About Certification

"Coaching education is paramount to a successful baseball and girls softball playing experience. A well trained and educated coach will make a significant difference in the success and development of a player and a team. We’re confident that, backed by ASEP’s 25 years of coaching education expertise and experience, the PONY Coaching Education Program will provide the ultimate coaching education opportunity for our coaches, and we strongly recommend that all of our coaches participate in the program."

Abraham Key, President and CEO
PONY Baseball and Softball

As the exclusive coaching education provider to PONY, ASEP designed and hosts this PONY Coaching Education Center Web site through which PONY-branded online coaching youth baseball and softball courses are delivered to the benefit of our 120,000 coaches. The courses carry the endorsement of PONY, and we strongly urge our coaches to participate.

The courses include:

• PONY Coaching Youth Baseball online course
• PONY Coaching Youth Softball online

PONY coaches achieve level 1 certification by completing the sport-specific course for the sport they coach. Level 1 certification is valid for three years, at which time PONY coaches will need to complete a to-be-developed course to maintain certification.

Coaches who complete the level 1 course with a score of 80% or better will receive the PONY Coaching Certification Program level 1 certification for baseball or softball and will be able to print a certificate of completion from the Web site.

Order the online course for the sport you coach today, and be one of the first PONY Baseball and Softball Coaching Education Program–certified coaches!

For a list of frequently asked questions about the PONY Baseball and Softball Coaching Education Program, click here.