Attitudes are a key factor in shaping behaviour. As such, helping grassroots coaches provide positive messages about playing fair and adhering to positive sporting values among young athletes is important. It hoped that grassroots coaches can use the ADVICE mobile application to shape positive values among their athletes, before athletes may be tempted to engage in doping behaviours.

There is a strong requirement to develop an educational resource that meets the needs of our end-users – grassroots coaches. By educating grassroots coaches we can provide them with information about doping, strategies to promote positive values among the athletes they coach, and ultimately reduce doping behaviours among grassroots athletes.

1. Increase coaches’ knowledge of doping, so they can answer questions about prohibited substances
2. Reduce favourable attitudes towards doping among coaches
3. Provide coaches with strategies to reduce positive attitudes towards doping, and promote fair play among their athletes