Dick Pound has a great idea to improve the whereabouts system. If they miss a test, test them the next day

What is Mike Rotch's opinion on the matter?

This could be a great idea!

I agree with Pound’s proposal.

I am also of the persuasion that you will never be tested because aging hobby joggers at your level of performance are of no concern to the Clean Sport movement.

Thank you for asking!

"If, on Day 1, it is suspected that such conduct is deliberate, the official should be able to obtain permission to test on Day 2 and if that test is missed, to test on Day 3."

That's always been the obvious solution. The fact that they haven't implemented it yet makes me think they aren't as serious about catching drug cheats as they claim.

It's like DP doesn't know how testing works... a lot of the times testers fly/drive into the location for testing for the day. It's not like they can just change their plans like that... bizarre he's saying this.

Why can’t they change their plans? Seriously - isn’t it their job to watch people urinate? Why couldn’t they stay an extra day or two?

I might be concerned that whatever it is that they’re using will have cleared the urine by the second day. That could prove a problem.

What were Dick Pound’s parents thinking?

“What’s wrong with the name Dick Pound?” - Former NASCAR Driver Dick Trickle

Which is not much different to flying or driving there on 3 spaced out days. It might mean some other tests are not carried out the next day if you cant get another tester there, but they can just be tested another day.

Since when did a shelter for stray penises start proposing ideas about doping control? Fascinating times we live in

Yeah imagine having people realise they will get tested. Imagine. And if you are missing three times in three days you may have run your self out with facing a ball.

I like this idea but at the same time there has to be some kind of limit to it. Otherwise people can decline the first test, then they KNOW the next day they will be tested, so then the test they take is with foreknowledge... which may lead to people being able to evade detection. Someone shouldn't be able to always pass test on 2nd or 3rd try etc. Maybe they will build something into the guidelines to prevent this. It's better than the current system though.

I think a big part of the problem is there are now very sophisticated devices that enable you to dispense someone else's pee as if it was your own.

Agreed. Dick’s solution is a dumb one. If there was no punishment for missing a test unless you don’t make it the next day or day after that, everyone who dopes would miss the first test 100% of the time and wait 2 days to give themselves more time to get it flushed out of their system. What a bad idea. Why are we trying to make it easier for people to cheat?

Who said there's no punishment for missing the first test?

Day 1 - missed test if glowing, strike 1

Day 2 - missed test if still glowing, strike 2

Day 3 - missed test if still glowing, strike 3 and ban

Or

Day 1 - missed test if glowing, strike 1
Day 2 - negative test
That would have the some consequence as it does now: 1 missed test for the records.

Aside from that, they should go back to the old rule, when 3 missed tests in 18 months would lead to a ban. Letting a missed test expire after 12 months makes cheating only easier.

Great idea. Innocent athletes should have no problem with a doping control officer "pounding" on their door the following day following a missed test

For people new to the whereabout system 3 missed tests may be ok.

After one year in the system, you should only be allowed 1 missed test and the second trigger suspension.

Because not all of them do this full time. My ex was quite heavily involved in this world and on a few occasions did fly or drive to collect a sample domestically. We would make arrangements for child care based on her being gone 1 night. Adjusting that likely would not have been a huge deal. Others worked other jobs (several DCOs were/are nurses for example) and would have to make work arrangements that might be tougher to reschedule or someone else would have to come the next day and what if the athlete is leaving for a competition the next day then you are chasing them and that might not always be so easy to do.

I think that it should be an option though or even just test later in the day. Even with this system the athlete is skipping a test and 24 hours can make a huge difference in the metabolism of some drugs. There should still be a tracking of it otherwise the athletes knowing this will abuse the system (and drive up the cost). They can just not update whereabouts and then the doping control folks are going to places where there is little chance.

A person gets 3 of these in 18 months (IIRC) so one is not going to be a problem. More than that and something is going on.

That is pretty hard to do when someone is watching you pee. Do you wear this device 24/7?