Development

[Tom Tom]

With the growth of young players and some at the top level, what do we see as a good way to develop players.

How can you spot a great player from a lucky player. Who is going to be good every day, who is going to be good somedays.

How can we as players develop into a great player. We are all learning comunication and team effort. What else is there?

 

[Simon Malone]

Tom,

If were talking about how to recruit people who are good for your team you should look for the potential ability, not the currently ability (think one of those PGI blokes wrote an artical recently on it)

I only started play tournamnet level about a year ago, and this is how I did it and what people told me. If that makes any sense.

Open up you mind, listen to what people tell you even if you think it is bad advice. You'll very quickly be able to tell the diffrence between good advice and bad.

Don't focus too much on one aspect of you game. Paintball is a collection of many diffrent diciplins, if one part of the puzzle isn't up to scratch it's going to stick out like a sore thumb.

Find someone you can learn from if possible. Last year at Campaign I played for a novice team called Animal. We had a guest player called Dave Bateman, he was ex. Shades of Grey. In one weekend Dave tought me more that any one person in paintball to date. We watched several of the US pro teams play and he explained what to watch out for and how to handle diffrent situations. Also who to conduct myself on the field, how to move and the best times in which to move.

Paintball is one big learning curve, and we all got a hell of alot to learn before we can compete against Russian Legion or Bobs Men. I'm not sure if that answered you question, but i've typed it now so your going to read it, got that

I could be talking complete rubbish, I guess we'll just have to wait for Robbo to put all us kiddies in our place

Laters

 

[Liz]

Originally posted by Tom Tom
With the growth of young players and some at the top level, what do we see as a good way to develop players.

How can you spot a great player from a lucky player. Who is going to be good every day, who is going to be good somedays.

How can we as players develop into a great player. We are all learning comunication and team effort. What else is there?

Practice, practice, practice. Play lots of tournaments and watch the greats playing. Read Robbo's articles on techniques & try them all. Look at what other sportspeople do - they might be the greatest at golf but you still see them out there the day before a tournament or even the same morning working on their swing or putting.
Saying that, there's people who have the ability built in and those that just don't have it in them to be great.
Regarding consistency, a lot of that is down to the attitude of the player & their state of mind. Not everyone can have a ****e week at work, have a row with their partner, face a massive unexpected bill & still go out & play like a dream at the weekend. (Then again with some players it might make them play better).

 

[Walker (Nitro)]

Originally posted by Simon Malone
Tom,

If were talking about how to recruit people who are good for your team you should look for the potential ability, not the currently ability (think one of those PGI blokes wrote an artical recently on it)

I only started play tournamnet level about a year ago, and this is how I did it and what people told me. If that makes any sense.

Open up you mind, listen to what people tell you even if you think it is bad advice. You'll very quickly be able to tell the diffrence between good advice and bad.

Don't focus too much on one aspect of you game. Paintball is a collection of many diffrent diciplins, if one part of the puzzle isn't up to scratch it's going to stick out like a sore thumb.

Find someone you can learn from if possible. Last year at Campaign I played for a novice team called Animal. We had a guest player called Dave Bateman, he was ex. Shades of Grey. In one weekend Dave tought me more that any one person in paintball to date. We watched several of the US pro teams play and he explained what to watch out for and how to handle diffrent situations. Also who to conduct myself on the field, how to move and the best times in which to move.

Paintball is one big learning curve, and we all got a hell of alot to learn before we can compete against Russian Legion or Bobs Men. I'm not sure if that answered you question, but i've typed it now so your going to read it, got that

I could be talking complete rubbish, I guess we'll just have to wait for Robbo to put all us kiddies in our place

Laters

Standing applause..........

hit the nail on the head

 

[Simon Malone]

thanks bud

hehe, training sessions start at £100 per day

 

[Tom Tom]

Is that all where do I sign up??

This is good, I love trying to learn more and try and think of threads that might help newbies who might not want to ask the questions.

What should you do as a new player to get noticed?
How can you progress in p8ntball?

 

[jeevusmaximus]

I dont know Tom Tom, but I want to find out!

 

[Simon Malone]

How to get noticed? Keep playing paintball every weekend, set yourself tasks everytime you play. Example being "I'm only going to shoot left handed this game" I can now fire a drag back cocker trigger pretty fast

Like Liz said, keep playing and try to learn what it is that the pros do compaired to the rest of us. No matter how you look at it those guys are the top of the pile. The closer you are to them the better chance you have of getting picked up by a better team.

How to progress in paintball? I guess making mistakes is the fastest way to learn. I learnt at Campaign never shout and point at a player you have just tagged, his mate came the other side of me and now I have a small scar on the back of my arm I'd like to add that I had eliminated TWO (2) players before the mugging so I guess it was worth it Smokin Beagles I think they were called and i'm sure they shouldn't have been playng novice

Laters

Oh Tom it's £100 cash in hand

 

[Walker (Nitro)]

Just play man.......

people dont like it when you TRY to be recognised, if your good enough and keep it to yourself your far more likely to find that big break

it also helps to be good.

 

[jeevusmaximus]

Thats the problem, being good. I spose I am ok but I do make at least one mistake a day/game. I will just have to practice loads then.
Cheers guys