Among other standards, the USATF Code of Conduct requires that USATF Registered Coaches must:
1.Be knowledgeable and abide by USATF Bylaws and Regulations, Code of Ethics, Competition
Rules, and other USATF policies, procedures and guidelines.
2. Be competent in their knowledge and professional in their conduct;
3. Not discriminate against anyone in the sport on the basis of gender, race, place of origin, color,
sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, marital states, age or any
other illegal or inappropriate considerations;
4. Be committed to a sport free of prohibited drugs [and techniques]. Registered coaches must have
zero tolerance of prohibited drug use, actively advocate for clean competition and report
suspected use of prohibited drugs to the U.S. Anti‐Doping Agency; {The comments about "grey area" doping by Steve Magness and others should apply here. No tolerance means no tolerance}
5. Not have been found by the relevant authorities to have committed an anti‐doping rule
violation or to have enabled an athlete to commit an anti‐doping rule violation;
6. Strictly avoid sexual intimacy with athletes of any age;
7. Not exploit any relationship established as a coach to further their own personal, political or
business interests at the expense of athletes or other participants;
8. Not abuse any relationship with athletes, assistants, officials, administrators, board members or
others and must avoid situations that present a conflict of interest or impair a coach from acting
in the best interest of athletes