FAQ’s

General Questions

Little League® has pioneered a unique forum for volunteer field leaders to lend their voices and represent their local communities in guiding the future of Little League Baseball and Softball. This forum is the Little League International Congress, first established in 1956. The purpose of the International Congress is to chart the course of the world’s largest organized youth baseball and softball program. More than a thousand Little League volunteers from around the globe attend the Little League International Congress, held once every four years.

Nearly 500 of those attending are volunteer District Administrators, or delegates, who serve as liaisons between the local leagues and Little League International. District Administrators are elected by their constituent leagues to provide support, and to represent their interests as delegates to the International Congress. The primary purpose of the Congress is to amend rules and regulations.

The delegates, and their Assistant District Administrators, meet in roundtable discussions, making any necessary changes in the proposed amendments. They then vote on the changes on the final day of the Congress. A two-thirds vote is required for passage of an amendment to a rule or regulation. Those amendments receiving the necessary vote are then presented to the International Board of Directors for final approval.

The Little League International Congress is funded through the District Administrator Escrow fund. Three dollars from each Little League charter fee is deposited into this fund. The fund accumulates over the four-year period between Congresses and then the money in the fund is distributed to delegates to offset costs associated with attending the Congress including travel, hotel, and food expenses.

As the District Administrator Escrow Fund does not cover all delegates expenses related to the delegates attending the Congress, Little League International uses general operating revenues in a Congress year to fund these expenses. Little League subsidizes transportation costs and provides a stipend to offset hotel accommodations and other out-of-pocket costs including, but not limited to, meals, parking fees, baggage fees, etc. Little League is able to provide this enhanced financial assistance for volunteers thanks to the support of its national sponsors and ESPN multimedia rights.

If a District Administrator is unable to attend the International Congress the District Administrator may designate an alternate, from the respective District Staff, as the District’s representative, upon approval by Little League International. The District Administrator must forward a request to Dan Velte, Senior Director of League Development and Regional Operations (dvelte@LittleLeague.org) requesting the respective individual be recognized as the designated alternate.

Once approved as an alternate, the individual will receive the same benefits to attend the Congress, as the District Administrator would have received. However, the alternate delegate is not authorized to vote with regards to election of the Field Director to the International Board of Directors.

Yes. However, no financial assistance is provided to guests or District Staff members attending the International Congress. All guests are permitted to attend the various activities and educational sessions. Guests may attend the meal functions provided the respective tickets have been purchased. Similarly, guests not registered for the Congress may purchase tickets to the opening evening hospitality event. Members of a District Administrators staff, who are listed on the D.A. profile sheets at Little League International, and who have registered for the Congress, may be assigned to, and participate in, roundtable discussions.

District Administrators from the United States may call the AAA North Penn toll-free number, 1-800-377-4222, or 570-323-8431 to make flight reservations. District Administrator plane tickets will be issued by AAA with the ticket cost direct billed to Little League International. District Administrators may purchase additional plane tickets for guests through AAA, but will need to provide AAA a credit card for the cost of the additional tickets. Little League will not reimburse baggage fees assessed by the airlines.

Delegates from the United States flying to the Congress, but not booking through AAA of North Penn will be reimbursed an amount not to exceed the equivalent of the most economical airfare, from the closest major airport, available as of November 1, 2017. Delegates will not need to submit a receipt for their airline expense to receive the reimbursement.

Delegates from the United States driving to the Congress will be reimbursed an amount not to exceed the equivalent of the most economical airfare, from the closest major airport, available as of November 1, 2017. District Administrators driving to the Congress will not need to submit a mileage expense request to receive reimbursement.

District Administrators from outside the United States will receive $500 travel reimbursement to attend the International Congress. District Administrators from outside the United States may still utilize the services of AAA North Penn to make flight reservations but will be required to pay for the purchase of any airline ticket. The $500 will be included with the reimbursement the District Administrator receives in New Orleans. Delegates will not need to submit a receipt for their airline expense to receive the reimbursement. Little League will not reimburse baggage fees assessed by the airlines.

The FEDERAL REAL ID LAW for air travel will be enforced for all passengers traveling on or after January 22, 2018. As of this date, various state issued driver’s licenses will not be considered an acceptable form of ID to board a plane in the United States. Please visit WWW.TSA.GOV for the most up-to-date details of this law, a listing of states affected by this law and for the acceptable forms of ID.

The International Congress will be utilizing the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to accommodate delegates, attendees, and guests. Little League International has reserved a block of rooms at the hotel with the rooms being available on a first come, first served basis. The hotel is centrally located in downtown New Orleans and provides easy access to/from the airport. CLICK HERE TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

The Little League room block consists of two different room types, with each room type available on a first come, first served basis. There are “Standard” rooms and “View” rooms in the Little League room block. The room rate for the “Standard” room is $185 per night plus tax. The room rate for the “View” room is $195 per night plus tax. CLICK HERE TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS.

