USA Volleyball suggests changes coming to sex testing, while junior families raise male athlete concerns

USA Volleyball, the International Volleyball Federation and members of the U.S.Women’s National Team said they have reached a "constructive path forward" after players raised concerns about the rollout of genetic screening used to determine eligibility for the female category in international competition.The organizations said in a July 28 joint statement that they had reached a "shared understanding" over concerns surrounding the sex-determining region Y, or SRY, screening process.INSIDE THE FALLOUT OF THE SJSU VOLLEYBALL SCANDAL: ‘THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM’Protesters against transgender athletes competing in women's sports gathered outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan.

13, 2026, as two cases about transgender girls joining girls' and women's sports teams were heard inside the court.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)"Following a series of productive discussions, the FIVB, USA Volleyball, and members of the USA Women’s National Team (WNT) are pleased to confirm a shared understanding and a constructive path forward regarding the concerns raised in relation to the SRY screening process," the statement read."When the WNT first raised concerns through USA Volleyball related to communication, athlete privacy and procedural safeguards, the FIVB responded immediately by meeting with USA Volleyball and adapting its procedures to address these concerns."The statement did not announce an end to SRY screening or a change to the eligibility standard itself.

Instead, it focused on how the testing is communicated and administered and said the parties would continue working together to improve the process.The dispute followed the International Olympic Committee’s March 2026 policy, which limits eligibility for the female category at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and other IOC events to biological females, as determined through a one-time SRY gene screening.The IOC says the policy is not retroactive and does not apply to grassroots or recreational sports.F...