tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post8187274767855166599..comments2017-09-05T16:57:15.198-07:00Comments on thepaintballagenda: How to save Tournament PaintballFIGHT LIFE SPORTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08834686405731051712noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-86971922944511965532009-10-02T21:10:00.489-07:002009-10-02T21:10:00.489-07:00It seems that we're having a "What came f...It seems that we're having a "What came first, the chicken or the egg?" argument. So we might have to agree to disagree. During my last year in Little League, my team won the City Championships, and during that entire season, I don't recall one conversation about who was winning, or who won the World Series. Most of us were just lerpy kids where our parents were making us Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966668640598465605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-89466033311991698532009-10-02T10:54:31.054-07:002009-10-02T10:54:31.054-07:00Why do the kids want to run around on a baseball f...Why do the kids want to run around on a baseball field? Because they dream of doing that for a living. Key words: FOR A LIVING. That's the key. Everything else comes after. TV shows, mainstream attention, etc. just serves to increase the paychecks, it doesn't create them to begin with. It seems counter intuitive, but the only reason kids everywhere clamber for little league, pop Don Saavedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556414730946720412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-24952890031342897532009-10-01T22:16:08.907-07:002009-10-01T22:16:08.907-07:00The Pro Paintballer is not worth that much...yet. ...The Pro Paintballer is not worth that much...yet. The general public still doesn't care enough about paintball, so we are a limited audience, let a lone a paying one.<br /><br />The problem is much more fundamental and a true "grass roots" effort must be achieved!<br /><br />The best example I can give is: I personally live next to a really nice Little League baseball field that isJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966668640598465605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-32565188339954994062009-09-28T17:37:36.235-07:002009-09-28T17:37:36.235-07:00Enough to live like a human being?Enough to live like a human being?Don Saavedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556414730946720412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-75226127122553761162009-09-28T13:48:35.618-07:002009-09-28T13:48:35.618-07:00Pro skateboarders, BMX riders, basketball player, ...Pro skateboarders, BMX riders, basketball player, etc get paid because there is return on investment. The companies don't do it for the love of the game, they do it for the almighty dollar. <br /><br />The companies offer endorsement deals for players and the players can make money selling themselves as well. <br /><br />The ironmen's players don't pose in dye clothing for free. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-51405543333719160842009-09-25T17:51:38.128-07:002009-09-25T17:51:38.128-07:00I made a comment on Pro Paintball about this almos...I made a comment on Pro Paintball about this almost exact subject under "The Pro Designation" article. Yes, we should pay Pro Paintball Players, but where are the Pro Ballers that are purchased by which Team Owners, that own stadiums that attract the FANS that are willing to PAY for a seat for 2 or 3 hours to watch Mutiny battle against Infamous, and then during the second half, the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966668640598465605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-31391389232409423672009-09-25T17:48:10.182-07:002009-09-25T17:48:10.182-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966668640598465605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-21587902158364024942009-09-24T12:52:30.180-07:002009-09-24T12:52:30.180-07:00If you are dealing with children, that might work,...If you are dealing with children, that might work, but I have a feeling most teens and grwn-ups are looking for a different kind of fun.<br /><br />Notice I said "or any other kind of paintball" in brackets. There is a reason I did that. That's because the root of tournament paintball problems are deeper than tournament paintball itself (not that it doesn't have problems unto Reiner Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735297279972068471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-37612596221098044382009-09-24T10:43:55.041-07:002009-09-24T10:43:55.041-07:00If you want to save tournament paintball by making...If you want to save tournament paintball by making it fun, remove first place through last place, give everybody a trophy, and take the teams out for ice cream afterwards.Don Saavedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556414730946720412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-57757395927846626262009-09-24T09:48:03.837-07:002009-09-24T09:48:03.837-07:00There is only one possible source for that money a...There is only one possible source for that money and tat would be from the people that feel they can benefit from having pros on pedestals, manufacturers. The amount they can pay is determined by simple economics. The benefits (returns) have to outweigh the outlay. That's been going on for many years already in the forms of sponsorships. Apparently the manufacturers have figured out that Reiner Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735297279972068471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412339618575000495.post-23792766208055973892009-09-23T15:29:07.087-07:002009-09-23T15:29:07.087-07:00"Pard me while I take a swing at this wasp ne..."Pard me while I take a swing at this wasp nest.<br /><br />You want controversy? I can go you one better. Why does tournament ball need to be saved at all? Tournament ball has done nothing for me as a field owner or for my players. For every reason someone might have for tournament ball helping paintball I can give one for tournament ball hurting paintball. Maybe two. We all know the mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433758099685255544noreply@blogger.com