adults only paintball?

[Jack_Dubious]

Now let me just say I dont think paintball should be for adults only. Paintball should be for the whole family. But...I would love to see (or if i ran one) a paintball field that was for ages 18+ (or under 18 if accompanied by a parent/guardian on the field). I would like to see what everyone elses thoughts are on this subject. Its my hypothesis that many other adults would like to see the same thing.


JDub

[cheetah256]

why? it seems kinda pointless to me..

[dre1919]

What I think is needed is a vacation package involving paintball. Check it out: it could be like the Hedonism Island where you and a host of other singles play paintball during the days and then mingle and whatnot at night. How cool would that be? A tropical vaction spot with lovely single women interested in paintball? Of course, they might have a little trouble at first getting a lot of women to go but it would be cool if they could.

That would be a great vacation...lovely ladies, umbrella drinks and paintball on an island. (Sounds like Road to Aruba) It's worth mentioning I'm sitting in Kansas City right now looking out at a couple inches of snow, so that might be my inspiration.

Anyway, as to the original post, I can see your point about having seperate fields for adults and kids. I don't really think that's necissary, just maybe "newbs" and "regulars".

[MantisMag]

Originally posted by cheetah256
why? it seems kinda pointless to me..

*edit* since some people don't seem to be catching the sarcasm...

how old are you? smiley means i'm kidding older players would be more mature *ahem* sarcasm alert! responsible *cough* sarcasm again and better sportsmen..... HAHAHAHAHAHA! can we take all this sarcasm? thereby making the game more enjoyable for them because they wouldn't have to deal with all the cheating, unsafe practices, whining, and temper tantrums. whole sentence = sarcastic

nonsarcastic:somehow i don't think this is gonna happen. besides the fact that there's always gonna be a jerk messing things up regardless of age there's too many players in the 14-17 age group. this would have to be done in an area where there's enough players to cut out large portion of the playing population.

now that i've edited it people can stop quoting my first paragraph and disagreeing with it.

[Jonesie]

Re: adults only paintball?

Originally posted by Jack_Dubious
Now let me just say I dont think paintball should be for adults only. Paintball should be for the whole family. But...I would love to see (or if i ran one) a paintball field that was for ages 18+ (or under 18 if accompanied by a parent/guardian on the field). I would like to see what everyone elses thoughts are on this subject. Its my hypothesis that many other adults would like to see the same thing.

JDub

I could be all for an 'Adult Swin' type setup. Maybe Thursdays are 18+ only, or something. That seems like it woul dbe cool. That way adaults could go play good competitive paintball wthout the kids running around.

The only reason I say this is from experience. I have seen the youngun's running around like fools plenty of time. Not to mention the 12 year-old newbies that hide in the back bunker...

Like I said, I think a regualr 'Adult Only' day or evening, or something would be a cool idea.

Later ~ Jonesie

[shartley]

Re: adults only paintball?

Originally posted by Jack_Dubious
Now let me just say I dont think paintball should be for adults only. Paintball should be for the whole family. But...I would love to see (or if i ran one) a paintball field that was for ages 18+ (or under 18 if accompanied by a parent/guardian on the field). I would like to see what everyone elses thoughts are on this subject. Its my hypothesis that many other adults would like to see the same thing.


JDub

[Jack_Dubious]

lol...a Hedonism w/Paintball.....hehe


If i wasnt more clear I mean...the entire paintball facility would be 18+, not just certain playing fields within that facility.

My thinking goes like this...Im 30 now. When me and my friends go out and do something we are usually in an adult enviroment...and I would like that to extend to paintball also. For example...if I went to play pool...would I want to go to a place that had a large group of 12-13 year old kids running around? No.

This is just my thoughts...I dont think it should be for the entire sport of paintball....i would just like to be able to go to a paintball park that was adults only.

JDub

[Jonesie]

Based on your more recent post, allow me to expound on my previous post, Jack.

I don't think that an entire facility should be 18+ or <18. But I do think that a day of the week or some such period of time would be not only appropriate, but attractive.

And just to clarify, I am an adult, but just barely at the ripe old age of 22!

Later ~ Jonesie

[theraidenproject]

I do not think blanket policies about age will be as effective as imagined. I have seen an equal amount of negative behavior at paintball places from adults and teens/kids alike. Plus, I would not want to lose out an an opportunity to play. I could see how it would be frustrating, as an adult, to have a day of paintball, if not quite ruined, than diminished in fun, because of some young kid. I however, would not be against certain age nights, as long as there were equal number of under 18 days as there were over 18 days.

[FalconGuy016]

trying to keep us kids out eh...?

[Jack_Dubious]

I know many people complain about minors not acting "mature"...but this is not my reasoning. We have all seen adults act as, if not more, immature than many minors. My point is much as what Shartley said....its just sometimes nicer to be in the company of adults.

Also I feel that some field owners think all of thier customers are children, thus treating everyone like children...but my anger towards many field owners and thier poor customer service is for another thread..


JDub

[WARPED1]

You can't buy a pb marker in the states until you are 18,you're not supposed to be at a field if not at least accompinied by a family member 18+.Do many fields follow this law? No,but it looks good on paper!:P

[eric]

Originally posted by MantisMag


how old are you? older players would be more mature *ahem* responsible *cough* and better sportsmen..... HAHAHAHAHAHA! thereby making the game more enjoyable for them because they wouldn't have to deal with all the cheating, unsafe practices, whining, and temper tantrums.

Why do you say tha adults would be more mature/better sports? Ive seen just as many adults cheat and whine as I have kids my age(im 15 BTW). In fact most of the kids who play regulary that I know are WAY more honest then some of the older guys I know. If you dont wanna be arouund kids why dont you go somewhere else in the staging area?

Most places are only open 2 days a week, and if you have an adult day then that takes away half of the time I can play. If Sunday is adult day and I work on saturdays then I dont get to play unless I have a day off. SO hows that fair, adults can play whenever they want, and kids only get to play certain days?

The only reason I say this is from experience. I have seen the youngun's running around like fools plenty of time. Not to mention the 12 year-old newbies that hide in the back bunker...

SO now its MY fault that kids never played before? And besides, Ive seen just as many older people doing the EXACT SAME THING.

Quit whining ya old geezers. You guys are probably just lookin for an excuse cause you cant hack it with us anymore.

[Scootyd]

Being over 30 myself I find this idea appealing.

At our local field their is a pair of brothers probably 12 and 14. They are dropped off by their parents in the morning and spend the whole day fighting and cussing and throwing fits. I have all but quit reffing because of them.

The older boy plays along with about 8 other kids who are well behaved and easy to get along with. The two trouble kids have a daddy who appearantly has more money than time for the kids.

I will also admit that I have seen a few players that are my age behave almost as poorly. On the field, anyone that is being pissy becomes my first objective.

Most of the older players that I play with make for an enjoyble day because we also share other common interests like "our" music and muscle cars etc. that provide good conversation off the field. But hey just an old farts perspective.

[WARPED1]

I'm 30 in February,and I understand both your points(the kids,and the whiny adults),I've seen both.If fields do an 'adults only' field,then there should be a 'kids only' day or some other such thing.