Originally posted by Nick Brockdorff
1--I don't believe that to be true Baca.
2--I see many Pros that are nearly as athletic as the youngsters who are in their 30s - heck... look at Menace, a couple of the guys are over 40, and they just turned Pro 1,5 years ago!
3--Paintball is not a sport that requires youth like most other sports.... that's what makes it so great! - you just play the game slightly different when your reactions become a bit slower and you run the 30 yards a half second slower than you used to.... but you can still play Pro, if you are dedicated to training hard and you've got the desire to sacrifice what it takes.
4--And - I'm not taling about experience winning over youth here.... I mean that if you are just starting out in the game as a 28 year old - you can be Pro in 2 years easy, if you REALLY want to.
5--I've got a guy in my team who is 32, who never touched a paintball marker until 1 year ago - and already now he is good enough for Pro.... it has taken a lot of hard work and determination.... but if the talent is there, it is all it takes, no matter what age you are (up to a point ofcourse 
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Nick
1--Feel free to believe whatever you like, Nick. Nowhere did I say it was flat out impossible--I simply said it was highly unlikely--and I'll stand by that. As soon as Pete picks up a 29 year old with one year's training I'll reconsider the Olde Blighty part.
2--I will grant you Menace and raise you years of experience competing. Saw the boys in Miami play a couple of games and they were rock solid. My point remains--give me the choice of a 16 year old with a year under his belt or a 28 year old in the same circumstances and I'm picking the 16 year old unless he's a complete idiot, and I do mean, complete though, of course, age is no bar to stupidity. Partial idiots I'll accept.
3--Again with what is possible as opposed to likely. When serious American Pro teams start picking up inexperienced 30 year olds cus of their skills I'll admit the error in my thinking. I can promise you it won't be me who does it first. I have 5 guys under 21 who already have Pro experience and vast resources of untapped ability.
4--if you're starting your own team, maybe; if you're expecting to get on board an established team I remain convinced it's highly unlikely. And making it even more remote is the process of restricting the Pro ranks that's occuring throughout major league paintball. Rapidly approaches the day when a team can no longer just pay up and call themselves pros.
5--then the Berserks should have a leg up on the competition next season, eh?!
It could be Nick we are applying different standards when we talk about being Pro quality. I see lots of players with the skills potential and most of them will never play on a pro roster for a variety of reasons.
