Progress+Reports

March 12,2009

1. I have contacted different athletic directors at Temple and Drexel, respectively about what their drug testing program entiles and what steroids they test for in their drug program. I have also got in contact with a investigative reporter for ESPN.com about steroids in baseball. 2. The first specific goal that I have to accomplish to find out what areas of drugs do these universities test for. The second specific goal that I want to accomplish is to find out if there is any consequences for athletes taking steroids. Also I want to accomplish a visit to meet with the different athletic directors to see what the drug testing program is for baseball for males and softball for girls. 3. The input I have sought out for my project is asking different people such as athlectic trainers to see who to contact about my project. It has helped me a lot because I have sent an email out and I'm still waiting on a reply but I feel good about my progress I have made thus far.

March 26, 2009 1. I have contacted additional athletic directors about their drug testing programs. The problem is that none of them have gotten back to me with information. So now I am going to try plan B and try contacting smaller state schools in Pennsylvania that might be able to help me immediately with my project on what their drug testing implies. The school that I have contacted is Penn State University and the assistant athletic director. 2. The specific goal that I really need to accomplish is get into contact with Loch Haven University and see what there drug testing program is like. Another specific goal that I need to accomplish is to gather that information and tie it together into a few charts that summarize what I have found about their drug testing program. The next goal will be to pick up the phone and make a call if none of my schools I have contacted doesn't get back to me as soon as possible. 3. The input I have sought so far for my project is contacting different athletic directors. Even though none of them have gotten back to me there, I am still hopeful that this project will work because I want to find out how a college's drug testing program athletes work and what would be the consequences for failed drug tests.

April 3, 2009 1. I have contacted my topic expert, Michael Fish about people he knows that would me for my project. He gave me a couple of recources that will be helpful for my project involving drug testing in colleges. I have completed my first rough draft for my research paper. I have got information on what the drug testing procedures and who to contact if players fail their drug test. 2. The specific goal that I want to contact is still getting information on drug testing procedures and policy. Next goal will be to put it together into a pamphlet for my presentation. 3. The input I put into this project thus far is getting the information I need to make a final project of what the drug policy is in colleges. I am going to be establishing a pamphlet about a step by step study guide on drug policies in NCAA.

April 16,2009 1. I have sat down with my mentor and we outlined my pamphlet with what I will do with the pamphlet and what it will be on. I have contacted Michael Fish also about possible people I can contact. Also, I have watched a video on NCAA.org to give me a nice background on what the NCAA Drug Testing Program entiles which will help me with my expanded research paper. 2. The specific goal that I want to accomplish is to get the pamphlet completed by the end of the next week. Another specific goal that I want to accomplish is to see if I can get an interview with an attorney that has had cases with athletes who have tested positive with the NCAA Drug Testing Program. 3. The input that I have put into this project thus far is great. I haven't stop trying after I couldn't get in contact with the Temple AD. I have pushed myself not to just wait and wait on something that won't get done. I put out effort for ideas and I was given a suggestion by Ms. Shearer to become an educator to the audience about what excactly does the NCAA Drug Testing Program do.