Southeast Region Waiver Requests

Welcome to the Little League® Southeast Region’s Charter Committee Waiver Request Site. This site is built exclusively for use by league and district officials. Parents are not permitted to submit requests, thus cannot use the site. Please review all of the information on this site before beginning your request.

When creating a request, input your league ID to auto-fill league name and district. Please note your league ID does not start with a 0 (zero) nor contain dashes.

Please remember this is ONLY a request and there is no guarantee of approval, and the request may take as long as three (or more) weeks for processing. Appeals of Charter Cases shall not be submitted online. Please email to your DA.

The Little League International Charter Committee will review requests and determine if approved or denied. Approvals could include specific language.

ALL requests require comment from the league’s District Administrator. The league’s DA will be notified on this request and will add his/her position/comment. Error(s) may be found in your submission and thus a new request will need to be submitted.

Assistance

southeastregion@LittleLeague.org | 478-987-7227

Out-of-boundary requests can now be submitted on the Little League Data Center. The requests on the Data Center will be for redshirt eligibility (regular season only for year one then full eligibility in year two and beyond, if conditions met). Nearly all out-of-boundary waiver requests are approved with redshirt approval. The submissions on the Data Center must also come from another league (i.e., home league).

The Data Center is available to officers with manage forms permissions, which is president, secretary, treasurer and vice president by default. All other officers can be assigned this role individually.

Leagues may seek full eligibility, these will only be considered (and currently are) when there are extraordinary circumstances. While there is no magical formula that says when a request would be considered for full eligibility (regular season + tournament), a league should look at a request that has reasons that would not be standard and create a very unique situation. Leagues that submit a full eligibility request may be directed to make a redshirt request based on our experience but also the Little League International Charter Committee may still approve with redshirt eligibility. We welcome and encourage leagues to contact their District Administrator and/or the Region office to discuss a player prior to submitting.

Leagues that need to submit an out-of-boundary waiver request for a player coming from a non-chartered Little League area OR may have a full eligibility request, will need to submit the following information to their District Administrator via email.

League Name (please ensure you don't abbreviate like SLL)
Player's Name
Player's Date of Birth (or league age)
Player's Sport and Division
Player's Address
League Written Request
Parent Written Request
Other Applicable and Notable Information
Home League Name (if applicable)
Home League Review (if applicable)

Again, most out-of-boundary waiver requests are approved with redshirt eligibility, especially those in their first year of participation. Your D.A. may also direct you to submit a redshirt request upon receiving your request plus they may have you update your request.

About Waivers

Anytime a local Little League wishes to operate outside of the rules, regulations and/or policies (regardless of the type of request) it must request a waiver from the Little League International Charter Committee. Only the Charter Committee may grant a waiver to a local league, which, if approved, may only apply for the current year. The most common waiver type is for out-of-boundary players. There is no exception for a league allowing a player 8-years-old or older (or a sibling of a league choice player) to participate in any manner regardless of age if not residing or physically attending a school within a league’s boundary map.

The Charter Committee’s decision is final and binding. It is important to note that the situation requested in the waiver (such as a request to have a player participate in a league without having residence in the league) must not be allowed to proceed unless and until the Charter Committee renders its decision.

Waiver requests are not uncommon. The Southeast Region processes more than 500 requests annually. A league may request any rule, regulation, and/or policy variation, but once again no approval is guaranteed. If a waiver is granted, the adjustment is typically only for the current season.

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