PONY Baseball has adopted the Pitch Smart guidelines adopted by MLB and USA Baseball
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Instead of using "innings pitched", actual "pitch count" will be used.
Following chart shows pitch count limits by age group and required # days rest:
![](https://dt5602vnjxv0c.cloudfront.net/portals/10758/images/misc%20images/mlb%20pitch%20smart%20pitch%20chart.png)
For coaches tracking pitchers, here is a game tracking form. Note this form is grouped by age 7-10, 11-12, 13-14 based on Daily Max Pitches. Form is a per-game format, including Home & Visitor tracking pages: Pony Baseball Pitch Count Game Worksheets
For a more detailed explanation of Pitch Smart guidelines, here is a link to Pony website page:
https://www.pony.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1231478
If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected]