JANUARY 2015 a step by step guide 3 1 PLAYER SELECTION a Players are selected for doping control either via a random draw conducted by the UEFA Doping Control Officer DCO witnessed by ID: 340507
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JANUARY 2015 UEFA doping control procedure : a step - by - step guide 3 1. PLAYER SELECTION a) Players are selected for doping control either via a random draw conducted by the UEFA Doping Control Officer ( DCO ) , witnessed by team representatives, or according to selection criteria determined in advance by UEFA, including target testing. b) Any player may be selected for doping control by the DCO in addition to the players chosen in the selection draw. This includes players who are replaced after sustaining an in jury in the warm - up. c) Teams are notified of which players will be tested fifteen minutes before the end of the match. d) During the doping control a player may have to provide: i. Only a urine sample ii. Only a blood sample iii. Both urine and blood samples If both urine and blood samples are to be collected from the players, there will be two DCOs – one to collect the urine samples and one to collect the blood. 2. NOTIFICATION OF DOPING CONTROL a) At the end of the m atch when leaving the pitch, the selected player s will b e no tified that they have to undergo a doping control. The team doctor will usually do this but sometimes it will be the DCO or an official chaperone. The player s must sign the notification section of the d oping c ontrol (D2) form to acknowledge that they have been notified of their obligation to undergo a doping control . b) After notification , players must report directly to the doping control station. They are permitted to give flash intervie ws in the tunnel area but may not return to their dressing room. I f a player needs personal belongings or a change of kit , the team doctor or other team representative can bring these to the doping control station. c) Once in the doping control station, a player may not leave without the express permission of the DCO. If p ermitted to leave, the player will be escorted at all times by a chaperone or by a UEFA official. d) In all cases the club or association is responsible for ensuring that their selected players report directly and without delay to the doping control station as soon as the match has ended .