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[Thordic]

Do you have any idea how long it took professional sports to form ONE league? MUCH longer than paintball has been around. We aren't behind schedule at all.

[shartley]

Originally posted by hitech


I think you are kidding yourself. Where do you think the special rules for quarterbacks came from? Not from any of the teams without a star quarterback. Why do the stars in the NBA get a few extra steps on the way to the basket? I know it's kind of off the subject, but it does happen in the major sports.

Originally posted by gtrsi
Shartly I agree with you 100%

However one big difernce I see in all these sports, for the most part, is ONE governing body. I think it is about time that a group be formed of ALL the manufactures, dealers, and players. They can hash out how the rules are going to be played and so forht. I think it is both a unity and accountability issue.

I agree.

Originally posted by Thordic
Do you have any idea how long it took professional sports to form ONE league? MUCH longer than paintball has been around. We aren't behind schedule at all.

[billmi]

Originally posted by ogre55
So then moving on from the theoritical to the practical, how do we propose to do this. Where does the NFL (not the teams mind you, but the actual League organization) get the money to function. I would guess from the team owners. In order to be part of the league, you have to pay to be a member.

The problem is that in present paintball tournaments, the team/players are the customers. The switch to be like other pro sports is that they need to be the performers, and the audience (either spectators or television audience) needs to be the customers. In that situation, the players don't make the rules or call the shots. The rules and shots are designed to make things appeal to the audience and of course be as safe as practical - that's the consideration, not the player's idea of what is a cool game. Then it's the team owners buying franchises to be a part of it, and not players paying to play.

For that to happen, someone will have to step forward and pony up the $$$.

Keep your eye on the X-Ball.

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

[billmi]

Originally posted by gtrsi
Shartly I agree with you 100%

However one big difernce I see in all these sports, for the most part, is ONE governing body. I think it is about time that a group be formed of ALL the manufactures, dealers, and players. They can hash out how the rules are going to be played and so forht. I think it is both a unity and accountability issue.

That is a common and mistaken concept.

Did the XFL have to answer to the NFL officials? No.
Do YMCA soccer leagues have to answer to major league soccer officials? No.
Do Formula 1 race drivers have to follow NASCAR rules? No.
If you and some buddies are going to the park to play softball do you have to answer to anyone on what rules you use? No.
Does the Pan Am circuit have to answer to the NPPL officers? No.
Does X-Ball have to answer to the NPPL? No.

The only thing a governing body has to control is the league that is under it - that's all.

See you on the field,
-Bill Mills

[shartley]

Good points Bill.....