“One strike and you are out!”
Education is an essential component of any program focused on the development of athletes or those who support them. It is also a mandatory part of an anti-doping program.
Effective prevention and clean sport values-based education programs are important to create a strong doping-free culture. WADA has developed resources for athletes, coaches, doctors and any other person who wishes to know more about anti-doping.
The Anti-Doping e-Learning platform (ADeL)
offers access to all topics related to clean sport and anti-doping. It offers courses for athletes, coaches, doctors, administrators and anyone interested in learning more about anti-doping and protecting the values of clean sport.
If you are a new user to ADeL, please refer to The Quick Start User Guide for account set-up instructions.
The Education Programs in ADeL includes:
High Performance Coaches’ Education Program
This module will help you think about why clean sport matters and how it protects your athletes’ experiences and opportunities in sport. The aim is to help you demonstrate values and behaviors associated with clean sport, acting as an advocate for your athletes so they can learn to do the same.
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Explain the concept of clean sport and what it means for athletes to compete clean
- Identify values and behaviors associated with clean sport and name your own values too
- Consider how your personal values relate to values associated with clean sport
- Examine how clean sport is impacted by your values as well as the values of athletes, and other Athlete Support Personnel (ASP)
- Describe how to develop values in athletes
ADeL for Parents of Elite Athletes
This module will help you think about why clean sport matters and how it protects your child’s experiences and opportunities in sport. The aim is to help you demonstrate values and behaviors associated with clean sport, acting as an advocate for your child and other athletes so they can learn to do the same.
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Explain the concept of clean sport and what it means for athletes to compete clean
- Identify values and behaviors associated with clean sport and name your own values too
- Consider how your personal values relate to values associated with clean sport
- Examine how clean sport is impacted by your values, as well as the values of athletes and other Athlete Support Personnel (ASP)
- Describe how to develop values in your child
National-Level Athletes Education Program
This module will help you think about why clean sport matters and how it protects your experience and opportunities in sport, and how you can act as an advocate for clean sport! The aim is to help you demonstrate values and behaviors associated with clean sport.
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Explain the concept of clean sport and what it means to compete clean
- Identify values and behaviors associated with clean sport and name your own values too
- Consider how your personal values relate to values associated with clean sport
- Examine how clean sport is impacted by the values of athletes, Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) and others
- Explain how anti-doping practices and requirements are values-based
International-Level Athletes Education Program
This module will help you think about why clean sport matters and how it protects your experience and opportunities in sport, and how you can act as an advocate for clean sport! The aim is to help you demonstrate values and behaviors associated with clean sport.
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Explain the concept of clean sport and what it means to compete clean
- Identify values and behaviors associated with clean sport and name your own values too
- Consider how your personal values relate to values associated with clean sport
- Examine how clean sport is impacted by the values of athletes, Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) and others
- Explain how anti-doping practices and requirements are values-based
Medical Professional’s Education Program
This course will help you, a medical professional, learn about your role in protecting clean sport and how to operate in line with the anti-doping rules.
It will provide you with information to effectively support your athletes so that they meet their anti-doping roles and responsibilities and it will explain what is expected from you when you suspect doping.
For the purpose of this course, a medical professional is a sports physician, or any other person involved in the diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation of an athlete, such as a physiotherapist, general physician, sports nutritionist, pharmacists etc.
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- Promote the values of clean sport with athletes
- Perform your roles and responsibilities as outlined in the World Anti-Doping Code
- Comply with the anti-doping rules
- Apply your rights and responsibilities
- Consider how a sporting environment may affect traditional medical practice
Code Implementation Support Program for ADO employees or practitioners
WADA developed the Code Implementation Support Program (CISP) to help World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Signatories prepare for implementation of the 2021 Code and International Standards (Standards) that come into effect on 1 January 2021.
The following types of CISP resources are available on the Agency’s Anti-Doping eLearning platform (ADEL):
Factsheets
Checklists
Presentations
Pre-recorded webinars
Video tutorials
These resources are focused on understanding the main changes and what Signatories can do to implement the 2021 Code and Standards.
The Quick Start ADO User Guide
WADA’s Play True Quiz is an interactive computer game that tests athletes and their entourage’s knowledge about anti-doping. It is currently available in 36 languages. As an integral element of its Outreach Program, WADA devoted considerable resources to the development of this interactive computer game which has been showcased at major events including the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and many international events.
The Youth Quiz was developed to target a younger audience by providing them core anti-doping information that better suits their level. This interactive tool has been featured at the Youth Olympic Games and other youth events. The Youth Quiz is currently available in 34 languages.
