Dear SLLS Families,

Springfield Little League Softball could not provide an outstanding experience to the children of our community without your help as either a coach or volunteer.  Please consider helping us this year. 

In addition to the Background Check required by Little League, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a Child Protective Services Law that requires many of our volunteers to obtain a State Child Abuse Clearance and either a State Criminal History Check or a Federal Criminal History Check.  The federal check is only required if you have NOT lived in the state of Pennsylvania during the past 10 years.  The state checks are free of charge for volunteers; however, there is a fee for the federal check.  

The background screening approval is valid for no more than five (5) years.

If you are interested to volunteer, please complete the following steps:

1)     Enroll as a volunteer on the (SLLS) Registration page

2)     Complete the online (JDP) Little League Background Check [Required Annually]

3)     Complete the online Pennsylvania Criminal History Check  [Required every five (5) Years] 

4)     Complete the online Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance  [Required every five (5) Years]

5)     Submit copy of valid Photo I.D. 

After completing the five (5) steps above, submit the following documents via email to springfieldllsoftball@gmail.com (please use subject line: Coaching Clearances [LAST NAME])

-       Pennsylvania Criminal History Check

-       Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance

-       Valid Photo I.D. (e.g. PA Driver’s License)

Thank you in advance for your interest in volunteering with Springfield Little League Softball!

** Please note that SLLS uses the JDP online app to register all volunteers.  If you have any issues with the only JDP app (link in step 2 above) please reach out to the Safety Officer via email at springfieldllsoftball@gmail.com to confirm if a manual form should be completed: Volunteer Form