These recommendation are made with strength sports in mind so they might not be applicable to all sports. The main consideration on the relevance of these recommendations is how much hormones levels impact sport performance. I urge all sports bodies not to jump the gun on this, really stop and think about it. Roller Derby UK have a good policy (PDF) that could be used as a model for sports where hormone levels are less relevant.
To start with, if you need some basic information on trans stuff, I recommend the Scottish Transgender Alliance's website. It covers all the basics you'll need to understand what is/who are being talked about.
The recommendation should be interpreted as recommended guidelines. I think all policies should contain a clause of making considerations on an individual basis with consideration to fairness to the trans person in question and all other competitors and what the person in question would like. I also think sports bodies need to keep a sense of realism in deciding their policy, there's not that many trans people and it's not unreasonable to assume trans people have lower rates of participation in sport. Which is to say, you're not suddenly going to have 500 trans people turn up so if you need to do something a bit differently for trans competitors it's not going to be a big inconvenience.
Sports bodies should also recognise that you won't necessarily know which competitors are trans as many trans people choose not to disclose their trans status. Having a positive policy will sill make sure those people know they are welcome and let them know if they do want to be out they won't face any problems. I don't think any trans people want an unfair advantage in sport so if thinking about competing they may look to your policy for guidance so having it readily available will mean people can access the information without any stress related to having to disclose.
The recommendations are aimed at competitive sports, if you are recreational then I think you should ask yourself is it really a big deal to just let a trans person choose? I think the answer should almost always be no since you're all doing it for fun, there's no point making things complicated.
To start with, if you need some basic information on trans stuff, I recommend the Scottish Transgender Alliance's website. It covers all the basics you'll need to understand what is/who are being talked about.
The recommendation should be interpreted as recommended guidelines. I think all policies should contain a clause of making considerations on an individual basis with consideration to fairness to the trans person in question and all other competitors and what the person in question would like. I also think sports bodies need to keep a sense of realism in deciding their policy, there's not that many trans people and it's not unreasonable to assume trans people have lower rates of participation in sport. Which is to say, you're not suddenly going to have 500 trans people turn up so if you need to do something a bit differently for trans competitors it's not going to be a big inconvenience.
Sports bodies should also recognise that you won't necessarily know which competitors are trans as many trans people choose not to disclose their trans status. Having a positive policy will sill make sure those people know they are welcome and let them know if they do want to be out they won't face any problems. I don't think any trans people want an unfair advantage in sport so if thinking about competing they may look to your policy for guidance so having it readily available will mean people can access the information without any stress related to having to disclose.
The recommendations are aimed at competitive sports, if you are recreational then I think you should ask yourself is it really a big deal to just let a trans person choose? I think the answer should almost always be no since you're all doing it for fun, there's no point making things complicated.