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Frequently Asked Questions
The Premier Travel League In Eastern Upstate NY
Fall Ball Registration
SPRING/SUMMER ACTIVATION (Pre-Registration)
- What is the difference between a club and a team?
- What are the deadlines for activation, registration, payment, scheduling data, player data and team insurance?
- When does the sign-up period for the upcoming season begin?
- When does the sign-up period for the upcoming season end?
- What Information Do I Need To Have Ready At Hand When I Activate My Club and Teams?
- General Info re: STEP 1 - Activation (Pre-registration)
- Information Required At Time Of Club/Team Activation - New Members
- Information Required At Time Of Club/Team Activation - Returning Members
- Is there a connection between club/team activation and player protection?
Annual Informational Meetings
- What Is The League Policy Towards Attendance At Informational Meetings And Contacting The League Office For Assistance?
- What kind of meetings are these?
- How are the meetings organized?
- Are these meetings open to non-members?
- When are these meetings held?
- How will we know exactly where and when these meetings will be held.
Approximate Cost Of Fielding A Travel Team
- How much does it generally cost to field a travel team?
- What are the costs for ENYTB membership alone?
- Can Teams Purchase Insurance Through ENYTB?
The Basics
- What is the name of the League and what does ENYTB stand for?
- How do I start a team in the league?
- 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?
- Does the league supply baseballs for all games? If not, who is responsible for supplying them?
Free Ads on enytb.com (Members Only)
- How Do I Get My Logo To Appear On My Ads, Game Reports and Lineup Cards etc.
- Banner Ads
- Team Ads For Players and/or Public Tryouts
- Game Board Ads - For Teams Seeking Pick-Up Games
- Tournament Ads
Paid Advertising - enytb.com
- Pop-Up Expando Ads (Home Page)
- Tournaments - Members/Non-members
- Targeted Email Blasts To The Baseball Community Over A Wide Area
League Playing Rules
June Madness Tournaments - What Are They?
What's New This Year (in the League)?
Wood Bats
- Is this a wood bat league?
- Double Registered Teams at 15U - Do they have to use wood bats when playing 16U teams?
Composite Metal Bat Restrictions
Offering CABA; PONY; NABF; and, AABC Sanctioning
- What are the benefits of being in a League that affiliates with multiple sanctioning bodies?
- How does a team qualify for a playoff berth in a particular sanctioning e.g., AABC, NABF or PONY?
- Does Tournament Size Vary By Affiliation?
- What is the ala carte cost of registering for tournament eligibility in the various sanctioned tournament series?
- Do sanctioned tournaments run concurrent to each other, limiting which ones you can participate in?
- How are team registrations distributed among the three affiliations?
- When a team qualifies for berths in multiple divisions under one or more affiliations - how is the selection order determined?
Age Restriction Loopholes
- Age Determination For Players
- Sanctioned Teams - Player Age Eligibility For Sanctioned Tournaments
- Regular Season Player Age Eligibility EXEMPTIONS For Non-sanctioned Teams
- Sanctioned Teams Can Take Advantage of ENYTB's Regular Season Player Age Eligibility Exemptions But That Will Limit Them To Sanctioned Tournament Berth Awards From The June Madness Tournament Alone
TEAM REGISTRATION
- How much do I owe?
- Where and what is my online team registration form?
- Overview of Team Registration Process.
- How Does The Online Registration Form Work?
Paperwork For My Team
- What documents (hardcopy or electronic) must I provide the league before my team is eligible to play?
- Column 2 - Proof Of Team Insurance
- Columns 3, 4 & 5 - Providing/Confirming Your Scheduling Inputs
- Column 6 - Player's Proof Of Age
- Columns 7 & 8 - All Managers, Coaches and Players Must Be Fully Identified On The Website.
- Column 9 - All league players must be entered to their team's online roster before being allowed to participate in a league game.
- Columns 10 and 12 thru 15 - How To Set-Up Your Sanctioned Rosters
- Column 11 - Signed AABC Rosters - No Longer Need To Be Submitted To The League
- Column 9 - All league players must be entered to their team's online roster BEFORE they appear in a game.
Schedule 101
- When does the ENYTB spring/summer season start? end?
