New rules mean new dangers for GAA coaches and players on supplements

THE COUNTRY’s leading sports nutrition expert claims the GAA hasn’t grasped the potential impact of strict new anti-doping measures brought in last month.

Since January 1, those involved in a doping violation committed by another person are to be sanctioned in the same way. It’s an attempt to address complicity where doping offences occur, though it also opens up all associated parties to potential sanctions.

A major fear is that a player taking contaminated supplements will fail a test, with those around the player equally at risk of sanction.