Is paintball a sport? What makes it a sport?

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Robbo make ur mark on those insults

Just shows that whoever wrote this plays too much Counter strike (online multiplayer game) and has based his assumptions on this war-type-game.

Pathetic...................

*Bump*

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by jeremy7
I am doing research over this topic, is paintball a sport?

Well to start lets define a "sport":

According to the Council Of Europes "Sports Charter" "sport means all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aims at improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships, or obtaining results in competition at all levels."

Is Paintball therefore a Sport? Yes

It may help you to know that In the United Kingdom the Sports Councils use the following critera to determine whether or not to recognise a sport:

THE SPORTS COUNCILS RCG/A/1
GUIDELINES FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ACTIVITIES

1.1 Physical Skills: Does the activity involve physical skills? Are physical skills important for successful participation? Can they be developed or are they inherent in the individual?
1.2 Physical Effort: Does the activity involve physical effort? Is it important for successful participation? How important are any mechanical or other aids in comparison to skills and physical effort?
1.3 Accessibility: Is participation available to all sections of the community and not overly restricted for reasons of cost, gender or on any other grounds?
1.4 Rules and organisation: Is there an established structure to the activity with rules and, where appropriate, organised competitions nationally and/or internationally?
1.5 Strategy and Tactics: Are there strategies and tactics within the framework of the rules? Is developing and employing an awareness of them important for successful participation?
1.6 Essential Purpose: What is the essential purpose of the activity? Is it some form of physical recreation or is physical recreation a means to another, more basic purpose?
1.7 Physical Challenge: Does the activity present a physical and/or mental challenge to the participant whether against him/herself, others or the environment?
1.8 Risk: Does the activity involve any degree of risk? Is this level acceptable? What safeguards are employed by those taking part to minimise any risk?
1.9 Uniqueness: Is this a unique activity or is it a variation of another, similar activity that is already recognised?
1.10 Level of Participation: Is there a minimum of 5,000 individuals in the UK that participate in the activity on a regular basis?

I'll collect up some more notes for you jeremy7

 

[ices]

They dont want it as a sport coz it ahs "Guns".

Cough* clay pigeon shooting= sport cough*

 

[ascutt]

Hotpoint

So, given those criteria, why is paintball not recognised as a sport in the UK? What are they using to stop it being recognised?

 

[Hotpoint]

Hotpoint

Originally posted by ascutt
So, given those criteria, why is paintball not recognised as a sport in the UK? What are they using to stop it being recognised?

Long story Short

This is the amusing thing. They said "No" based on reasons not within their criteria. I got that decision overturned (eventually) based on the fact they were violating their own procedures

They have since held a full meeting of the Sports Councils and have again said "No" but as yet have not let me know why, despite repeated chasing on my part

The thing is they know their "reasons" are rubbish and don't fall within their own criteria so I think they're just stalling and hoping I'll just go away... bugger-all chance of that happening

 

[QuackingPlums]

Yeah! You go tell 'em Hotpoint!

 

[MrPink]

Hotpoint- Were do they live? Me and tha Monkey Boyz'll go round and make them an offer they can't refuse

No Stongle, we're keeping our trousers ON this time

 

[stongle]

Ah yes I should hope so too, but speak for yourself.

Perhaps a more subtle approach should be taken. Blackmail.

Knowing the various perversions enjoyed by such individuals involved in local / quango governmental organisations (animals, suction devices, golf etc etc), it should present no problems to procure photographic evidence to force the issue.

I don't think the dead horses head thing will give us the image we so desire.

Seriously though, the behavior of the Sports Council has been absolutely disgraceful and inconsistent in it's policy implementation (christ long words, having a laquatious day). Perhaps it has reached a point where we tell em b*llock's (Americans see "Translation Please" thread for explanation of b*llocks), and get on with it ourselves. It's not as though we'll ever get lottery funding as this all goes to the Afghan Gay and Lesbian's pro-speed-bump in Supermarket carparks Alliance (also a possible Al-Queda funding source). Oh I'm so wound up I sound like the Daily Mail.

 

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Some very dodgy geezers on these boards.
Im still contemplating if i should put my tag on my shirt, thats the only protection i have against peeps on ere, secrecy

 

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Rabies

Originally posted by ascutt
Having played tournaments for the last 12 years I rather take offense to your catagories. I much prefer:
New
Trying
Getting There
Bloody Good

Seems to sum it up nicely!!

Awww, come on, surely you realise that bit was thoroughly tongue-in-cheek Not having any tournament experience yet, I fully expect to have my ass handed to me on a plate in the first one I play, but the naming of divisions was the one valid point (if irrelevant) that Problem had - Pros are not really pros, and novices are rarely novices. Maybe a straight numeric ranking system, though boring, is more descriptive of the different divisions.