this is just wrong

[Mikey D]

i am currently doing this course at school called sports leadership, includes loadsa stuff about safety, warm up, planning of lessons. etc you get the drift.
well i was given a sheet by the teacher, which was a list of all sports with national governing bodies. it is a couple of years old, but there are quite a few that make you thinkm how on earth can they not give it to paintball.
heres a couple of the stupid ones.

camping, dragon boat racing, metal detecting , rambling, stoolball, ultimate frisbee (how cool), water fitness.

some of these and quite a few others just made me think, how has paintball not got a governing body??? i mean come on who has heard of stoolball? i sure havent.
people are being given money from the government to play, train, buy equipment, whatever for stoolball? what the f*ck.

just pissed me off to find out this.

also, if we do have a governing body, someone gimme a slap. but im sure we havent

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by mike from brum
also, if we do have a governing body, someone gimme a slap. but im sure we havent

Hotpoint gives mike from brum an almighty slap

Ahem. Please check out my Sig. UKPSF stands for United Kingdom Paintball Sports Federation

 

[Matski]

Im all for extreme stamp collecting in my spare time, the risk of paper cuts really gets the adrenaline pumping, you guys dunno what your missing

 

[Mikey D]

goes and hides in corner. i'll just keep quiet

 

[le-pig]

DOH
fixed that cocker yet

 

[Mikey D]

havent talked to parksey yet, he has it at the shop. will phone next week, when they have hopefully sorted out the break in

 

[Hotpoint]

Originally posted by mike from brum
goes and hides in corner. i'll just keep quiet

Don't worry about it Mike

As for the rest of you original post whether you have a Governing Body or not you can't get government money unless your activity is recognised by the Sports Councils

Paintball is not recognised and of the list of activities you mention only Dragon Boat Racing actually is

If this list you were handed by your teacher was supposed to list all sports with Governing Bodies you might ask her why we weren't on it as we do appear on the official lists of UK Organisations