Spring Break
Steroid debate
Aggies sound off on performance enhancers
By: Brad Cox
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Sports
Anders said he was interested to find out who would be named, but was still surprised when the report was released. He agreed that the steroid issue is a problem in baseball.
"I think it's something they have to fix," Anders said. "It's just not good for the sport and shines a black light on it."
Childress is in his 18th year as a collegiate coach and third year as head coach at A&M. He said that young players look up to the major leaguers and that when the major leaguers take steroids, it reflects badly.
"It all rolls downhill," Childress said. "We always tell our players that little eyes are on you. Everything that you do, kids' eyes are on you whether you think so or not. Whether you want them on you or not, you're a role model and a hero to younger people."
Rampy said that getting away with steroid use at the Division I NCAA level would be nearly impossible.
"I've been tested quite a few times in five years," Rampy said. "We have random school testing, random Big 12 testing and random NCAA testing. You're available to get tested at any time during the year."
Rampy said that the school testing is the most frequent. They are tested at the beginning of each semester, then randomly throughout the rest of the semester. He said that a player has to sit out an entire year if he is caught - no matter what."It's very strict," he said. "Even being injured, I was still available to be tested."
"I think it's something they have to fix," Anders said. "It's just not good for the sport and shines a black light on it."
Childress is in his 18th year as a collegiate coach and third year as head coach at A&M. He said that young players look up to the major leaguers and that when the major leaguers take steroids, it reflects badly.
"It all rolls downhill," Childress said. "We always tell our players that little eyes are on you. Everything that you do, kids' eyes are on you whether you think so or not. Whether you want them on you or not, you're a role model and a hero to younger people."
Rampy said that getting away with steroid use at the Division I NCAA level would be nearly impossible.
"I've been tested quite a few times in five years," Rampy said. "We have random school testing, random Big 12 testing and random NCAA testing. You're available to get tested at any time during the year."
Rampy said that the school testing is the most frequent. They are tested at the beginning of each semester, then randomly throughout the rest of the semester. He said that a player has to sit out an entire year if he is caught - no matter what."It's very strict," he said. "Even being injured, I was still available to be tested."
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