| What exactly is a girl's sport anyway? Is it | | | | play but sounds to me that they can excel at the |
| gymnastics? Maybe ice-skating? Is cooking a sport, | | | | sport. Bea can be found consistently helping |
| please don't take that the wrong way I'm a man and I | | | | newcomers find their way into the game and, as she |
| love to cook. The question seems to be is the sport of | | | | calls it, "giving back" to the sport by sharing her |
| paintball too rough for women? I guess that's a good | | | | knowledge and love of the sport with others. She is |
| way to look at it. Although it's my opinion that woman | | | | always a student of paintball by practicing and studying |
| are more tolerant to pain and can be emotionally | | | | in an effort to improve. And she loves to "pass it |
| stronger than men at times. Not all men of course but | | | | forward" as she calls it by doing unto others as she |
| that's my opinion. | | | | would want them to do to her. She loves to help new |
| Can a girl withstand the pain of getting hit with a gelatin | | | | people get started. |
| capsule filled with water-soluble marking dye fired | | | | Bea is a professional paintballer with sponsors who |
| through a marker (paintball gun) at up to 300 feet per | | | | occasionally hosts TV shows. She is a commentator |
| second? When shot at close range they can and | | | | and also enjoys writing about the sport. She says the |
| often do leave a welt. Will a girl have the stamina to | | | | things that set her apart are spirit and perseverance. It |
| run, jump and roll in the dirt if necessary? These are all | | | | sounds to me like she's no different than any other |
| good questions and I guess it's up to the girl. Do we | | | | professional. She made the decision to be the best |
| have woman who play other rough sports? Ever hear | | | | that she could be. Practice and focus are what make |
| of girls playing football? I have. And if a girl wants to | | | | a professional paintballer, or any other professional for |
| play any sport I say let them and don't you dare get in | | | | that matter. |
| their way. | | | | So is paintball is girls sport? I think the answer to that |
| Femmes Fatale is the name of an all girl tournament | | | | question is best found in the individual person. Cause |
| paintball team. Bea Youngs is one of the best-known | | | | paintball is not a sport for everyone. But those who |
| and most successful female paintballers. She is | | | | don't mind rolling around in the dirt running and jumping, |
| considered one of paintball's best ambassadors. She | | | | and getting hit by a 200 to 300 feet per second |
| made history in 2006 as part of a co-ed team of | | | | projectile (with the ability to sting and leave a welt) |
| mostly female players to win a championship title. The | | | | those who have the guts can become a paintballer. |
| San Diego Super 7. They also finished the season in | | | | Man or woman, boy or girl, young or old if you love |
| 2nd place out of 102 teams in their division. | | | | excitement and marksmanship paintball is a blast. |
| So I guess girls can play paintball. Not only can they | | | | |