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cupofnoodles · 05-09-2007, 04:43 AM

SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > High Schools -- Paintballed Bronco dreams

hope they keep on fighting, maybe a few emails to the school would help?

-v

Frontier_Bill · 05-09-2007, 04:59 AM

I wish those kids the best. I would have loved for a high-school paintball team!

cupofnoodles · 05-09-2007, 05:57 AM

while an official high school paintball team seems far fetch if not now then when? got to start somewhere.

they make a good argument with other less mainstream sports have gotten acceptance and the safe nature of paintball (no direct contact) over other more inherently dangerous sports.

though i do think playing at school while cool would be unfeasible with the high cost of additional insurance, equipments/bunkers, etc...

-v

Surestick · 05-09-2007, 09:44 AM

That article could have been written better.

NoZebra · 05-09-2007, 10:30 AM

Best of luck for the Broncos! The article definately could have been written better...I especially liked:
"Pop culture loves this simulated war game where players in SWAT-style gear hunt each other with air pistols loaded with paint-filled pellets. Get splattered, you lose."

Cunha · 05-09-2007, 11:37 AM

I was going to quote that same like. What the devil? Way off.

Riverraider90 · 05-09-2007, 12:21 PM

I tried the same thing in 1989 at my High School. And got a similar response. I hope they have better luck. Isn't DYE in the San Diego area? Those kids should contact them for support.
I think it's great that a lot of colleges have paintball teams. That, I believe is what will get the general public into paintball. That way articles like this one aren't written in the same tone...that paintball is simulated war. Do those kids in thier bright DYE outfits look like warriors to you?

Mstrtal · 05-09-2007, 12:45 PM

Yeah they look just like the Power Rangers!

Just ask my Kid=P

usagi_tetsu · 05-09-2007, 01:55 PM

Would it be too much to ask to get the media at large to write just one article (or soundbite) that doesn't make us sound like blood-thirsty Rambo wannabes?

*feh*

Frontier_Bill · 05-09-2007, 02:41 PM

Why yes, it would. You know that the media is only good at making people look bad, right?

05-09-2007, 04:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
cupofnoodles Active Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: socal	fight the good fight! SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > High Schools -- Paintballed Bronco dreams hope they keep on fighting, maybe a few emails to the school would help? -v

05-09-2007, 04:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Frontier_Bill The Brown Guy! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana	I wish those kids the best. I would have loved for a high-school paintball team! __________________ Danger: Reading online forums may cause irreparable damage to your faith in Humanity. Team Rogue Cell #10 Feedback NO'MAAM #16

05-09-2007, 09:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Surestick Seasoned Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	That article could have been written better. __________________ Current markers: Automag powerfeed left. PGP w/some Palmer's love WDP Angel Speed 03 (bought for $100 & in need of some love (read: money I don't have) thrown it's way ) Sheridan Piranha LB PMI-III Spyder Victor-II "Now is no time to be making new enemies" - Voltaire (When asked on his deathbed by a priest to renounce the devil and turn to God.)

05-09-2007, 10:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
NoZebra Active Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Michigan	Best of luck for the Broncos! The article definately could have been written better...I especially liked: "Pop culture loves this simulated war game where players in SWAT-style gear hunt each other with air pistols loaded with paint-filled pellets. Get splattered, you lose." __________________ If you can't learn to play well, then at least enjoy playing poorly.

05-09-2007, 01:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
usagi_tetsu Active Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO	Would it be too much to ask to get the media at large to write just one article (or soundbite) that doesn't make us sound like blood-thirsty Rambo wannabes? feh __________________ WWVD? Sometimes, you just have to ask yourself, "What would Velcor do?" My Feedback TOG

05-09-2007, 05:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
cupofnoodles Active Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: socal	while an official high school paintball team seems far fetch if not now then when? got to start somewhere. they make a good argument with other less mainstream sports have gotten acceptance and the safe nature of paintball (no direct contact) over other more inherently dangerous sports. though i do think playing at school while cool would be unfeasible with the high cost of additional insurance, equipments/bunkers, etc... -v

05-09-2007, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cunha MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Monterey, CA	I was going to quote that same like. What the devil? Way off.

05-09-2007, 12:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Riverraider90 Active Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MO, soon to be MT	I tried the same thing in 1989 at my High School. And got a similar response. I hope they have better luck. Isn't DYE in the San Diego area? Those kids should contact them for support. I think it's great that a lot of colleges have paintball teams. That, I believe is what will get the general public into paintball. That way articles like this one aren't written in the same tone...that paintball is simulated war. Do those kids in thier bright DYE outfits look like warriors to you?

05-09-2007, 02:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Frontier_Bill The Brown Guy! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana	Why yes, it would. You know that the media is only good at making people look bad, right? __________________ Danger: Reading online forums may cause irreparable damage to your faith in Humanity. Team Rogue Cell #10 Feedback NO'MAAM #16