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PONY Baseball divides the divisions strictly by age. Beginning with the
spring 2007 season your child?s age
is considered to be how old he/she will be on April 30 in the year you are
participating in league play. This is a change from the previous age
determination date of July 31. Example: You are registering your 7 year old
child in December of 2006 and their 8th birthday is in April 2007. Your
child will enter league play for the 2007 season as an 8 year old even
though the season will be partially over before their 8th birthday. The divisions
and ages are as follows:
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Shetland (ages 5-6)
Your child's introduction to baseball begins here. This is a
non-competitive T-ball division that emphasizes teaching the basic
and fundamental skills of baseball.
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Pinto (ages 7-8)
This division introduces more of the rules of baseball. Player
pitching, sliding into bases, and base running techniques will all
be used.
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Mustang (ages 9-10)
This division is where we begin to play competitive progressive
baseball. We utilize kid pitchers only, allowing players to lead
off and steal bases, and managers will try to execute other
tactics of baseball. It is a competitive division where umpires
are used and standings are kept.
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Bronco (ages 11-12)
This division uses the full rules of major league baseball
throughout the entire season. Emphasis is placed not only on
individual skill development, but on team strategies required at
this advanced level of baseball. Players will adjust to a larger
field, stronger defenses, and more experienced pitchers. |
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Pony (ages 13-14)
This division is characterized by bigger fields and bigger
players that has a more advanced and competitive level of
baseball. At this level, emphasis is still on the fundamental
physical aspects of the game, however, a lot of time is also
devoted to the mental aspects of the game as the need to
anticipate and react becomes more critical. |
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Colt (ages 15-16)
This division begins play in mid-May after the high school
season ends. Players play on a major league sized field. The
competition is intense, as these players make up the crop from
which the high school varsity team draws its future talent. |
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