adults only paintball?

[omni]

No matter what age, you always get that one bad apple

[xmetal2001]

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.

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.

At my local field, where I used to ref all the time, its the opposite.

When I saw a big group of adults coming, I know its going to be a tough day of reffing.

I have NEVER had a problem with a kid, they always listen, and do what the ref tells them to. Adults on the otherhand are a different story.

They think they are the all powerful adult paintball warrior. They think the ref knows nothing. I've been involved in SEVERAL incidents where the Adult simply would not cooperate, got mad, and got kicked out.

One of these situations ended up with a rental gun being thrown at me while on the field because some guy took his mask off and I ran up to him screaming "Put your mask on"(Figured it was sorta important SINCE HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD!)

Other incidents include the guy who wouldn't let a ref get near him for paintchecks, and would NOT let us look in his hopper because we suspected he was shooting illegal paint(He never did show us, he was kicked out).

Kids are nice, they dont argue or fight, and if they aren't listening its really easy to get their attention. They have more of a respect for authority than the average adult, who is used to bossing people around vs. being bossed around(no matter how kind I am)

Now, when I say adults I certainly dont mean all adults! When I'm reffing of course I see many more good sports than bad sports(even if they are more stubborn ). Just in general, its the adults that cause the major problems.

Now, back to the topic:
An Adults only field. Sure, why not. It might lead to a slightly different playing experience, but I would never start a field like that. Kids, birthday parties, etc. is where the money comes from.

[einhander619]

I think "adult ball" is a great idea, except I think the age should be at most 16 instead of 18, I know many people under 18 who can play at my level, and beyond. The only group of people who need to be isolated are the impressionable little kids. Here's an example: I made a move to a bunker that I thought was empty, I hadn't seen any activity from it the entire game. Well, wouldn't ya know it, there were two 10 year olds behind it, and before I could even think, I instictively nailed the both of them. It was just a reflex. Of course, here come the tears, and here comes mom, and the field owners catch heat. We probably lost two young guns that day. I still feel terrible about it to this day, but that kind of thing happens when the two groups get mixed.

[shartley]

[SilverFox]

De javu paintball HAHA
When i saw this i thought that was the point you guys were looking for. that or maybe clothing optional paintball. It'd be just like every other CO activaty a bunch of guys and about 2% female.

Honestly. I don't see the point of excluding ppl from the field at any time. I don't know that it would suceed in my area. The fields here are suruggling to break even. However doing a couple of week night adult only kid only women only games might just work. Who knows, It might be worth a shot.

However I personally feel that the great thing about paintball is that everyone can compete on an equal playing field. I have personnally boycoted the Ultimate maddness tourney because of their "women's only" division. I hop and pray that this doesn't catch on. My wife is in total agreement here The movement to women only and men's only type of pay would be a step backward in my opinion as would the adults only kids only thing. If you want to have adlut entertainment go there after the game guys.

[shartley]

[TheTramp]

Originally posted by shartley

I think this perfectly sums up what those looking for a little adult paintball time are talking about. It's not a skill or maturity thing. It's about being able to play paintball with your peers. It's about being able to interact with other adults without having to be concerned about a "family" atmosphere. I'm sorry, but as a responsible adult I can't behave around a 15 year old exactly the same as I would around an adult. I don't care how much that pisses off the 15 year olds here. It's not about your maturety, it's about my responcibility. It's a fact of "real life" which isn't fair (at least I always thought so when I was younger). You may absolutly be able to "handle" anything that might be said or done (it's not like we're talking about going to a strip club), but I still have to take into consideration that there are younger people around. Sometimes I'd like to not have to worry about that in places other than, as Shartly said, bars.

[MantisMag]

edited my first post. xmetal please reread. also read my second post. anyone else who thought the first paragraph of my first post was my actual opinion please do the same.

[eric]

this was way back in the thread, as i've been out all day and there's been a lot of responses. however i felt i should respond to this. eric, you TOTALLY missed the whole point. i was being sarcastic. i thought i made that abundantly clear with the smiley face, *ahem*, *cough*, and HAHAHAHAHA!. really now. how much more obvious do i have to make it that i don't actually hold that opinion?

now run and cry to your mommy.
(the means i'm kidding)

Whoops,lol

Originally posted by shartley

glad youve finally come around

About my old geezer comment, sorry I was just joking, didnt mean to offend anybody.

Now, I am not offended to adults having seperate time, that wouldnt bother me a bit. What I AM offended at is that that time would take up time that is usually open to everybody. Like I said before, most places are only open on Saturday and Sunday, so if you close it down one of those days to kids, then thats half of our playing time gone.

Now if a feild would open up one day a week, or have extended hours once in a while for adults to play on their own, that wouldnt bother me a bit.

And your argument about working holds no water sorry. Adults work on weekends too. And I will point out that the average child has more free time than the average working adult.

So shartley, say you had to work on saturdays. If someone came along and said, you cant play paintball on sundays or week days would you be pissed? Hell yeah you would. Youd have to wait untill you got a day off, or youd have to quit altogether. And when youre under 16 good jobs are REALLY hard to find.

[shartley]

Originally posted by eric
So shartley, say you had to work on saturdays. If someone came along and said, you cant play paintball on sundays or week days would you be pissed? Hell yeah you would. Youd have to wait untill you got a day off, or youd have to quit altogether. And when youre under 16 good jobs are REALLY hard to find.

[Nobody077]

I know most people looked at my Dejavu-paintball as the joke it was meant to be, but for those that did not read it that way IT'S a JOKE I was to bring a smile to some faces when reading this post. The people that saw it as the Joke are the type of people I would like to have on a field for a great game of Adults only ball, the kind that wont go crying to a parent, spouce or the field owner if things dont go there way. This goes for any age, the 18+ or 21+ what ever just hopfully gets rid of the crying to a parent factor

[aaron_mag]

Originally posted by Nobody077
...people I would like to have on a field for a great game of Adults only ball, the kind that wont go crying to a parent, spouce...

Don't tell me I can't cry to my spouse. That is the primary reason for getting married. Now that we're legally bound I can let my true whiny pathetic self come through!

[Nobody077]

Crying to your spouce is better than crying to your Mommie

[Gijim]

Hmmmm..

And the cuddling time after is alot of fun too Anyway, Shartley you are one heck of a debater, I'll take you on my side anyday. By the way , I like the idea of a special day of adult paintball, several fields here already have young gun days why not Old farts day It would be interesting to see how well it would work if tried somewhere.

[bryceeden]

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 think this is a bad idea. Most of the adults in my area are on teams with kids(A ten year old makes the best flag runner-small target). I also think the competition would get old, because more newbies are kids.