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Sandbagging - Sandbag
Sandbagging is when individual players in tournament teams drop back in classification to increase their chances of winning. There are 4 classifications of tournament players, as defined by the APL, and APL tournament games with players who competes against others of the same classification. The classifications include professional, amateur, novice, and rookie. An average amateur team may sandbag themselves down to the novice level, increasing their chances of winning by playing against less experienced players. Sandbagging is explicitly prohibited in reputable tournament series like the APL Tournament Series.
The American Paintball League (APL) classifies individual players as rookies, novices, amateurs, and professionals. Except for the professional classification, no players are able to go down in classification once they have achieved the new rank. This system keeps natural safeguards in place against a more experienced team sandbagging another one. This system keeps natural safeguards in place against a more experienced team sandbagging another one. This classification structure is not foolproof, as individual players could just lie about their experience level. If caught, a player or team caught in the act of sandbagging will be disqualified from the tournament and possibly suspended from future games.
APL Player classifications are based mainly on a player's level of experience in tournament games. A player's experience in scenario paintball and recreational paintball does not affect his tournament status. The classifications are listed as follows:
Rookie. A rookie is a player who has played in at least one tournament game, but has been in tournament competition for less than one season. A season is defined as a calendar year, stretching from January 1st to December 31st. From a players 1st tournament until the end of the season, he or she is still a rookie. Any professional, amateur, or novice playing in rookie games would be sandbagging.
Novice. The novice has competed in less than 3 paintball tournament series. At least 12 months have gone by since the novice has competed as an amateur or professional.
Amateur. The amateur has not competed in a professional tournament team in the last 12 months. Once a player has played in a professional tournament game, he can't compete as an amateur or novice unless he stays out of pro games for 12 consecutive months.
Professional (Pro). The professional is any player who has played in a professional tournament game within the past 12 months. He must remain out of pro matches for 12 consecutive months to play in a lower division, or else he will be sandbagging.
APL Team Classification.
Just as the APL classifies individual players, it classifies teams as well. For example, or pro team is one that has at least one member that has played in a tournament registered in the professional division. Amateur teams are allowed to have a professional player, but it is limited to a seven-person roster with a maximum of five players allowed on the field during a game. A novice team may field one amateur but is limited to a seven-person roster. The amateur team is allowed a maximum of 5 players, and non substitutions are allowed in the game. A rookie team is allowed a single novice player, but it is limited to a three person roster.
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