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Contact:
Safety
Officer
Baseball is a great game when it can be learned and enjoyed
to its fullest. We want to make Little League baseball a safe and enjoyable
experience that the players and their families will remember for a lifetime.
Sunnyvale Little League follows the guidelines set by LL international for
safety preparedness and training as well as the regulated background checks and
training that are also now required by CA state law.
In January 2022,
California Assembly Bill 506 went into effect joining previous statutes AB-2007
and AB-379. Collectively these laws require all youth sports volunteers who
have material exposure to children to complete the following:
- One time fingerprinting by a certified agency
- Complete Mandatory Reporter training
- Concussion recognition and treatment protocol
training
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest recognition training
Little League Baseball also requires the
following training:
- Annual background check
- Diamond Leader Training (for all postseason
coaches)
In all cases, these tasks must be completed
before the volunteer is allowed to conduct any league activity where children
are present. This applies to team head coaches, assistant coaches and umpires.
Team admins are required to complete the background check process, but not the
other trainings.
Other volunteer positions not directly interacting with
kids are not required to complete these items.
1. Annual
Background Checks (No Cost)
As required by Little League
International (Regulation I(c) 8), we will be performing annual
background checks on volunteers to prevent those who would pose a danger to our
children from associating with the program. If you intend to participate as a
volunteer, it is mandatory that you completely fill out the Little League
Volunteer Application online thru the JDP quick app process
2.
One Time - Fingerprinting (must be completed specifically for SVLL):
Fingerprints must be collected by a certified agency. Here is a list of
local agencies which may complete this:
- Santa Clara County Sherriff - 1602 S. De Anza Blvd,
Suite 148, Cupertino (408-868-6614)
- Bay Area Solutions - 847 S. McGlincy Lane, Campbell
(408-377-7446)
- Verify Group - 262 E. Hamilton Ave, Campbell
(408-761-2156
- WellnesMart MD - 1645 S. Bascom Ave, Campbell
(408-429-8130)
- UPS Store - 2784 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara
(408-247-4010)
- Mail All Center - 809 Cuesta Dr, Ste B Mountain
View (650-961-4646)
The parent volunteer should contact one of these
agencies and make an appointment to have fingerprints collected. This service
should cost in the $25 range and is paid by the volunteer, the volunteer will
need to pay at the time of service, but will be reimbursed up to $25 by the
league.
You must download this
form, fill out the "Applicant Information"
section(stop after the Applicant Signature and Date section), print the form,
sign and date it, and bring it with you to the fingerprinting agency.
They will not process your fingerprints without this
form. You must also submit a photo of the form
after the fingerprinting agency adds their information at the bottom of the
form. Submit this to info@sunnyvalelittleleague.com
A note on fingerprinting:
The collection of fingerprints is tied to our league specifically. If your
employment or another volunteer role requires fingerprinting, you cannot use
fingerprints collected for Sunnyvale Little League use and vice versa. You must
have fingerprints collected for each respective situation. Fingerprinting is only required once for the volunteer's tenure with
the league.
3a. One Time - Mandatory Reporter
Training (No Cost):
Per California law, all league volunteers
must complete Mandatory Reporter Training. There is no fee for this training
and must be completed online
here. This training is required only the FIRST
YEAR a volunteer participates in the league, in subsequent years item 3b
is required.
Once the volunteer has completed this training, they will
receive an electronic certificate of completion. The volunteer must send a copy of this certificate to the league Custodian
of Record here.
3b. Annual - Little League required Child Abuse
Prevention (No Cost)
Per Little League Regulations (new in
2024), an annual abuse prevention training is required. If this is your first
year volunteering and/or you have not completed 3a (one-time CA requirement),
you will need to complete that requirement this year and 3b in subsequent
years.
To complete this training,
please go
here, register for an account if you don't already have one, then select
the "Abuse Awareness for Adults" course. Once completed, you will receive an
email with a link to the certificate indicating you have completed the course.
The volunteer must send a copy of this certificate to the league Custodian of
Record here. here.
4. One Time - Concussion awareness and protocol
training (No Cost):
Per AB-2007, youth sports organizations must
adopt concussion recognition and treatment protocols, including training
volunteers. This requirement is satisfied by completion of a free online
training course,
found here, upon successful completion a
certificate will be presented. The volunteer must send a copy of this
certificate to the league Custodian of Record
here.
5. One Time - Cardiac Arrest
awareness and protocol training (No Cost):
Per AB-379, youth
sports organizations must adopt sudden cardiac arrest prevention protocols,
including training volunteers. This requirement is satisfied by completion of a
free online training course,
found here, upon completion a certificate will be
presented. The volunteer must send a copy of this certificate to the league
Custodian of Record
here.
Note that for items 3, 4, 5
- if the volunteer has completed these items as part of another volunteer
organization and can produce certifications of completion those can be
submitted to fulfill the requirement subject to review by the league safety
officer. This DOES NOT apply to fingerpriting, which must be completed
specifically for SVLL (State of California requirement).
It is the
responsibility of each manager, coach or administrator who uses volunteers to
verify with the Safety Officer that each such volunteer has passed the
screening requirements.
6. Diamond Leader Training - Post Season
coaching requirement
This is a mandatory training for any manager
or coach serving in this capacity in the postseason tournament, but is
recommended for all coaches. This training is conducted online. Once completed,
an online certification will be issued. This certification must be sent to the
Instructional Director for archiving.
This training is available online at
this location
Safety on the
Field
The safety of players, volunteers, families and spectators
is a priority of the Sunnyvale Little League Board of Directors, managers and
coaches. Please make it your own priority, as well.
Sunnyvale LL
provides training for all managers, coaches and board members. We provide the
training materials, available to everyone, on this website so that we can all
be observant for possible safety issues and be ready to assist anyone injured
during a game or practice. First Aid kits have been provided to each team and
must be brought to every practice and game. A larger First Aid kit is kept in
both Snack Shacks (Serra Park & De Anza Park).
All uses of the
First Aid kits should be logged and more significant events should be reported
through the Safety
Incident Reporting Process. As supplies are used, replacement materials
must be requested from the
Safety Officer
before they reach critical levels. An exchange of a seriously depleted First
Aid kit can also be requested from the Safety Officer.
Safety Incident Reporting Directions and Forms
For
information on accident reporting,
click here.
Safety Training Materials
To access
Sunnyvale LL's safety training materials,
click here.
The training materials linked above are used for in class and online
training. Printed copies are provided in the team and Snack Shack First Aid
kits for use on the field.
Little League
International Resources
Little League provides numerous resources
on their website, littleleague.org, including the following items:
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