Paintball....a sport?

[xmagerman]

Hi,

I decided to post this thread due to the overwhelming amount of people at my high school saying that paintball is not a sport. I believe it is a sport and I would appreciate it if anyone could post why or why not you think paintball is or is not a sport.

thanks

[Fatjon]

lol i dont think you will get one no

[Aliens-8-MyDad]

my reasons are because,
you do physical activities,
there are tournaments
there are practices
and if golf is a sport then paintball sure as hell is...

[EsabaMag]

i believe it is both a game and a sport...to rec ballers, the lawyers and dr. and kids that go out once in a while its a game....but the hardcore players(everyone at AO) and others its more than a game it is a sport...its a sport beacuse you can play on a PROFESSIONAL team, its a sport b/c you win bragging rites at turneys, its a sport b/c like so many other sports, to us it is just simply a way of life

[FalconGuy016]

Its a sport because you can directly effect the other team to determine the winner

[darklord]

Sport:

-athletic ability required (be it through marksmanship and/or speed, agility, endurance)
-direct competition with other players
-tournaments, practices for tournaments
-world cup!!!!!!

like someone else said, if golf is a sport, then so is paintball.

[FeelTheRT]

Re: Paintball....a sport?

Originally posted by xmagerman
I decided to post this thread due to the overwhelming amount of people at my high school saying that paintball is not a sport

because no one at your school has played paintball. they may have been to the field and rented a M98 or an Automag and played in the woods for a day. They've never played paintball as a sport or has even seen it on hyperball and air fields.

[Benfica4ever]

People say paintball is not a sport becuase they either never played, or they cant afford it, like me i cant afford it , but i still play

[ezrunner]

paintball

Paintball has several sides:

There is the commodity recreational activity that most people think about.

There is the Hobby / Lifestyle such as heavy rec and scenario players.

There is the sport that we seem to think of as speedball.

The players have a set of skills that must be learned and worked to perfection.

Every player can have a great skill set but there is a science to the offensive and defensive stragies involved.

There are many factors that affect the performance and lack there of from a team.

I've played several sports, and a few that aren't called sports by every one. Among these are competitve shooting and kayaking. Both are in the olympics, I've even raced at an event where Team USA showed up for the slalom event kayaking.

Paintball is definately a sport and the players can range in age and size because of the many ways in which it can be played. A team can determine victory by assessing the oponents and finding strentghs to counter and weaknesses to exploit.

That is why the youngest fastest don't always win. There is skill involved beyond the athleticism needed.

-rob
Clemson University Paintball Team #12

[J�h�]

According to the dictionary:

Sport
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.

Which means paintball is in essance, a sport. But, people will think what they want.

[rdb123]

Is cheerleading a sport?

[yeahthatsme]

if curling is a sport.....well i think you get it....

[Mega Man]

footBALL- sport
baseBALL- sport
basketBALL-sport
skateboarding- not sport
PaintBALL-sport

its got the word ball in it so it has to be a sport lol

[rdb123]

Foozball

[-Carnifex-]

Speed ball is a sport.

Baseball is a game.