The deadline to reserve a room in the Little League room block at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside is December 1, 2017. After this date, any rooms remaining in the Little League room block will be released by the hotel. You may still make a reservation at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside after the release date if the hotel has availability. However, the Little League room rate is only guaranteed through December 1, 2017.

Yes, Little League has partnered with Airport Shuttle services, located at the New Orleans Airport, to provide ground transportation between the New Orleans Airport and the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. The costs for the shuttle, for you and your guests, will automatically be direct billed to Little League International. Little League International will not reimburse any shuttle costs for Delegates and Guests who do not use the designated airport shuttle on-line reservation system. CLICK HERE TO MAKE AIRPORT SHUTTLE RESERVATIONS

Yes. Each District Administrator registered for the Congress, and booked at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, will receive a Congress Stipend of $330.00 per day, up to a maximum of $1320.00 for the entire Congress, for the dates of January 19, 20, 21, and 22 to assist with hotel accommodations and other out-of-pocket costs including, but not limited to, meals, airport parking, hotel parking, baggage fees, etc.

Little League International will not provide a Congress Stipend for any dates prior to January 19 or after January 22. District Administrators will receive the Congress Stipend based on the actual nights registered at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

This Congress Stipend is in addition to travel costs also covered by Little League International.

Delegates from the United States must submit the Congress registration form and book their hotel accommodations at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside by December 15, 2017 to have their reimbursement check mailed prior to the Congress. Delegates from the United States will receive their expense reimbursement check from Little League International in January 2018.

International Delegates registered for the Congress by the deadline will receive their Congress reimbursement in New Orleans.

A questionnaire will be sent to all District Administrators with potential roundtable agenda topics. Each District Administrator will consult with his/her leagues, and determine items they wanted to be considered. District Administrators may submit additional items to be considered for the agenda.

The Little League Rules Committee and the Operations Staff assess the subjects and then prepares the agenda. The agenda is forwarded to the District Administrators, prior to the Congress, which allows the District Administrator the opportunity to present the agenda to the Little Leagues in their district, giving every league a democratic voice in the Little League program.

The Congress Delegates vote on the various agenda topics after roundtable deliberations. The delegates are only permitted to vote on topics involving their District. For example, if a specific agenda topic pertains to Senior League Softball, then only those delegates that have Senior League Softball in their district can vote on the respective topic. The final voting results are referred to the Little League International Board of Directors for approval and date of implementation.

Registration Questions

If you have not yet created your individual Little League Data Center account, you may do so by visiting LittleLeague.org/DataCenter and entering your email address on record in the Data Center and requesting to reset your password here. All current League and District Officers must be on file within the Data Center and will need to follow this process to set up their individual accounts.
Once your account is created, enter the email address on record in the Data Center and the password associated with your account. If you are not on file with a valid email address within the Data Center as a League or District Official, your District Administrator or League President must update their league officers with your updated information before you can create an account.
For individuals needing support for LittleLeague.org/DataCenter, email support@LittleLeague.org or call 570-326-1921 ext. 2800

All Assistant District Administrators, approved as Alternates, must register for the International Congress and pay the $50 registration fee. The Alternate will register as an A.D.A., and during the completion of the registration form, will be asked to identify themselves as the approved Alternate. Approved Alternates receive all the same benefits as a D.A. including receipt of any complimentary event tickets and of the daily $330 stipend.

District Administrators who have an outstanding balance greater than $300 and 90 days past due may not register for the Congress until the balance is paid in full. D.A.s who find themselves in this situation will have the option to pay any outstanding balance as part of their Congress registration or may contact Melissa Singer, Little League Vice President of Finance/Treasurer, (570-326-1921, ext. 2236; MSinger@LittleLeague.org) to pay off any outstanding balance.

If your changes require a refund or cancellation for yourself any other individual you registered, please contact Melissa Singer, Little League Vice President of Finance/Treasurer, at MSinger@LittleLeague.org. If you need to make any other changes, including correcting any misspellings of names or to identify a replacement for someone who has been registered, please email support@LittleLeague.org or call 570-326-1921 ext. 2800.

Refunds for U.S. registrants attending Congress will be added to the amount of the reimbursement check that you will receive via mail prior to the start of Congress.
Refunds for U.S. registrants unable to attend Congress will be applied as a credit to your District’s account balance with Little League International. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for the reimbursement to be processed.
Refunds for International registrants attending Congress will be added to the amount of the reimbursement you will receive in the form of a prepaid Visa or MasterCard at Congress.
Refunds for International registrants unable to attend Congress will be put back onto the credit card you used to register for Congress. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for the reimbursement to be processed.