paintball in the olympics

[naughtydogsrule]

theres a rumor goin around pball fields around me and i was wonderin if paintball really is goin to the olympics

[f2f4]

Nope.

[nerdcore]

They can hardly make it into the X-games let alone the Olympics.

[cookie123]

that rumor has been going around for a while, i dont think it will happen.

[banderson]

That would be cool to see it in the X-games. I think that it is against the rules of the Oympics though.

[GT_Hawk]

I can see it happening. BUT not for a long time yet. Snow bording just got in not that long ago alown. But I can see it making it in, but I am 25 now and I don't expect for paintball to make it in before I am well over the hill.

[iliveforthis99]

USA would win gold almost every time anyway so there's really no point for paintball in the olympics.

[CapnCrunch]

Baseball was recently dropped from the Olympics because it wasn't played in enough countries, so I doubt paintball could make it in.

[EEric22]

It would be the U.S. vs. a few teams from England, the russians, and Joy.

[TheSpy11]

Paintball is a LONG ways away from the Olympics. Golf isn't even in yet.

[CKYluvafuou]

idk about the olympics but i heard some high schools r making teams or clubs

[Badaim]

Have you ever heard of a dude named Tyger? He wrote an article in APG about why paintball can't get into the Olympics. It doesn't enforce the WADA Codes. The Wada Codes are rules about what drugs players can and can't take before a game. The Olympic Commitee requires that the sport enforces these codes. You can be kicked of the game for taking a simple thing like a energy drink.No league, minor or proffesional, enforces it. So unless the NPPL and PSP start doing steroid testing Paintball won't get into the Olympics.:(

[iplaynaked]

Tyger is an idiot...sorry, but the dude went off the deepend awhile ago. There are a few reasons why paintball won't get into the olympics for awhile and steriods is definatly not one of them. The only one that juices is spesh ;)

I think paintballs biggest obstacle is the sameone that took baseball/softball down...the fact that it's dominated by the US. Sure RL is good, by they wouldn't stand a chance against a team with the best of the US.

[GT_Hawk]

ok now I am insulted, USE would not always win, paintball is as big up here in Canada EH as it is down there. Wow suprised no one even said Canada yet :rolleyes:

[belvins]

Yeah and I read in APG paintball is also skyrocketing in malaysia.

[f2f4]

APG
First mistake.

[iplaynaked]

ok now I am insulted, USE would not always win, paintball is as big up here in Canada EH as it is down there. Wow suprised no one even said Canada yet :rolleyes:
the US would roll Canada off the field every time...look at American pro's, then look at canadien pros...it would be ak-47 vs. USA.

[PbAllWiZZ]

ok now I am insulted, USE would not always win, paintball is as big up here in Canada EH as it is down there. Wow suprised no one even said Canada yet :rolleyes:

No, we would still win.

[Everlight389]

It's not big enough yet. Sure, alot of people play it, but 90% of them are woodsballers in their backyards in ghille suits, which would never make it into the olympics.

Fact is, I doubt that it will ever get into the Olympics. Main reason is that it's seen as pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger. And since the whole point of the event is "peace" (it's in the damn oath, if I remember right), chances of it ever becoming a sport in the Olympics is slim to nil.

X-games, sure. They have all kinds of crazy *** sports already, so they will pick it up in the next few years.

[Woods Sniper]

I read in PGi that paintball is getting pretty huge in Europe. Hell, I saw some South American folks playing airball on the news a few weeks ago. Paintball getting into the Olympics could happen, but chances are it will not.

And as far as the X-Games go... how many TEAM sports does the X-Games have? Last time I checked it was mostly individual sports... but I could be wrong.

[Bigshot]

the only was is to make paintball cheaper. then 3rd world countries could afford to play and the us wouldn't dominate.

[Deceased_Sniper]

Wow Americans really are cocky *******s :). Its all good, we will jsut have to prove them wrong when paintball does get into the olympics.

[Bigshot]

Wow Americans really are cocky *******s :). Its all good, we will jsut have to prove them wrong when paintball does get into the olympics.
well, canada and us are like brothers. (i was using US to generalize Canada and America) just one is the nerdier more picked on one that nobody likes ;)

[Bacon2008]

Baseball was recently dropped from the Olympics because it wasn't played in enough countries, so I doubt paintball could make it in.


Actually, it was because the U.S dominated every single year, and it wasn't even a competition anymore.

[iplaynaked]

Wow Americans really are cocky *******s :). Its all good, we will jsut have to prove them wrong when paintball does get into the olympics.
We're cocky because we're right. Really, who do you have that could beat who we have?

[Straker]

Fact is, I doubt that it will ever get into the Olympics. Main reason is that it's seen as pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger. And since the whole point of the event is "peace" (it's in the damn oath, if I remember right), chances of it ever becoming a sport in the Olympics is slim to nil.


Then why is boxing an Olympic sport? I think the answer is that not enough countries play yet, there is a minimum requirement to meet there.

