Requirements for the 2026 Spring Season, anyone who has contact with the players has to be an official Little League Volunteer. Here is the list of background checks and training you will need to complete in order to become a Little League Volunteer.
* Complete JDP Background Check
* Complete CA Live Scan
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Complete Little League Abuse Awareness Training
* Complete CDC Concussion Training
* Complete Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
* Complete Little League Diamond Leader Training (Coaches)
* Attend a local league Coaches & Safety Clinic (Coaches)
Volunteers will need to be certified once in Concussion Protocol and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Protocol. Abuse Awareness Training needs to be completed annually.
Managers and Coaches are required to attend a Coaches and Safety clinic in order to be on the field with the players.
All training must be completed before any engagement with the players. If you fall into one of these categories, you are required to produce the mandatory certificate showing that you have completed the required protocol. Managers/Coaches, please save and carry each of the certification certificates in your team binder. All volunteers should carry a hardcopy or an electronic copy with them to all game/practice sites.
If you have any questions in regard to this required training, please ask your League President or me.
Clay Berry
District Administrator
CA District 33 Little League Baseball
Little League Abuse Awareness Protocol: (Yearly for All Volunteers)
1. (a) All Volunteers must complete the Abuse Awareness training annually provided by Little League. No longer accepting USA Baseball or SafeSport. All managers and coaches must carry documentation in their team binders that the course has been completed for the current year. All volunteers should carry a hardcopy or an electronic copy with them to all game/practice sites.
2. Please sign into your account at Abuse Awareness Training to complete your training.
Diamond Leader Training Program: (Required Once)
All Regular & Post Season Managers and Coaches are required to complete the Little League Diamond Leader Training Program prior to any contact with the players participating in any practices or games.
This program focuses on ensuring children have a positive, well-rounded experience on and off the field, this program is a FREE educational resource that provides coaches with an understanding of the impact that mental, social, and emotional well-being has in youth sports through detailed information, interactive scenarios, and a variety of additional resources.
Here is the link to the Diamond Leader training course.... LittleLeague.org//DiamondLeader
Concussion Protocol: (Required Once)
1. (a) California law requires that all volunteers, including managers/coaches, administrators and officials must complete an online concussion training at least once before supervising youth athletes; a certificate from a prior season is valid for this season. It takes only about 30 minutes to complete the training.
2. A concussion and head injury information sheet must be signed by both the athlete and a parent/guardian before the athlete initiates practice or competition. An existing form from the 2020 spring may be used if it’s available. The signed sheet must be carried with the player’s medical release and code of conduct form.
The online Concussion Protocol Training is at: https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Protocol: (Required Once)
AB379 now requires the same protocols used for concussions in youth and high school sports to be used to help protect young athletes participating in school and community youth sports organizations from sudden cardiac arrest—the #1 killer of young athletes. Community youth sports organizations include an organization, business, nonprofit entity, or a local governmental agency that sponsors or conducts amateur sports competitions, training, camps, or clubs in which persons 17 years of age or younger participate.
The online Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Training is at: https://epsavealife.org/sca-prevention-training/