no hope saloon
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Well without going into too many details:
Our attitude towards training.
Our approach to training
The way we train.
The commitment we have to training.
Its all in the training as far as we're concerned, how you do it and how often. Twisted haven't played any tournaments this year till last weekend, we came first in our division and had an excellent game against Nexus in the semi finals. We still have a long way to go to go but I believe we are getting there.
Paul
So Paul is it all in the Training then?Originally posted by Paul_collier
Well without going into too many details:
Our attitude towards training.
Our approach to training
The way we train.
The commitment we have to training.
Its all in the training as far as we're concerned,
Paul
Piper
What on earth gave you that idea??Originally posted by Andy Piper
So Paul is it all in the Training then?
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Sharks take our drinking training seriously
Look at Piper - have you any idea how much training it took to get in that shape?
Look at Piper - have you any idea how much training it took to get in that shape?
Bloody hell Colin, be careful mate, you are getting involved in a thread I'm contributing to, wouldn't want you to get abused or anything now would we
...but I do take your point from a previous thread and am trying to alter my approach or rather tone.Anyway, we have what seems to be a classic 'nature vs nurture' problem to solve over here in the UK, but it has a twist.
Not many of us have the resources whereas the Russkies do, we don't have the talent pool of the Yanks either, so we have to adopt a hybrid approach.
The Yanks by the way have not only huge resources but also as mentioned, have the largest talent pool on planet earth, so they have the best of all worlds and the only team to threaten them from Europe is the Legion who have Sergei behind them and his resources and commitment have already been well documented by myself on many occasions.
So, Where does this leave us poor ass Brits ?
For the most part it leaves us up the frikkin swanny !!
But there is light at the end of the tunnel I think but before I go into that I want to make one point clear.
There are many teams out there who just go thru the motions of aspiring to the top, they seem to make the right noises and talk a good talk but when it comes down to it, they don't really know what they are doing when it comes to training and have no real commitment other than making what they believe to be the right noises.
That said, I do believe I saw some teams recently that seem to be trying to do the right thing with regard to training and frequency thereof.
They have limited resources true, but their initial approach is correct and if they can get that right then there's hope at least.
My team, Nexus, are extremely lucky in being able to train four days a month and hopefully we are doing the right thing when we get to the training ground but for other teams, it must be frikking bad to try and pay for what is needed as the sponsorship packages required to facilitate all this are like rocking horse sh#t.
The only thing that can possibly help us past all these disadvantages is intelligence.
In other words, we can’t beat their talent pools, we can’t beat their resources but what we can do, is really think about what we do when we get to the training ground because if we can develop a more sophisticated training regime and also more efficient (time and skill development) then this should at least in theory enable us to catch up given enough time.
It’s a bit like the David and Goliath story if ya get what I mean.
Goliath had all the advantages of size and strength etc but when little ole Davey boy put his brain in gear and just as importantly, the stone in his sling, he beat Goliath’s big ass into the ground.
It’s just down to us to develop our slings and practice them, so all hope isn’t yet lost for us Brits.
All you paintballers from Kansas talk the talk, but you just can't compete compared to us Californians. You talk stuff to death out there amongst the waving wheat, but you still don't have one team from Kansas that can compare to the best of the Californian teams. Stupid little Kansas. Go learn to play badmiton.
I think talent pool is a big part of it, but the ferocity of your environment is important, too. As Mr. Owens wrote in a thread comparing the skills of rec ballers to tourny players, a harsher environment that punishes mistakes more brutally harrows players into better form. As tournament paintball grows in Colorado, paintball players get better and better as a whole. There are more teams that are really tough this year than last, and there will likely be a harder field next year as well. This is a process that will continue in any region that has players who stick with it and players who go out and grind themselves against the best of the NPPL or Millenium or PSP teams.
I am at a loss to explain the Russian Legion. All the money in the world shouldn't make that big a difference.
I think talent pool is a big part of it, but the ferocity of your environment is important, too. As Mr. Owens wrote in a thread comparing the skills of rec ballers to tourny players, a harsher environment that punishes mistakes more brutally harrows players into better form. As tournament paintball grows in Colorado, paintball players get better and better as a whole. There are more teams that are really tough this year than last, and there will likely be a harder field next year as well. This is a process that will continue in any region that has players who stick with it and players who go out and grind themselves against the best of the NPPL or Millenium or PSP teams.
I am at a loss to explain the Russian Legion. All the money in the world shouldn't make that big a difference.