Charter Committee Waiver Requests

Player(s) don’t reside or attend school within league’s boundary. Please note updates for this type.

This request requires the following:

• Player name
• Player birthdate
• Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request.
• Player’s home address and school name
• Request from parent/guardian
• Past participation with league (if applicable)
• Reason for Request

No longer do you have to provide the home league statement for a player. The Region will work with the home league to acquire the statement (if applicable).

Player(s) who’s age does not fall within a particular division

This request requires the following:

• Player name
• Player birthdate
• Player agent statement
• Request from parent/guardian
• Division of play requested
• Medical documentation if requesting older player to play “down”
• Division information (for certain requests)

Divisions that do not meet Regulation III (a), thus are less than the minimum, more than than the maximum or rosters off by more than one (1) in a division. You can include multiple divisions on one request.

This request requires the following:

• Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
• Division(s) of play in question.
• Age Breakdown for ages that apply to the division(s) in question.

Any changes to the league’s boundary map. Please note boundary map changes take a little longer to process, which is typically at least two weeks.

This request requires the following:

• Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
• School Information – number of schools, per level within current map and those in proposed area.
• Map Illustrating Change with Signatures. Map shows current area then outlines proposed area to be added (may also be a map of the requested area to be added). Map should be signed by any neighboring leagues in district.
• If requesting to reduce territory, number of kids, per age that would no longer qualify to participate with league.

Alternate playing rule or regulation (do not confuse this for other types)

This request requires the following:

• Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
• Divsions(s) of play in question.
• Rule/Regulation in question.

Player moves into league after Feb. 1 or begins school after Oct. 1

This request requires the following:

• Request from league (with board of directors approval).
• Player Name
• Player Age or Date or Birth
• Statement from Parent/Guardian, including reason for move or school change
• Date and Distance of Move or School Change
• New Residency or School Documents
• Location of Past Residence or School

Individual not eligible to be manager/coach for Tournament team

This request requires the following:

• Name of Individual
• Request from league (with board of directors approval).
• Signatures or Comments from ALL-eligible managers & coaches (this is every manager and coach eligible for selection as outlined in the Tournament Guidelines and Rules)
• Tournament Division

Two leagues wishing to become one league

This request requires the following:

• Request from both leagues (with board of directors AND general membership approval) including reason, purpose and benefit. Also useful to note any competing organizations.
• Population Information. TOTAL population for each league. Outline current population and total within proposed change. Demographics should be included.
• Proposed merged league information

Any alternate draft method

This request requires the following:

• Request from league (with board of directors approval) including reason for request plus purpose/benefit.
• Selection Process
• Division(s) of play in question.

For a player who was unable to participate in less than 8 (6 for Senior League) of his/her team’s regular season games.

This request requires the following:

• Request from league, noting why player did not play in the required minimum number of games
• Player name and age
• Games played, scheduled and missed

Request for team unable to play the minimum of 12 games (10 for Senior League) prior to start of tournament play.

This request requires the following:

• Request from league
• Number of teams and division
• Games played, scheduled and remaining
• Start of tournament play

All waiver requests are initiated by a local league’s board of directors. Once the board votes to REQUEST a waiver, it will be reviewed by the Charter Committee, provided the necessary information is received to review the request in advance of the yearly deadline. All requests include a written request from league, typically on a league letterhead. The use of paper forms is not recommend and Little League does not produce such a paper form.

As noted above using the Southeastern Region’s Waiver Recipes, the general waiver types need minimum information to help answers questions set forth by the Charter Committee. For example,  the common out-of-boundary request includes a written request from the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the player as well as a statement from the player’s home league, if applicable. Regardless of the home league’s stance, the request will still be reviewed by the Charter Committee. It is the responsibility of the league wishing to make a waiver request to gather all of the required information and then submit for review.

The requesting league’s District Administrator will be given the chance to comment on the request. Using the Southeastern Region’s online request form means the league does not need to submit the information to the DA, who would pass it on to the Region. Once the league submits a request, the DA is notified and given a chance to comment. The DA has the right to support or not support a request, but regardless of his/her stance, it does not stop the request from being heard by the Charter Committee.

A DA may also note there are errors in the submission and return the request to the league, who will need to submit a new request, with the noted changes made.

After the request is reviewed by the Charter Committee, it will provide its response, in writing to the Region in days following the review. The Region will then provide such response in writing to the league and DA. The total turnaround time from the request is received with all necessary information to letter provided to league is typically two-three weeks. Please note boundary map changes will take at least two weeks.

The Charter Committee is made up of operations staff members from Little League’s International Headquarters office in Williamsport, PA. They meet regularly to hear cases presented by the Region Office across the U.S. and intentionally on behalf of local leagues.