Old i know though I would think its a Cultural Problem not just a site problem if the demand was there to do recball then people would do it. How many times do you get stopped in the street to play nowadays all the time. Maybe there are too many sites in the Uk of a lower quality that wouldnt attract people to want to know more about the game thats probably where the industry investment needs to go where people play. Some people run their site as a labour of love a lot do it for the cash and often the cash ones are C$%* the guys in the industry know who they are
We lose young players early as well. Kids go out get pissed at 18 probably earlier in the states its 21 and everyone drives earlier and its cheaper and they have more disposable income
In the states Kids get to 21 more chance of having a good job and being able to afford to do both or by then are more committed either way people play longer and there is more chance of them bringing other people in it. In the Uk, well paintball is well out of it by then as people quit at 18 and How many times do you see kids quit at 18 19 because they want to do other things, have their weekends or its money or its a hassle to get to because they want to go out on a Saturday night.
This on top of Land being cheaper, a gun culture and more people to choose from means we are at a big disadvantage. You want to compete with them only ways as it is are a British version of the RL or just one pro team, both likely right or you have to go further afield.
Acadamies are fine if money is invested in them and all the players are of a good playing potential to breed development and drive each other on but require an awful lot of commitment from people over a long time and you need the talented kids to start with.
As for raising the price of paint For a talented kid to improve to a level to get to play for say Nexus after three years in the game they would probably would have needed to have shot a box every couple of weeks at the very least in training on top of tournaments now some kids dont have money when they are at school or college they have parents who have a heart attack at the sound of the money it costs to play and those with part time jobs well it takes a while working mundane jobs stacking shelves or whatever at 5.50 an hour in order to afford the 40 quid or so to go train every week. Plenty of time to get sick of it and its that age group that produces the new generation of ballers.
We lose young players early as well. Kids go out get pissed at 18 probably earlier in the states its 21 and everyone drives earlier and its cheaper and they have more disposable income
In the states Kids get to 21 more chance of having a good job and being able to afford to do both or by then are more committed either way people play longer and there is more chance of them bringing other people in it. In the Uk, well paintball is well out of it by then as people quit at 18 and How many times do you see kids quit at 18 19 because they want to do other things, have their weekends or its money or its a hassle to get to because they want to go out on a Saturday night.
This on top of Land being cheaper, a gun culture and more people to choose from means we are at a big disadvantage. You want to compete with them only ways as it is are a British version of the RL or just one pro team, both likely right or you have to go further afield.
Acadamies are fine if money is invested in them and all the players are of a good playing potential to breed development and drive each other on but require an awful lot of commitment from people over a long time and you need the talented kids to start with.
As for raising the price of paint For a talented kid to improve to a level to get to play for say Nexus after three years in the game they would probably would have needed to have shot a box every couple of weeks at the very least in training on top of tournaments now some kids dont have money when they are at school or college they have parents who have a heart attack at the sound of the money it costs to play and those with part time jobs well it takes a while working mundane jobs stacking shelves or whatever at 5.50 an hour in order to afford the 40 quid or so to go train every week. Plenty of time to get sick of it and its that age group that produces the new generation of ballers.
