The Dalles Little League

HELPFUL LINKS

Helpful Resources for Coaches

2024 Coaches Application

Little League Pitch Count Forms

Accident Claim Form Instructions

TDLL Grievance Policy

Accident Claim Form

Required Online Trainings: Step-by-Step Guide to Completion

HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Training - In order to access the training you must create an account with CDC TRAIN. Please see How to Create an Account in CDC Train for instructions. Once you have an account and have completed the training, your completion certificate will be stored for retrieval/reprinting at any time. This training is required during your time as a volunteer with TDLL. There is no cost for this course. Your training certificate of completion must be sent to the Safety Officer at [email protected]

Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training - Once you have an account and have completed the training, your completion certificate will be stored for retrieval/reprinting at any time. This training is required during your time as a volunteer with TDLL. There is no cost for this course. Your training certificate of completion must be sent to the Safety Officer at [email protected]

Oregon District 5 Little League Association is committed to keeping its youth participants safe and establishing and enforcing federal, state and local laws established to protect our players. The Association is now required to comply with Federal Law S.435 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, that was signed in February of 2018. The Oregon District 5 Little League Association unanimously passed the following resolution: Any and all individuals affiliated with Oregon District 5 Little League; i.e. district staff, board members, managers, coaches and other volunteers or staff must complete sexual abuse prevention training. Sexual Abuse Prevention Training must be completed through ABUSE PREVENTION SYSTEMS or SAFE SPORT SYSTEMS no later than March 1st of the current year.

SCOREKEEPER/PITCH COUNTER

FOR MAJORS & MINORS TEAMS ONLY
SCOREKEEPER: The HOME team will be required to provide the Official Scorekeeper for each TDLL game. While a basic knowledge of the game is a prerequisite for this role, TDLL will provide a live training on how to keep score in a scorebook prior to the start of the season. The following YouTube videos also provide a detailed tutorial for how to keep score.

YouTube video, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtmtVHXQpD0

YouTube video, part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymuj9580qBQ

PITCH COUNTER: The VISITOR team will be required to provide a Pitch Counter for each TDLL season game. This team will also be responsible for operating the scoreboard for all games. No previous knowledge or experience is necessary. All training will be provided by TDLL prior to the start of the season.

The only requirement to volunteer for the Scorekeeper/Pitch Counter role is a background check. Little League International (LLI) requires all leagues and districts in the United States to conduct an annual background check, including a nationwide criminal search, a search of the National Sex Offender Registry, review of the U.S. Center for SafeSport Centralized Disciplinary Database and Little League International Ineligible List. LFLL utilizes J.D Palatine (JDP), which is LLI’s preferred provider, to conduct its background checks. The annual period resets on October 1st of each year.

GAMECHANGER TEAM MANAGER

GameChanger Team Manager is the official game day app for Sports Connect partners and is the only mobile app integrated with your team's data. Some of the things that GameChanger Team Manager is capable of:

Team events that are created from your Sports Connect site will also sync directly to the GameChanger Team Manager app. Once posted, events will display for team members within the app, eliminating the need for importing or manual syncing.

Alongside auto-notifications from Sports Connect, the mobile app will provide alerts for upcoming events, schedule changes, and cancellations.

Rosters are automatically sync'd and updated from TDLL's Sports Connect registration platform. Team Messaging makes it easy for the entire team to stay on the same page and up-to-date with any last minutes changes. Coaches and team members are able to message the entire team, or certain groups or individuals within a team.

Live Scorekeeping is available to allow play-by-play tracking of each game, with advanced features available such as LiveStreaming (requires a video device such as a mobile phone, GoPro, etc. and someone to use the app to scorekeep throughout the gam

Please follow this guide if you wish to use the app for coordination of your team’s season. Importing Your Team From Sports Connect

Please note, the following requirements must be met for successful import.
- You are using the same email address for GameChanger that you use for Sports Connect (TDLL Registration Site)
-You are an allocated volunteer (head coach, team manager) for your team on the Sports Connect site.

Become Allocated Volunteer
If you have not selected a volunteer coach role in Sports Connect, you will need to complete that process. Login to your TDLL account, navigate to the Volunteer tab, click Find Volunteer Roles (blue button, upper right corner), select appropriate volunteer coach role, select "sign up registered user", click Continue, then complete the registration process.

You can only import your team from Sports Connect to GameChanger one time. Any updates made to your schedule or roster will automatically update to the GameChanger app. However, events that are listed as "Rescheduled" or "Postponed" on Sports Connect will not appear in GameChanger.

If you have further questions, please email [email protected]. Additional support can also be found online.