District 55 Resourses
Little League and California require a number of screenings and online training to be complete in order to interact with children and young adults.
- Background Check—Little League International requires all leagues and districts in the United States to conduct an annual background check. All volunteers with regular, repetitive access to players are required to complete the volunteer application through the background check process, which includes a nationwide criminal search and a search of the National Sex Offender Registry.
- Abuse Awareness Training for Adults – This training is a required part of the annual Little League Volunteer Application, along with the annual background check. The training must be completed before any individual can assume any duties for the current season.
The safety and well-being of all participants in the Little League® program continues to be paramount, and it is on all of us to do our part to provide a fun, memorable, and safe experience each year. With the requirement of all volunteers to complete Abuse Awareness training each year, we are proud to announce the launch of the new Little League Abuse Awareness Course.
This course, which serves as a replacement for the programs previously available through third-party organizations like USA Baseball, is custom to the Little League program and provides an easier learning experience for our volunteers. Required to be completed by all volunteers each year.
- LiveScan – As a Little League volunteer in California, we want to share an important update regarding a new state law to protect children from sexual abuse in youth organizations, including Little League. California passed a new legislative bill, Assembly Bill No.506, that requires a fingerprint-based background check and child abuse and neglect reporting training for individuals who volunteer more than 16 hours a month or 32 hours a year; which, for Little League, includes coaches, managers, board members, umpires, etc.
This is a once in a lifetime requirement as long as there is no break in service. This Scan must be conducted by each volunteer entity.
- CDC Heads up Training – This training, developed through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), is designed specifically for sports officials working at the high school level or below (school or youth sports). This training will review the basics of concussion signs and symptoms, examine a sports official’s role in concussion safety, and explore ways sports officials can contribute to concussion prevention efforts.
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Training
California law requires that youth sports coaches, officials, and administrators in schools and communities undergo Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention training. This training takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and is designed to equip you with the knowledge to protect young athletes from the leading cause of death in this group.
This training should take just 20 minutes to complete and help prepare you to protect young hearts from the #1 killer of young athletes.
Resources for the Rules of Baseball
Rules of Baseball can be found in many places – Little League International Baseball rules follow closely to the Major League Baseball rules. There are a few rules and regulations added for player safety. Follow the links below to various rules resources.
District 55 Training Flyers and Videos
Review these flyers and watch the videos to learn your reposonsibiites for both small (60 foot) and large (70 and 90 foot) diamonds for both 3 and 4 man rotations – Learn where you and your partners should be to put yourselves in the best position to make correct calls on the field.
Western Region link to Training Video YouTube Page
Western Region has posted 12 videos primarily focused on 4 man rotations. – Review various topics to improve your skills.
2024 Western Region Video Training Library
There are approximately 125 examples for umpires and umpire instructors to utilize. The majority of these are from the Regional and World Series broadcasts. A few are local and some are MLB plays. I believe this set of videos can be an absolute asset to the Umpire Instructors/Trainer. You can download all or some, you choose. Click on the three dots (…) associated with each video to download that video to your computer/device.
District 55 2024 Tournament BBQ Handouts
Below are links to the packet of information we reviewed at the BBQ
ArbiterSports - Umpire Scheduling Website
Distrcit 55 uses the ArbiterSports website to assign and self assgn umpire assignments for regular season Big Field and all Tournament Games – Below is a link to the Arbiter site. Also there is a video with instructions on how to register and use this schduling site. It is a little dated but still generally accurate.