Drug Free Sport. In addition to eligible, active participants in the program, squad rosters must include all red-shirts and/or ineligible players. A staff member found in violation of this policy is subject to dismissal.
