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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?
  • 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?

    No.


    The league does not supply baseballs for any games except for the tournaments that it hosts.

    Because of difference in field availability, some ENYTB teams have more than 50% home games, sometimes much more. It would be unfair to ask such teams to pay all ump fees for their home games or to supply all game balls for their home games. To remedy this situation ENYTB requires that each team pays for one ump per game played. In addition, ENYTB has rules for who supplies game balls, depending on the circumstances:

    SINGLE GAMES - And Both Teams Have A Home Field.

    The team designated as the home team on the official league schedule shall be responsible for supplying the umpires with ALL necessary baseballs.

    REGULAR DOUBLEHEADERS - And Both Teams Have A Home Field.

    At ages 12U & Under - if the games are being played as a regular DH, the two teams shall alternate as the home teams and each team shall be responsible for supplying all baseballs during its "home" game. This rule is followed in the younger age divisions because younger aged teams frequently meet only once per season.

    At 13u & Over - if the games are being played as a regular DH, the team designated as the home team on the official league schedule shall be responsible for supplying the umpires with ALL necessary baseballs for BOTH games.

    SPLIT DOUBLEHEADERS - And Both Teams Have A Home Field.

    "Split" DHs occur when the home team plays back-to-back single games with two different away opponents. In terms of who is responsible for supplying baseballs, these games are treated the same as single games, regardless of team age. NOTE: In the rare situation where the opponents remain the same for both games and only the field changes, then the rules for a regular DH should be followed.

    The Away Team Has No Home Field

    Whenever the away team has no home field of its own, it must supply game balls. But, again, in the interest of fairness, this varies according to the situation:

    SINGLE GAMES - And The Away Team Has No Home Field

    The away team should provide the home team with three new or near new baseballs per game played.

    REGULAR DOUBLEHEADERS - And The Away Team Has No Home Field.
    Regardless of team age, the home team should supply all game balls for the first game and the away team should supply all game balls for the 2nd game.

    SPLIT DOUBLEHEADERS - And The Away Team(s) Has No Home Field.

    As defined above, "Split" DHs occur when the home team plays back-to-back single games with two different away opponents.

    These games are treated the same as single games, regardless of team age. That is to say, the away team (w/o a home field of its own) should provide the home team with three new or near new baseballs per game played. NOTE: In the rare situation where the opponents remain the same for both games and only the field changes, then the rules for a regular DH should be followed.

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.