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Respond to pain A player reports elbow pain during throwing. The training decision must protect the player even if a game is close.
Coaching Points Let the player report symptoms without losing face.
Common Mistakes No scoreboard result justifies pitching through elbow or shoulder pain.
Alternative Considerations This training module cannot diagnose an injury or clear a return.
Rules/safety: safety
Treat the limit as a ceiling The pitcher looks tired and accuracy drops before the daily maximum is reached.
Coaching Points Respond to fatigue and review all throwing, not only counted game pitches.
Common Mistakes A legal count is not a guarantee of readiness.
Alternative Considerations Choose rest and a non-throwing learning role when needed.
Rules/safety: pitch-limit safety
Count complete rest days A league-age 10 pitcher finishes Monday with 40 pitches; the final at-bat began within the 36-50 band and no threshold exception changes that band.
Coaching Points Tuesday and Wednesday are rest days in this example. Check every other eligibility and readiness condition too.
Common Mistakes The pitching day does not count as a completed rest day.
Alternative Considerations For a threshold-spanning final batter, use 10(D)'s start-of-at-bat provision and its removal-before-next-batter condition.
Rules/safety: rest
Coordinate all teams A player has school, league and practice throwing commitments. Adults compare schedules before adding work.
Coaching Points Share the workload with responsible adults without putting identifying health details in training notes.
Common Mistakes Separate uniforms do not create separate recovery.
Alternative Considerations The eligibility rules and the safety plan both need attention.
Rules/safety: safety
Use supervised physical preparation A player asks for an arm-strength plan. The coach keeps general athletic development separate from medical rehabilitation and avoids promises that a drill guarantees injury prevention.
Coaching Points Choose qualified instruction appropriate to the player's development.
Common Mistakes A video or checklist cannot evaluate an individual injury.
Alternative Considerations Stop an activity that causes pain; get qualified advice before resuming.
Rules/safety: safety
Plan time away from throwing The family and coach look beyond this week's games. Recovery planning includes an off-season and other enjoyable physical activities.
Coaching Points Discuss ASMI's published off-season recommendations with the responsible adults.
Common Mistakes Calling a session optional does not remove its throwing load.
Alternative Considerations Age-specific guidance and the player's clinician may require a more conservative plan.
Rules/safety: safety
Rules and source notes PONY Baseball · PONY Mustang 10U · regular-season pilot. Sources reviewed 2026-09-06. This is not a complete rulebook or a tournament eligibility guide. Coaching suggestions are labeled teaching choices, not national rules.
eligibility : The national 10U program admits league ages 7-10. League age is age attained before May 1; 2026 birth range May 1, 2015-April 30, 2019. Rule 4(A)-(B) separately allows a league's two-year or U program and limits moving up in the U program. This profile does not choose a local roster option. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations amendments : The 2026 PONY changes address bat specifications, remove the prior jewelry prohibition, and restrict on-field communications devices with a medical-device exception. Read those alongside the full 2026 book, not as proof that every unlisted rule was independently unchanged. (all-play; national-rule) 2026 PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations Baseball Rule Changes for 2026 Season geometry : Mustang 10U uses 60-foot bases and a 46-foot pitching distance (7(A)-(B)). (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations pitching : PONY 10(D) uses league age, not a single Mustang maximum: ages 7-8 have 50 pitches/day; ages 9-10 have 75. Under 10(E)-(H), combine same-day games, include the specified postponed/suspended/exhibition work, and apply the finish-current-batter exception at a daily maximum. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations rest : PONY 10(D): ages 7-12 require 0 calendar rest days for 1-20 pitches, 1 for 21-35, and 2 for 36-50. Ages 9-12 additionally require 3 for 51-65 and 4 for 66+. Ages 7-8 have a 50-pitch daily maximum before the finish-batter provision. Rest uses the threshold at the start of the final at-bat only if removed before pitching to the next batter; the pitching day is not a rest day. (regular-season; national-rule) 2026 PONY Baseball Rules and Regulations safety : Respond to fatigue with rest from throwing; stop pitching for elbow/shoulder pain until sports-medicine evaluation. Coordinate workload across teams, allow off-season breaks, and teach basic throwing before fastball/changeup development. ASMI advises against combining pitcher/catcher duties; that safety recommendation is not a PONY catcher-to-pitcher pitch-count rule. (safety-guidance; safety-guidance) Position Statement for Adolescent Baseball Pitchers Saved on this device Answers, self-assessed mastery, review flags and notes save in this browser. Mechanics checklist steps save too, but are not scored. Quiz/Coach view preferences and the hub's last-opened module may also be saved. No names, accounts or server uploads are requested. Avoid personal or medical details in notes. Browser storage may differ between files or browsers; if the hub cannot see a module's progress opened from disk, use that module's backup and import it into the hub. Browser data clearing removes local progress.
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