A Look Back at Little League® Baseball and Softball in 2018

Our Children Become the Messages They Hear the Most

Little League District Administrators Tell Their Stories - video

Welcome to the Grove - video

Honoring Army Private First Class Ross McGinnis - video

Things to Do inMarch

• • • Little League Data Center
    • • • Charter and insure regular season teams before end of year 
        • Confirm all volunteers have a completed background check
        • Confirm your league officers in the Data Center
        • Upload your current, and past, league constitutions to the File Cabinet
        • Customize your marketing tools with Eventgroove
      • • Southeast Region League Page   
          • • Submit Wavier Requests for Southeast Region
              
            • Nominate a Volunteer or Player for your Community Hero
          • Events 2026
            
            • Little League Safe replaces ASAP
            • Check the 2026 Little League Event Calendar for upcoming Webinars and Events 
        • Training
          • Create a Little League Training Account
          • Diamond Leader Training - ALL tournament managers and coaches
          • Abuse Awareness Training (required for all volunteers)
          • Prepare Resource Guide Training Course
          • Play Resource Guide Training Course
          • Umpire Training Course 
          • Tournament Prep Course - League Administrators
        • Finance
          • Market and Promote Your League
          • Local League Sponsorships
          • Fiscal Transparency
          • Financial Safety
          • Fundraising 
            
        • Fundraising and Grants
          • Support the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant
        • Policies
          • Review Little League's Streaming FAQs, Guidance and Policies
            
            • Understand Little League procedure for appointing volunteers
      • Rules
        • Download the Little League Rulebook app - Available for Apple, Android and Kindle
          
        • Review Significant Rule Changes for 2026 
          
      • Safety
        • Know the requirements of Little League's Child Protection Program that leagues need to follow to remain affiliated with Little League:  Background checks, Training, Mandatory Reporting, Non-Retaliation, Prohibit One-on-One Interactions.
        • ALL Little League volunteers must complete the Little League Abuse Awareness Course in addition to the annual background check and Little League Volunteer Application
        • Promote emotional and mental wellbeing of your athletes
        • Be sure all potential Tournament Managers/Coaches have completed the Diamond Leader Training
        • • Review the updates to your state's concussion laws
            
          • Conduct proper background checks
          • Review the duties of your league's Safety Officer
          • Be sure all families in your program understand the SafeSport initiative and the Little League Child Protection Program
            
          • Encourage all volunteers to complete the free Abuse Awareness course
          • Little League has partnered with Safe at Home to help end domestic violence - watch the video
      • Tournament 
        • Little League World Series Highlights/Videos
          • All Tournament Managers and Coaches are required to complete the Diamond Leader Training
          • Take advantage of the League Administrator Tournament Training 
          • Review Little League policies regarding fundraising for tournament teams
          • Check out the new Tournament Resources Page which includes rules updates, FAQs, forms, approved balls and more
          • Tournament FAQs
        • Umpires
          • Register for the Umpire Registry
            
        • General Information
          • Use the Local League Survey to get feedback from parents
          • Registration Checklist for Local Leagues
            
          • Player Selection:  Approved Draft Methods
          • 2026 Little League Season Resource Guide
          •  Concession Stand Check List
            
          • Volunteer Recruitment Guide
            
          • Watch this GameChanger Video Tutorial for using the Team Manager software
          • Consider options for playing Little League Sandlot Fun Days
          • What you need to know about keeping your fields fresh and playable
  
  

Bat Modifications and Alterations

Little League Policy and Procedure for Considering Waivers of Rules Due to Participant's Disability

Little League Policy and Procedure for Considering Waivers of Rules to Accommodate Gender Identity

Communications While Acting as a Volunteer Representative at any Level of Little League

Compensation For Services Provided to Local League

Creation and Maintenance of Social Networking Sites by Local Leagues

Crowdfunding

Little League Guidelines on Reporting Abuse

Images of Little Leaguers on Internet Websites

Little League Pledge - History and Use

Local League or District Websites

Religion and Little League

Travel Teams

Use of Little League in Support of Political Office - Seekers or Legislation

Use of Third Party Trademarked Names and Logos