ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the roles of Athlete Support Personnel (ASP), related to education, ethical medical treatment, and the rational and safe use of drugs in sport. Like athletes, ASP can unfortunately be implicated in anti-doping rule violations, and sometimes have direct involvement in facilitating doping offences. Their role in athlete development may also directly or indirectly influence athletes towards external performance aids, including doping, through the fostering of a ‘win at all costs’ philosophy. In addition specific training needs with regards to anti-doping should be addressed in light of the important role ASP have in educating athletes. Within higher education there is an appreciation that education relating to the ethics of sport and anti-doping are important, specifically in sport-related programmes where future ASP are likely to come from. A key aspect of the support that ASP provide with respect to anti-doping is associated with education.
