Best decision my team ever made!

[tony3]

It is about time. We are preparing for the 05 season and trying to figure everything out. What we can do to be more competitive, to get better etc. Our team captain decided, no smoking any type of drug this season. May sound like common sense, but about 50% of the people at the field smoke cigarettes. Including 6 of the 8 people on my team. It was cutting into practice time and was just so stupid. So as of Jan 1st, no more smoking. If you are caught, 1 warning, caught again off the team, no second chances.

And switching from proto to empire is number 2

[frop]

Are the smokers on your team of age? That seems pretty harsh. How long are your practices? I know that I, along with many other smokers would rather have one every hour than none for x# of hours till the end of practice. Also, does the whole team support this? Did your cap do this out of th blue or has he tried being reasonable with them before? Without any background on the story, it just seems harsh.

[-=Squid=-]

Are the smokers on your team of age? That seems pretty harsh. How long are your practices? I know that I, along with many other smokers would rather have one every hour than none for x# of hours till the end of practice. Also, does the whole team support this? Did your cap do this out of th blue or has he tried being reasonable with them before? Without any background on the story, it just seems harsh.

It's their team, and they can make this decision if they want.

It's a privately run thing; there is nothing harsh about it.

- Goro

(I should do this to the people on my team... Murph.)

[frop]

I'm just saying that, unless he's already tried, a compromise would prolly leave everyone happy.

[tony3]

Only 2 of the 6 are of age smokers, rest are underaged. IMO no smoker is a good smoker. Smoking isn't good for ANYONE. Lots of us are friends outside of paintball so we are watching eachother all the time. The captain of our team put this into plave, and he was one of the kids smoking. He is quitting and is bring everyone with him. We would waste so much time at practice when kids would have to smoke etc. It is bad for them and does NO good at all. We want to make changes for the better this season, and this is one step to doing that.

[frop]

Ok then, good for him then. It just seemed like a dickhead move when I first read it.

Maybe he should change the name to Team NeverSmokeAgain

[Wc Keep]

dude its an awesome decision. smokers need two cigarettes between games. thats a lot of time when you add it up. tony good move.

[White_Noise]

that sounds like an awesome idea. oddly enough, nobody on either of the 2 teams im on really smokes. i can think of only 1 person who has smoked that has ever been on a team with me, and he only smokes cigars very seldomly, so its not something he'd do at practice.

[duby]

Nobody likes a quitter...

[Lohman446]

I don't smoke... but if I were on a team that the captain decided to make my personal decisions for me.. while I wouldn't be. If my actions interfere wtih practice then you may ask that I don't interfere with practice.. but until that point what I do is really my own business.

Then again, you probably have a more winning team then the ones I play on, I still play for fun even in tournaments

[maxwell]

no smoking any type of drug

At first I though this was a different kind of post

Seriously though smoking is bad for you, quit while your still alive.

[SlartyBartFast]

I don't smoke... but if I were on a team that the captain decided to make my personal decisions for me.. while I wouldn't be. If my actions interfere wtih practice then you may ask that I don't interfere with practice.. but until that point what I do is really my own business.

It's nolonger your personal desision from the moment a non-smoker is forced to breathe your crappy pollution or has to wait for you while you finish your smoke.

[Chronobreak]

i think its good, but let them smoke weed on weekends still

as people ahve already said always end up waiting for smokers. i cant stand that ...in the winter they gotta leave the hosue every hour for a cig while playing after nearly everygame theyr puffing up....sad

[BlackVCG]

Just think of all the money you guys will be saving.

How much is a pack of cigarettes? About $4?

If each of you were smoking half a pack a day, that's about $80-90 a week between the six of you that you're saving and could put towards paintball or something worthwhile.

[rkjunior303]

just think of the health benefits as well.. no smoking means better lungs.. which means you'll be able to be in better shape.. which means you can make your breaks better, faster, more efficient... not to mention the cost savings.