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Report on performance ASADA ANNUAL REPORT 2010:11EducationEducation is a key strategy for ASADA in protecting Australia’s sporting integrity. We work closely withsporting organisations to develop anti‐doping education solutions that are accessible, relevant andengaging. In this way we provide opportunities for all members of the Australian sporting community todevelop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to play their role in maintaining a level playing field.Our Education Plan 2010–11 provided comprehensive anti‐doping education strategies and solutionsdesigned for both traditional and non-traditional stakeholders. Stakeholders participating in ASADA’santi‐doping education initiatives were encouraged to adopt the most effective solutions for their needs.Stakeholders had access to a range of face-to-face, online and multimedia solutions.Face-to-face solutions> Live Clean, Play Clean Pure Performance seminars – a one hour and thirty minute multimediapresentation delivered to medium and large groups of athletes and support personnel from state andterritory institutes and academies of sport. The seminars were presented by an ASADA educationpresenter teamed with an Australian Olympic athlete who had been selected to be a sports ambassador.The focus of these seminars is to create an awareness of the presence of prohibited substances in sportand the risks and consequences associated with their use.> Workshops – a one-hour presentation to medium and large groups of athletes and support personnel bya team of regionally based ASADA education presenters. The workshops aim to increase the knowledgeof athletes, support personnel and sporting organisations about their anti‐doping responsibilities,thereby reducing the risk of athletes inadvertently doping.> Outreach – outreach and trade stands at major sporting events to promote anti‐doping messages as wellas ASADA and its services to the sporting community. Through this approach, we offer athletes andsupport personnel the opportunity to discuss anti‐doping issues face-to-face with experienced staff.> Pure Performance in Sport DVD and vodcasts – multimedia solutions that allow members of the sportingcommunity to access anti‐doping information at their convenience. Aligned to the six key learning areasof ASADA’s anti‐doping curriculum, both the DVD and vodcasts are available free of charge via ourYouTube channel.Online solutions: ASADA e-Learning> Pure Performance Online – a one hour and thirty minute interactive web-based program delivered byASADA’s virtual facilitator. The key learning areas of ASADA’s anti‐doping curriculum are addressed, andparticipants demonstrate core anti‐doping knowledge and skills by completing the course. This solution,available since November 2010, makes anti‐doping education accessible to the Australian sportingcommunity on a 24/7 basis.35