| Paintball is the fastest growing sports worldwide and | | | | occurred. The number one paintball rule is: never ever |
| every day thousands of new players join this exciting | | | | take you mask off because the velocity of a paintball |
| sport. Many might think it is an extreme sport well, it is | | | | is high and it can easily damage your eyes. So, be |
| but there several differences to normal extreme | | | | careful when you are playing. To be a successful |
| sports. One of the major differences to regular | | | | player you need to follow some further simple rules. |
| extreme sports is that you hardly can survive a game | | | | Well, of course you need the right gear. Without a high |
| on your own. Yes, you need to cooperate and | | | | quality gear its hard to win. But, I think knowledge and |
| communicate with your team-mates. | | | | skills how to paintball are even more important. It does |
| Have you ever been to one of these career | | | | not make sense to spend a fortune on gear, if you |
| assessment centres held by big companies when you | | | | dont know how hide effectively; playing in a team and |
| apply for a job where your social behaviour, team | | | | so on. One question I came across many times is that |
| spirit, leading skills are being tested? Guess what? I | | | | beginners waste an awful amount of paintball. |
| think they should exchange their entire psychological | | | | Unnecessary in my view ! If you have the right |
| test against a round of paintball and then select their | | | | knowledge and skills you would use only a minimal |
| new staff. You have to be highly communicative, you | | | | amount of paintballs and still be the winner of the |
| need interpersonal skills to follow or organise a team. | | | | game. |
| For beginners, the most important thing to remember is | | | | I think it is also important that boys and girls have |
| to protect yourself. Many injuries with paintball have | | | | different strategies by nature. |