Paintball in the Olympics?

[Chipper]

a tournament with no cheating? yeah right. olympics or not there is still going to be cheating in one way or another.

You have to admit, it would be as hard as anything. I bet judges would peronally inspect every gun and chrono it to the exact before each game, only giving the player acess to it as they walk on the field to play. And with the the technology at the games it would be impossible to wipe.


Nevertheless, their would be at least one for of cheatin that I just can't think of right now.

[digitard]

Thats actually not a bad idea.

Monitored area for each team (sorta a table zone) on the field. Marker is inspected, then placed in the area (which will have some basic surveilance). Player is then checked himself, and the last 2min before the match begins they have access to their markers.

The teams each have a canister holding a hopper full, exactly, of paint. That canister is placed w/ their marker (obviously covered for environmental reasons of paint melting).

That last minute when they're given access to their markers at which point they are able to load that hopper and get to their start point.

That would REALLY make it hard to cheat. But then again... they could have someone in the woods shooting players out :)

[RingOfScale]

still taking cracks at mr. salm i see, ehhhh ?

[evo.end3R]

i agreee that we should dhoot for the xgames first...get some good bunker shots to impress the crowd becasue u know thats what theyll want...get some recognition and maybe by 2012 we could get in...its possible i guess for 2008 i just dont see it happening tho

[Muzikman]

I used to think that paintball had no place in the olympics, and that it's place was in the x-games. However every sport in the x-games you can get seriously injured on just a minor slip up, paint ball is not that way. The reason that I thought that paintball had no place in the olympics is because we rely on batteries and alot of techknowlogy, also you do not need to be a top athlete to be a good paintballer. What changed my mind was watching sabers and sailing in the olympics today. Sailing does not have much need for athletic poweress. In sabres there are really complicated systems where if you touch something with your sword, it is electronically regitered. The argument could be made to that system of electronics is just there, so the blood would not need to be drawn. If you think about it, in paintball you shoot paint so that you don't need to be shot with a real gun to be marked. I really don't know where I was going with this, it's late.

Better example is shooting. The small caliber guns are using electronic triggers even.

[evo.end3R]

theres no need for awesome althletic shape for pingpong...picture some ripepd guy like paul hamm or michael phelps up agians a realy puny azn guy, the azn guy would win beucase they own everyone at pingpong, or ateast al lthe ones i know so i can make the generalization.

[abaez]

Not a chance in hell.

There is no way it will be in 08.. or even 12.. maybe 16 or 20 and thats a big maybe.

[AcemanPB]

I used to think that paintball had no place in the olympics, and that it's place was in the x-games. However every sport in the x-games you can get seriously injured on just a minor slip up, paint ball is not that way. The reason that I thought that paintball had no place in the olympics is because we rely on batteries and alot of techknowlogy, also you do not need to be a top athlete to be a good paintballer. What changed my mind was watching sabers and sailing in the olympics today. Sailing does not have much need for athletic poweress. In sabres there are really complicated systems where if you touch something with your sword, it is electronically regitered. The argument could be made to that system of electronics is just there, so the blood would not need to be drawn. If you think about it, in paintball you shoot paint so that you don't need to be shot with a real gun to be marked. I really don't know where I was going with this, it's late.

Oh man, no technology in the other Olympic sports? Some of the shoes the athletes wear have had more enginiering brain power spent on them than the car you drive.

[mikepink]

i know was talking to a NCAA official once at a tourney, and he said that if paintball became an olympic sport expect the NCAA to also pick it up. So i would like it to happen.

[Automaggin2]

I highly doubt the NCAA will ever make paintball a sanctioned sport. It would be extremly costly for a school. Imagine a school paying for transporation, fields, compressors, equipment, and of course, paint. Besides, travel to another far away school just to play a few games? Even XBall is to short. I can understand tournaments, but there will need to be a regular season and championships.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a college cannot except anytype of sponsors for sports teams. Besides, alot of people find paintball to be a boring spectator sport. The school would make no money to help pay for the program.

Paintball is very very small in college. Very few schools have highly active teams.

[mikepink]

I highly doubt the NCAA will ever make paintball a sanctioned sport. It would be extremly costly for a school. Imagine a school paying for transporation, fields, compressors, equipment, and of course, paint. Besides, travel to another far away school just to play a few games? Even XBall is to short. I can understand tournaments, but there will need to be a regular season and championships.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a college cannot except anytype of sponsors for sports teams. Besides, alot of people find paintball to be a boring spectator sport. The school would make no money to help pay for the program.

Paintball is very very small in college. Very few schools have highly active teams.

you wanta to bet. There are over 1000 colleges in the league. Purdue, Iowa State, Clemson, Michigan, Illinois are just a few. We all have sponsors. Iowa State has Smart Parts, Rat Guns, Top Stitch, Sever, APS.

We can play in tourneys all over the States, but we have regions in which we play in right now and we are setting up a Varsity and JV teams too. Some schools do give money to these clubs for transportation, and hotels. So we are making progress.

[felony]

Not a chance in hell.

virtual high five! I couldnt agree more..

Ok, I am guessing most of you have been to a PSP or NPPL event. How can what goes on there qualify it as a olympic sport/event? DO NOT GET ME WRONG, I would love for it to be an olympic event, but with players smoking (tobacco and other), most of the athletes not being athletic, wearing things like "we kill suckas", "muppet mower", etc etc.

Olympic athletes are just that.. athletes. paintball players are players. I am guessing there will be a day when you have to be athletic to play paintball, but I dont think you need to be now.. And Xball doesnt count, thats stamina...run a few miles a day and you are fine.

Paintball requires skills, dont get me wrong, but it isnt a olympic event, no matter how much we want it to be

dan

[Automaggin2]

you wanta to bet. There are over 1000 colleges in the league. Purdue, Iowa State, Clemson, Michigan, Illinois are just a few. We all have sponsors. Iowa State has Smart Parts, Rat Guns, Top Stitch, Sever, APS.

We can play in tourneys all over the States, but we have regions in which we play in right now and we are setting up a Varsity and JV teams too. Some schools do give money to these clubs for transportation, and hotels. So we are making progress.

Obviously you dont get what I'm saying. Look on the NCPA website. See how many active teams are registered.

I know they do give money, but not fully funded. Also, like i said, I believe NCAA regulations would prohibit sponsoring of teams. I never said you didnt have sponsored. I'm saying i highly doubt it will become a sanctioned sport by the NCAA. You are making progress, but there is no standard format for play, such as field and style.

[mikepink]

true, guess i missed your point, sorry

[evo.end3R]

you wanta to bet. There are over 1000 colleges in the league. Purdue, Iowa State, Clemson, Michigan, Illinois are just a few. We all have sponsors. Iowa State has Smart Parts, Rat Guns, Top Stitch, Sever, APS.

We can play in tourneys all over the States, but we have regions in which we play in right now and we are setting up a Varsity and JV teams too. Some schools do give money to these clubs for transportation, and hotels. So we are making progress.

what other schools? i suppose i chould just start the club if there isnt already one whereever i decide to go (im a senior now, have a list of who im applying for)