The NCAA responded to the executive order of President Donald Trump to keep biological men outside female sports on Wednesday evening.
Trump has signed the executive decree “No Men in Women’s Sports” in the eastern house in the White House in Washington, D..c., In front of the female athletes of national girls and women during the sports day.
The president of the NCAA, Charlie Baker, responded to the decree in a statement, saying that this had provided a “clear national standard”.
Baker said that the NCAA Governors’ Council would examine it and take measures to align the organization’s policy in the coming days.
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President Donald Trump acts after signing an executive decree prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in female and girls in the east house in the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
“The NCAA is an organization made up of 1,100 colleges and universities in the 50 states which collectively register more than 530,000 students-athletes,” the statement said. “We firmly believe that clear, coherent and uniform eligibility standards would best serve student-athletes today instead of a patchwork of conflictual laws and decisions. To this end, the order of the order President Trump provides a clear national standard.
“The Council of Governors of the NCAA examines the decree and will take the necessary measures to align the NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to new administration guidelines. The association will continue to promote reception environments on Campuses for all student-athletes.
Trump was joined by independent ambassadors Riley Gaines, Payton McNabb, Paula Scanlan, Sia Liilii, Lauren Miller, Kim Russell, Kaitlynn Wheler, Linnea Saltz and Lily Mullens.
The president of the NCAA, Charlie Baker, speaks during a press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NCAA moving his national office in Indianapolis at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis on August 13, 2024. (Michelle Pemberton / Indystar / USA Today Network)
“It should not be long. Everything is about common sense,” said Trump before signing order, adding that “female sports will only be for women. The war on female sports is over”.
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The white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a briefing before Trump signed the executive decree that he “maintains the promise of title IX”.
Leavitt said Trump expected the NCAA and the American Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
“He expects the Olympic Committee and the NCAA no longer allow men to participate in female sports,” she said. “I think the president, with the signing of his pen, begins a very public pressure campaign on these organizations to do the right thing for women and girls.
“Once again, it is an incredibly popular position. There have been many notable female athletes who have had the courage to denounce very powerful institutions in this country. They deserve to have a voice and a word to say. The president brings their voice to the highest level of the White House.
Felicia Martin, vice-president of the NCAA admissibility center, spoke during a convention briefing in Washington, DC, Wednesday to celebrate the National Day of Girls and Women and suggested that the Council of Governors NCAA already discusses potential policy changes once Trump’s executive order. Indeed.
President Donald Trump signs a decree that prohibits transgender female athletes from participating in female and girls sporting events in the east house in the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday. (AP photo / Alex Brandon)
“We know that it is a problem and a national conversation that takes place around participation,” she said. “The Council of Governors currently has conversations on the next potential steps, but it is absolutely one of those problems that takes place.
“But without a national standard that can be applied at all levels, we all make decisions according to what we think is the best for students and opportunities.”
Martin added that she expects more clarity to a national standard later in Trump’s day. She also said that the Council of Governors would make its decisions on any change in policy according to the specific details of the decree.
