Who runs paintball?

[Raven001]

On the whole probably a stupid question but that's me

Who runs paintball today? What I mean is this. Has paintball evolved to where the league(s) are run by paintball enthusiasts or are they still run by promoters who are industry types and use the league(s) to promote their product(s)?

[MonsterMag]

Players run paintball

[shartley]

"Who runs Paintball?"

"Master Blaster runs Paintball."

"Louder."

"MASTER BLASTER RUNS PAINTBALL!"

"Embargo off."

(oops, wrong Movie)

[Teamslayer76]

I could say. Its like this 30% Players 69% Compaines/Corpartions cough cough k2 NPS...
And finally 1% Government.

In my area we can't play paintball. It's against "county policies and regulations". I must travel out of my way to play at a real field. I must say that also doesnt happen to often with the blazin fees.

[overkill8000]

in a lot of the guys heads themselves and thats half the problem in paintball today...........

[Raven001]

Players run paintball

So paintball players get together and elect or appoint the league commissions, vote on the rules, decide what equipment is legal and what is not?

Must be heaven or is it Bartertown

[FreakBaller12]

So paintball players get together and elect or appoint the league commissions, vote on the rules, decide what equipment is legal and what is not?

Must be heaven

well it's the league owners and board you could call it that decide on the rules. Yes at first the rules where made up by the players, then leagues were formed around 1992? I think and everything started to turn into a real sport. That's where I think paintball became a sport.In fact there is a small article type deal in this month's pb2x on page 18.

But anyway, the board creates the rules and between the 3or 4 leagues NPPL, PSP, Xball, and the millenium series there is an understanding of rules that is played on all the rec fields. There are other minute rules such as 1 sticker per gun 3X4 and no pink or orange guns, etc. that makes the leagues different from each other. Afterall paintball branched off from 1 idea, 1 game, 1 league into what it is today.

[WARPED1]

National PB Supply runs paintball.


Disclaimer: not a bash or a flame, if you can find one, you're making it up.


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[Tyger]

There is no "centralized" body that runs paintball. There are several groups that run events, but no one governing body.

I'm all for a player's union, tho.

-Tyger

[WARPED1]

Yeah, what Tyger said. I was just being sarcastic because NPBS owns a lot of stuff, like Empire, 32Degrees, PsychoBallistix, 800paintball.com, 888paintball.com..............(the list goes on).

[Vex]

Yeah, what Tyger said. I was just being sarcastic because NPBS owns a lot of stuff, like Empire, 32Degrees, PsychoBallistix, 800paintball.com, 888paintball.com..............(the list goes on).

Then you can be sure that Brass Eagle (K2) is the V.P. of Paintball and Smart Parts is Guido the Hitman.

[WARPED1]

Then you can be sure that Brass Eagle (K2) is the V.P. of Paintball and Smart Parts is Guido the Hitman.

They don't own quite as much, but yeah.
K2= Brass Eagle, JT, VL, and WGP.
And SP only owns SP, they were just idiots who went sue crazy.

[rx2]

The Illuminati, or maybe the Rothschilds, or possibly the vatican...

[SpecialBlend2786]

The Illuminati, or maybe the Rothschilds, or possibly the vatican...

LOL

[Head knight of Ni]

The local Bars.