Administrators - What to do next

If your sport is potentially affected by this issue (e.g., football):

• request your state or national sporting organisation develop a policy and guidelines on this issue
• provide any girl and her parents with this information and use the guidelines to help you determine what to do
• understand that even with guidelines each request should be treated on its individual merits.
• inform all team members of any inherent risk in playing the sport.  If it’s a contact sport, explain the nature of the contact and the risk of injury to both the players and the parents/guardians of the players and have them sign a consent form.

If girls play on boys teams you need to consider:     

• having at least one adult female at games – this should be essential for away games and overnight trips
• instituting arrangements for sharing toilets and change room facilities.