Instructions for NELL Volunteers

Step 1: Apply for and Gather All Required Clearance Documentation

Each of these are required by PA State Law for ALL volunteers.

• A Picture of Your Driver’s License
• Pennsylvania State Background Check
  • Must be current within the last 5 years
  • Click here (https://epatch.state.pa.us/) and follow the steps for a new record check
    
• Child Abuse Clearance
  •  Must be current within the last 5 years
  • Click here (https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home) and either create an account to begin a new application or log in to your account to access a prior application or submit a new application
• FBI Clearance
  • If you have lived within PA for the last 10 years, print and sign this form (Disclosure Statement for Volunteers).
  • If you have lived outside PA at some point in the last 10 years, you must complete the FBI fingerprinting process, which will require you to pay a small fee and visit an Identogo location. Instruction Here (https://uenroll.identogo.com/).

Step 2: Sign-Up to Volunteer through NELL’s Registration System

You will not be able to complete this step unless you have all documentation from Step 1 ready to upload.

1. Go to NELL’s registration site (https://www.littleleague.org/) and log in to your account.
2. In the top right corner, click “Account” from the drop-down menu.
3. Click “Volunteer” from the menu on the left side.
4. Click “Find Volunteer Roles.”
5. Select the volunteer role you wish to fulfill and follow the registration process, which will include uploading all of your clearances from Step 1.

Step 3: Complete Your Little League Volunteer Application

1. Once all of your paperwork has been reviewed and approved by the League’s Safety Officer, you will receive an email with a link to complete your Little League Volunteer Application through JDP.
   • The email will come directly from JDP (not NELL).
2. This is required annually by Little League International for all volunteers.
3. While the email states it takes 15 minutes to complete, in actuality, it takes approximately 2 minutes.

Step 4: Complete your Mandatory Abuse Awareness Training

1. Go to Little League Abuse Awareness Training Site (https://www.littleleague.org/university/articles/abuse-awareness-training-course/).
   
   • Scroll down and click on "LOGIN TO TRAINING PORTAL" for existing users or "CREATE AN ACCOUNT" for new users.
   • Follow appropriate steps to access Little League University Training Courses
   • On left side menu, select All to see available training courses
   • Select +Enroll under Abuse Awareness 2026 Training Course
   • Select appropriate group (Coach versus Volunteer) and Abuse Awareness 2026 as Learning Plan, then "Enroll"
   • Complete this mandatory course
   • Please upload your certificate of completion to your volunteer profile on Sports Connect.

Step 5: Complete Your Little League Safe to Play Training 

These learning modules are strongly encouraged for all coaches but not required. 

1. Go to Little League Safe Site (https://www.littleleague.org/player-safety/safe/).
   • Scroll down to SAFE Training Courses
   • Below one of the two listed courses, click "EXPLORE TRAINING COURSE"
   • Scroll down and click on "LOGIN TO TRAINING PORTAL" for existing users or "CREATE AN ACCOUNT" for new users.
   • Follow appropriate steps to access Little League University Training Courses
   • On left side menu, select All to see available training courses
   • If you have an existing account, you may also login directly at https://littleleague.smarteru.com/remote-login/login.cfm
2. Complete the Safety Awareness course (Takes approximately 15 minutes):
   • Click “All”
   • Select “+Enroll" below Safety Awareness Course
   • Select appropriate group (Coach versus Volunteer) and Safety Awareness as Learning Plan, then "Enroll"
   • Complete the course.
3. Complete the First Aid Awareness course (Takes approximately 15 minutes):
   
   • Click "All
   • Select “+Enroll" below First Aid Awareness Course
   • Select appropriate group (Coach versus Volunteer) and First Aid Awareness as Learning Plan, then "Enroll"
   • Complete the course.
4. Once successfully enrolled in courses, they should appear on your left sided menu under "Enrolled". You may pause and resume as needed.

Note: No coach or volunteer is permitted to have any contact with their team until ALL 4 Mandatory Steps are completed above.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with NELL and for helping us make this a safe, fun, and rewarding experience for the children within our community!

If you need any assistance with the steps above, please contact the NELL Safety Officer: Kevin Furman ([email protected])