a friend asked me why i think paintball is so awesome. i think paintball is awesome because pretty much any age can play, my dad, 45, plays with me all the time, and hes a superb shot. my friends granpa, at age 72 tried paintball, hes still playing(just rec. and he generally sits back a bit but thats expected) at age 73. 10 year olds can play.my mom is gonna play this march break. 

-theres also so many different styles, woods, scenario, speedball, hybrid, all types of game types and scenarios, it can suit anyone.  you can be front, back, mid, guy who runs around the tape, be aggresive, defensive, kamikaze, everything.  

-its a game where, yes you can spend a lot of money on paint and on a marker, and a marker that suites you does help, and that part is awesome, but anyone can shoot anyone. ive been bunkered by guys who have played for the first time, ive been shot by little kids, my own team, and ive also shot people with $1000+ guns, ive 1 shoted, and used pump agaisnt electros with some effect(only played with it 2wice in woods, 2wice in a speedball field, always held my ground, moved up, but with reduced eliminations, but im getting better).

-the adrenaline. sure,  you can go skydive, or do something else awesome, but the adrenaline form paintball is soo awesome. you get bursts of it, your actually shooting or being shot at. the running, shooting, the suspence! ive been surrounded in thick, thick bush and i knew there was about 5, and i was legitimatly felt scared, i didnt know who was poping outa where.

-lazer tag just doesnt cut it. its probably the closest thing to it, other than airsoft, and both are below par oof paintball. no pain in lazer tag means you get a million noobs coverign up there pads, friends shooting you in the back, unfair teams, stalkers, campers, people who go up to u and hold hte gun on you, ive even went on a fieldtrip and a teacher held his gun on me(lifted mine, emptied a shot in his shoulder, he got mad, jerked up n cut my finger open) you dont know where your being shot from, and seriously, its boring. 

-the enviroment. its soo friendly, everyone generally lends you orings, or will help with gun trouble, or give backup to a stranded front player, share some paint. the talk afterwords of"i cant believe i made that shot, what a sick taperun, hahah u look like you have a milkshake on your face!" is sooo awesome. you can get the occasional suicide jockey who overshoots or cheats, but his reward is a ref waving to pull him, or everyone bonusballing them. after big games ive had friends over and we talk well into the night, and talk days after.

can you guys explain why this sport is so great? what do you guys like about the game.(i thought we needed a praise paintball post because of this paintball nationwide rut.) 

procarbinefreak wrote: I play paintball... I'm awesome.... therefore.... paintball is awesome by association.

The man speaks truth.

carl_the_sniper wrote: A game.

Basketball, is a sport (it sucks, but I can't deny its status in the athletic world)

But, when a few friends of mine and I take the ball to the local gym to play, we're having a game. Isn't a 'game' nothing more than what makes up a 'sport?'

A game of baseball
A game of golf
A game of hockey
A game of football

Each of these undeniable sports are comprised of competative matchups, called 'games' (or matches or whatever term you care to substitute)

So, can I not play a game of paintball, yet be part of a sport?
Look not at the action of PLAYING paintball, because, yes, that is a game. Look at the big picture, at the context of the activity itself. How it can't be considered a sport is beyond me once you realize that WHAT you are playing is different than 'playing' itself.

"Universally accepted" is a sorry prerequisite for the title of 'sport'

Certain parts of the world see people bouncing down a hill in a large clear ball (Zorbing) and in that particular area of the planet, it is a legitimate sport.

Skateboarding too, where it is taken seriously enough, is considered a sport. There are competitions, awards, recognitions, sponsors, etc.

Monopoly, Is not a sport. Nor are things like checkers, chess, stratego, whatever. Why? Because they lack the necessity of physical activity. Paintball on the other hand does require that you get off your ass and move around a little (unless you subscribe to the Spec Ops sniper beliefs)

No matter how you slice it, no matter how you chop up and dissect paintball, it DOES have a pretty basic set of rules. "Shoot the other team, don't get shot" and the team, or side that does this best.....wins.

Soccer: "Score goals, keep the other team from scoring goals on you" Whoever does this the best.....wins.

 
Baseball: "Score runs, keep the other team from scoring them on you" Whoever does this the best....wins.

Basketball, football, hockey, etc, etc, etc have the same basic premise as paintball does, yet you still maintain that it is not a sport. I not only disagree with you, but I can't really understand where you derive your opinion from at all.

can we just agree that profesional paintball CAN be considered a sport, and that games organized through walk on style play are just recreational games? and that both forms are awesome? btw how can someone be on a paintball forum, and not like paintball? 
man you guys argue to much....   this arguing, along with all others who demean the name of paintball are the reason paintball is in such a rut.

info from   

http://www.nppl.tv/site//categories/PAINTBALL/ - http://www.nppl.tv/site//categories/PAINTBALL/

1. Paintball is the #1 extreme sport in the United States, with 9.97 million participants.
2. Paintball is the fastest growing extreme sport in the United States, with a 44.0% growth from 2001 to 2006.
3. Paintball participants are 81.1% male.
4. 83.2% of Paintball participants are in the 12-34 demographic.
5. The average age of Paintball participants is 22 years old.
6. 61.2% of the Paintball participant household has annual income greater than $50,000 per year

Monopoly is a board game

i didn't write it, its from the Nppl web site

theres a link for you there just so you dont have to strain your self to look

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

Paintball is a sport in which participants eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with liquid-filled, breakable, gelatin paintballs shot from a compressed-gas-powered "paintball marker".

Paintball draws a wide array of players, and the Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association estimates that 5 million people play in the United States annually, with 1.9 million playing at least 15 times a year.[1] Insurance statistics show that paintball is one of the safest sports, with fewer injuries per exposure than sports like tennis, golf, and bowling.[2]

Games can be played either indoors or outdoors and take various forms, of which some of the most popular are woodsball, scenario and speedball. Rules for playing paintball vary widely, with most designed to ensure that participants enjoy the sport in a safe environment. The sport requires a significant amount of equipment.

A game of paintball usually involves two opposing teams seeking to eliminate all of the other team's players or to complete some other objective, such as retrieving a flag, eliminating a specific player, or other paintball variations. Depending on the style of paintball played, a paintball game can last from seconds to days, although typical woodsball games are five to thirty minutes long.

its pretty much enivitable that eventually you get shot by pretty much anyone you play. even pros have been beaten by teams ranked well under them, its just chance, if a better team faced a lower team and played a couple thousand games, the poros wold have wined the majority but the lesser team would have gotten some eliminaitons. (plus i had to cover 2 lanes, i was at the 50 and he came up on my blindspot, while using my pump for the 1st time in a airbunker field)

tallen702 wrote: I find paintball to be awesome due to the fact that it rolls stress relief, exercise, and competition all in one. When I worked in the industry, I found it rather pleasing that if my manager pissed me off, I could go out and shoot him on the weekend.

ya my boss plays too although he is a good boss though

but i have lit him up becuase i shot him and either he couldnt tell or he wanted to keep playing so i threw 5 paintballs his way but he was cool about it

but it does relieve stress if i am worrrying about school or something i go and play and I am carefree afterwards

jerseypaint wrote: p_p_b_h wrote: i will not post again, i have lost faith in all those forumers i trusted and thought were great. goodbye. And T&O consumes yet another soul.

i lol'd in my head