Ever wonder why Little League is the best organization on the planet? How about Background Checks? They are MANDATORY to volunteer in Little League. This means every manager, coach, umpire, team mom, everyone who comes in “regular contact” with a player. This process MUST be repeated every year as well! Not just one and done.

Other leagues don’t even require it, Little League makes it easy for its leagues to accomplish! They gave each league 80 free background checks last year, this year each league gets 125 free! These are not little rinky-dink checks either. They are very comprehensive and err on the side of too much information. They are a fantastic tool for the leagues, and they are FREE!!!!

Here is the letter from Little League announcing the upgrade:

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the number of free background checks available to chartered local leagues and districts through ChoicePoint, newly-acquired by LexisNexis, has been increased from 80 to 125 – an increase of 56 percent. To sign up and start doing background checks, go to http://littleleague.choicepoint.com.
Local Little Leagues have been required to conduct a nationwide background checks that include all the applicable government sex offender registry data since 2007. Statewide checks were required from 2003 to 2006. However, Little League International recommends that leagues go beyond the minimum in order to obtain information on other sex crimes and criminal charges that will not be found on the National Sex Offender Registry.

Keep in mind the number of background checks your league must be conducting on an annual basis. To be compliant with the Little League regulation, leagues must conduct checks on all coaches and managers, board members, and any other persons, volunteers or hired workers that provide regular service and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with players or teams. This includes, but is not limited, to extra practice coaches, umpires, team parents, grounds crew, scorekeepers and concession workers.

Information on Little League’s background check regulation is available in the 2009 A Safety Awareness Plan (ASAP) materials that are currently available the Little League website, at: http://www.littleleague.org/Learn_More/forms.htm.

As always, thank you for your service to the children and families of your community.

Does it get any better than that? What other leagues provide free background checks? I am curious to know.

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