Member Classifications


Members are referred to as clubs. Each club has an owner of record and a club representative. Each club can own one or more teams in the league. The names of the teams can be the same as the club or different and can be the same for all teams or different by team. Within the league, ultimate responsibility for all teams rest with their club owner and club representative.

The league offers various classes of membership, depending on a variety of factors. The "Full Franchise" is the gold standard, as it conveys maximum league participation and player protection privileges.

To obtain a full franchise, a significant portion of the players on all of the teams must reside within a single school district or two adjoining school districts. One of these areas is designated the club's primary area and the other, its secondary area. A new member can claim another member's secondary area as its primary area but a member has permanent and exclusive rights to its primary area. Thus, to establish a full franchise, the club must get its players largely from a school district than no existing member has claimed as its primary area, unless that member agrees to share its primary area (co-franchise).

A three year probationary period is applied to all new full franchisees. During this period, the franchisee must register three or more teams each year, including at least one at 15U and below, and register a team in the same age division at 15U and below, in at least two of those three years (repeat participation requirement).

Sub-franchises and restricted sub-franchises are available to owners who can't meet the conditions for full membership. Current league franchise membership is comprised of about 75% independents and about 25% organizations that are affiliated with other national baseball organizations such as Babe Ruth, Little League, etc.

For a more detailed explanation of membership classes, see Articles X1-XV of the Constitution and By-Laws at: Constitution.

All members are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of sportsmanship and conduct at all times.

Applications for new memberships are processed year-round. There is no initiation fee. All registration information can be collected in a single phone call. Payment is by mail. To get answers to specific questions about ENYTB membership or to get started for the upcoming season call Ed Frye at 518-356-9089 or email him at fryes@nycap.rr.com or mail him at 5227 Bridle Pathway, Schenectady, NY 12303.

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.