[Master_Chief]

NBTIppy, on 02 February 2013 - 06:40 AM, said:

I like how people seem to be unaware that there are fairly high caliber scenario leagues as well as airball leagues. UWL for example

This is entirely true. I usually play at SC village where last weekend the UWL held an event there with Dynasty playing in it.

My point above, and I'm not sure if you were directly talking about my opinion, is that airball seems easier for the general, non paintball playing public to view as a sport without going deeper into paintball.

There is a recreational side to paintball and a smaller tournament side to paintball. Its like skateboarding, you can either skate for fun or you can take it seriously and become the next tony hawk.

This post has been edited by Master_Chief: 02 February 2013 - 04:22 PM

[Twinkletoes]

It depends on how people perceive it. I know varsity football and pom people who consider it a sport, but this is probably due to once and awhile experiences and the occasional video on YouTube. Others don't think of it as a sport because of their own experiences, although any decent athlete will know running with a mask over your face severely impacts your ability to preform as you would on a track or soccor field. All in all, I personally don't care whether people consider it a sport because playing two high school sports on a varsity level doesn't give me enough motivation to prove that my hobbies like snowboarding or paintball are sports. (So I am neuteral)