Star HS coach Gerald Phiri -- aka Issam Asinga's coach -- provisionally suspended by AIU

You are failing the class. Possession and Providing False and Inaccurate information should be easy to prove or disprove with evidence, and do not require any showing or disproving intent.

My kid is a senior and has been in the track scene a while and has been at the big high school races. I could name another couple teams the kids suspect are doping. There is so much incentive right now to cheat, high school track is a scene with big media and money at play, along with kids fighting for scholarships etc. My son's team scrounges to pull together relay uniforms (one custom New Balance singlet is $70) while some teams show up in custom uniforms with arm sleeves and shoe deals with dozens of coaches and managers and hangers on. There is so much attention and glory thrown at some of the young stars it's a circus.

My son is a right below the big names but flies under the radar and I can tell you there is no way kids like him would have the first clue how to dope. You have to be in a system where someone is teaching you how and providing the drug, so we've always suspected this is exactly what's happening.

He doesn't know how the drugs got in his bag. They could've fallen out of a tree; a mugger could've reverse-mugged; bag zippers were defective during that time because of supply-chain issues; he set the bag down while at an authentic indian restaurant...

Plus, he's never even heard of GW1516! He's absolutely being railroaded. It's all based on presumption! the gw1516 was for his pet rats, and if he were going to dope his athletes, he wouldn't use GW1516, it's too easily detectable and there are lots of other better drugs out there.

Let's see... yeah, all based on presumptions and shows no intent. Right. That.

I played D3 tennis back in the 1980s, and it never would have dawned on me to have my parents meet the coach. I guess times have really changed. My coach never offered us PEDs, but he was a jerk in other respects

Please, write Grok a few more times. It will eventually sound really cool, I'm sure of it. Stay strong.

I know of at least 3 major college programs who are doing the same. $ corrupts.

During one of the last years I coached, I discovered a local health club was extremely popular with high school athletes wanting to improve their performances. One of my sprinters reported to track with all the symptoms of PED usage. His connection had nothing to do with our coaching staff, and I suspended his involvement with the team until he got clean. It took months, but eventually I lifted the suspension and he ran our last 3 meets of the season. BTW - the health club was investigated and no charges were filed. The report claimed it was a private conditioning coach who was no longer affiliated with the club.

Yes, indeed none of that has been ruled out, so it's all equally possible. Most likely it wasn't even GW1516 - lab "mistakes" do happen, especially with the corrupt scientists working for the AIU.

A parent of a HS athlete could have knowledge, and these PED's can be easily purchased on the Internet now.

HIF stabilizers, unlike EPO, can be taken orally. There's no need to learn self-injection technique.

Years ago there was a cheating scandal on the HS math exam. I think students on the east coast gave questions in advance to students on the west coast. I don't remember the details, but I think it's quite possible for students to scheme without the aid of adults.

But also, there's no denying the influence of adults on young minds. And with little or no testing of HS athletes, it's a compelling argument that using PED's is "playing by the real rules" as Victor Conte would say.

No. This is the sort of people that the current administration loves.

Funny, but not serious.

As it is an Allegation and Provisional Suspension, I haven't seen any details yet from the AIU how they determined Possession in this case.

The WADA Code defines what is to be considered Possession, and describes WADA legal ways to Possess banned substances that are not rule violations: TUEs or other acceptable justification. None of your scenarios meet WADA's criteria.

The question of Intent doesn't arise during a Provisional Suspension. It becomes relevant only after the ADRV has been established, to help determine the length of the sanction. At that time, the accused coach can argue that the Possession was unintentional, and if he fails, it will be presumed and deemed intentional.

We need Arkansas to be scuppered next, those women's 400m times from the last 12-18 months are crazy.

Presumed! It's rigged to railroad an innocent coach--just hanging in the locker room minding his own business with some kids and his bag of GW1516 and meldonium. he's just doing some pest control and they are railroading him based on presumptions. They can't prove how the drugs got in his bag.

If the coach was busted in 2018 and 2019, then why are we learning about this in 2025?

Maybe you are right.

I'll let you know my final opinion if you ask me after the report has been published.

How long will it take the report to be published?

No idea.

With Franklin testing positive, does this negate their relay victories from last year?

The "Stanford thing" is grok saying Shelby went to Stanford.

Crazy that Phiri's wife does appear to be the Athletic Director at Montverde. I'm only going off the fact she is his wife by the last name and someone on here saying she is the wife.

mvasports.com

Khrystal Phiri - Director of Athletic Operations - Staff Directory

Khrystal Phiri??is the Director of Athletics at Montverde Academy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in sports management with a minor in business management from Texas

Open link