Is Paintball a Healthy Hobby?

Paintball is a healthy extreme sport that almost anyoneset positions, so once the positions are filled, its "hit the
can play. Which is a lot more rare than most peopleroad pal." Which is insulting because the people that hit
realize; there are relatively few sports that includethe road are the inferior players. Which makes sense,
everyone.if your forced to kick a player out, why would you kick
Club sports and varsity teams exclude way too manyout a better player.
people. And it can be depressing to hear "you didn'tBut the problem with the exclusionary limits of club
make the team" over and over again. And for manysports is that the inferior players are singled out. Not
people, sports teams have constantly given them theonly are they inferior, but everyone KNOWS that they
cold shoulder. This is especially true in high school forare because they are forced off the playing field.
many people. And constant rejection can lead toWell they'll be no forcing you off the paintball fields. As
nothing but absolute misery. Well that is not good, butfar as we're concerned, the more the merrier. Sure,
there is a cure..... Paintball.you may be losing most of your paintball matches
Ok, it doesn't necessarily have to be paintball, I mean,when you first start playing, but because your
there are other sports for everyone. All that matters isALWAYS allowed to play, you have the opportunity
that YOU can be involved in a sport that will beto improve. In many club sports players continue to be
friendly towards you, instead of cold heartedly kickinginferior because they have no playing time. The best
you to the curb. Paintball promotes social skills,way to improve your skills in any sport, is through
analytical skills, and is incredibly healthy for you.actual playing experience. But if you're unable to play,
In order to work together as a team, you need tothen you really can't get the experience you need.
engage your teammates and work out a strategy. NotWell with paintball, we would love for you to play as
only is this a heck of a lot fun, but it will also allow youmuch as you want, and in fact we'll join you. So unlike
to connect with other like minded individuals andother sports, how you progress and develop as a
encourages creative thought processes. And on topplayer is completely in your own control.
of all that, you'll burn a considerable amount of calories,The only common complaint about paintball is that it is
and improve your cardiovascular system at the sametoo expensive for most people. Well this is not
time. Don't believe me, well pay your local paintball fieldnecessary true, it is really expensive, of course, if you
a visit. A disproportionate amount of paintball playersbuy all the best paintball gear. But you don't have to,
are in incredibly good shape, and are experiencingand especially as a beginner. All you need to start with
healthy benefits from paintball. Some sports, such asis a co2 paintball tank, and a relatively inexpensive
American football couldn't say the same thing. While allpaintball gun. All you really need to fork over for your
football players are athletes, some of the linemanfirst paintball package is about 150 dollars. Which will
aren't particularly healthy. And in fact, lineman are oftenprovide you with gear that is more than good enough
encouraged to have unhealthy eating habits.to start you off in your playing experience. A co2
Also, you won't have to worry about paintball injuries....paintball tank only costs about 15 bucks, and a cheap,
some club sports can be absolutely devastating tobut quality paintball gun can be found for around 100.
your body. For example, many football playersAdd in some various other gear related items, and
experience serious injuries. And some of these canyou've run about 150 bucks. Which yes, is a lot of
look fairly tragic. I once received a bone fracture frommoney for a lot of people.
football. Yeah, that's right, a BONE FRACTURE!!! AndBut how much would you spend in club sports? Club
yes, it hurts as much as it sounds. Well paintball issports are often a lot more expensive than 150 bucks.
incredibly safe if you use the proper safetyI used to play hockey back in the day, and for gear
precautions. This page provides the paintball injuryand entrance fees, I would be spending around 800
statistics in an average paintball season. What you willdollars a season. And I was not even an extreme
find is that paintball injuries are incredibly more rareexample, many hockey athletes spend significantly
than the injuries caused by other sports.more than 800 dollars.
And if you do pay your local paintball field a visit, you'llIf you want a fun and healthy extreme sport that is
notice that not only will you be accepted, no questionsopen to everyone, paintball is a great option. Come hit
asked. The paintball community will be GLAD that youthe fields today, we will be more than happy to have
are joining them. Unlike most sports, there is no limit toyou!
the amount of players that can play. Club sports have