I live in London, UK and would like to join or set up a paintball team. What is the best way to do this as my friends are not that interested in paintball.
Thanks,
Thomas
Thanks,
Thomas
set up or join a paintball team
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i wouldn't set one up, costs a lot of money and can be a major hassle, joining one if simple, just go to paintball fields around your area, try take in as many as you can and ask when you're there if there is a team which plays there and if they need/are trying out for new players, also once you have picked a team you want to play with, ask the team manager if you can play/join the team, if he says yes, thats amazing but if he says no then ask him where his team plays and the type of events they do and read up about them and try attend the training session and go earlier so he/she realizes you're interested and will eventually invite you to join the team in most cases
Thomas,
What type of paintball do you play, Woodsball or Speedball?
Once you have that answer, go to a site which runs days for you to play your prefered type of paintball. Play at that site and talk to the people who are there on the day - face to face conversations go a lot better then anything written on a forum. This is the best way to join a team and get involved.
Abateman is correct, setting up and running a team is a lot of hassle, it isn't worth the effort for someone new like yourself coming into the game.
Best of luck
What type of paintball do you play, Woodsball or Speedball?
Once you have that answer, go to a site which runs days for you to play your prefered type of paintball. Play at that site and talk to the people who are there on the day - face to face conversations go a lot better then anything written on a forum. This is the best way to join a team and get involved.
Abateman is correct, setting up and running a team is a lot of hassle, it isn't worth the effort for someone new like yourself coming into the game.
Best of luck
Depends on what you want from a team and what kind of paintball you are looking to play
For tournament play you need the right size team etc
However it is not always necessary to be in an organized team. Probably not so much for main tournaments but scratch teams can be put together for a particular event. Contact sites / organisers expressing an interest and people can be put together
For general speedball style play (I expect) that walkons etc can have people put together on the day
For general woodsball, scenario etc it is not necessary to be part of a team. Certainly in scenario you can go as a team, group or an individual and when playing you can stick to your group, play alone, tag on with a team or group or just get together with whoever you meet each time you respawn
In the scenario community teams are together for a variety of reasons and could be just a group of mates having a laugh, a social group or a more serious team.
You can therefore fairly easy become a team - provided it suits what you want.
To be an organised team takes more effort and involves things such as your team identity which could mean co-ordinating your clothing, badges etc and then someone has to keep the momentum of getting people to pick the events, get booked in (individually or getting money together to book as a group)
Joining a team is a matter of fulfilling the requirements of a team which often involves getting noticed, playing alongside them and then getting invited in / trying out for them
There will be different commitments for being part of a team - turning up for certain events, taking part in running events, marshalling events or your local site, meeting sponsorship obligations etc
If you plan on joining a team you should also consider what you buy. It's not too clever to splash out on all the latest gear for a season - and then joining a sponsored team that can only use a specific companies gear
For tournament play you need the right size team etc
However it is not always necessary to be in an organized team. Probably not so much for main tournaments but scratch teams can be put together for a particular event. Contact sites / organisers expressing an interest and people can be put together
For general speedball style play (I expect) that walkons etc can have people put together on the day
For general woodsball, scenario etc it is not necessary to be part of a team. Certainly in scenario you can go as a team, group or an individual and when playing you can stick to your group, play alone, tag on with a team or group or just get together with whoever you meet each time you respawn
In the scenario community teams are together for a variety of reasons and could be just a group of mates having a laugh, a social group or a more serious team.
You can therefore fairly easy become a team - provided it suits what you want.
To be an organised team takes more effort and involves things such as your team identity which could mean co-ordinating your clothing, badges etc and then someone has to keep the momentum of getting people to pick the events, get booked in (individually or getting money together to book as a group)
Joining a team is a matter of fulfilling the requirements of a team which often involves getting noticed, playing alongside them and then getting invited in / trying out for them
There will be different commitments for being part of a team - turning up for certain events, taking part in running events, marshalling events or your local site, meeting sponsorship obligations etc
If you plan on joining a team you should also consider what you buy. It's not too clever to splash out on all the latest gear for a season - and then joining a sponsored team that can only use a specific companies gear