Acadia varsity football player receives two-year suspension

Wolfville, NS – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) today announced that Acadia varsity football player, Taylor Shadgett, of Barrie, Ontario has received a two-year suspension from competition in Canadian University Sport (CIS) for his use of the banned steroid Winstrol. Mr. Shadgett tested positive in an out-of-competition test that occurred on June 7, 2010.
“Acadia University supports the testing regime and suspension policies of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) and the CIS and is committed to the objectives of all sports organizations to achieve doping-free sport and to protect the rights of athletes to compete in a fair and ethical sport environment,” said Brian Heaney, Acadia’s director of varsity athletics.
This is the first positive test at Acadia for the use of a performance enhancing substance. Acadia’s athletes receive mandatory drug education delivered by University athletics staff each year and must complete an on-line education program designed by the CCES before they are eligible to play. In addition, off season training results are monitored by coaching staff to identify unusual results that might indicate the use of performance enhancing or banned substances.
The arbitrator’s decision in Mr. Shadgett’s case can be found at www.crdsc-sdrcc.ca.
In response to this incident, Acadia will enhance its drug education program and institutional penalties for performance-enhancing drug violations. These changes include:
Inviting third party experts to campus to:
– Conduct Acadia’s existing pre-season seminar for all athletes about their obligations as athletes to train and compete drug free, the health risks of drug use and the penalties and consequences for athletes who test positive for banned substances;
– Lead a new mandatory post-season meeting with each varsity team on drug education prior to the beginning of out-of-season strength training programs; and
– Deliver a refresher message to all athletes at a new education session at the end of the school prior to their return home for the summer break and commencement of individual training programs
· Permanent expulsion from Acadia varsity athletics for any athlete who receives a suspension as a result of a performance enhancing drug violation and loss of any athletic financial award, if applicable.
About Acadia
Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has long been recognized as one of Canada’s premier post-secondary institutions. With its nationally and internationally recognized undergraduate and graduate research initiatives, small classes and technology-rich teaching and learning environment, Acadia offers students an experience that includes academic achievement combined with personal growth and development. Acadia also offers distance learning, certificate programs, language training and other university extension programs through Open Acadia. For more information about Acadia University, visit our website at www.acadiau.ca.
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Acadia Sports Info