Since its inception, a primary focus of Little League® has been to provide a healthy activity for kids to enjoy alongside their friends. It was clear back in 1939 that parents preferred that family-and-friend style of activity, where those within the community could gather and interact with each other while watching their children have fun with their friends. Over the past seven decades, that close-knit preference has not diminished, but as communities have changed, so has Little League. Providing parents the option to enroll their children in the league where they reside or where they go to school is one sign of the program’s adaptability.
One of the key differences that sets Little League apart from many other youth organizations is our boundary regulations, which are specifically designed to maintain that community, hometown spirit. As registrations are held from coast to coast, and beyond, it’s important for parents to better familiarize themselves with these regulations, so they understand exactly what Little League Baseball® and Little League Softball® offer to kids, families, and communities.
There are three options for where Little Leaguers can play.
- Kids whose primary residence is within the local league’s boundary can play for that hometown league.
- Kids can play for the league where their school is located.
- Kids from divided homes may choose to play in a league in whose boundaries either parent resides.
Little League has launched a League Finder, where parents can simply enter an address online, and our database will find the league that the address resides in. Visit LittleLeague.org/LeagueFinder to quickly and easily identify if your residence or school address is located within the boundaries of Cherry Hill American Little League.