NCAA President Charlie Baker said President Donald Trump's executive order on trans athletes 'provides a clear, national standard'
"We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today's student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions," NCAA President Charlie Baker said."To that end, President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard."The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth only..
In a speech on Wednesday, President Trump said his administration was putting every school receiving federal funding on notice that if they “let men take over women’s sports teams” they would “be investigated for violations of Title IX.” However, the NCAA said an athlete assigned female at birth who has begun hormone therapy can practice with a women's team but cannot compete on a women's team without risking the team's eligibility for championships.
The NCAA policy change was announced hours after the Trump administration said it was investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women's teams.San Jose State's women's volleyball team drew headlines last season over unconfirmed allegations that the roster included a transgender player.
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