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