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   As far as I know, UT Dallas has no paintball club or team.  I was thinking of starting one once I got there, and in fact I just now learned of the NCPA (National Collegiate Paintball Association) so I was wondering whether or not I should really try to get a team established.  I've skimmed over the rules, regulations, and procedures for making a sports club (not sure if it's the same as a school team) and it seemed very very detailed and time consuming, so I was basically wondering whether or not I should try to establish one at all.  Also I'm thinking of doing Army ROTC for a few years, maybe even enlist after I'm done, so I'm not sure if that will take a up lot of my time.
P.S. I don't have a high-end gun and I doubt I could afford one while going to college, so I doubt I'd be on the team (I'd probably just be the founder or something), so that might be hard too.  Finding ppl with enough money and interest to start a college team is hard I imagine.

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Ethos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 27 September 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 77	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ethos Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: What’s your opinion. . . Posted: 02 March 2005 at 11:39am
	As far as I know, UT Dallas has no paintball club or team. I was thinking of starting one once I got there, and in fact I just now learned of the NCPA (National Collegiate Paintball Association) so I was wondering whether or not I should really try to get a team established. I've skimmed over the rules, regulations, and procedures for making a sports club (not sure if it's the same as a school team) and it seemed very very detailed and time consuming, so I was basically wondering whether or not I should try to establish one at all. Also I'm thinking of doing Army ROTC for a few years, maybe even enlist after I'm done, so I'm not sure if that will take a up lot of my time. P.S. I don't have a high-end gun and I doubt I could afford one while going to college, so I doubt I'd be on the team (I'd probably just be the founder or something), so that might be hard too. Finding ppl with enough money and interest to start a college team is hard I imagine. Edited by Ethos

Hades Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 10 May 2003 Location: Virgin Islands Status: Offline Points: 13014	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hades Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 March 2005 at 12:13pm
	I would go for it. I know that when I was at SDSU we had a team there. I beleive I heard the metion that they were a very good team and won some awards. I wasnt at the school long enough to ever check it out be I wish I had.


Reb Cpl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Has to say "yes" to "are you a cop?" Joined: 10 June 2002 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14210	Post Options Post Reply Quote Reb Cpl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 March 2005 at 12:13pm
	Good luck Give it a shot, but it all depends on how receptive the school is. Theres a club in the works at my school that a friend of mine and I have started, but it's been fighting red tape since october, with no signs of even budging thanks to insurance issues, and the morons on the Student Association. Test the waters at your school, attend a government meeting, and broach the subject, see what kind of response you'll get. You're going to have to be a pretty smooth talker to convince them that its a good idea, wether or not paintball clubs are precedented in the college systems...They don't seem to care.
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