Practice games

[TOOLE]

Just been thinking, could tourneys allow a team a training game before a tourney starts??

It came into my head while watching some footy the other day, all the teams ahave a 1/2 hour practice before the game starts, and it would help most teams no end to have a little bit of game time before a tourney starts.

If a feild or two was opened up the evening before the tourney to play on, or even in the morning before, just so people could get some trigger time in and warm up properly

Just wondering if anyone who runs the PA or series is reading this, 'cos i would really like to see it happen

 

[jahlad]

i think you will find that most of the day before a tournie is taken up with putting fields up......also someone would have to pay marshalls for the training time.
although im not knocking the idea i just dont think it will be very easily organised

 

[Burb]

nice idea in theory, but in practice i doubt it would be viable.

PA league this weekend there were around 40 teams, if they all wanted to practice they would have to arrive at about 5 Oclock - meaning the staff would have to arrive at about 4!

Air wouldnt be set-up, and marshalls would still be doing their best to ensure the fields are in perfect order for the first games.

 

[sjt19]

Not so much of a time issue, but if a team practices on the field before the event starts then they have a huge advantage as they will knwo how the field plays, where the lanes and blind spots are etc... It is not like football where every field is the same wherever you play, every field in paintball is different, and it would be unfair to give some teams the advantage over others.

 

[jahlad]

true.....apparently in the future the field layouts will be on the net before the pa league events, which is always a boon....i had great fun in the bus on the way to campaign drawing all over the pics working out moves.
im hoping maybe ill get to design a couple of fields to *hint hint*