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Post by Garand on May 4, 2012 19:01:46 GMT -5
Since it isn't talked about very openly, I'll ask the following: Among college women volleyball players, how prevalent is drug use? What are the school policies and how effectively are they enforced? Do any/many schools test their player for drugs? Is it common for players drop out or get tossed from teams for this reason?
I'm aware of at least one recent transfer that was the result of being removed from the squad because of drug use, although this, of course, was not discussed openly. How common is this sort of thing?
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Post by lonewolf on May 4, 2012 20:47:13 GMT -5
Since it isn't talked about very openly, I'll ask the following: Among college women volleyball players, how prevalent is drug use? What are the school policies and how effectively are they enforced? Do any/many schools test their player for drugs? Is it common for players drop out or get tossed from teams for this reason The NCAA does random testing on campuses and also does testing at their tournaments. Some schools (not sure of the %, especially by division) have their own testing outside of the NCAA's testing. They all have their own policies, and some (again not sure of %) have a safe haven policy. |
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Post by vbgirls2 on May 4, 2012 21:01:35 GMT -5
Some pot smoking just like for any college student, much more alcohol use. I think it is pretty rare for other drug use, but just like the normal population of college students there probably is some. lonewolf is correct, NCAA tests randomly and many colleges also test randomly
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Post by sizzlincatfish on May 4, 2012 22:07:15 GMT -5
The NCAA also tests in the summer. Athletes have to leave contact info with their school.
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Post by Garand on May 4, 2012 22:13:19 GMT -5
What's a safe haven policy?
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Post by sevb on May 4, 2012 22:31:13 GMT -5
I believe that if a SA comes in and admit to having a substance abuse problem that the "safe haven" policy prevents the institution from imposing some of the consequences that may arise from peeing positive!
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Post by leftymike on May 4, 2012 23:04:44 GMT -5
Some pot smoking just like for any college student, much more alcohol use. I think it is pretty rare for other drug use, but just like the normal population of college students there probably is some. lonewolf is correct, NCAA tests randomly and many colleges also test randomly I agree with vbgirls2. In fact, I just spent some time talking about this with 2 very recent grads who played vb in the SEC. The convo was focused on drinking, and how much they actually did it, including nights before competitions. From what they said, this is very common. I was curious if there is a way to stop this (strict rules, loose rules, etc.) and they didn't seem to think there was. It's just going to happen. |
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Post by bigfan on May 5, 2012 11:17:15 GMT -5
Some pot smoking just like for any college student, much more alcohol use. I think it is pretty rare for other drug use, but just like the normal population of college students there probably is some. lonewolf is correct, NCAA tests randomly and many colleges also test randomly College kids party...........who cares! |
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Post by leftymike on May 5, 2012 11:35:49 GMT -5
Some pot smoking just like for any college student, much more alcohol use. I think it is pretty rare for other drug use, but just like the normal population of college students there probably is some. lonewolf is correct, NCAA tests randomly and many colleges also test randomly College kids party...........who cares! I think coaches who can lose their job based on wins/losses and trouble their players get into might care. |
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Post by sizzlincatfish on May 5, 2012 11:41:19 GMT -5
Some pot smoking just like for any college student, much more alcohol use. I think it is pretty rare for other drug use, but just like the normal population of college students there probably is some. lonewolf is correct, NCAA tests randomly and many colleges also test randomly I agree with vbgirls2. In fact, I just spent some time talking about this with 2 very recent grads who played vb in the SEC. The convo was focused on drinking, and how much they actually did it, including nights before competitions. From what they said, this is very common. I was curious if there is a way to stop this (strict rules, loose rules, etc.) and they didn't seem to think there was. It's just going to happen. The night before matches? I didn't think that was very common. |
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Post by Garand on May 5, 2012 12:36:34 GMT -5
For the couple of programs with which I have some familiarity, there are 48 to 72 hour "no-partying" bans prior to matches.
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Post by vbgirls2 on May 5, 2012 12:46:21 GMT -5
I agree with Garand. Alcohol is the biggest drug for college athletes. They have gotten the message that other drugs compromise their health and skills, but most do not know that a night of alcohol use can undo a week of training. (I read that somewhere).
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Post by leftymike on May 5, 2012 12:59:48 GMT -5
Most people and coaches like to believe that their daughters/players aren't drinking the night before a match, but unfortunately many are. 48 hour rules, or whatever, are like any other rule; it only works if you get caught. Don't get me wrong, there are also many if not more that are NOT drinking the night before a match, but to think players aren't, or aren't because there is a rule in place is just naive. Like Bigfan said, college kids party, especially when they are on their own campus for a weekend in the fall.
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Post by mikegarrison on May 5, 2012 13:03:07 GMT -5
Can you clarify whether you are talking about recreational drugs or performance-enhancing drugs?
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on May 5, 2012 13:09:44 GMT -5
Most people and coaches like to believe that their daughters/players aren't drinking the night before a match, but unfortunately many are. 48 hour rules, or whatever, are like any other rule; it only works if you get caught. Don't get me wrong, there are also many if not more that are NOT drinking the night before a match, but to think players aren't, or aren't because there is a rule in place is just naive. Like Bigfan said, college kids party, especially when they are on their own campus for a weekend in the fall. It's not just on campus, though. I've seen instances of opposing teams from various sports partying while on the road (mostly at their hotels but also about town and at house parties)...apparently, coaches don't keep much of an eye out. Before Facebook allowed users to select individuals who they only wanted to show a limited profile to, I heard of a number of coaches who signed up and "friend-ed" their players to monitor their pictures to make sure they were staying out of alcohol and drug trouble. Of course, all this did was just have most players not add photos of such things. |
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