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5/23/25  10:15 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

NCAA Women’s Sports- female only
 

Why do we suppose the NCAA has limited women’s sports to female at birth. It’s not rocket sciences it’s fairness, equality, safety. It’s also truth and common sense and mentally stable.

Today, the NCAA announced the Board of Governors voted to update the Association's participation policy for transgender student-athletes following the Trump administration's executive order. The new policy limits competition in women's sports to student-athletes assigned female at birth only. The policy permits student-athletes assigned male at birth to practice with women's teams and receive benefits such as medical care while practicing. This policy is effective immediately and applies to all student-athletes regardless of previous eligibility reviews under the NCAA's prior transgender participation policy.

NCAA women's sports:

A student-athlete assigned male at birth may not compete for an NCAA women's team.

A student-athlete assigned male at birth may practice on an NCAA women's team and receive all other benefits applicable to student-athletes. Division I leadership is planning to adopt roster limits in place of scholarship limits and new practice squad policies are still in development.

A student-athlete assigned female at birth who has begun hormone therapy (e.g., testosterone) may not compete on a women's team. If such competition occurs, the team will be subject to NCAA mixed-team legislation, and the team will no longer be eligible for NCAA women's championships.

A student-athlete assigned female at birth who has begun hormone therapy (e.g., testosterone) may continue practicing with a women's team and receive all other benefits applicable to student-athletes.

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