How is the league supported financially?
Annual player registration barely covers the cost of league operation (see FIELD UPDATE page for a complete P&L). Registration does not cover capital improvements such as fields, field equipment, bleachers, etc. Capital improvements are made possible only through fund raising activities, sponsorships, and local donations. Some examples of the annual expenses we incur include: field maintenance-$21,000; coach training/umpires-$7,000, uniforms/equipment-$20,000, and insurance/registration- $6,500. In total is costs approximately $64,000 to operate the league for one season, and that is assuming we don not need any significant improvements. We are the only PONY league on the Monterey peninsula that pays for it’s own annual field maintenance. All other leagues use city fields.
