COACHES (TEAM MANAGERS)

Interested in coaching Little League? We are glad you are here! For a successful season, we need enough coaches for all our teams. 

Per District 65, this is training MANDATORY for every coach, assistant coach, and ANYONE interacting directly with players to complete before the coaches clinic on Feb. XX (DATE TBD).

STEP 1:  

Register yourself as a volunteer on our website by creating an account, registering yourself, and choosing your desired volunteer role from the available options.

STEP 2: 

Complete and pass a background check every season. By filling out the registration info, you are allowing AGVLL to run your annual JDP background check.

STEP 3 (NEW): 

Complete Livescan fingerprints scan (CA state law)

This is a one-time requirement. The league will cover the $35 fee for the Livescan. Even if you've done it for school or another sport, you'll need to do it for AGVLL.

• Download and print your application here. Bring it to your appt.
• Make an appointment here.

Star Investigations
1303 E Grand Ave #101 
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

Coaches will not be allowed to hold practices until they have passed an annual background check and completed the Livescan requirement.

STEP 4 (NEW):

Register and complete USA Baseball online training course for Abuse Awareness and Prevention

• Go to www.usabdevelops.com 
• Click "Register" and create an account
• Select "Courses"
• Select "Abuse Awareness for Adults Course"
• Go through all course material and take the Quiz at the end
• A Certification of Completion will be emailed to you. Please forward that certificate to [email protected]

STEP 5 (NEW):

Complete CDC Heads Up Concussion Training

• Go to www.train.org/cdctrain/login 
• Create an account 
• Click on "Courses"
• Search and select 
  "HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Training for Coaches"
• Enroll and complete course and quiz
• Download your Certificate of Completion and email it to: [email protected]

Concussion Awareness Training

STEP 6:

Attend a Mandatory Coaching Clinic

February XX, 2025 (TBD)

**You MUST attend this meeting to receive your gear for the season.

More Coach Resources and Training

Little League® Diamond Leader Training Program 

REQUIRED FOR ALL-STAR COACHES.

Focused on ensuring children have a positive, well-rounded experience on and off the field, the Little League® Diamond Leader Training Program is a FREE educational resource that provides coaches with an understanding of the impact that mental, social, and emotional well-being has in youth sports through detailed information, interactive scenarios, and a variety of additional resources.

Through this course, which navigates Little League volunteers through real-life scenarios that are being faced in local leagues all around the world each year, coaches will have a better understanding of the impact they have on their players, both on and off the field.

https://www.littleleague.org/diamondleader/