OYA Pony League Conflicts

The OYA Pony League draft was held last night. Players will soon learn which teams they will play with this season. Once the Pony League teams start practicing, scheduling conflicts will arise with the Warriors' practices. Game conflicts will be minimal as I attempt to schedule all Warriors' games during times when the Pony League is idle.

The purpose of the Warriors is to supplement a player's recreational Pony baseball experience. It is intended to offer players an opportunity to play more baseball at a higher level of competition. However, the Warriors do not wish to interfere in any way with the recreational baseball experience for any of our players.

Please follow these guidelines to resolve scheduling conflicts:

• If a player has two practices scheduled for the same time (one with the recreational team and one with the Warriors), the recreational Pony practice takes priority. Players are expected to tell a coach that they won't be participating in a team event, but the absence is excused.
• If a player has two games scheduled for the same time (one with the recreational team and one with the Warriors), the recreational Pony practice takes priority. Players are expected to tell a coach that they won't be participating in a team event, but the absence is excused.
• If a player has a practice with the recreational team at the same time that the Warriors have a game, the player should ask his recreational coach for permission to participate in the Warriors' game as the game experience will most likely be more valuable to the player's development than a practice. The player's recreational Pony coach will make the final call in this situation.

The Pony league players were drafted randomly. In other words, coaches did not select players. Rather, they were drawn out of a hat. I am pleased that two of our Warriors' players were placed on my Yankees' team: Lance Cardinal and Jim Robley.

Please call me with any questions or comments.