What league will my player be in?

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What league will my player be in?

We have noticed a growing number of 7 year old players “playing up” in PeeWees in recent years. Because this league is reliant on beginning pitchers, PeeWees has a very high number of walks and strikeouts per game. In many cases, we’ve seen individual players batting and defensive skill levels take a noticeable drop, as opportunities are not nearly as frequent as in our machine pitch leagues. While there are exceptions, it has been our experience that most 7 year olds learn more, have a better experience, and are stronger ballplayers if they spend the year in Pintos.

We feel strongly that the reorganization of our younger leagues will provide a better experience for our 7 and 8 year old ballplayers. It’s worth noting that the two board members with more advanced 7 year olds playing this Spring both feel they will have a better experience and progress faster in the Pinto 1 program than in the PeeWee league.

	Your player's skill level
Age on April 30, 2010	Beginner	Medium	Advanced	Tryout Required?
5	Rookie	Rookie	Rookie	No	All 5 year olds must play in the Rookie League.
6	Rookie	Sheltland	Shetland	No
7	Shetland	Shetland or Pinto	Pinto or Pee Wee	Pee Wee only	PeeWee is a "pitchers league" that provides an opportunity for advanced 7 year olds to pitch, but more limited opportunites for batting and defensive play. If your advanced 7 year old is not a pitcher, we would strongly recommed they play in the Pinto Division.
8	Pinto	Pinto or PeeWee	PeeWee	Pee Wee only	Undrafted Pee Wee players will be assigned to a Pinto Division team.
9	Minors	Minors or Mustang	Mustang	Yes
10	Minors	Minors or Mustang	Mustang	Yes, unless your player is returning to the same Mustang team. All returning Minor players need to tryout.	If in doubt about your player's status, please plan to attend the tryout.
11	Majors	Majors or Broncos	Broncos	Yes
12	Majors	Majors or Broncos	Broncos	Yes, unless your player is returning to the same Bronco team. All returning Major players need to tryout.	If in doubt about your player's status, please plan to attend the tryout.
13	Pony	Pony	Pony	Yes	All players drafted to a Pony team.
14	Pony	Pony	Pony	Yes, unless a your player is returning to the same Pony team.	All players drafted to a Pony team.
15	High School	High School	High School	No	Coaches will select teams
16	High School	High School	High School	No	Coaches will select teams
17	High School	High School	High School	No	Coaches will select teams