Random Drug Testing, would you submit to it?

[teufelhunden]

Sure, we could take drug tests. I bet half of us, including me, wouldn't pass if it was right now, but if anybody who was competing at that level knew they were gonna have a test... they could drop the bowl for a month... right?

[Glickman]

ill test anytime, anywhere, as long as its just a urine test...

kinda skiddish with needles

a hair test would reveal drugs up to 4-6 months i heard, so....

*points at potheads* haha! :P

but, if they considered caffine a "drug" then alot of people would be in trouble....

one of my favorite paintball stickers was "Fueled By Bawls"

[thei3ug]

i don't see paintball getting to the competitive edge that other sports have in the near future... where athletes significantly alter their body chemistry to gain an advantage. From a "even playing field" perspective, which is the primary reason for testing athletes, I just don't see the correlation.

From a safety standpoint, I am part of a random drug test at work, and am subject to tests at every accident site from OTHER companies. Period.

AT THE MOMENT I would not condone this, but if the sport becomes large enough where safety is in question, I'd say that field personnel, meaning speficially Fill station managers and referees, might be subject to tests in the future. In those cases we are dealing with high pressure systems and people's safety and health, and they are meant to be the guardians of that safety and health. I do not think we have reached the point where this is an issue.

Furthermore, for the same reason I can see teams being subject to random testing.

right now this is all unadvisable and impossible to impliment. I don't think our leagues have the level of organization that can implement, let alone require teams or employees to test, whether for safety or for competition.

[Caffiend]

hey good thing they took caffiene off that list noone would have passed!!

Amen to that, but caffeine is monitored in competition. And I'd submit, I'm clean.

Hey Ed, I'll be right behind in the "Clean Pros" line

[slade]

i think they only need to test sponsored players... cause unless your sponsored or rich, there is no way that you can afford to play paintball AND do drugs. paintball is part of the reason that i havent done drugs... and drugs are the reason that one of my friends no longer plays paintball

[dre1919]

I don't care because I've never done drugs, but then again, it is an invasion of privacy.

[BAMFSK]

I said no because theres no drug out there that can help you aim or really have a higher reaction time

[Will Wood]

I'd fail.
That's all I got to say. However, I could easily change my habits if I were participate in a sport where I knew there was going to be drug testing.

[temps]

In the olympics yes. in other tournies I don't see why you would... Lets get the markers off the "ramping board" and "bouncing" drugs first before we go after the players...

[Meph]

I have a problem with the list of drugs needing to be tested. Since many aren't there due to them being performance enhancing, rather only political reasons. Why else would something that actually HURTS performance be deemed illegal under "performance-ENHANCING" standard? It's not there for no reason, politics put it there! Politics funded by a lot of dirty money.

I don't do drugs, I have no need to. I just drink a lot. And since alcohol is a poison it's not a drug! And caffein sure it's a drug, but when people think of "drugs" the OD on NyQuil isn't on the top of the list.

But I'm sure if you ask many of the players today they'll SAY "sure I'd submit." But give them a cup and you're going to see a different response. They'll pull a Sosa. Be all supportive of drug testing, but once under the knife themselves start preaching "it's invading my personal privacy" and try to scheme their way out.

*Edit
As far as my vote, I voted Yes: Only Tournament Players. Why? Because why should recballers need to be tested? Do pickup basketball players get olympic-style testing when at the court where one hoop has chains instead of rope, and the other hoop is a bottom-busted milk-crate? Hell no! They aren't competing for the olympics, they aren't even competing for money. It's recreational basketball, no testing. Same should follow suit.

I keep hearing "Tournament ball is the sport. Recball is the game" well if that's the case then only tournament players need testing. Why should the demo guy at an MXS Scenario game be tested? That's "only the game" aspect so forget about it. Only the "sport" part of this all should require testing.

[SlipknotX556]

I would submit to it, if it meant playing paintball in the olympics, I would in a heart beat.

[brianlojeck]

just imagine the same dumb-*** kids who can't fill your tank properly armed with blood kits and needles. ;-)

They can have all of my piss they want, but don't come near me with a needle...

[68magOwner]

id participate, but i dont feel it is really needed for the average rec player

[logamus]

i wouldnt simply because i am totally against random testing. if you have probable cause then sure, but testing just for the sake of testing really makes me mad. it would mean i wouldnt compete in the olympics but to me its worth that to maintain some level of personal liberty.


btw, i would pass with flying colors.

[tony3]

I said no, because my team would probably fail