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Why do amateur teams drug test?
Posted on 10/20/11 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 10/20/11 at 9:55 pm
I'm no hippie, but if you really think about it, as long as it doesn't affect your play/practice, why do coaches/teams GAF if you blow some sticky-icky-icky on the weekends?
I mean, they have the leverage to suspend them or sit them if they show up to practice and are suspected to be high (just like if they showed up drunk), so what is the purpose of punishing kids like Ware, Mathieu, & Simon if they just shared a jernt to celebrate the Tennessee win while playin Madden 2011 on Sunday night?
If your answer is "they're on scholarship, so the university should have access to and control over their lives", then please explain why we don't drug test kids on academic scholarship? Seems to me the scholarship money is much more at risk with a kid who's getting it b/c of his/her brain rather than their braun.
I mean, they have the leverage to suspend them or sit them if they show up to practice and are suspected to be high (just like if they showed up drunk), so what is the purpose of punishing kids like Ware, Mathieu, & Simon if they just shared a jernt to celebrate the Tennessee win while playin Madden 2011 on Sunday night?
If your answer is "they're on scholarship, so the university should have access to and control over their lives", then please explain why we don't drug test kids on academic scholarship? Seems to me the scholarship money is much more at risk with a kid who's getting it b/c of his/her brain rather than their braun.
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Posted on 10/20/11 at 9:57 pm to Luke4LSU
They drug test for performance enhancing drugs. Everything else they find is a byproduct.
This post was edited on 10/20/11 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:06 pm to Luke4LSU
quote:
If your answer is "they're on scholarship, so the university should have access to and control over their lives", then please explain why we don't drug test kids on academic scholarship?
You shouldn't compare academic scholarships to athletic scholarships.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:23 pm to Luke4LSU
I don't understand why LSU would test internally when the NCAA has a testing program in place.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:47 pm to Luke4LSU
Regular pot smoking can definitely have an effect on sleeping patterns, memory, motivation, etc., all of which can hurt on-field performance. Also, the team does have an interest in preventing drug abuse/addiction, which can hurt on-field performance.
But it is difficult to draw the line between a recreation and a habit and an addiction, and especially difficult to try to explain why you drew that line where. Therefore, it's easier (and safer) to just prohibit it altogether.
You asked, I gave you the company line.
But it is difficult to draw the line between a recreation and a habit and an addiction, and especially difficult to try to explain why you drew that line where. Therefore, it's easier (and safer) to just prohibit it altogether.
You asked, I gave you the company line.
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:49 pm to Luke4LSU
A coach doesn't want his team smoking weed. You don't want drugs any where near your program, things can quickly snowball into terrible situations. By drug testing the temptation should be removed becuase they know they will get caught.
This post was edited on 10/20/11 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 10/20/11 at 10:49 pm to Luke4LSU
You people are really reaching now. Plain and simple, its illegal and it is a violation written into the student athlete handbook, end of story.
Posted on 10/21/11 at 12:09 am to Luke4LSU
Andif they smoked it while in Tennessee, I think synthetic marijuana is legal there. So now players are getting in trouble for doing something legal. Everything is so over regulated, it is exhausting
Posted on 10/21/11 at 5:35 am to Luke4LSU
You're a fuking idiot
Posted on 10/21/11 at 5:57 am to Luke4LSU
simple answer: Guilty till proven innocent.
What's sad is that so many here are blatant statists who think that one of our fundamental American principles (innocent till proven guilty) doesn't matter.
They piss in cups on command and never question it. :gooddog:
Sad.
What's sad is that so many here are blatant statists who think that one of our fundamental American principles (innocent till proven guilty) doesn't matter.
They piss in cups on command and never question it. :gooddog:
Sad.
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