Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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WEBSITE ACCESS

REGISTRATION IS AS SIMPLE AS 1-2-3!

What's New This Year (in the League)?

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

  • Basic 5-STEP Protocol For All Discretionary Schedule Changes
  • Read Me First!
  • Am I Required By League Rule To Keep My Online Schedule Updated Throughout The Season?
  • Why Is There No Print Function For My Schedule?
    • Grace Period For Reschedules

    GRACE PERIOD FOR RESCHEDULES

    Once the League Director officially releases the League schedule, teams have a short period of time, until the beginning of the season, to negotiate necessary schedule changes with each opponent. Teams are expected to cooperate with each other as fully as possible but they are NOT obligated to agree to schedule changes that would violate their team's playing preferences as provided to the league prior to league-wide scheduling e.g., if a team requested the league not to schedule them to play more than 4 games per week and a another team's reschedule request would force the team to play a 5th game in the same week, it would be reasonable for them to deny that request. If two teams can't reach agreement on a reschedule request during this period, the game has to be played or forfeited. Teams can also agree to a no harm/no foul cancellation w/o penalty. All discretionary changes made during this Grace Period do not count against a team's limit of allowable discretionary changes for the season. The latter include the non-weather postponement of up to two games and the cancellation w/o penalty of up to two games. NOTE: Long distance travel games are NOT subject to discretionary changes. Once scheduled, they are play or forfeit only, unless bad weather forces their postponement.

    There shall be no penalty for discretionary schedule changes made during the grace period nor shall they count against any of the regular season league limits on such changes i.e., the league presently limits each team to a maximum of two non-weather postponements and two no harm/no foul cancellations each year. Beyond that number, teams are forced to play or forfeit.

    NOTE: Once the grace period ends, any request for a discretionary schedule change that is granted shall count against the applicable limit of the requesting team only.

    Beginning 2011, the League has a 7 day advance notification standard for teams requesting a discretionary postponement i.e., non-weather related postponements. This affords the team that wants to play to have a fighting chance of finding games with another opponent or letting their team families have the day off with advance notice.

    The website will not permit requests for non-weather postponements to be submitted less than 7 days before the scheduled game. Once the 7 day window has closed, the non-offending team shall be entitled to a forfeit win if its opponent is unable to play as scheduled.

    The reason the league supports adherence to the 7 day rule is that schedule reliability is the foundation of any league. If teams know they can get a postponement at the last minute, then that will become the norm and a lot of teams and umpires will be left high and dry at the last minute. It is not fair to the umps who lose work and pay, or team families that moved their schedules around to be available or gave up going away for the weekend so their player would not miss any games.

    Other than gross unsportsmanlike conduct, there is no worse league offense than a NO-SHOW i.e., a non-playing forfeit without notification. All such instances should be brought to the immediate attention of the League Director. At the very least, the offending team will be responsible for any and all unavoidable expenses, e.g., umpire fees and field rental fees, if any. In addition, a forfeit win would be granted the non-offending team and a league fine could be imposed on the offending team, depending on circumstances. A second violation would be sufficient cause for a more substantial fine and possible expulsion from the league. A third instance would almost certainly result in expulsion from the league.

    NOTE: Teams are subject to fines for all forfeits and passed games. Habitual offenders are also subject to loss of postseason eligibility and possible expulsion from the league.

    All schedule changes must be entered on the website. When a schedule change is recorded, an automatic email alert system will notify all affected parties of the schedule change, including players. The schedule also has a built-in self-auditing function that provides League Administrators with an audit trail of who did what when and for what supposed reason, for every schedule change on every game.

    If an opponent makes a schedule change on the website without confirming with you beforehand, he is in violation of all that is good and holy. If intentional, this is sufficient cause for immediate expulsion from the league. If this happens to you, bring it to the offender's attention immediately. If that does not produce satisfactory results, bring it to the League Director's immediate attention. Schedule reliability and keeping the league's online schedule current and correct is how we keep chaos from reigning.

  • Quickie Overview Of What To Do Depending On The Situation
  • Overview
  • More Specifics On The General Process Of Changing The Status Of A Game
  • Can I Add Games To My Online Schedule?
  • PASSED Games - What are they?
  • Are Home Teams Allowed To Change The Starting Time By Two Hours Or Less w/o Permission From Their Opponent?
  • Weather-Related Postponements - Incl Threat Of Bad Weather As Opposed To Actual Bad Weather
  • Weather Postponements, Make-Up Games and IMPASSEs
  • Discretionary Postponements i.e., games postponed not because of bad weather but because one team is unable to play as scheduled.
  • No Harm/No Foul Cancellations and Forfeits
  • One game of a doubleheader was completed but not the other, how do I record this on my schedule?

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.