Five Things Everyone Should Know about Doping in Sport

By Track & Field Athletes Association

Doping and the fight to eliminate it from sport seems to cycle in and out of the news. Unless you’re an expert in the subject, it’s hard to understand the current…

The Athlete’s Voice: An Athlete’s Call for Anti-Doping Reform

Lauryn Williams is one of a handful of athletes to compete in both a summer and winter Olympic Games winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the 100m as well as a silver medal at 2014 Olympic Games in the…

Marketing, Sports, and Negotiations.

It’s hard to believe it was eight years ago when Nike’s John “Cap” Capriotti delivered one of the most informative presentations I’ve ever heard at any Annual Meeting. Cap speculated that the total platform — referring to the total marketing dollars spent on track…

Revenue Sharing Agreements and Transparency

The TFAA asked world renowned sports economist Andrew Zimbalist to offer some insight on revenue sharing agreements between USATF and its athletes. It was interesting that he found it as difficult as we did to find out all the information to form his…

The Olympic Hangover

The TFAA wants athlete members to know that we’re here for you before, during and after the games. Depression is a real issue that impacts many Olympic athletes. You are not alone. Please contact us at info@trackfieldaa.com if you’d like to connect with a professional about this issue.

The Athlete Voice: When the Other Side of the Agreement Fails

The Athlete Voice: When the Other Side of the Agreement Fails

In the light of the recent WADA Independent Commission report on the Russian Federation’s egregious flaunting of drug testing processes…

TFAA to Host First Track & Field Athlete Meeting on Doping in the Sport

TFAA to Host First Track & Field Athlete Meeting on Doping in the Sport
Top current and retired athletes and agents to discuss and identify strategies to promote a drug-free sport

Supporting the Copenhagen Reform Proposal

TFAA and AAC Collaborating on Change

This past weekend at the USA Track & Field Annual Meeting, athletes participated in an open meeting of the Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC), which included a presentation…

There’s nothing Political about Doping

This is an opinion written by Adam Nelson. Adam is one of now a handful of athletes to be retroactively awarded a gold medal due to a positive drug test.

Before you throw a pit party for poor Yulia Efimova, you should look at this…

Has the Music Stopped?

• A few weeks ago we saw a relay team fail to compete in the team USA uniform and fail to earn a valuable opportunity to practice the exchange.
• Several weeks before that Nick Symmonds was told to sign a contract that failed to provide an addendum mentioned in the…