NCAA turns to myPlaybook to clarify drug policies

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Chicago Tribune (IL)

By Pete Iacobelli

"David Wyrick sat through the 'Just Say No' lectures about the dangers of drug use during his college basketball days at Elon. Yet, when it came to NCAA drug guidelines and testing, Wyrick knew he didn't have a clue. ..."

"'I didn't know what we were getting tested for,' he said last week in a phone interview. 'I didn't know why I was peeing in this cup.' ..."

"That's why Wyrick, now a researcher and professor at UNC Greensboro, has helped create myPlaybook, a Web-based information system designed to demystify NCAA policy for college athletes. ..."

Full article available at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-sc-ncaa-drugeducati...
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