When you look back , most of your paintball gatherings and events with friends are special moments in your life. It doesn't matter how often you play paintball, if you had the best time, or if you still talk to the people you played with, it will mean something to you. Paintball is a luxury , best enjoyed with friends and family. Nothing brings the memories of those times back more than a group photo can.

Many times when I surf for paintball on the internet or in a magazine,...

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Fall for parts of this country differ greatly. Some may see leaves change colors, some may start to see snow, and yet others are looking at temps that are almost constant. Weather and time of year does effect the game of paintball. Scenario paintball gaming is no exception, and has it's downtime. Although it may be debateable, certain times of the year lead itself to unfavorable paintball play. Months like December, January, February,come to mind because of temperature, family gatherings, and...

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Being a leader isn't all it's cracked up to be, and it isn't for everyone. That being said, a leader knows he needs a chain of command so that when he is gone there is still leadership and organization.

Some scenario teams shy away from having a leader or structure , simply because they are afraid of an abuse of power, or being yelled at, or put down. What those teams don't realize is that the group will subconsciously give that role to one or two people eventually. It's human...

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Do you ever ask, How am I really doing on the paintball field? Am I doing the right things, what can I change, what am I doing wrong? Evaluations of scenario and woodsball games happen all the time, just not in a constructive form. It's mostly delivered in casual conversation, or story telling, either to bring laughter or marvel in some of the strange things that happen on the field. What most players and scenario teams stay away from is criticism, and with good reason. No one wants to be yelled...

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Over the summer, The Spartans in conjunction with 24hourgames.com have come up with a SOP (standard operating procedure) for seasoned players when faced with extreme situations on the woodsball field. First I will go over why this is necessary, second, what the SOP is, and third how it helps scenario and woodsball games.

The average career of a paintballer is three years. They get in, they learn what they can, they decide on a direction to take their game and then after their 3rd...

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