Hello, Does anyone have advice for setting requirements of what passes or fails a background check when the items in the background check are not crimes against children? I can't find anything definitive or even guidance with LL. What I hear is each league can set what is acceptable and not acceptable. Ann Leggett District Administrator washd4da@gmail.com Challenger: WA - District 4 Little League > Home <https://www.wadist4-challenger.com/wadistrict4ll> D4: Washington District 4 Little League - Clark, Skamania, Klickitat Counties <https://www.district4wa.com/>
Crimes with or against a minor is an automatic exclusion. You have to check with Little League if a volunteer is on the sex offender list. Beyond that, most leagues look at how recent and how big a crime. They might also put restrictions on someone convicted of a vehicle crime, such as DWI. I also had a league find out their new treasurer had been out of prison for less than a year after being convicted of embezzlement. In that case, they just switched him to another volunteer position. On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM Ann Leggett via Wadas < wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have advice for setting requirements of what passes or fails a background check when the items in the background check are not crimes against children? I can't find anything definitive or even guidance with LL. What I hear is each league can set what is acceptable and not acceptable.
Ann Leggett District Administrator washd4da@gmail.com Challenger: WA - District 4 Little League > Home <https://www.wadist4-challenger.com/wadistrict4ll> D4: Washington District 4 Little League - Clark, Skamania, Klickitat Counties <https://www.district4wa.com/>
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All, I have seen mostly this as a board decision after the background check came back with a negative strike or two… or more in some cases. Crime against a child – automatic “Nope”. However I have also seen people with extensive rap sheets – 20 years in their past – be incredible volunteers – truly transformed and dedicated to others – and be perfectly fine. Sincerely, JP District Administrator (DA) Washington Little League – District 13 E: dadist13@wadist13ll.org<mailto:dadist13@wadist13ll.org> T:509-995-4200 http://www.wadist13ll.org Follow us on Facebook@wadist13ll [cid:image001.png@01DCD2DD.6C7562F0][cid:image002.jpg@01DCD2DD.6C7562F0] From: Wadas <wadas-bounces@lists.rodeonetworks.com> On Behalf Of WA District 3 Little League via Wadas Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:31 PM To: Washington DAs Discussion Forum <wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> Cc: WA District 3 Little League <wdist3ll@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Wadas] Background Checks Crimes with or against a minor is an automatic exclusion. You have to check with Little League if a volunteer is on the sex offender list. Beyond that, most leagues look at how recent and how big a crime. They might also put restrictions on someone convicted of a vehicle crime, such as DWI. I also had a league find out their new treasurer had been out of prison for less than a year after being convicted of embezzlement. In that case, they just switched him to another volunteer position. On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM Ann Leggett via Wadas <wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com<mailto:wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com>> wrote: Hello, Does anyone have advice for setting requirements of what passes or fails a background check when the items in the background check are not crimes against children? I can't find anything definitive or even guidance with LL. What I hear is each league can set what is acceptable and not acceptable. Ann Leggett District Administrator washd4da@gmail.com<mailto:washd4da@gmail.com> Challenger: WA - District 4 Little League > Home<https://www.wadist4-challenger.com/wadistrict4ll> D4: Washington District 4 Little League - Clark, Skamania, Klickitat Counties<https://www.district4wa.com/> [cid:image003.png@01DCD2DD.6C7562F0] [cid:image004.jpg@01DCD2DD.6C7562F0] _______________________________________________ Wadas mailing list Wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com<mailto:Wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> http://lists.rodeonetworks.com/mailman/listinfo/wadas
Agree with Glen. Beyond sex offenders or crimes against children, it's up to the League Board's to decide if they'll let people volunteer or not. As a president, anyone with active 'cases' was not allowed to volunteer, but beyond that, we'd either approve them, or put them on 'probation' and approve them as an assistant coach... On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM Ann Leggett via Wadas < wadas@lists.rodeonetworks.com> wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone have advice for setting requirements of what passes or fails a background check when the items in the background check are not crimes against children? I can't find anything definitive or even guidance with LL. What I hear is each league can set what is acceptable and not acceptable.
Ann Leggett District Administrator washd4da@gmail.com Challenger: WA - District 4 Little League > Home <https://www.wadist4-challenger.com/wadistrict4ll> D4: Washington District 4 Little League - Clark, Skamania, Klickitat Counties <https://www.district4wa.com/>
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