Wada Pros And Cons

Clean sport, according to WADA, will always result in a level playing field while the use of drugs will keep the playing field unfair. As long as people have varying genetic potential and varying financial situations the playing field will always be uneven. We’ve already discussed how genetics can play a role in sports and competitions of all kinds so we understand that people have different “genetic potential” and the argument even makes sense when you look at it from the point of view that “if you weren’t born with the genetic gift you should probably just give up” mentality. That’s one of the strongest arguments against drugs, that it helps you to go beyond a place that you were genetically meant to be. That is a great sentiment in theory …show more content…
The most notable is that of one of the most popular sports organizations in America, the National Football League (NFL). The largest difference between the NFL and WADA is their policies regarding punishment if an athlete is found in violation of the anti-doping regulations. While both allow for hearings if an athlete is found in violation and wishes to challenge it, such as is the case in false accusations or testing, WADA mandates that a first time violation results in an automatic two year suspension, which was discussed earlier. Within the NFL, on the other hand, “NFL players who violate the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy face only a four-game suspension, and they are not banned from competition immediately (Reszel 810).” So, while they both have the same ideas as to what constitutes PED use they, clearly, have different punishments; WADA’s is strict with little room for compromise and the NFL’s is more tiered punishment based on what offense it is for you and is more forgiving and realistic. Regardless of the stance a person …show more content…
There are supporters on both sides and when it comes to being against doping in sports it is easy to understand a couple points not really discussed in this paper up to this point but still a piece of the argument. For example, do we want our kids growing up thinking that it is ok for them to take PED’s because their role model and favorite athlete took them and now has the money, the cars, the women, the fame, and everything else that some kid may grow up wanting. That’s an easy answer: no; the majority of us would not. Some look at it as cheating and immoral to take PED’s which a valid argument is also so long as the regulations exist. Before the regulations existed it was not considered cheating to use PED’s because how can you break the rules when there are no rules? Cheating is wrong and immoral and something that all agree on, for the most part, but the situation of over-training, the stress, and the expectations almost make it a necessity when coupled with the unrealistic rules of the code. Literally, whenever WADA would like to add or subtract a drug they can do so without question so what was within regulation yesterday can be seen as cheating today. There needs to be more scientific and researched decisions being made at the highest levels of sports before

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