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PONY is an acronym for Protect Our Nation's Youth. The concept for the name
originally came from boys at the local YMCA in Washington, Pennsylvania and
stood for "Protect Our Neighborhood Youth," but when PONY became an
international program in the early 1950's "Neighborhood" was switched to
"Nation's."
| PONY Baseball is organized with two-year age
brackets. |
For PONY Girls Softball, leagues
are operated for fast pitch and slow pitch on an "and under" age concept. |
Shetland League - ages 5 and 6
Pinto League - ages 7 and 8
Mustang League - ages 9 and 10
Bronco League - ages 11 and 12
PONY League - ages 13 and 14
Colt League - ages 15 and 16
Palomino League - ages 17 and 18 |
Pinto League - age 8 and under
Mustang League - age 10 and under
Bronco League - age 12 and under
Pony League - age 14 and under
Colt League - age 16 and under
Palomino League - age 18 and under |
VISION STATEMENT
PONY Baseball and Softball seeks to:
1. Expand its youth baseball and girls softball programs to young people
throughout the world.
2. Continue to seek corporate and organizational partnerships to expedite and
enhance the work of the corporation.
3. Seek ways to subsidize the cost of tournament travel for participating teams
and World Series hosts.
4. Provide additional materials to member leagues to assist them in providing an
improved baseball/softball experience for the young people of their community.
5. Provide increased funding for Zone operating expenses.
6. Plan and develop a new headquarters facility.
7. Expand the display of historical materials and equipment at the headquarters.
8. Expand the headquarters display of state-of-the-art equipment available to
leagues.
9. Continue to seek ways and means of providing continuing education and
training for staff, Field Directors, league officers and managers and coaches to
enable PONY to provide an ever more effective program.
10. Cooperate with Major League Baseball, Baseball USA and other groups
interested in the continued development and expansion of the game of baseball
and softball.
11. Seek partnerships with other organizations that may enable PONY to more
effectively carry out or expand its mission.
12. Find ways to recognize and acknowledge the efforts of individuals, groups
and organizations whose efforts, at any level, have been an asset to the PONY
organization in its work to help young people develop into healthier and happier
adults.
CODE OF ETHICS
1. As a non-profit organization dealing with youth, PONY Baseball, Inc.
(a.k.a. PONY Baseball and Softball), shall be non-discriminatory in its hiring
practices and the general conduct of Corporate business.
2. The Corporation cannot tolerate physical, mental or sexual harassment by
staff, Field Directors or Local League officials representing PONY Baseball and
Softball.
3. Conflict of interest on the part of any employee, member of the Board of
Directors, Field Directors or Local League officials is to be disclosed. Such
persons shall avoid voting on an item related to their conflict of interest and
shall, if requested by the President, absent themselves from the meeting until
discussion and subsequent voting on such subject has been completed.
4. Employees of the Corporation, members of the Board of Directors, Field
Directors and Local League officials are expressly forbidden to use their
position and authority in PONY to require or unduly pressure leagues to purchase
and/or use products, (such as baseballs, trophies, concession supplies), or
services (such as umpires, ground care, fund raising), which provide profit to
that individual as an individual, or part of a specific group of individuals.
Local Pony Leagues:
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