How and when do my age, residency or school attendance eligibility documents need to be turned in?Each family should submit the player’s birth certificate, and residency or school attendance eligibility documents by one of the following ways, in order of preference.
1. Upload the documents to your My Account page on our website. There will be a link under each player's name where you can do this.
2. Scan and email your documents, with your player's name clearly written on top, to:
[email protected]3. Bring paper copies of your documents to DLL’s Player Evaluation (PE) session in January. Note that documents brought to a PE session will NOT be reviewed or validated during the PE session, only collected for review at a later time.
4. Mail copies of your documents, with your player's name clearly written on top, to: DLL, PO Box 946, Ashburn, VA 20146
For any spring season, all required documents must be received by DLL no later than
Feb 10 prior to that season.
For any fall season, all required documents must be received by DLL no later than
August 25 prior to that season.
ALL players are required to submit this documentation to the league before participating in practices or games. If you submitted your player's birth certificate in a prior season, it does not need to be submitted again.Why can’t I just show my documentation to someone to prove my player’s eligibility and residency/school attendance?For a league of the size of DLL, it isn’t feasible to validate the documents on-the-fly. Having a small number of Board member volunteers validate and file the documentation for all new players is a time-consuming task that is best completed in the “off-season”. Furthermore, players who participate in All-Stars are also required to submit this documentation. Collecting and verifying this documentation in the offseason allows DLL to comply with the Little League International regulation, and removes the documentation burden on participants to the offseason.
Who will have access to the birth certificates, proof of residency documentation, and school enrollment forms?
A small number of DLL Board members who have completed a background check.
I previously submitted all the documentation for my player, why haven’t I heard back from anyone?Due to the large volume and varying formats of documents, it will take several weeks to validate all the documents that have been received. That activity will be taking place while league volunteers are also preparing for the upcoming season by conducting player evaluations, player drafts, preseason meetings and training for DLL managers, and while they complete all other player-to-team assignments. A DLL representative will contact you if we require additional documentation. If you are not sure if you've submitted all the required documentation, please resubmit!
Where/how will my documentation be stored?Paper documents will be stored in a secure location while electronic documents will be stored on a drive.
How long will DLL keep my documents?Birth certificates will be kept on file until a player is no longer eligible to play in DLL. Once a player becomes ineligible for any reason, those documents will be shredded and/or deleted. The revised Little League regulation requires participating players to submit proof of residency documents prior to the start of each season.