March 21, 2019 TrueSport®, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has partnered with Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), the national leader in community-based adaptive sports, to provide the youth sports community with expert-driven content focused on diversity and inclusion in sport. “We join in partnership with TrueSport because we share…
March 14, 2019 Working to impress the importance of clean sport and educate athletes from around the world on anti-doping rules, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and the World Squash Federation co-hosted four face-to-face presentations by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) during the first two days of competition at the PSA World Championships in Chicago,…
Ahead of the Anti-Doping Symposium, NADO leaders met in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss meaningful reforms to the anti-doping system in advance of the WADA Presidential election; Leaders call on WADA Presidential Candidates to publicly commit to: Further support the general principles of the 2016 Copenhagen Reform Proposals that call on the global regulator to become…
December 19, 2018 TrueSport®, a positive youth sports movement powered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has announced partnerships with seven additional National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport, joining 16 NGB partners who currently participate in the TrueSport content program. TrueSport welcomes partnerships with the following NGBs: USA Archery USA Baseball USA Bobsled and Skeleton…
December 18, 2018 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is pleased to announce that Skip Gilbert has joined USADA as its Managing Director of Operations, Marketing, and Development. Within this capacity, Gilbert will oversee USADA’s Olympic Testing and Client Services operations, while also supporting marketing and development efforts for the organization’s TrueSport division. An experienced executive,…
December 17, 2018 At the inaugural American Development Model (ADM) and Youth Sport Symposium hosted by the United States Olympic Committee, coaches from around the country joined TrueSport® to learn why and how to incorporate values-based education in youth sports. “We’ve identified a critical need to prioritize life-skills based education in the field with parents,…
December 4, 2018 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is pleased to announce that it has welcomed seasoned sports communications executive Adam Woullard as its Director of Communications. In this role, Woullard will lead USADA’s media relations, public relations, and strategic communications efforts. A 2018 PRWeek 40 Under 40 recipient, Woullard joins USADA from his previous…
United by a shared goal to help young athletes be successful on and off the court, TrueSport® and A’s & Aces are collaborating to host the fourth annual event for student-athletes in the A’s & Aces program at Dillard University.
“Over the past three years the IAAF has shown to be the beacon of hope for all sports organizations by taking a lead in addressing doping, standing up for clean athletes by suspending Russia, setting up the truly independent and pioneering Athletics Integrity Unit, and consistently pursuing cases for dopers of Russia’s state-sponsored doping regime. Following the IOC and WADA’s cowardly decision to reinstate…
November 13, 2018 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) recently partnered with the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) to host the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Global Education Conference in Beijing, China. The Conference united anti-doping organizations worldwide in a collaborative effort to elevate anti-doping education, while also highlighting the need for greater athlete involvement to ensure that…