Scheduling Pick-Up Games


When providing the league with its scheduling inputs, each team provides a range of the total number of regular season games it would like to play as well as a maximum number of games it is willing to play in a week. ENYTB then schedules up to the maximum total number of games requested subject to the weekly maximum. ENYTB is usually able to provide teams whatever number of games they request, provided the team has supplied the league with sufficient team and field availability.

Nonetheless, after the schedule is released, teams may find that they would like to schedule a few additional games with other league teams. Perhaps cancellations and reschedules have opened up gaps in their schedule or perhaps they have just changed their mind and want to play more games. Regardless of the reason, the perfect assistant for the job is Tools > Pick-Up Games. Pick-Up Games is a powerful tool for assisting members in the process of finding an opponent that is both suitable and available to play on a given date. Availability info is the same scheduling inputs that team provided ENYTB for league scheduling purposes.

IMPORTANT: When a team add games to its online schedule, they are counted in the standings for BOTH teams. Thus, if either team wants to play only an exhibition game, be sure it is understood and do NOT add the game to your online schedule.

Pick-up Games

This tool includes a pair of easy-to-use search tools to help teams find competitively matched opponents that are available to play on selected dates/times, including any of the same dates/times as the team conducting the search. All contact info and field directions are available for all matches. To make use of these tools, non-member teams must provide dates and times when their own team and home field is available.

The Pick-up Games tool will search the availability of all opponents that match any specified criteria e.g., age and skill level, to identify all possible matches with the team conducting the search. The search eliminates all dates where either team has games already scheduled.

This search function also can be used to identify ALL dates when your team and another specific team are both available to play at the same time. This is very handy when looking for possible make-up dates for postponed games or during the grace period.

A second tool does a similar search to find all available opponents for any given date and time.

Once agreed upon by both teams, games can be added by either team to its online schedule Main > Team Home > Schedule > Add Game. As soon as a game is added to the online schedule of one team, it will automatically appear on the opposing team's schedule and an email will be sent to all parties. And, when played and scored, will count in the standings for both teams.

In addition to this search tool, enytb.com also includes a message board for teams actively seeking pick-up games, described next.

Pick-Up Games Match-Up Board

Enables teams to post their own requests for games on the ENYTB website and to view/search the requests of other member and non-member teams (see Tools > Pick-Up Games > Game Requests). Also equipped with an automated search capability, which is handy at times when there are hundreds of requests. Requests can be easily tailored to types of opponents preferred (age and skill level), field availability (home or away), single game or double-header, and even by time of day. This tool also provides access to the contact info of all participants.

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.