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A volunteer is any individual who is contributing time in support of the local league or district without receiving any form of compensation.
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May a local Little League program, chartered for the current season, organize, and host a meeting whereby league officials and coaches are required to attend for the purpose of completing abuse awareness training? What is suggested for those volunteers required to attend abuse awareness training, but unable to attend the meeting?
As most leagues and/or districts offer annual trainings for First Aid/CPR/AED and Baseball/Softball skills/fundamentals as part of their ASAP program for their league volunteers, it would be acceptable for each…
What crimes should preclude someone from volunteering?
Any conviction, guilty plea, no contest plea, or admission to any crime involving or against a minor is an automatic disqualification for any individual looking to volunteer with the local…
What volunteers need to have a background check completed?
Volunteers who have repetitive access to the children or regular service to the league are required to complete a background check on an annual basis. Those individuals are not permitted…
Can Little League International dismiss a local volunteer?
A local league is responsible for its volunteer membership. Little League’s rules, regulations, and policies provide guidance to the local board of directors on how to discipline volunteers, but it…
Where can I download a Volunteer Application Form?
The Volunteer Application and the Basic Volunteer Application (for returning volunteers) can be downloaded below.
J.D. Palatine (JDP) Batch and Manual Upload FAQs
The process works for a league that is still using the paper form of the Little League Official Volunteer Application. This process is not recommended because of the sensitivity of…
J.D. Palatine (JDP) QuickApp FAQs
Little League recommends utilizing the JDP QuickApp, which allows local league volunteers to complete their own volunteer application and background check on a secure site separate from the player registration…
Little League Abuse Awareness Training FAQs
All volunteers completing a background check must also complete Abuse Awareness Training annually. Little League® has developed its own training, which will be the course required for volunteers to complete.…
J.D. Palatine (JDP) and Sports Connect Integration FAQs
Sports Connect (formerly Blue Sombrero), the Official League Technology provider of Little League® Baseball and Softball, and JDP, the provider of background check screening services for Little League, have integrated…
What Standards do you hold District Administrators to?
Local League officials and District Administrators are volunteers who have agreed to follow and enforce Little League’s rules, regulations, and policies. The volunteers operating the local league or district are…