[10U DIVISION NEWS]
10U meeting began at 4:00PM @SMS. Tom Sisson, 10U League Coordinator, and myself, conducted the festivities. A four page handout was prepared and distributed to all attendees that included: (i) the meeting agenda (soup to nuts re: league participation);(ii) a summary of all sanctioned tournaments in these age divisions (taken from website); (iii) a... read more

[13U DIVISION NEWS]
Meeting came to order at 5:00PM.Present from the ENYTB Board:Ed Frye, President and Executive DirectorJim Moran, CommissionerDon Rahn, SecretaryJeff Pexton, DirectorAttendance was excellent. By 6:00PM the room was SRO. Of the 44 teams currently activated in these two age divisions, virtually all of them either had a representative present or, in a ... read more

Meeting came to order at 5:00PM.Present from the ENYTB Board:Ed Frye, President and Executive DirectorJim Moran, CommissionerDon Rahn, SecretaryJeff Pexton, DirectorAttendance was excellent. By 6:00PM the room was SRO. Of the 44 teams currently activated in these two age divisions, virtually all of them either had a representative present or, in a ... read more

[14U DIVISION NEWS]
Meeting came to order at 5:00PM.Present from the ENYTB Board:Ed Frye, President and Executive DirectorJim Moran, CommissionerDon Rahn, SecretaryJeff Pexton, DirectorAttendance was excellent. By 6:00PM the room was SRO. Of the 44 teams currently activated in these two age divisions, virtually all of them either had a representative present or, in a ... read more

PONY allots each League a single berth in each of its age division tournament series. (For that reason, bronze teams are not eligible to compete for PONY berths.) PONY's pricing policy in the 18U division is different than in the other age divisions, making it too costly to register multiple teams and allow them to compete for the single berth. Thu... read more

Sorry for the late notice but I was just informed. The good news is the church wants all meetings to end by 7:00PM.

This Sunday - MAR 5 6:00PM.................13U/14U Divisional MeetingsNext Sunday - MAR 12 6:00PM.................15U/16U Divisional Meetings All age division meetings will be held at St. Madeleine Sophie’s (SMS) PARISH CENTER on Carmen Rd in Guilderland (either upstairs from the gymnasium (most likely) or in the basement of old church). DIRECT... read more

10U meeting began at 4:00PM @SMS. Tom Sisson, 10U League Coordinator, and myself, conducted the festivities. A four page handout was prepared and distributed to all attendees that included: (i) the meeting agenda (soup to nuts re: league participation);(ii) a summary of all sanctioned tournaments in these age divisions (taken from website); (iii) a sample team registration page (taken from website); and, (iv) a one page overview of the website. Registrations in this division appeared to be 7 as of the meeting but have grown to 9 since with two teams still possibilities. If you are interested in entering a 10U team and haven't done so, what are you waiting for?! TEAMS NEEDING PLAYERS - It was announced that Tim Thibodeau of Cohoes has several players available for placement. WFD was in need of players and would follow up (Joe Bruton). REGULATION SIZED FIELDS - 46' pitching and 65' basepaths Almost all teams had a home field and most of those will be regulation size. It was agreed that if teams didn't have a regulation sized field, a 50'6"/70' would be preferred to a 46'/60' field. However, it also was agreed that if a 60' field was all that was available, it could be used. There will be leading, stealing and balks on all sized fields except the 46'/60'. It also was agreed that umpires would be allowed to give at least one balk warning with instruction by the ump if they like. All playing rules from last year's 11U/12U division were accepted except for the catcher contact rule was modified as follows: Runner must either slide OR, if upright, avoid significant contact with the catcher in the vicinity of home plate. Head first slides are legal at all bases although it was recommended that runners not be taught to slide headfirst into the catcher. ENYTB team registration process was presented and discussed. It was agreed that all teams would be fully registered by APR 1, including team registration selections, payment and pre-scheduling info. Rosters are required on the website along with a signed copy of the AABC roster to the LC prior to each team's first game. Teams can begin and end their seasons as they choose. No games on Easter weekend. Most teams indicated they would not play on Mother's Day. Memorial Day Weekend will be played as regular season games but on neutral fields in tradition of ENYTB. The AABC State tournament will be hosted at Halfmoon Beginning July 7. The League should have 3 to 4 berths in that tournament. A divisional structure will be established circa 4/1 by Tom and myself. This will include regular and wildcard divisions, the earmarking of tournament berths, the establishment of head-to-head must play requirements and team placements. A PONY berth is available to this division as well. Meeting adjourned at 6:00PM 11U/12U meeting began at 6:00PM @SMS. Jeff Pexton, the 11U/12U LC was absent due to illness. The same handout was prepared and distributed and a similar meeting agenda was followed. Registrations in 12U stood at 16 teams. Since then Cillus Builders had to drop out but W Albany has entered a team. At this point we have 10 Gold teams and 6 Silver teams. Only 50'6"/70' fields will be used in this division. 12 of the 16 teams have one or more regulation sized fields. Some field time may be rented as well. It was agreed that the 11U division, likely consisting of four gold teams only, will play an interlocking schedule with the 12U Silver Division. This was done last year and proved very successful. Each age division will be competing for berths to separate tournaments.It also was agreed that umpires would be allowed to give at least one balk warning with instruction by the ump if they like. All playing rules from last year's 11U/12U division were accepted except for the catcher contact rule was modified as follows: Runner must either slide OR, if upright, avoid significant contact with the catcher in the vicinity of home plate. Head first slides are legal at all bases although it was recommended that runners not be taught to slide headfirst into the catcher. ENYTB team registration process was presented and discussed. It was agreed that all teams would be fully registered by APR 1, including team registration selections, payment and pre-scheduling info. Rosters are required on the website along with a signed copy of the AABC roster to the LC prior to each team's first game. Teams can begin and end their seasons as they choose. No games on Easter weekend. Unlike the 10U division, most teams present at 11U/12U indicated they would not play on Mother's Day. Memorial Day Weekend will be played as regular season games but on neutral fields in tradition of ENYTB. The AABC State tournament for 11U/12U will be hosted at Ilion, NY beginning July 13. The League should have 5 to 6 berths in that tournament. A divisional structure will be established circa 4/1 by Jeff and myself. This will include regular and wildcard divisions, the earmarking of tournament berths, the establishment of head-to-head must play requirements and team placements. A PONY berth is available to this division as well. Meeting adjourned at 8:00PM.

The Executive Board of ENYTB held two meetings this weekend to kick-off the new season, one on Saturday and a repeat performance on Sunday.Attendance at the two meetings combined totalled more than 80 individuals. Some organizations sent one or two people to represent all their teams, several prospective new members attended and some of the familia... read more

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