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| football paintball is a relatively safe sport, with very | | | | One of the reasons that people suffer paintball injuries |
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| usually to the eyes of players, with most cases being | | | | of a game. One of the main reasons for this is |
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| greatly reduce the risk of sustaining any eye injury | | | | day. If this happens and you can't see then you are |
| while playing paintball. | | | | much better of alerting a marshall or referee who can |
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| having the having the goggles shattering when its | | | | for their players. |
| struck by a paintball. | | | | |