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The Premier Travel League In Eastern Upstate NY

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

Schedule Management Protocols

  • Schedule Management 101 - Rules For Schedule Changes & Updates
  • Summary Of Penalties/Fines For Non-Playing Forfeits and Passed Games
  • Quick Guide re: Weather Postponements (Subject To League Verification)
  • Quick Guide re: Rescheduling Weather Posponed Games (Agreement Required)
  • Quick Guide re: Declaring An Impasse (Approval Not Required)
  • Quick Guide re: Requesting A Non-Weather Postponement (Discretionary Change - Must Include Make-Up)
    • Quick Guide re: Replying To A Request For A Non-Weather Postponement (Discretionary Change)

    Quick Guide re: the Schedule Management Protocol for

    Replying To A Request For A Non-Weather Postponement.

    Each team is required to manage its own online schedule throughout the season i.e., the game status of each scheduled game must be made current within 7 days of the scheduled date of the game. Other than scoring a game (including suspended games) no team shall attempt to change the status of ANY scheduled game via the website until it has discussed the change with its opponent and where agreement is required, has obtained it.

    This protocol allows you to process your reply to a request from an opponent for a non-weather postponement.

    DEFINITION: Reply To A Request For A Non-weather Postponement – You have received a request for a non-weather postponement from an opponent. You have the option of granting or denying any such request, at your discretion. You are required to respond to all such requests no later than 72 hours before the scheduled time of the game. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in your opponent's request being granted automatically.

    NOTE: All non-weather postponement requests include the details of the make-up game. Do NOT grant the request if you do not also agree with all details re: scheduling of the make-up game(s).

    NOTE: You are strongly encouraged to decline any such request that was not preceded by person-to-person contact from your opponent where you agreed to grant the request now presented to you via the website. Also, please bring all such instances to the attention of the league office and the league will correct the offending club/team. No team should be entering any request to you via the website w/o first having discussed it with you and obtaining agreement from you. In fact, even when teams wish to make various non-discretionary changes (those that don't require an opponent's approval) to their schedule, they must inform their opponent via confirmed person-to-person contact before entering the change to the website. Bottom-line, you should never get an email informing you of a change to your schedule that is a total surprise to you. If you do, report it to the league office ASAP.

    The rules for a reply to any request for a non-weather postponement are as follows:
    • All discretionary requests require prior written (saved emails or text message) or verbal (telephone or in person) approval from an opponent before the request may be initiated on the website.
    • If you are contacted within 7 days of a game by an opponent seeking a non-weather postponement, you need to tell him that it is too late for making such requests. Even if you agree to such a request, it is invalid because the website will not allow any discretionary request to be initiated within 7 days of the scheduled game.
    • Teams are not obligated to grant an opponent's request for a discretionary schedule change (even if they previously agreed to do so i.e., they are entitled to change their mind until it becomes official) and are discouraged from doing so if the request will significantly disadvantage or inconvenience them.
    • From a league perspective, the reason for a request is immaterial. However, one could presume there would be greater leeway given to requests based on factors other than poor planning by your opponent
    • Each team is allowed up to two total non-weather postponements (doubleheaders count as two games) per season. The number you have used up at any time is shown at the top of your schedule. When a team uses up its maximum allowance of non-weather postponements, it shall be automatically blocked from making further requests of that kind.
    • When you receive an official request via the website, you are required to reply via the website no later than 72 hours BEFORE the scheduled time of the game. Failure to comply with this time requirement will result in your opponent's request being granted automatically
    • Remember, the date, time and field for the make-up game must be agreed to before a request for a non-weather postponement can be made via the website. The request protocol requires this information.
    • The website will notify Team A of your reply via email.
    • If you have declined Team A’s request, Team A shall be required to reply to you via the website whether it intends to forfeit the game(s) or play them as scheduled. They will need to do this no later than 24 hours before the scheduled time of the game. Failure to do so will result in an automatic forfeit by team A.
    • If you reply on the website that you wish to grant Team A’s request, the schedules of both teams will automatically update to reflect the change and all parties will be notified of the change by email.

  • Quick Guide re: Replying To A Non-Weather Postponement Request That Has Been Declined (Discretionary Change)
  • Quick Guide re: Requesting a No Harm/No Foul Cancellation (Discretionary Change)
  • Quick Guide re: Replying To A Request For A No Harm/No Foul Cancellation (Discretionary Change)
  • Quick Guide re: Replying To A No Harm/No Foul Cancelation Request That Has Been Declined (Discretionary Change)
  • Quick Guide re: Changing Fields (Approval Not Required)
  • Quick Guide re: PASSED Games
  • Quick Guide re: Suspend Game
  • Quick Guide re: Continue Suspended Game
  • Quick Guide re: Change Start Time
  • Quick Guide re: Change Innings/Number of Games
  • Quick Guide re: I Am Forfeiting
  • Quick Guide re: My Opponent Has Forfeited

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.