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    ENYTB Program and Fee Structure

    ENYTB Program and Fee Structure

    Spring/Summer and Fall Travel League Program (A) REGULAR SEASON BASE REGISTRATION FEE:
    • 9/10 Summer - $475 (All)
    • 11/12 Summer (All) - $525 (All);
    • 13/Adult Summer - $575. These fees include one FREE tournament at each age level including the ENYTB MADNESS! and ENYTB SUPER 8 Tournament (Championship game played at JOE BRUNO Stadium);
    • Fall Teams - $250 9/10, $275 11/12 and $300 13U & Older
    (B) SANCTIONING FEES (Optional)
    • AABC: All Ages - $400 (DBI Only);
    • NABF: Ages 14/16/18/22 - $500 (DBI Only);
    • PONY: All Ages - $400 (DBI Only);
    (C) JUNE MADNESS TOURNAMENTS (OPTIONAL) - ENYTB Sponsored Tournament For Members Only - Available to all teams In Ages 9u-15u, Entry fee is FREE. That covers baseballs, team trophies for 1st and 2nd place, and individual player awards (tournament medallions) for top 2 finishing teams. These tournaments are played on ENYTB member's fields and teams pay their own ump fees. Format is a staggered bottom-up single elimination. Tournament is played in mid-June at 9U-12U and mid-July at 13U-15U. (D) ]LAST MAN STANDING TOURNAMENT (OPEN/Optional) - ENYTB Sponsored Tournament For Members and Non-Members Alike - Available at every age level from 9/10u through 18u/19u. Teams are sorted into five age groupings: Rookie (9U-10U); Freshman (11u-12u); Intermediate (13u-14u); Junior (15u-16u); and, Senior (17U-19U). To ensure that all teams enjoy a competitive experience in this end-of-season fun-fest, each age grouping is further divided into three levels of competition - BIC (Best In Class), AAA and AA. This tournament is open to non-members. Entry Fee - $275 includes baseballs and prizes - team trophies for 1st and 2nd place and tournament medallions for all player on 1st and 2nd place teams (teams pay own ump fees). Open Rosters - teams may add players (non-ringers) that were not on their ENYTB regular season roster. Teams may use up to 4 players one year older than their team age (teams grandfathered to 2018 or earlier are allowed 5 over-aged players if they played on the team's summer roster). (E)SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT (Included In Base Fee) - ENYTB Sponsored Tournament For Members Only. Available at ages 13u thru 22U. This is a de facto league championship tournament at each age division from 13U up. The top 12 teams in each age division, based on the results of regular season play, as well as play in the Summer BLAST! tournament, qualify to participate in this single elimination event. Play begins on Thursday night and the Championship games are held at Joe Bruno Stadium on Sunday. ENYTB provides baseballs, team trophies and individual player awards. Teams pay one ump per game played. (F) Club SECURITY DEPOSIT (REQUIRED) Deposit guarantees payment of fines for forfeits and other schedule violations - $225 per club. (G) FALL SEASON
    • $250-$300 depending on age - Full Service Fall Baseball League, includes customized online scheduling;
    • Deposit against forfeits - $225 per club. Guarantees no team will be out money for umps or field rental if opponent is a no-show.
    • All fine money used to co-fund ENYTB's MADNESS! and SUPER 8! Tournaments.

  • ENYTB Program Changes - By Year - Since 2010

The Basics

Approximate Cost Of Fielding A Travel Team

Annual Timeline - ENYTB Participation

Annual Informational Meetings

New Member Orientation

The Club GM

Team Registration Part I - Team Activation

Team Registration Part II - Your Purchase

Team Registration - Part III - Other

Loopholes On Age Eligibility

Fines & Security Deposits

Paid Advertising - enytb.com

Free Ads on enytb.com (Members Only)

Placing/Finding Team Ads For Pick-Up Games

League Playing Rules

Wood Bats

Composite Metal Bat Restrictions

Sanctioned Post-Season Play - What is it?

Last Man Standing Tournaments - What Are They?

Online Roster Management System (ORMS)

Roster Management Protocols

How ENYTB Regulates Player Movement Between Teams

FINDING UFAs Via enytb.com

Customized Scheduling - 101

How To Transact a SCHEDULE CHANGE

PROTOCOLS FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES

Schedule Management Protocols

Standings Questions

After You Have Won A Berth To A Sanctioned NCTS

Contact Info

How Do I Change My Email Preferences

How Do I Enter My Scores

Lineup Cards - Mandatory (available Online)

Field Availability

INFORMATION re: ENYTB Fall League

JOE Tournament (ENYTB/ValleyCats Fall Classic)

ENYTB OPEN Tournaments

Help

  • How Do League Participants Retrieve Their Own Password?

    Lost Password?

    enytb.com allows users to retrieve their own password at any time.

    To retrieve your own password:

    Go to the very top of the home page and click on the [Login] button. In the spawned modal, click [Lost Password?]

    Enter your ENYTB registered email address;

    Click the applicable user ID (if there is more than one).

    The system will instantly email your password to your registered email address.

    NOTE: If you get a message stating that you aren't a registered user, the system is telling you that it does not recognize the email address you have entered i.e., it is not of a valid email address/password pairing. This would happen if you have multiple email address and are entering a different email address from what you are registered under in the system. It could also mean you have typed in your email address incorrectly or that it was originally entered incorrectly to the system. If you believe it to be the latter, please contact your league navigator for assistance. If you don't know who your league navigator is, contact Ed Frye at 518-356-9089.

Custom Scheduling

ENYTB puts you in the driver’s seat in determining when and how much you team plays as well as who you play.
  • Have your schedule include the exact number of games you want week-by-week as well as in total;
  • Have your HOME games scheduled only on the dates/times your home field and team are both available;
  • Have your AWAY games scheduled only on the dates/times your team is available;
  • Automatically eliminate opponents outside your team’s competitive range; and,
  • Top priority given to scheduling games with specific opponents that you designate as most preferred. You can also block specific opponents you prefer not playing.

Schedule Reliability

Schedule reliability is the hallmark of every great league!
  • Teams are required to play all games as scheduled;
  • 100% enforcement via ENYTB website;
  • More than 90% of all ENYTB scheduled games are played as scheduled, excluding cancellations due to bad weather;
  • Games that aren’t played as scheduled (forfeits) can be made up at a later time by mutual agreement to avoid fine;
  • Fines are imposed for un-played or un-scored games;
  • ENYTB guarantees reimbursement for unavoidable out-of-pocket game expenses due to late cancellations.

Tournament Opportunities

Multiple tournaments for all ages!
  • Local tournaments hosted on premium fields, including Joe Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats, minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros.
  • Exclusive local tournaments for Members Only: Super 8, Summer Blast, Madness!, and ValleyCats Fall Classic. Each with a 2 game guarantee. Sign up available on team order form.
  • OPEN tournament: Last Man Standing. 3 game guarantee. Last weekend of July. All teams in the Capital District and beyond are welcome to join in this summer finale! Members sign up on team order form. Non-members sign up on-line through tournament menu.
  • Sanctioned National Championship Tournament Series are available to members at all ages via ENYTB affiliates: NABF; PONY; and, AABC. Sign-up available on team order form.

Nine ENYTB Teams Have Won Sanctioned National Championships. Can your team be the 10th?

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.
  • Players looking for a travel team to play for can go to Teams Looking for Players or go to Teams Hosting Tryouts.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.