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mittee should consider all aspects of performanceenhancing drugs,” Dearing said, asking for a “thorough top-to-bottom review of existing policies and procedures regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs by those who break the rules in order to tilt the playing field to their own advantage.” Dearing asked the committee to consider the full range of issues related to PEDs, including but not limited to: • whether existing policies and procedures provide sufficient authority for schools to test and discipline student-athletes who may be using banned substances; • the legal, policy and fiscal implications of heightened policies against per-
formance-enhancing drugs; and • whether the FHSAA prohibition against performance-enhancing drugs would be more effective if set out as a standalone policy rather than existing only as a part of a broader policy on sportsmanship. “Most young athletes have no idea the harm that can be caused by performance-enhancing drugs,” Maynard said. “Teenagers are still developing, both physically and mentally, and PEDs have no place in their lives. Whatever the FHSAA can do to stop PEDs from being used by high school student-athletes is a step in the right direction.” A list of members of the FHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee is at www. fhsaa.org/gov/sportsmed.
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a very real, very dangerous threat to high school student-athletes, both physically and psychologically,” Montford said. “I commend the FHSAA for being proactive in addressing the challenge presented by coaches, parents and young athletes who want to get ahead by any means possible, whatever the personal cost.” The 15-member Sports Medicine Advisory Committee includes a cross-section of experts from across Florida, including 11 physicians as well as athletic trainers, former coaches and educators. The committee’s work has led to recent FHSAA policies to better protect young student athletes in the areas of concussions and heat/hydration. “The Advisory Com-
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