Paintball, if it was a recognised sport.
- Thread starter Tom Allen
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Pah have got most of that at home
oh and i think 10pints of corks finest guiness is proof enough. especially as i was up at 7am the next morning on me way to limerick 
Having never played one of their events yet, could you tell me/us (the people from outside the UK) exactly what change the PA league has brought about?
They were tha first tournament series to make teams have geographical names, something tha NXL swiftly copied them in.
As an aside, and not picking on anyone, but IMO if you're gonna make teams have city names in an attempt to make pball seem more like a real sport, surely it also makes sense to make tha non-city part of the name kinda sporty as well.
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but Smart as a Carrot?
If I'm trying to persuade a TV exec, or Pepsi, or even just some 14 year old skater, that Paintball is cool, then having a team like S****horpe Smart as a Carrot (or whatever) ain't exactly gonna further my case...
Just a late night thought from moi.
As an aside, and not picking on anyone, but IMO if you're gonna make teams have city names in an attempt to make pball seem more like a real sport, surely it also makes sense to make tha non-city part of the name kinda sporty as well.
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but Smart as a Carrot?
If I'm trying to persuade a TV exec, or Pepsi, or even just some 14 year old skater, that Paintball is cool, then having a team like S****horpe Smart as a Carrot (or whatever) ain't exactly gonna further my case...
Just a late night thought from moi.
we could have a kind of champions league only with the say top x amount of teams from each league qualifying.
But to have teams interested it would need to promise publicity / prestige for the team and or prizes.
thats why the UKPL didn't work, there was little point and you had to play a two - day premier tournamant from each league to get qualifying points.
The big boys weren't really interested and once a few of them dropped out then the prestige dropped form it as well.
But to have teams interested it would need to promise publicity / prestige for the team and or prizes.
thats why the UKPL didn't work, there was little point and you had to play a two - day premier tournamant from each league to get qualifying points.
The big boys weren't really interested and once a few of them dropped out then the prestige dropped form it as well.
I've not played there myself, only teched, so i'll try to answer as best i can.
Besides the town names, which has given the PA League a geographical format akin to football.
A more professionally organised event, seperating the top 2 divisions from the lower 2 divisions and playing them morning/afternoon, which was well liked.
Dedicated single site event, no more travelling around to each teams home site, not knowing what you'll get when you get there.
Exceptional marshalling, and rules to eliminate the transferring of players to and from teams on the day.
Sky Tv coverage, albeit only the 1 day, but well done.
I've probably missed the most important points, but a much liked and respected event that i'm sure will be well supported next year.
Then how do you work the top teams from each tournament
The wildcats I think finished 17th overall in the series 2004, we started the year in div D and even played once in Div A before settling in Div B... but this meant we did not score that many points... Div A scored more points for positions.
This would I suppose mean that only the top teams went through as there could not be any seeding due to the floating divisions.
The wildcats I think finished 17th overall in the series 2004, we started the year in div D and even played once in Div A before settling in Div B... but this meant we did not score that many points... Div A scored more points for positions.
This would I suppose mean that only the top teams went through as there could not be any seeding due to the floating divisions.