IFAF members have an opportunity to attend an International Testing Agency (ITA) Webinar Series – Edition 2 (2026) -  which will start on Wednesday, 22 April.

IFAF coaches, athletes, athlete support personnel and administrators should all participate in the webinars, which take place on April 22, April 29 and May 6 and will be recorded, making them available online following the third session. One of the responsibilities of a national federation is to conduct education activities, and this series provides an excellent opportunity to proactively support this requirement.

To join, participants must register via the Zoom registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GLWDzAEXSoiSt4-2N3LIwQ

A single registration grants access to all three webinars in the series, meaning participants only need to register once to attend all sessions.

Wednesday 22 April 14:00–15:00 (CEST)

Introduction to anti-doping Overview of Athlete Rights and Responsibilities, Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs), Consequences of Doping, and Proactive Reporting.

Wednesday 29 April 14:00–15:00 (CEST) The Prohibited List, Medications, TUEs and Supplements Includes the principle of Strict Liability.

Wednesday 6 May 14:00–15:00 (CEST) Testing Includes Testing Procedures and the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), Testing Pools, and Whereabouts.

The webinars are conducted in English, with simultaneous translation into Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.

To receive their IF Webinar Series Certificate, participants must either attend at least one webinar live or access the recordings via the IF Webinar Series Toolkit and complete the test, which will be made available after the third webinar.

IFAF partnered with the ITA in 2025 to oversee the independent management of its entire anti-doping program. The multiyear agreement, which covers both tackle and flag football disciplines, further strengthens IFAF’s anti-doping provisions and reaffirms the federation’s commitment to athlete welfare, the integrity of American football and promoting clean sport in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code.

Under the agreement, the ITA has responsibility for designing and implementing a full anti-doping framework for IFAF’s international-level athletes, ensuring testing is conducted independently, compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code and to the highest international standards.

IFAF ran a series of webinars in partnership with the ITA in 2025, aimed at supporting education and training around clean sport.