Medical & Anti-doping
Medical:
Accident and Injury Report Forms, and also details of the Sports First Aid Course, can be downloaded via the following links:
Accident and Injury Report Forms
Anti-doping:
British Fencing has adopted the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Rules, specially tailored for the sport of fencing, and these rules apply to all fencers. It is very important for you to be familiar with the current Anti-Doping Regulations, which can be found and downloaded via the following link:
BF Version of the UK Anti-Doping Rules
Check out these links to the website of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD, the national Anti-Doping authority) http://www.ukad.org.uk/pages/athlete-zone/ for further information about UKAD and anti-doping generally, and also http://globaldro.com for UKAD’s Drug Reference Online search site, which enables you to find out whether and how the Anti-Doping Rules affect specific drugs and medicines.
Also, if you take any medication when competing you may fall foul of the Anti-Doping Rules unless you obtain formal clearance for your medicine in advance. If you think that this might apply to you, please be sure to download and review the Guide to Therapeutic Use Exemptions via the link below to see if you need to submit a TUE form to British Fencing; the necessary forms can also be downloaded via this link: