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The Premier Travel League In Eastern Upstate NY

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REGISTRATION IS AS SIMPLE AS 1-2-3!

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

The Basics

  • What is the Name of the League and What Services Does it Provide?
    • How do I start a team in the league and what are the basics I need to know?

    How do I start a team in the league and what are the basics I need to know?


    First, to apply for membership, contact the League Director, Ed Frye, at (518) 356-9089 or fryes@nycap.rr.com. He will set-up your club/team(s) on the website with passwords etc. and assign you a League Navigator. He also will guide you on the next steps to take. Keep yourself informed about the league via league email and by reading the website, in particular, the League Calendar (via the home page), League News (via the home page), and FAQ (via the Help menu).

    Membership is granted in accordance with the membership rules set forth in the League Constitution. To be a member you must accept all rules of the league, including its Constitution and By-Laws.

    All ENYTB rules are designed to with two purposes: to encourage League participation while also protecting members from the predatory or abusive actions of their fellow members.

    The League offers several membership classifications. Applicants may be granted either a full franchise, a limited franchise, a sub-franchise, a co-franchise, or a limited sub-franchise, depending on various factors. All applicants qualify for membership under one of these classifications. Classifications can change over time as conditions change. When you sign-up, Ed will determine which classification is right for your club.

    Unless explicitly restricted by a sub-franchise agreement, members have no limitation on the number of teams they may register in the League. "Limited" franchises operating from inside another member's franchise area, are restricted to participation in open competitive age divisions (16U and above) only.

    New member applications must include advance payment of $425. This amount is not refundable if the club fails to register any teams. If the club registers one or more teams, this amount will be applied towards the club's registration bill and/or its security deposit ($225 per club, not team). At the end of the season, any balance shall be refunded or carried forward as a club credit, at the discretion of the club.

    Once accepted, new members may enter teams to the league in accordance with the limits, if any, of their franchise status. The "League Calendar" tab (League Info > Program Info > League Calendar) details the League's four registration steps: activation, registration (making your sign-up choices and payment), entering pre-scheduling inputs and entering players to rosters. For members with log-ins, a more detailed version of this information is available via Main > Getting Started.

    Each team must have at least nine players entered to their online roster by the earlier of May 15 or their first scheduled game or their entire club's access to the website is automatically restricted. To regain access the club must bring all its teams into compliance.

    The website maintains several rosters for each team, including an ENYTB regular season roster as well as an official regular season regular for each sanctioning body that the team is registered with.

    Players and coaches are entered to the website once. The website automatically screens each player for all applicable player eligibility criteria on each roster before adding them to that particular roster. This screening process is repeated for each roster, as eligibility restrictions can vary. Players are automatically added to all regular season sanctioned rosters unless they would violate the eligibility criteria for a particular roster. (NOTE: If team adds player before it registers for a particular sanctioning, the player would need to be manually linked to the sanctioned roster by the team.
    If a paler violates any sanctioning criteria, the player will be added only to those rosters he qualifies for and the team is notified of the problem via an onscreen message.

    Teams can move players off individual sanctioned rosters to make room for other players, provided this is done before the applicable cut-off date, which varies by age division and sanctioning body.

    In addition to providing the League with the above information on a timely basis, each member must secure his own team insurance (applications available from Registration menu) and contract for umpires for his home games - Tools > Contact Info > Umpires includes umpire contacts known to the league. Each owner also is responsible for maintaining his home field in excellent condition, providing high quality game balls for his home games, and attending to all other team needs such as uniforms, etc.

    NOTE: Home fields should be lined for all league games whenever possible.

    All new members are required to familiarize themselves with League playing rules (see League Info > Playing Rules), including regulations regarding postponements and rescheduling (see League Info > FAQ) and Program Info > Scheduling > Reschedules.

  • Do I need to have a home field? What if I don't have one?
  • Does the league schedule umpires? Who pays for the umpires, the league?
  • Who Is Responsible For Supplying Baseballs For Games? Is It The League?

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

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.