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27.3.2013 New group of IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 players selected
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IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 (RTP 1)

An athlete in the IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 (RTP 1) is required to make a quarterly Whereabouts Filing that provides accurate and complete information about the Athlete’s whereabouts during the forthcoming quarter.

IFF RTP 1 consists of a minimum of 14 athletes, seven men and seven women. The athletes will be chosen every year from the top three countries according to the results of the previous World Championships. The 2012 IFF RTP 1 athletes were selected in February 2012 according to the following placings:

Previous World Championships´ results

	Men 2012		Women 2011
1.	Sweden		Sweden
2.	Finland		Finland
3.	Switzerland		Czech Republic
4.	Germany		Switzerland

The National Associations of the top three countries will propose their top players to the IFF and the IFF will choose the players according to this pattern:

3 players from each of the Men´s & Women´s reigning World Champion nations
2 players from each of the Men´s & Women´s 2nd placed nations
2 players from each of the Men´s & Women´s 3rd placed nations

IFF RTP 1 athletes (1st of April 2013 - 31st of March 2014, preliminary period):
Name, Club, National team
Sofie Andersson, IBK Dalen, Sweden
Adelá Bocanová, FBS Bohemians, Czech Republic
Cassandra Edberg, IKSU, Sweden
Pascal Helfenstein, GC Unihockey, Switzerland
Anton Karlsson, Linköpings IBK, Sweden
Eero Kosonen, Happee, Finland
Elina Kujala, SB-Pro, Finland
Sandra Mattsson, Djurgårdens IF IBF, Sweden
Dominika Steglová, Herbadent SJM Praha 11, Czech Republic
Henrik Stenberg, Storvreta IBK, Sweden
Hanna-Mari Uimonen, OLS, Finland
Oliver Wardi, Espoon Oilers, Finland
Adrian Zimmerman, SV Wiler-Ersigen, Switzerland
Martin Östholm, Pixbo Wallenstam IBK, Sweden

IFF RTP 1 for 2012 - 2013: Denisa Billá, Eric Björk, Alexander Egebrant, Milan Fridrich, Sara Hjorting, Alex Jakubek, Henri Johansson, Laura Kokko, Minna Korhonen, Hanka Lacková, Saku Lehti, Mika Moilanen, Sanna Scheer and Emelie Wibron.

IFF RTP 1 for 2011 - 2012: Sabrina Arpagaus, Daniel Bill (starting from June 1st), Daniel Calebsson, Josefina Eiremo, Oscar Hänninen, Jarno Ihme, Esa Jussila, Isabell Krantz, Martin Ostřanský, Anu Peltokangas, Martin Richter, Daniela Stettler, Elin Tjärnström, Tiia Ukkonen and Mattias Wallgren.

IFF RTP 1 for 2010 - 2011: Mirca Anderegg, Fredrik Djurling, Harri Forsten, Paula Jouhten, Christoph Hofbauer, Joel Krähenbühl, Jani Naumanen, Silvana Nötzli, Eija Pasanen, Hanna Pettersson, Magnus Svensson, Anna Wijk, Victoria Wikström and Tatu Väänänen.

IFF RTP 1 for 2009 - 2010: Simone Berner, Daniel Bill, Matthias Hofbauer, Mikael Järvi, Mikko Kohonen, Emelie Lindström, Kaisa Malmberg, Karl-Johan Nilsson, Daniel Ramsin, Marion Rittmeyer, Frida Stenvall, Heli Suoreijus, Tero Tiitu and Karolina Widar.

The RTP 1 players will submit their individual whereabouts filings to the IFF four times a year. The calendar year is divided into four quarters:

Quarters	Deadline for submitting the Whereabouts to IFF
April, May, June	March 15th
July, August, September	June 15th
October, November, December	September 15th
January, February, March	December 15th

Individual whereabouts includes 60 minutes time slot for every day, plus information on daily overnight accommodation.

Whereabouts Filing Requirements for RTP 1 Athletes

A player in the IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 (IFF RTP 1) is required to make a quarterly Whereabouts Filing that provides accurate and complete information about the Athlete’s whereabouts during the forthcoming quarter. A failure to do so amounts to a Filing Failure and therefore a Whereabouts Failure for purposes of WADA Code Article 2.4.

A player in the IFF Registered Testing Pool 1 (IFF RTP 1) must file a Whereabouts Filing with the IFF that contains the following information:

1. A complete mailing address where correspondence may be sent to the Athlete for formal notice purposes. Any notice or other item mailed to that address will be deemed to have been received by the Athlete five working days after it was deposited in the mail;
2. For each day during the following quarter, the full address of the place where the Athlete will be residing (e.g. home, temporary lodgings, hotel, etc);
3. The Whereabouts Filing must also include, for each day during the following quarter, one specific 60-minute time slot between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. each day where the Athlete will be available and accessible for Testing at a specific location.

60-minute time slot

An athlete in the IFF Registered Testing Pool is also required to specify in his/her Whereabouts Filing, for each day in the forthcoming quarter, one specific 60-minute time slot where he/she will be available at a specified location for Testing. This does not limit in any way the Athlete’s obligation to be available for Testing at any time and place. Nor does it limit his/her obligation to provide the information specified in Clause 11.3 as to his/her whereabouts outside of that 60-minute time slot.

However, if the Athlete is not available for Testing at such location during the 60-minute time slot specified for that day in his/her Whereabouts Filing, and has not updated his/her Whereabouts Filing prior to that 60-minute time slot to provide an alternative time slot/location for that day, that failure shall amount to a Missed Test and shall therefore constitute a Whereabouts Failure for purposes of the rule (IST 11.1.4).

Filing Failure/Missed Test Consequence

Any combination of 3 Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests committed within an 18-month period at an International (IFF) or national (NADO) level will constitute and Anti-doping Rule Violation (1-2 ears ineligibility period)

Therapeutic Use Exemptions for athletes in the RTP 1

The athletes in the IFF RTP 1 that are using any prohibited substance must send in a regular Therapeutic Use Exemption before the Use of the substance. See IFF TUE Guidelines.