| In this article rules for paintball will be reviewed and | | | | 4. Dress appropriately. Needed are long paints, long |
| listed. The rules included ground safety rules and good | | | | sleeve shirt, and a pull over hat of some kind. This will |
| conduct rules while playing paintball. | | | | protect you from getting the full impact of the |
| Rules for Paintball | | | | paintballs. The proper clothes will be comfortable and |
| Do | | | | provide protect for the player all day. The player |
| | | | wants to be mobile and restricted in their movements. |
| 1. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS wear your | | | | Don't |
| paintball mask. This will be stressed over and over | | | | |
| again. Masks shall ALWAYS be approved paintball | | | | 1. Guns should crank no more than 300 feet per |
| masks. Whether a game is being played or not being | | | | second (fps). And if the paintball field is small the |
| played. It is NEVER to be removed ever. This is the | | | | velocity should be even less. SO, do not crank up the |
| first and last best rule to follow. Accidents do and will | | | | velocity. If the velocity is to high the chances for the |
| happen. Eye injury will not happen if the proper | | | | paintballs to burst inside the barrel increase and the |
| protection is in place. | | | | chances of an injury increase as well. |
| 2. Listen to what the ref has to say. And follow his | | | | 2. Never shoot people at a close range. Commercial |
| advice and the rules of the paintball field. These rules | | | | paintball fields have their rules posted. So you will know |
| are for the players own safety and they are in place | | | | how close and at what velocity to shoot. If you are in |
| for a reason. If everybody follows the rules, then the | | | | doubt do not shoot anybody at a range of 15 feet or |
| fun part, the game, can be played in a safe manner. | | | | closer. |
| 3. The second and best rule is - ALWAYS, ALWAYS, | | | | 3. Shoot at anyone or anything that is not part of the |
| ALWAYS barrel plug or sleeve when the gun is not in | | | | game. Shooting at animals or other people is not only |
| play. This rule along with the mask rule will save your | | | | cruel but it shows a lack of respect for your |
| eyes from harm. The barrel plug or sleeve will also | | | | teammates. Other people will think you are a jerk and |
| telegraph to other people you are out of the play. And | | | | guess what? You will be a jerk! This is what gives |
| unnecessary shots will not be used up. | | | | paintballers a bad name. |