H.S. Sports? Drug/Alcohol Testing?

[That One Girl]

Basically, I was thinking of joining cross country. Then a friend of mine told me they do drug testing and to be good. Well i went on the website and i saw that they do nicotine and alcohol testing also.. me, being an idiot, didnt know that.. and i havent been too good with that.. if i drank a week before they test, will it still be in my system? or if i smoked maybe 2 weeks before they test, will it show? ..if anyone has like expireience with this.. that would be great. Also, if it does, am i better off doing a sport later into the year like in the spring.. thanks

 

[D M]

i live in canada so maybe it's different here. but no one EVER gets tested on a high school team unless they have
probable cause to test you. for that test you would also have to have your consent and your parents consent. if you choose to not gi through with testing they cannot punish you because of that. seeing as how nicotine and alcohol are both legal they can't kick you off a team. they may try to influence you to quit but besides that they can't *make* you do anything. that's like trying to *make* someone dye their hair for an irrelevent class. doesn't make much sense does it? you're also a teenager so they can't expect a teenager to not go out and have a good time while partying with friends.