East Side Little League is run exclusively by volunteers. We welcome everyone to join to help make baseball a great experience for the kids! Contact Matt DiGiulio, John Timko  or Andrew Rauch to find out how you can help. 

If you are looking to register as a volunteer for the current season please click the Registration Link below which include uploading the three (3) PA Background Check forms if you are new to ESLL or have not provided this in the past five (5) years.

Upon completion of this registration, you will receive a separate email to complete the required Little League Volunteer Form thru a secure online system with JDP, a third party company that has partnered with Little League. JDP will also perform a separate national background check as required by Little League.  ESLL has moved away from completing the PDF forms by hand or thru our own registration process by using JDP's secure and independent website.

East Side Little League must follow PA Act 153 of 2014, which was amended on July 1, 2015 by PA Act 15 of 2015, and requires very specific background checks for volunteers of youth serving organizations in the State of Pennsylvania.

All volunteers for East Side Little League are required to complete and provide to the League the following background checks to volunteer in any capacity:

1) Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP).  This clearance can be obtained at  https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/Criminal-History-Background-Check.aspx and is free.

2) Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services (Child Abuse). This  clearance can be obtained at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS and is free.

3) If you have lived outside of Pennsylvania within the the last ten (10) years, a fingerprint based FBI criminal history clearance is required.  This can be obtained thru IDEMIA (IdentoGO), Pennsylvania's new partner in obtaining this clearance at IdentoGo.com. This is a multi-step process and the cost thru IDEMIA is $22.60.  If you have not lived outside Pennsylvania in the past ten (10) years, a signed and notarized affidavit of residency must be submitted.  This form can be obtained at the following link and is free. You can also download the attachment below.

These clearances are standard throughout PA and required for organizations like school volunteers, Scouting, and other youth groups. The clearances are transferrable so only copies need to be provided if you've gotten them for any other organization. The reports only display that the volunteer is allowed to work with youth. All background checks are valid for FIVE (5) years from the last date on the forms and must be renewed and submitted to the league within that time frame to remain eligible.

More information can be found at http://keepkidssafe.pa.gov/clearances/index.htm or in the information file attached below. For any other questions, please contact Andrew Rauch, ESLL Player Agent.

Should you need to provide updated volunteer or clearance information to the league, those completed forms may be scanned and emailed to [email protected].

Every Volunteer, Manager and Coach must attend one safety meeting session every two years as required by our A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) as required by Little League. Matt Washlick, ESLL's Director of Safety, organizes and runs the safety meeting every year. Below are additional resources on safety awareness.