- What is the minimum number of games required for league play? What if I wanted to be eligible for sanctioned tournaments?
- How many games can the league guarantee a team?
- Scheduling Inputs - What are they and how do I provide them to the league?
- How are my home games scheduled?
- When can teams expect to get their schedule?
- Where can I find my team schedule?
How To Confirm My Scheduling Inputs
Roster Management Protocols
- Everything you need to know about ENYTB's ONLINE ROSTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
- Is there a deadline for adding new players to the roster for the regular season?
- Do I need to establish separate REGULAR SEASON ROSTERS for each sanctioning body?
- Do I need to establish separate TOURNAMENT ROSTERS for each sanctioning body my team is registered with?
- Roster Deadlines and Player Limits Imposed By Sanctioning Bodies For Tournament Play
- Do players need to be released to move between teams owned by the same club?
ENYTB Player Protection
- Quickie Overview
- Are there additional player protection restrictions applicable to new members?
- Does ENYTB have a special roster protection exemption for all 13 year olds?
- Decision Tree For Determining Whether A Player Needs A Release
- Can My Club/Team Organize a Public Tryout?
- Do teams have special immunity from our rules re: tampering when they hold public tryouts?
- Can a player play for different teams in different age divisions during the same season?
- Can a player or his family request a release from the league directly?
- Can a team enter a request for a release on behalf of a player on another team?
- How do I release a player?
- Can a member deny a player a release?
- What is the procedure for entering a tampering complaint and what is the penalty?
- What does it mean to "deactivate" a player?
ENYTB Free Agents - How To Find Them On The Websit
Placing/Finding Team Ads For Pick-Up Games
- What To Do If Your Opponent Cancels And You Still Want To Play Or If You Just Want More Games
- Once the schedule is set, how do I use the website to find opponents for additional games, including on dates my opponent canceled and make-up dates?
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 (Approval Not Required)
- 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: 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
PROTOCOLS FOR 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 Postponements, Make-Up Games and IMPASSEs
- Discretionary Postponements i.e., for reasons other than bad weather.
- No Harm/No Foul Cancellations and Forfeits
- Both games of a doubleheader were not completed, how do I record this on my schedule?
How Do I Enter My Scores
- Who Enters The Score - Home or Away Team, Winning or Losing Team?
- How To Enter A Score For Any Game Officially Completed As Scheduled
- How To Enter A Score When Game Is Suspended
- How Do I "Split" A Doubleheader Into Two Single Games When Each Game Needs Separate Treatment re: "Game Status"?
Standings Questions
- What are STANDINGS used for?
- New STANDINGS Methodology - Adopted Beginning 2009 Season & Refined For 2010
- What is SoS and How Is It Calculated?
- How are STANDINGS computed?
- If I Use "ADD GAME" To Add A Game To My Online Schedule Does It Count In The STANDINGS?
- How are ties factored into a team's win/loss percentage?
- Which games count in the STANDINGS i.e., for tournament qualification?
- Is there a limit to how many games count between the same two teams?
- enytb.co Automatically tracks TQG When Non-Flex STANDINGS Used
- ENYTB STANDINGS Tie-Breaker Rules
- How Do Berths Get Awarded?
New Member Orientation
WEBSITE ACCESS
- How does a Club Rep find passwords for managers, coaches and contact persons linked to his teams?
- How does a Club Rep verify whether a person in his organization has a working log-in?
- I'm a manager/coach, why does the website say I have player level read only access?
- How Do League Participants Retrieve Their Own Password?
- How Do League Participants Change Their Password?
- Why is the website blocking my access to contact info for my oponents via my online schedule?
- How Do Club Reps Add/Change Their Team Managers?
- How Do Club Reps and/or Team Managers Add Their Coaches And Team Contact Persons To Their Team Directory?
- Can More Than One Person Be Authorized To Have Club Level Access?
- I have a new email address. How do I changeover?
Intro To Website Navigation and Functionality
How Do I Change My Email Preferences
Contact Info
- How do I enter my contact info?
- I have a new email address. How do I changeover?
- How do I find my opponent's contact info?
- Why can't I obtain contact info for my opponents from my schedule?
- How do I obtain field directions for my AWAY games?
