Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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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

  • What is it?
    • What is the difference between a club and a team?

    What is the difference between a club and a team?


    A club is the owner of record of one or more teams. Every team must have an owner of record. In the event of a dispute of ownership, the league records re: owner of record shall be official and final.

    ENYTB recognizes the club as the member, not individual teams. This means all rights and responsibilities reside with the club, not the teams.

    The owner of record may be incorporated but it does not have to be.

    NOTE: When a club consists of only one team, the team manager usually serves as the club owner.

    As the parent organization of the team, the club controls all aspects of league participation for each of its teams. It also is responsible in all regards for each of its teams. An entire club can be penalized for the actions of one rogue team e.g., tampering penalties, fines, etc. For these reasons, clubs should not take teams under their wings that they do not wish to be fully responsible for.

    Clubs are entitled to activate and register as many teams as they wish.

    All ENYTB clubs enjoy the benefits of limited roster protection vis a vis other league members. Beginning 2013, limited roster protection means all teams have limits in the number players they can add in one season from the rosters of all other ENYTB teams (the latter are known as restricted free agents or RFA). Teams are given so many RFA credits at the start of each year. They may get additional RFA credits during the season if they incur RFA losses. They may also apply to the league for bonus credits if their situation warrants it. The league does not issue bonus credits merely to enable teams to acquire acquire more skilled players for competitive purposes. Bonus credits are reserved for teams with viability issues through no direct fault of their own.

    Once a club is established as an ENYTB member, it must designate a club representative or GM who serves as a liaison with the league and has many other important duties with respect to the teams owned by that club. The club rep can be the club owner or somebody else.

    NOTE: When a club consists of only one team, the team manager usually serves as the club owner and club representative.

    The responsibilities of the club include:
    • Club GMs must contact the league office each year to "activate" their club and their teams;
    • GMs of returning clubs must activate his club and team(s) no later than January 31 of the calendar year for the upcoming season to preserve its roster protection rights;
    • the club GM also must bring its club account up to date, including all fines and club security deposit ($225 per club). If for one year, a club fails to register any teams in the league and fails to request a refund of its security deposit, the latter shall be forfeited. Otherwise it is held as a deposit against any fines incurred by any of that club's teams during the season. Any balance is refunded to the club or carried forward as a credit for the next season, at the discretion of the club;
    • The club GM is the only person authorized to "CUT" players from any of their team's ENYTB rosters. NOTE OF EMPHASIS: Team managers are NOT authorized to do so;
    • The club GM must do his due diligence as to understanding what he needs to know to function effectively in the league. Along with the League Navigator assigned to his club, the club GM shall also serve as a mentor to each of his teams in the same regard. It is strongly recommended that first year members (club GMs and team primary contacts) attend all league meetings. There are usually only three such meetings per year. The first is held on the weekend before the Super Bowl. All meetings are concluded by early March at the latest.

  • Who activates a club and its teams?
  • When does club/team activation begin/end?
  • Is there a connection between club/team activation and player protection?
  • ***What Do I Need To Do To Activate My Club/Teams?

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.