The new IFF Whereabouts requirements are based on the World Anti-Doping Code to be in force from 1st January 2009 (with a transfer period for Testing pools and Whereabouts until 1st of April 2009).

The Signatories (including IFF) to the World Anti-Doping Code recognize that effective Out-of-Competition Testing programmes are essential to the fight against doping in sport and that effective Out-of-Competition Testing depends upon accurate and complete Athlete whereabouts information.

As a result, the WADA Code requires Athletes in Registered Testing Pools: (a) to provide detailed information, on a quarterly basis, about their whereabouts in the following quarter; and (b) to be available at those whereabouts for Out-of-Competition Testing.

IFF has two Registered Testing Pools (RTP´s):

1) Registered Testing Pool for Individual players (RTP 1)
– New Testing Pool starting 1st of April 2009
2) Registered Testing Pool for National teams (RTP 2)
– No changes to the existing system

IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 (RTP 1)
(new)

IFF RTP 1 consists of 14 athletes, seven men and seven women. The athletes will be chosen every year from the top 3 countries according to the world ranking. The National Associations of the top three countries will propose their top players to the IFF and the IFF will choose the players according to this pattern:

• • 3 players from the Men´s reigning World Champion nation
• • 3 players from the Women´s reigning World Champion nation
• • 2 players from the Men´s 2nd ranked nation
• • 2 players from the Women´s 2nd ranked nation
• • 2 players from the Men´s 3rd ranked nation
• • 2 players from the Women´s 3rd ranked nation

These players will submit their individual whereabouts filings to the IFF four times a year. The calendar year is divided into four quarters.

According to current Men´s and Women´s rankings, this concerns Men: 1. Finland, 2. Sweden, 3. Switzerland; Women: 1. Sweden, 2. Finland, 3. Switzerland

IFF RTP 1 selection process

The IFF will choose the RTP 1 athletes based on the top 3 countries nominations and inform the players of their inclusion in the IFF RTP 1 on the 2nd of March 2009. The athletes in the IFF RTP 1 will send their first individual whereabouts information for Quarter 2 (April, May, June), the deadline for submitting the information is 15th of March.

IFF Registered Testing Pool 2 (RTP 2)
(no changes)

IFF RTP 2 consist top 4 National Teams according to the world ranking. There will be 8 teams all together, top 4 Women´s teams and top 4 Men´s teams.

The National Associations of the top 4 countries need to provide to the IFF the detailed information of all national team training camps, matches, tournaments and the players participating these national team activities.

According to current Men´s and Women´s rankings, this concerns Men: 1. Finland, 2. Sweden, 3. Switzerland, 4. Czech Republic; Women: 1. Sweden, 2. Finland, 3. Switzerland, 4. Latvia

Read the detailed IFF Registered Testing Pool Guidelines or download IFF RTP Table

Updated information on IFF Anti-doping web pages:

The IFF Anti-doping web pages have been updated and they now include the following information:

• • Under Anti-doping Rules and Regulations you will find the IFF Anti-Doping Regulations 2009, IFF Events Anti-Doping Manual 2009, WADA´s Prohibited List 2009, WADA´s International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions 2009 and WADA´s International Standard for Testing
  • Under IFF Medical Committee you will find the tasks and contacts of the IFF Medical Committee members.
  • Under Therapeutic Use Exemptions you will find Information about Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and Declaration of Use (DOU) Process.
  • Under IFF Testing Pools you will find information about IFF RTP 1 and IFF RTP 2 and the Whereabouts Requirements for the Testing Pools.
  • Under Doping Control you will find the Doping Control Leaflet, the Athlete Guide and the Doping Control Video.
  • Under IFF Test Statistics you will find the statistics of the Number of Doping Tests conducted in Floorball.
  • Under Questions and Answers you will find the answers to different questions related to the Anti-doping issues such as Q & A on Athletes and Medications, Q & A on the 2009 Prohibited List, Q & A on the International Standard for TUEs 2009 and Other Q & A on WADA web pages

Other questions concerning Anti-Doping issues, please contact antidoping@floorball.org.