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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

  • What are STANDINGS used for?
  • New STANDINGS Methodology - Adopted Beginning 2009 Season & Refined For 2010
    • What is SoS and How Is It Calculated?

    What is SoS and How Is It Calculated?

    SoS is our abbreviation for strength-of-schedule.

    Gold teams, HiSilver teams and LoSilver typically play very different schedules in terms of the average strength of opponent. For example, let's say a team in each competition level finished with a 10-6 record. Odds are, the Gold team earned that record against a "tougher" set of opponents. By applying the SoS factor to a team's raw win percentage, you obtain the strength-of-schedule adjusted win percent, which is what is used to rank teams to determine their official order of finish for purposes of awarding competitive tournament berths.

    How is SoS calculated?


    ENYTB has 12 age groups and three competition levels, which equals 36 separate cells. In addition, a third dimension is introduced, the opponent's win percentage within their own age and classification. For example, a Gold team with a .650 win percentage against all other gold teams in its own age division is given more weight in the SoS formula than a Gold team with a .250 win percentage against all other gold teams in its own age division.

    The number of games a team plays has no effect on the rankings in the STANDINGS. Win percent is unaffected by the number of games played and the average SoS weight across a team's full schedule is unaffected by how many overall games are played.

    What does affect SoS is partly dependent on how many of its opponents are Gold, HiSilver and LoSilver. The other component is based on the divisional records of each opponent against teams of the same age and competition level. The latter can not be predicted ahead of time.

    Why does the SoS factor range between 0 and 1?


    SoS is normalized to one by divising all team SoS factors in the same division by the highest SoS factor achieved by any team in that division (STANDINGS).

    Can the difference between two teams' respective SoS factors be sufficient to cause a team with a lower raw win percentage to be ranked above a team with a higher raw win percentage?


    Yes. There is a sharp trade-off between wins and strength of schedule. Hence, the SoS factor is a very important determinant of a team's ranking in the STANDINGS. The whole point of having an SoS factor is to reward teams who play a more difficult schedule. For this reason, the SoS should discourage members from under-classifying their teams or asking for too easy of a schedule i.e., sandbagging.

    Example: Let's say:

    Team A = Gold and has a SoS = 1.0
    Team B = LoSilver and has a SoS = 0.5.

    Now let's say:

    Team A has a raw win percentage of 0.500.
    Team B has a raw win percentage of 0.750.

    Therefore:

    Team A's adjusted win percent = .500 * 1.0 = 0.500
    Team B's adjusted win percentage = 0.750 * 0.5 = 0.375.

    Thus, Team A would be ranked above Team B for purposes of this STANDINGS.

    How were the SOS weights calibrated?


    Prior to 2009 season a large number of simulations were conducted to look at the effect of different weighting schemes. The weighting scheme selected was based on cross-over points i.e., what set of weights resulted in the preferred trade-off between between raw win percentage and the SoS factor. For exmple, using the last example, at what difference in SoS would you want to see Team A finish higher than Team B.

    So these weights are subjective?


    Yes, they are calibrated to yield the preferred cross-over points which are somewhat subjective.

    Do the weights change by division?


    The same weighting pattern is applied to all STANDINGS, regardless of the age of the teams or what teams are included. However, each team's own SoS is based on the games that count in that STANDINGS only. Thus, a double-registered (DR) team will likely have a very different SoS in STANDINGS at two different age levels.

    In addition, because different teams are included in each STANDINGS, the highest SoS that is used to normalize all SoS between 0 and 1, could be different from one STANDINGS to another, also leading to a different SoS factor for the same team.





  • How are STANDINGS computed?
  • If I Use "ADD GAME" To Add A Game To My Online Schedule Does It Count In The STANDINGS?
  • How are ties factored into a team's win/loss percentage?
  • Which games count in the STANDINGS i.e., for tournament qualification?
  • Is there a limit to how many games count between the same two teams?
  • enytb.co Automatically tracks TQG When Non-Flex STANDINGS Used
  • ENYTB STANDINGS Tie-Breaker Rules
  • How Do Berths Get Awarded?

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.