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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
  • 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-Related Postponements - Incl Threat Of Bad Weather As Opposed To Actual Bad Weather


    When a game is unplayable due to bad weather prior to the game's scheduled start time (usually at least two hours), it is the home team's obligation to declare a weather-related postponement by informing their opponent w/o delay and by updating the game status online for that game.

    (A) "Normal" Weather Postponement (as opposed to threat of bad weather)

    (1) Games should not be weather postponed till the day of the game when actual and forecast weather conditions are better known. On the day of the game, any game can be postponed at ANY time prior to the scheduled start time, w/o penalty, if ACTUAL weather conditions have made it impossible to play the game as scheduled or with a delay of one hour or less.

    NOTE: With the exception of LDT games, weather postponements can be declared by the home team only.

    EXCEPTION: For LDT games, the AWAY team has the prerogative of declaring the game a WP if the local weather forecast calls for storms or probability of heavy rain of 50% or greater from 2 hours before start time till 2 hours after the scheduled start time. For more info, see below: (B) Weather Postponement - Due To THREAT Of Bad Weather.

    SUBMITTING WP TO THE WEBSITE - Up until the scheduled start time on the day of the game, only the home team can enter a weather postponement on the website. However, after the scheduled start time, a smart icon will appear on the away team's schedule, allowing it to weather postpone the game if the home team failed to do so.

    PROTOCOL FOR OPPONENT NOTIFICATION --- Actual Bad Weather

    (a) HOME TEAM - Call your opponent (primary contact) and notify him of the postponement decision as soon as it is known that the game can not be played. If you can't reach the primary contract, try the secondary contact. Do NOT email your opponent to notify him, as time is of the essence on the day of the game.

    EXCEPTION: If nobody answers the phone, you may send an email as proof that you tried to notify your opponent but he failed to answer his phone.

    NOTE: To obtain contact info for any opponent, simply go to your online schedule and click on the opposing team's name.

    (b) HOME TEAM - After calling your opponent, go to your team's online schedule and find the game to be postponed. Click on the weather postponement icon and follow the prompts.

    Once this is done, the game will appear as postponed on both teams' schedules and the website will auto-email all coaches/players of both teams to notify them of the change in game status.

    IMPASSE - Teams have seven days to reschedule a Weather Postponed game. When the parties can not agree on a reschedule, either team can declare an IMPASSE via the Update Game Status link any time up till 7 days after the scheduled date of the game. If the game status is not updated by then, the system will automatically declare an IMPASSE (no penalty). An IMPASSE declaration will prevent the game from becoming PASSED. Should both parties agree to reschedule the game at a later date, either party can add the make-up game to their schedule as a new game by using the ADD GAME function on every team's schedule page.

    (B) Weather Postponement - Due To THREAT Of Bad Weather

    To postpone a game w/o penalty due to the THREAT of bad weather or unplayable fields:

    DEFINITION: Threat Of Bad Weather - where the local weather forecast calls for storms and/or probability of heavy rain of 50% or greater anytime from 2 hours before the game's start time till 2 hours after the scheduled start time.

    (1A) HOME TEAM - must contact the VISITING team NO LATER THAN 2 hours before the scheduled start time.

    PROTOCOL FOR OPPONENT NOTIFICATION --- Threat Of Bad Weather

    (a) HOME TEAM - Call your opponent (primary contact) and notify him of the bad weather threat and your recommendation for a "proactive" weather postponement decision as soon as it is known that a bad weather situation is likely in the time frame encompassing 2 hours before/after the game's scheduled start time. If you can't reach the primary contract, try the secondary contact. Do NOT email your opponent to notify him, as time is of the essence on the day of the game.

    EXCEPTION: If nobody answers the phone, you may send an email as proof that you tried to notify your opponent but he failed to answer his phone.

    NOTE: To obtain contact info for any opponent, simply go to your online schedule and click on the opposing team's name.

    (b) If the VISITING team agrees to a weather postponement, the procedure for a normal weather postponement is followed.

    HOME TEAM - After contacting your opponent, go to your team's online schedule and find the game to be postponed. Click on the weather postponement icon and follow the prompts.

    Once this is done, the game will appear as postponed on both teams' schedules and the website will auto-email all coaches/players of both teams to notify them of the change in game status.

    (c) If the VISITING doesn't agree to a weather postponement on the basis of threat alone, it has the right to insist that the game be played, weather permitting, with one important proviso: it is now the VISITING team's responsibility to pay both ump fees and any field rental fees if the first game is rained out before it is an official game.

    (d) If the VISITING team elects option (c), and the HOME TEAM refuses to comply, the VISITING team may claim a forfeit win. If a DH is scheduled, both games would be forfeited.

    (e) If the VISITING team elects option (c) and the HOME team fails to show up with nine uniformed legal players, the VISITING team may claim a forfeit win. If a DH is scheduled, both games would be forfeited.

    (1B) AWAY TEAM - For LDT games only!

    (a) AWAY TEAM - This is the only situation where the AWAY team has the prerogative of declaring the game a WP if the local weather forecast calls for storms or probability of heavy rain of 50% or greater from 2 hours before start time till 2 hours after the scheduled start time. However, AWAY team must inform his opponent's primary or secondary contact of this decision at least two hours before game time and by phone, speaking directly to that person (messages/emails don't count). The home team must then cancel the umps w/o delay to avoid having to pay them. If contested later by the home team, the away team must be able to provide proof of the bad weather threat to the league.

    (b) After calling your opponent, and after the game's scheduled start time has passed, the AWAY team should go to its team's online schedule and find the game to be postponed. Click on the weather postponement icon and follow the prompts.

    Once this is done, the game will appear as postponed on both teams' schedules and the website will auto-email all coaches/players of both teams to notify them of the change in game status.

    The above policies/protocols, like so many of the policies/protocols adopted by ENYTB, are designed to encourage members to show courtesy and respect to each other in all things. In this case, by providing timely notification re: weather postponements. A great deal of effort goes into the logistics of getting travel teams to an away field, on time, ready to play. We don't want away teams going to games only to find out later that the home team had postponed the game due to bad weather or the threat of bad weather w/o giving them timely notification.

  • 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

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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.