PB Ethics (AGD please feel free to post!).....LONG

[GT]

www.warpig.com. I noticed a startling trend. It had seemed like tourney players would get in the face of refs or the mic would pick up a curse word or to. I can see in the heat of the game at the last game fighting for every single point that the pressure can get to you and maybe a few choice words would be chosen, however that is not how it seems. Streaming web casts one after another started to detail a much uglier picture. Tourney players are just bad sports. Now for the disclaimer, not all tourney players act this way however some do and it brings ALL of US down. Someone whom was not even attending the event 10000 miles away who just found www.warpig.com[email protected]
aim: GTRsi2001

[shartley]

Please go back and double line between paragraphs.... I will not read it as one large block like thatn (have a headache)....

I have to run out, but will hopefully read it when I get back....

Thanks.

[personman]

Sam is stubborn :-p
Well, I havent watched any tournies, nor been in one, but I'll bet this is true. Its really pretty stupid, and all fields should be supervised like that one you were talking about. Mine arent though, one that I know of is based on money and not all customer satisfaction, and the other is a little better about safety, and other stuff like that.
I agree with you though.

[Vendetta]

I don't like the rules against cussing. I never cuss at work or home, but I love to when the adrenalin is pumping during a good firefight.

[raehl]

Go see College X-Ball at Cup.

We will be paying paintball the way paintball should be played. No BS.


- Chris

[Kevmaster]

im going to second your notion. i feel that integrity is a very important aspect of our image. we cant allow these professional/am teams to carry our sport(and yes, these are the people who the media looks at as "paintball players" in general).

as a field manager, i have a direct impact on this. i also emply a set of rules that is strict. a couple of examples(no, they arnt as extreme as those listed above). if you "overshoot", gone for the day. its my discression. i allowed you in, you signed a waver saying you would obey my rule. if someone(especailly a newbie) walks out with over 4 shots, the person(assuming it was 1 person) will not be playing here for the rest of the day. attitudes will not be allowed. someone with a bad attitude will be asked to not come back, regardless of how much money they spend(and usually those are the big customers of 1000rnds per day). in regards to profanity, the "TV Oked" stuff is allowed, although discouraged--like in this forum--but the R stuff will result in you sitting a game. i think its important for me to impress the importance of carrying yourself well while out having fun. i dont tolerate the crap tat many "tournie players" want to give me. (not only that, they expect me to cut them a deal on everything..not a way to keep the field open).

anyways, i too feel that we need to carry ourselves better asan industry. in the NFL or anyother professional league if a player gest all up in a ref's grill, what happens? ejection or suspension. why shouldnt paintball be the same way? eject a player form the tournament. what happens when a basketball player slams the ball in anger? technical foul. what happens when a paintballer throws his gun? nothing. maybe make that a -20 penalty or a 1 for 1.

again, just my 2cents

[halB]

ive been in this sport for a while, and watching it a lot longer. ive definetly seen the quality of the players go down hill. i can still remember the day when you didnt have to worry about someone stealing your gear. i can still remember when you could trust your fellow player. and i can remember when all "pros" didnt act like dennis rodman affected by steroid rage.

just remember this, the vast majority of people you see in the sport, even those in tournies, will NOT be here in 2 months. once you realize that, you can understand why we see behavior, and theft, like that. they dont care about the long term image about the sport. theyre in it while its a fad, and while its the "cool thing to do." after they lose interest, theyre gone.

[Troy]

At the 1999 Vegas tourny the NPPL came down hard on swearing. Basically you were pulled for cussing. They went a little overboard and loosened up a little. I beleive you can still be pulled for cussing. One of the problems is inconsistant reffing.

Lately I have noticed an increasing trend of people saying get the f off the field and other uncalled for stuff. I can see the occasional swear getting out every once and awhile but it seems to be excessive. This is at practice and not at tournaments. I just figure it is the first person that the foul mouth individual has shot all day.

I don't think you can say paintball or any sport for that matter is unprofessional because of the language of a few individuals. I have heard Jose Canseco tell some one to perform a sexual act on him at a baseball game. Does that mean baseball shouldn't be considerd a pro sport. If anything paintball has better rules reguarding this behavior because I highly doubt anything happened to Jose for his actions.