Sign up to Coach

All coaches must officially sign up and pass a background check. Following is a link to information on how to sign up:

Volunteer Sign Up Instructions

Training

There are two required training courses and a required background check that all volunteers must be completed prior to team activities. If you have already completed the training and sent me the certificates, thank you. If you have not, please see below for links to training.

Background Check: I send these links out as people sign up. A lot of people have already completed the check. I sent a few more emails to volunteers this morning requesting more information for the background check. This is conducted by a company called JD Palatine. More information can be found here on the Little League website: J.D. Palatine (JDP) - Little League

• Abuse Awareness Training: This will be familiar to those who have coached All Stars in the past. This year Little League is requiring all volunteers to complete this training. It takes about 30 minutes. You need to complete this even if you have completed it in the past. But if the system will not let you take it again then you have completed it in the past 12 months and do not need to take it again until 12 months after you last took it. Once you have completed it you will be emailed a certificate of completion. Email that certificate to me at [email protected]
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• Abuse Awareness Training: Abuse Awareness Training Course - Little League

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• Diamond Leader Training: Again, those who coached All Stars in the past will be familiar with this training. This year Little League is requiring all volunteers to complete this training. It takes about 30 minutes. If you have completed this in the past you DO NOT need to complete it again. Once you have completed it you will be emailed a certificate of completion. Email that certificate to me at [email protected]
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• Diamond Leader Training: Little League® Diamond Leader Training - Little League

Coaching Resources

Following are coaching guides for T-Ball and Coach Pitch. Some of the tips in Coach Pitch are applicable to Minors.

T-Ball

Coach Pitch

2025 Season Guidance

Summary for Coaches

Pitch Count Rules

Pitching and Catching in the same day
A player who catches 4 or more innings cannot pitch that day
A player who catches 3 innings or less and then pitches and throws 21 pitches and cannot return to catcher in the same day
A player who throws 41 pitches or more may not catch that day.
A player who has played the position of catcher for 4 or more innings may not pitch on that day
A player once removed as a pitcher cannot return as a pitcher in the same game

Days of Rest
66 + pitches = 4 days rest
51-65 pitches = 3 days rest
36-50 pitches = 2 days rest
21 - 35 pitches = 1 day rest
1 - 20 pitches = 0 days rest

Pitch Limit Per Day
Based on League Age which is the players age on August 31, 2023
Ages 11-12 maximum of 85 pitches per day
Ages 9-10 maximum of 75 pitches per day
Ages 6-8 maximum of 50 pitches per day

Under no circumstances shall a player pitch three consecutive days.