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Experiencing Speedball for the First Time
Playing competitive paintball for the first time can be one of the most exhilarating and thrilling experiences in a person's life. Though you may have been reading about tournaments in paintball magazines like Action Pursuit Games, or paintball books like Paintball Digest, the only way to get the tournament experience you will really need is to register and play for real. While experiencing speedball for the first time, you will learn the hard way when it will be safe to come out of your bunker, and when moving at the wrong time will get you peppered with paint. Though you will probably experience some first time growing pains, the game will get easier for you, and the game will begin to slow down after a while. Through tournament experience, you will learn patience, when to shoot proactively, and when to wait for your opponent to come to you. If and when you do decide to play competitive speedball for the first time, there are many regional and national league's to play in. Some prestigious clubs and organizations include the Pan Am Circuit, Society of Paintball Players and Teams, and the Collegiate Paintball League.
There are a number of things to think about and do to make it through your first tournament. Tournament play can help you assess your strengths and weaknesses as an individual or as part of the team. The first thing you should try to do for your first tournament is to find a local one. Getting knocked out of the first round of the tournament can be pretty demoralizing, especially if you traveled across the country to compete.
Go for an organization of host field with a history of well-refereed tournaments that esteem clean play and enforcement of the safety rules. Some of the best paintball organizations with a history running safe tournaments include the International Amateur Open. The International Amateur open is also known as the IAO. The event promoters that have a long history in speedball events have been in the game long enough to know who the most reputable referees are, and they will hire accordingly. Reputable event promoters from prestigious paintball leagues will also find judges from experienced teams and with great reputations. You will have a much better experience playing events that are called fair, and will not tolerate cheating.
Find out as much information as you can about the next tournament that you are interested in for your first tournament experience. Check to see if they have some sort of system for checking the players ID. Tournaments that ID each player have a way of recording his tournament record. By doing this, tournament promoters have a way of making sure that veterans don't intentionally drop into lower levels to pick on the rookies. Try to find out about a tournament's entry fee. Ask about a discount for prepaying for your paint. Ask the event promoter if you can bring your own fill station.
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