International Sport Law & Whistleblowing against Doping in Sport

The "International Sport Law & Whistleblowing against Doping in Sport" aims to

  • Address current legal issues in whistleblowing policies (e.g., jurisdiction, witness protection).
  • Provide recommendations for improved whistleblowing policies and practices.
  • Provide a framework for harmonised policy implementation. 

MINDFUL MUSCLES COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

The Mindful Muscles Community of Practice aims to

  • Connect early career researchers with fellow academics and researchers working in related areas or subjects.
  • Promote knowledge exchange and transfer about novel research ideas, methodologies, and data analytic procedures.
  • Advance scientific research in relation to IPED use, body image, and relevant psychological and educational interventions.
  • Improve the skills and competencies of early career researchers interested in publishing their work and pursuing research grants.  

MMA Fighters vs Doping

The "MMA Fighters vs Doping" community will:

  • Identify the training needs of competitive MMA fighters with regards to clean sport education.
  • Identify areas that require most immediate action (e.g., debunking myths about the safety and effects of doping).
  • Identify suitable methods and tools to provide clean sport education to MMA fighters.

Create an "MMA Community" hub for discussion and exchange of ideas and practices with respect to clean sport and anti-doping.

iNADO Community of Practice for the International Standards of Education (ISE)

Description

Community Description

The "iNADO Community of Practice for ISE" will:

  • Serve as a National and Regional ADO forum for sharing knowledge and good practices around ISE implementation (and evaluation).
  • Promote the development/implementation of ISE harmonised benchmarking criteria.
  • Identify relevant training needs of NADOs/RADOs in relation to ISE.
  • Provide an open-access repository/library of ISE-related material (e.g., clean sport education training tools) to inform NADO/RADOs's implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of ISE.

Community Objectives

This community main objectives are to implement the World Anti-Doping Agency's International Standards of Education

Community Responsible Organization

iNADO (Institute ofor National Anti-Doping Organisations)

Community Chair

Ms Solenne Zandronis

Community Enrollment Methods

Community members can be auto-enrolled by the Community leader. New members should require access to the community from the Community leader. 


Dopinglinkki Community of Practice

Community Description

The "Dopinglinkki Community of Practice" consists of professional coaches from different fields (health care professionals, researchers, communication specialists, educators, harm reduction workers, online service managers) who are interested in exchanging knowledge and practices about promoting clean sport, health advisory service, and learning about harm reduction practices.

The community is based in Helsinki, Finland.     

Community Objectives

This community main objectives are to exchange knowledge and practices around clean sport education & communication, preventive work and health advisory service

Community Responsible Organization

Dopinglinkki, A-Clinic Foundation

Community Chair

Jukka Koskelo

Community Enrolment Methods

Community members can be auto-enrolled by the Community leader. New members should require access to the community from the Community leader. 


Sheffield Coaches Community of Practice

Community Description

The "Sheffield Coaches Community of Practice" consists of professional coaches from different sports (Rugby, Weightlifting, Strongman, Martial Arts, Swimming/Diving, Bobsleigh) who are interested in exchanging knowledge and practices about promoting clean sport, protecting their athletes from anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs), and learning about harm reduction practices. The community is based in Sheffield an meets at Sheffield Hallam University premises. 

Community Objectives

This community main objectives are to exchange knowledge and practices around clean sport education; discuss doping-related experiences and mitigation measures/actions; promote clean sport education in different levels and types of sport.

Community Responsible Organization

Sheffield Hallam University

Community Chair

Dr Lambros Lazuras

Community Enrolment Methods

Community members can be auto-enrolled by the Community leader. New members should require access to the community from the Community leader.