1. ROCKTOBER, BABY! Performance Enhancers Ergogenic Aids FISHBOWL DISCUSSION Oct. 6 th, 2009

2. Fishbowl Technique Participate You may disagree but respect others’ views Enter into the discussion quietly Take notes Spend quality time; not quantity

3. Questions – Bernardo and Sean 1. What is cheating? 2. How would you define cheating in sports? 3. Should athletes be able to use performance enhancers? Why or why not? 4. Do you think some of the rules for NCAA and Olympic athletes are too strict or not strict enough?

4. Technological Enhancements – Sabrina & Kayla How has technology changed athletics? Is it fair? Does it need to be fair? What about cost?

5. Anabolic Steroids – Alyssa and Tessa 1. Discuss what anabolic steroids are and what they do to the body. 2. What are some of the side effects? 3. What athletes might use steroids and why? 4. Should athletes be able to use anabolic steroids or Human Growth Hormones (HGH) to compete? Why or why not?

6. Blood Doping – Kendra & Abbie 1. What is blood doping? 2. Who would use this in competition? 3. Should it be considered cheating when the blood is their own? 4. Should drug tests from previous years be tested when “new” methods of testing for performance enhancers are developed? (keep in mind the athletes using performance enhancers are steps ahead of the current drug tests)

7. High School Athletes – Alex, Tayler, Nicole, Sarah 1. Should high school athletes be drug tested? 2. What drugs should be considered illegal? 3. For what drugs or performance enhancers? 4. Who should be tested? 5. Who should pay for it? 6. What legal issues may come up? Are we violating anyone’s rights?

8. Pain Killers/Anti-Inflammatories - Jackie Prednisone – know what this is and how it is used in athletics. Cortizone – know what this is and how it is used in athletics.

9. Ephedrine/Ephedra – Joe and Ky What is it? Who uses it? What are the side effects? What regulations are put on this drug? Where do you get it? What are the punishments? What repercussions should athletes have that use this?

10. Anything else to add??? Let’s talk about Energy Drinks – Taylor and Kaleigh 1. What are the ingredients? 2. FDA approved? 3. Amounts? 4. Athletes usage?