• Adopted from Life of an Athlete developed by John Underwood • A prevention/intervention chemical health program for student athletes, parents, and coaches that impacts social drug use and addresses other athlete lifestyle issues • Life of an Athlete has been utilized in 39 states and by more than 600 NCAA institutions, the United States Olympic Committee and Sport Canada. New York State and New Mexico High School athletic programs have adopted the program statewide.
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• Adopted from Life of an Athlete developed by John Underwood
• A prevention/intervention chemical health program for student athletes, parents, and coaches that impacts social drug use and addresses other athlete lifestyle issues
• Life of an Athlete has been utilized in 39 states and by more than 600 NCAA institutions, the United States Olympic Committee and Sport Canada. New York State and New Mexico High School athletic programs have adopted the program statewide.
PRESENTER JOHN UNDERWOODA former NCAA All-American, International-level distance runner and World Masters
Champion, John has coached or advised more than two dozen Olympians including World and Olympic Champions. He holds three International Olympic Solidarity diplomas for coaching and has been a crusader for drug-free sport at all levels. John’s innovative program “PURE
PERFORMANCE”, has gained international prominence. He is the Chemical Health Consultant for the New York Public High School Athletic Association drug prevention program. He has
conducted the only physiological case study, of the residual effect of alcohol on elite athletic performance. John recently spoke at the Department of Justices’ National Leadership
Conference. He has appeared as a guest commentator for ABC Wide World of Sports for Olympic Drug Scandals. John has worked with nearly all sport federations including the NCAA,
NHL, NBA, NFL, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Sport Canada, the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Navy SEALS.
John Underwood has conducted nearly
14,000 physiological tests over the past 20 years on elite
athletes.
The following slides reflect his efforts to deter drug use by
athletes.
NAVY SEALSHuman Performance Project
Program Components• Comprehensive training on the Athlete Committed Model for all
Coaches, Athletic Directors, Principals and School Board Representatives. Focus of training being on creating a program of excellence.
• An Athletic Code that promotes a character based athletic program and has clear consequences for Code infractions. 20% of there season can be taken away for bullying, harassing, and any drug or alcohol use.
• A mandatory parent/guardian meeting where parents/guardians and athletes are trained on how to ensure the best athletic performance. This meeting includes education on how alcohol and drugs impact athletic performance, what you should eat post workout, how many hours of sleep you should get, .
• Student leadership - Athletes are identified to promote the Athlete Committed program model, participate in training their peer athletes, and support their fellow athletes on and off the field.
Athletic Code of Conduct• Why?
– The Chico Unified School District Educational Code of Conduct was very outdated, hard to read, and it contradicted itself in multiple areas. In addition the Athlete Committed model required new language and elements.
– In the presence of…– Bullying/Harassment and Bystander Behavior– Cyber images– Accountability
• Why?– Athletes, Parents/Guardians, and Coaches understanding of the Code– Interpretation of the Code– Clear expectations on what it means to represent the school as an athlete– Clear expectation on what is means to represent the school as a
parent/guardian of an athlete– The training allows everyone to get on the same page about the expectations
for involvement in athletic programs on the school campus• Nutrition related to athletic performance and recovery• How sleep impacts athletic performance• Impact of alcohol and drugs on athletic performance (includes brain
research)• A review of the Athlete Commitment, Coach Commitment, and Parent
Commitment. Everyone (parents/guardians, athletes and coaches) must sign to participate on a team.
Basketball 21.1 Softball 28.8Swimming 29.7Tennis 20.2Track and field 16.4Fencing 10.0Field hockey 37.6Golf 20.9Gymnastics 13.5Ice hockey 28.0Lacrosse 42.4Skiing 60.8Soccer 32.4Volleyball 22.4
MARIJUANA
Baseball 26.9Basketball 23.6 Football 27.3Tennis 27.4Track and field 17.3Fencing 35.7Golf 26.4Gymnastics 31.9Ice hockey 28.1Lacrosse 47.9Rifle 45.8Skiing 40.9Soccer 32.7Swimming 37.8Water polo 57.5Wrestling 30.4
MARIJUANA
Women’s and Men’s NCAA Marijuana Use
MENWOMEN Reported Use
Basketball 71.5 Softball 85.3 Swimming 88.1 Tennis 83.9 Track and field 71.3 Fencing 80.0 Field hockey 88.2 Golf 83.7 Gymnastics 77.5 Ice hockey 87.2 Lacrosse 93.4 Skiing 91.3 Soccer 86.9 Volleyball 77.5