Residence
Eligibility Requirements - 2005
Each local Little League determines the actual
geographic boundaries of the area from within which it shall select players.
These boundaries must be described in detail and shown on a map and dated when
making application for a Little League charter. Players will be eligible to play
with that league only if they reside within the boundaries provided to and
approved by Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
A player will be deemed to reside within the league boundaries if:
A. His/her parents are living together and are residing within such league
boundaries, OR;
B. Either of the player's parents (or his/her court-appointed legal guardian)
reside within such boundaries. It is unacceptable if a parent moves into a
league's boundaries for the purpose of qualifying for tournament play.
"Residence," "reside" and "residing" refers to a place of bona fide continuous
habitation. A place of residence once established shall not be considered
changed unless the parents, parent or guardian makes a bona fide change of
residence.
Residence shall be established and supported by documents from THREE OR MORE of
the following categories to determine residency of such parent(s) or guardian:
1. Driver's
License
2. Voter's Registration
3. School records
4. Welfare/child care records
5. Federal records
6. State records
7. Local (municipal) records
8. Support payment records
9. Homeowner or tenant records
10. Utility bills (i.e., gas, electric, water/sewer, phone, mobile phone,
heating, waste disposal)
11. Financial (loan, credit, investments, etc.) records
12. Insurance documents
13. Medical records
14. Military records
15. Internet, cable or satellite records
16. Vehicle records
Note: Example - Three utility bills (three items from No. 10 above) constitute
only ONE document.
It is recommended that the league require some proof of residence
within the league's boundaries at the time the player registers. Players and
their parents/guardians are advised that a false statement of residence may lead
to ineligibility to play Little League Baseball or Softball. Under NO
circumstances does ANY person have the authority to grant a waiver that allows a
child to play in a local Little League program IN ANY DIVISION, when that child
does not qualify under these residency requirements.
If the claim for residency is challenged, three of the above materials must be
submitted to Little League Baseball, Incorporated, with an affidavit of
residency from the parent(s) or guardian, which shall decide the issue.
Residency documents must illustrate that the residence (as defined above) was
inside the league's boundaries for at least one-half of the regular season (as
of June 15 of the year in question).
Tournament Requirement for Non-Citizens: A participant who is not a citizen of
the country in which he/she wishes to play, but meets residency requirements as
defined by Little League, may participate in that country if:
1. his/her visa allows that participant to remain in that country
for a period of at least one year, or;
2. the prevailing laws allow that participant to remain in that country for at
least one year, or;
3. the participant has an established bona fide residence in that country for at
least two years prior to the start of the regular season.
Exceptions can only be made by action of the Charter Committee in
Williamsport. Any request for a waiver pertaining to the eligibility of a player
must be submitted in writing, by the president of the local Little League
through the district administrator, to their respective Regional Director not
later than the date prescribed in Regulation IV (j). Requests submitted after
that date will not be considered.
For more
information contact
Little League International
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