This was translated by google so little hard to read. It centres around the CPS in Italy and Millennium:
I'm once again terrified of posts that I have read and I'll take the time to clearly explain what is happening with this circuit and the position of the EPBF, Millennium but also the industry.
To start must explain that SPC is originally an Italian private system funded by local market professionals whose desire was to promote paintball in Italy by opening enrolment of foreign teams to advance paintball Italian. The creation of the CPS was based on an initiative or Italian found especially in the organization SLAVA.
laudable This approach has been for the past 2 years condoned by both the EPBF by paintball industry and Italian.
For proof one step of the CPS in 2012 accounted for the classification EPBF.
For my part I have from the start this circuit helped with my company and with the presence of uncles on stage the first 2 editions.
spite of many problems encountered including last year. (Players who rent the services of the circuit have been involved in the last step has Milan), I thought that this circuit would EPBF party circuit in 2013.
Unfortunately, things quickly deteriorated to such an extent that the spectrum of 1 new Miami Beach Tower resurfaced.
Firstly, the SPC has encountered financial problems and had difficulty solving them.
It is mainly a creators of the SPC (FILIPO P.) who personally honour the debts contracted by Slava. (Payable to sites. Wolfgang and Fabrizio to name the names)
SLAVA who kept making promises that could not hold, decided to make the CPS an international circuit not for Italians but for his personal ambition and that is where it turns sour.
One of the creators of the CPS, Enrico L. disengages immediately SLAVA and also turns his team (it was the coach of the team). He creates with the majority of Italian professionals, a new circuit IPBS for Italian teams. (Www.ipbs.it)
Same Empire in Venice from SLAVA and players.
Ditto from the Italian Federation which supported the CPS (FISP).
During the SLAVA finds himself alone, meets me as President of the EPBF in October 2012 and introduced me the new CPS and told me that his vision is coming organize handles its circuit in France, Germany ...
I would EPBF explains that only deals with federations and now that he is no longer under the auspices of the Italian Federation, I can do nothing for him. I told him all the more accurate the EPBF can not support because it goes against the interests of its members in case federations Italian, French, German, Austrian ...
I try in this interview to detect its motivations and find a solution that works rather like he did to develop the Italian market and even neighbouring countries, in vain.
Today SLAVA and SPC are detrimental to Paintball in Europe.
This is a league that has no vocation to develop paintball. Who does not teams, if not ultimately prevent them from playing in their respective national championships since these are limited dates and budget.
has already done irreparable damage in Italy.
watching Proof dates of the Italian league www.ipbs.it who are or will be in the same time as the CPS.
This is not a coincidence that even when all its partners, teams .. Italy is allowed to fall.
SPC is not a league built by gamers for gamers.
League This is probably one person megalomaniac who planted pigeons quickly and this will still be the teams.
SLAVA tried to attract partners and I suppose teams on a tissue of lies bigger than each other. Sponsors had even put a tremendous pressure to withdraw the logos of their site. Teams were announced the first round participant unwittingly and so on of the best ..
This person is dishonest and uses arguments that appeal to "revolutionary."
Those who want to play free paintball, which is the Millennium shoves their pockets .....
The last time I took a position on substantially the same, it was for the Miami Beach Tour. I reported a scam from the start. It cost me threats, lawyers, a lot of time and money lost in the output does not have one thanks.
I am an avid paintball as are my generation Portzert, Mouren, Parra J ... have already spent more than 23 years in paintball, including 10 years as a player and 21 years as a professional. J, I lost more money in paintball that I have gained so far and what I've done and I'm trying to do is for the good of paintball that often goes against my commercial interests.
So yes I'm sick of reading crap from people who do not know what they are talking about. People who believe because they pay an entry fee that I had them all, they are made by the Millennium for cows while it is entirely false.
Cesarani The Thomas would be better to mute after which c is happening with Miami Beach Tour. Ditto for Kevin Coulm who I am not mistaken the paintball competition today has never been too expensive (if he thinks so, he should ask his captain he was there 20 years)
I remember when I was a player, and I did 1000km with 5 bags of paint has a 4 seats car to get to a tournament where I had barely a tarp to cover me, or I ' had 3 to 4 hours of waiting between each game ...
Or the tournament cost me 2 months salary, or the result of my match depended more on the referee, the organizer of that side of the field I took (and not all the time) a coin.
But that does not stop me to continue playing because I loved the sport and the passion I had.
This was also my engine to establish a standard game or was eradicated some of these problems and creates a real sport.
Today there is no room for an identical circuit / Millennium competitors in Western Europe. There is simply no money.
Having two leagues, as is the case in the states is a disaster. This hinders the development of the rest of paintball across the Atlantic that today fewer teams in Europe.
All that rattle the Millennium is too expensive should look more closely at the American leagues, which are 2-3 times more expensive and provide a lower quality to remain polite as that found in Europe.
Suddenly, a new league emerged with an inscription to 400 euros and this is it, this is proof that the Millennium is in full is unreasonable!
Organize a tour today with enrolment 400 euros without partners (or rather patrons) out paintball is unrealistic and impossible.
Just a few figures that few people know.
Millennium When organizing an event in France for example open to the public, it must because of regulations more restrictive and cumbersome, in addition to paying for insurance, security, relief (...) enter:
A safety officer who is responsible for, among other
- Inform and advise exhibitors on the technical safety precautions for
- To ensure a permanent presence for the presence of the public on the website of the event;
- Collect all the documents relating to the event: register extracts security control office reports, certificates of assembly, etc..
- Monitor the presence and qualification of personnel of the security service of the event;
- To issue an opinion on the conformity of the event to the regulations
A control office authorized CTS technical verification to validate structures, forums ...
Just add to the safety committee which is usually free.
Operation Cost about 10,000 euros.
If your registration is 400 euros, it is already devoting 25 entries to be in order to receive public (the players are considered public!)
You add this arbitration, cleaning, air ... it will take you more than 80 entries to just cover expenses and talking about 1 or 2 playgrounds on an existing site. We are not talking about installing one ground parking because it is necessary to add 15 to 20 000 euros per field (between turf nets, pit area, construction and dismantling, transport to / ...)
Now you can do as some referees correctly without pay, without pay sites, insurance. Without company, insurance ... Being completely outlawed until there was a big glitch and it is everyone who picks up the paintball.
If the states registration is 2-3 times more expensive is not that the organizers fill their excavations (go ask Bart Yachimec-Edmonton Impact how much it cost him his pocket every year the NPPL) Millennium is that to this day is probably the best organized and the most optimized infrastructure costs binds to the organization of one tournament paintball and globally.
The rest as well as the NPPL PSP 2013 or PALS copy the business model of the Millennium because it has become a reference.
Now I'm not saying that the Millennium is not expensive.
It costs and I agree too expensive for teams and manufacturers that supports them alone.
To change this, must change the economic model.
We currently have sites ready for the fabulous Millennium in the city centre and London (where the Olympics were held), Barcelona, Copenhagen, but in 2013 the Millennium can not afford them.
But when I speak of the Millennium I mean those who pay you to know the teams and professional paintball.
Millennium has opted to stay in 4 tournaments in 2013 also for conservative reasons for the crisis is far from over.
However, I can announce that better days in 2014.
Indeed following the recent decisions of the Millennium invest in media (and I can not say more), 2014 will see the arrival of new partners. (Not paintball)
media exposure of our sport beyond what we imagine today and this will directly affect teams, sponsorship ... and I can assure you that these are not empty words as Slava has the secret!
A word salvation and good all season in your tournaments, leagues and respective circuits.
Laurent Hamet
