Name : Member since : 30 Nov 1999 Number of posts : Status : Offline
Posted : 11 Jan 2009 at 18:53Woohooo, Big Brother is watching you.... \r\n\r\nYep the issue is not our decision as minigolfers, it is the decision of bigger guys out there.
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Posted : 12 Jan 2009 at 06:15If the person earning daily living is involved in business in which frequent travels are part of work and travels are unpredictable (dates, locations) I think it is unfair for player to be punished for not being able to provide whereabout schedule. I just wonder what is WADA protocol in these situations.
Name : Pasi Aho Member since : 11 Jan 2009 Number of posts : 78 Status : Offline
Posted : 12 Jan 2009 at 10:58Erik, we all understand your point...except for WADA. Maybe someone who is in the pool would be so kind and sacrifice some time to explain the readers how these whereabouts work.
Name : Tim Davies Member since : 08 Jan 2009 Number of posts : 10 Status : Offline
Posted : 14 Jan 2009 at 20:25Personally I think we should have a drugfest championship.\r\nIt would be nice to know what is possible.\r\nI doubt it would make any difference whatsoever.
Name : John Mittler Member since : 13 Nov 2008 Number of posts : 365 Status : Offline
Posted : 14 Jan 2009 at 20:44A Russian ice hockey player just died in the middle of a hockey match in Russia. They were playing as usual, and then this guy just starts skating slower, kneels and dies to a heart attack. Reason: doping.\r\n\r\nThe single most important task of anti-doping rules is to protect athletes from falling victims of the sports system.
Name : Member since : 30 Nov 1999 Number of posts : Status : Offline
Posted : 14 Jan 2009 at 21:09I totally agree with you Tim... This was his own choice and his own mistake. I think the anti-doping rules are there, or at least should be there to make the sport fair. Athletes are responsible for their own health.
Name : Astra Miglane Stanwyck Member since : 10 Jan 2009 Number of posts : 42 Status : Offline
Posted : 18 Jan 2009 at 05:56We have the similar situation in US. Absolutely no government help. Time for competition is your expense on your own time. Many of people in this country get only 1-2 week vacations a year. Our association can hardly collect money to exist, doping control is just added expense. At least we are saved by not having top players in the world.
Name : John Mittler Member since : 13 Nov 2008 Number of posts : 365 Status : Offline
Posted : 18 Jan 2009 at 10:07No top players? Depends on what playing system you are talking about.\r\n\r\nI wonder if you are taking any share of the competition participation fees to the federation?