Athlete Compliance

Know What's in Your Supplements

Every product in our catalog is cross-referenced against official banned substance lists from NCAA, WADA, and state high school athletic associations. Not a guess — a verified ingredient-by-ingredient check.

High School NCAA WADA Grey Area Certifications

How We Determine Compliance Status

Every product's supplement facts panel is extracted using multi-model AI vision. Each ingredient is normalized to its canonical name and cross-referenced against three authoritative databases:

NCAA 2025-26 Banned Substances List — 72 named substances and their known aliases
WADA Prohibited List — S1 Anabolic Agents, S4 Hormone Modulators, S6 Stimulants
State High School Athletic Associations — NFHS guidance plus state-level bans

If any ingredient matches a banned substance or a known alias (including brand names like Thermo-Z™ for ephedra or Juglans Regia for DMHA), the product is tagged accordingly. No exceptions.

What the Tags Mean

Safe

No banned substances detected. Every ingredient checked against the relevant banned substance list — no matches found.

Banned Substance

One or more ingredients are on the banned list. Common flags: prohormones (DHEA, 1-Andro, Epiandrosterone), DMHA, DMAA, Ephedra, Yohimbine, Arimistane, Synephrine, SARMs.

Grey Area

Not on any banned list, but steroidal/stimulant-adjacent. Laxogenin, Turkesterone, Ecdysterone, Eria Jarensis. We make no ruling — consult your organization.

Unverified

Ingredient data incomplete. We can't confirm safe or unsafe. Do not assume compliance.

Contains Caffeine

Legal but threshold-tested by NCAA. ~15 mcg/mL urine limit (~500mg in 2-3 hrs). A Starbucks Grande has 310mg.

The NFHS does not publish a single national banned list. Each state sets its own policy. Key universal rules:

Coaches cannot recommend or supply supplements in most states
25% of tested supplements contain undeclared steroids or PED precursors
Ephedrine, DMAA, DMHA explicitly banned in 12+ states
Yohimbe explicitly banned in CA, IL, KS; restricted elsewhere

Your State's Rules

Select your state to see what applies to high school athletes.

Guides for Parents, Coaches & Athletes

High School Supplement Rules by State: The 50-State Guide Your Kid Asked for a Pre-Workout: A Parent's Honest Guide Your Kid Asked for SARMs: What Parents Need to Know Is Pre-Workout Safe for Teenagers? Should Kids Take Creatine? What Parents Need to Know Can a 12-Year-Old Drink Protein Shakes? The Coach's Guide to Student Athlete Supplements

NCAA Division I, II, and III athletes are subject to year-round testing. Key rules:

Zero tolerance for anabolic agents, peptide hormones, anti-estrogens, SARMs, most stimulants
Caffeine legal below 15 mcg/mL urine threshold
Synephrine (bitter orange) banned when from bitter orange source
Deer antler velvet banned due to IGF-1
Athletes are personally responsible for everything they ingest

Drug Free Sport AXIS (Official NCAA Tool) → NCAA Official Banned List →

NCAA Compliance Guides

NCAA Banned Substances 2025-26: The Complete Guide Can College Athletes Take Pre-Workout? The NCAA Caffeine Guide How to Check if Your Supplement is NCAA Safe What Happens if You Fail a College Drug Test Can NCAA Athletes Take Peptides? Can NCAA Athletes Take Ashwagandha? Is Adderall Banned in College Sports? CBD Oil and College Athletes: NCAA & WADA Rules Is Magnesium Banned by the NCAA? What Percent of D1 Athletes Take Creatine? Safe Pre-Workout for Tested Athletes What Supplements Can Cause a False Positive Drug Test?

Athletes subject to WADA testing (Olympics, USADA, international federations) follow the Prohibited List:

S1 Anabolic Agents — All prohormones, SARMs, DHEA, androstenedione
S4 Hormone Modulators — Aromatase inhibitors (Arimistane, Letrozole), SERMs (Tamoxifen, Clomid)
S6 Stimulants — DMAA, DMHA, Ephedrine, Higenamine, Hordenine
Caffeine on monitoring list only (not prohibited)
Yohimbine / Rauwolscine prohibited

WADA Prohibited List 2025 (Official) →

WADA & International Guides

WADA Prohibited List Explained for Supplement Users Is HCG a Banned Substance? Can Military Use Ashwagandha?

Grey Area Compounds

These compounds are not on any current banned list but act on hormonal or stimulant pathways. We make no ruling. This is between you, your coach, and your compliance officer.

Laxogenin (5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin) Plant-derived sapogenin. Marketed as a "natural anabolic." Structurally steroidal. Not on WADA or NCAA lists.

Turkesterone / Ecdysterone Ecdysteroids from Ajuga Turkestanica. WADA placed ecdysterone on its 2020 monitoring program. Not currently prohibited.

Eria Jarensis (N-Phenethyl Dimethylamine) Synthetic PEA derivative. Not explicitly named by WADA or NCAA. FDA has issued warning letters for related compounds.

Products containing only grey area compounds are tagged Grey Area so you can make an informed choice. Browse grey area products →

Third-Party Certifications

The gold standard for athlete safety is third-party batch testing:

NSF Certified for Sport Required by NFL, MLB, NHL, PGA, LPGA, CFLPA. Tests every batch.

Informed Sport UK-based. Every batch tested. Accepted by many international federations.

Informed Choice Monthly batch testing. Accepted by many professional organizations.

Certification Guides

Informed Sport vs NSF: Which Certification Matters? The 5 Informed Programs Explained What is BSCG Certified Drug Free? GMP vs NSF vs Third-Party Testing How to Verify Any Supplement's Certification in 60 Seconds What Supplements Are Actually Proven for Athletes? Best Third-Party Tested Supplement Brands What Is the Cleanest Protein Powder?

Important Disclaimer

Sport compliance status on this site is determined by cross-referencing each product's ingredient panel against the sources listed below. Banned substance lists are updated periodically by their governing bodies and are subject to change without notice.

SuppVault provides this analysis as a reference tool. We are not affiliated with NCAA, WADA, NFHS, or any governing body. We compute ingredient matches against the best available public data and cite our sources. We are not responsible for eligibility decisions, competition results, or disciplinary actions.

Always verify with your organization's compliance officer, use tools like Drug Free Sport AXIS, and when in doubt, choose a NSF Certified for Sport product.