[hybrid-sniper]

This rumour always starts right before the olympics.
It won't be happening any time soon because there are many more sports that are perhaps better suited to the position (s) available.
Maybe in a few (many) years when we're all too old to make the team it'll happen.

[tippmann pb 732]

idk about the olympics but i heard some high schools r making teams or clubs

I was making a paintball club in my school, but soon after I proposed the idea to my vice principal, and he accepted it. Soon after that, he tried to mollest a little boy and that was the end. (The new vice principal would never go for it)

I'm sad to see him go... I guess you could say he wouldv'e "touched" many of us by installing a paintball club. :blush: :agree: :yuck:

[slaminator3323]

All colleges have paintball clubs, and there is a collegiate paintball season.

[CapnCrunch]

Actually, it was because the U.S dominated every single year, and it wasn't even a competition anymore.

Actually, you're wrong. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2005-07-08-baseball-softball-dropped_x.htm)

"The problem is we need further development in the world."

-Head of International Baseball Federation

[Recon by Fire]

You will never see paintball in the Olympics, get over it. The only reason you hear any crazy talk about this is just wishful thinking and because the Olympics are about to start.

[Ebonclaw]

1. Paintball will likely never be in the Olympics. At least until well past the time I'm dead.

2. Tyger is an idiot. Anyone who writes for APG is about on the intelligence level of their readers.

3. If paintball WAS in the Olympics, the U.S. would pretty much dominate. not saying this because I'm American, saying it becasue...well...how many professional paintball teams does Canada have? Okay, how about Germany? No, the only competition would be from Joy, Legion, and MAYBE London Tigers at a long shot. the U.S. would have farrrr too many more teams entering, or maybe one god team of paintball's finest with team members from Dynasty, Ironmen, XSV, all on one slaughtering team of doom. So either the U.S would pull together so many good players from all its teams and make one god team, or if you could enter more than one team than there would simply be so many American teams the odds of an American team winning would be greater than anoyone else's by a long shot. Seriously, how many teams could Sweden enter? 1. Joy. How many would Russia enter? 1. Legion. How many would U.S. enter? All of them.

[tippmann pb 732]

1. Paintball will likely never be in the Olympics. At least until well past the time I'm dead.

2. Tyger is an idiot. Anyone who writes for APG is about on the intelligence level of their readers.

3. If paintball WAS in the Olympics, the U.S. would pretty much dominate. not saying this because I'm American, saying it becasue...well...how many professional paintball teams does Canada have? Okay, how about Germany? No, the only competition would be from Joy, Legion, and MAYBE London Tigers at a long shot. the U.S. would have farrrr too many more teams entering, or maybe one god team of paintball's finest with team members from Dynasty, Ironmen, XSV, all on one slaughtering team of doom. So either the U.S would pull together so many good players from all its teams and make one god team, or if you could enter more than one team than there would simply be so many American teams the odds of an American team winning would be greater than anoyone else's by a long shot. Seriously, how many teams could Sweden enter? 1. Joy. How many would Russia enter? 1. Legion. How many would U.S. enter? All of them.

Aww! Now what am I gonna' do? I was gonna collect gold medals in the olympics and sell them for a living! DAMN! :D

[darktrooper5]

Paintball is never going to be in the Olympics. It would have to be in the Xgames first.

The problem is that paintball doesn't require as much physical skill as lets say sking or snowboarding, bmx or skating. Those sports require you to throw your body in to more "danger".

Lets face it, until the sport gets national recognition on a regular basis and we present a positive image, its never going anywhere into mainstream American media.
Its all IMO, agree with me or not.

[jjohnson]

Call Bob Long and have him send the judges a timmy.

EDIT: Oh, they need to drop the heavy metal ---- in all the tv shows involving paintball. Ugh.

[tippmann pb 732]

Call Bob Long and have him send the judges a timmy.

EDIT: Oh, they need to drop the heavy metal ---- in all the tv shows involving paintball. Ugh.

Amen to that...

[slaminator3323]

For all the people who said noone else will have good teams, there is a loophole in the olympics, if you have any knid of decent from any other country you can play for that country. Of course I doubt anyone would care.

[jjohnson]

Ebon, please don't ban me for contradicting what you said.:o

A god team would probably not play as well as a team of people who have played together for several years. You could stack it like they did in the 70's hockey game (NHL's finest players set against the Russians, USA got crushed) but the amazing players would probably lose. They would need to play together for a looonnnnggg time so they can learn to cover each other's weak spots and capitalize on their strengths. Sure, they could tear a normal local tourney team to pieces and maybe a few D1 teams as well, but most likely they won't have enough together time to be truly amazing. What I'm saying is that a skilled and experienced team like XSV may actually do better than a god team consisting of players that never actually play on the same team on a regular basis.

Tippmann PB 732, I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in the heavy metal problem. The first time my parents saw me watching the UAPL and heard the heavy metal ----, they thought I had started using drugs and drinking alcohol. No joke.

[Samrog777]

A god team would probably not play as well as a team of people who have played together for several years. You could stack it like they did in the 70's hockey game (NHL's finest players set against the Russians, USA got crushed) but the amazing players would probably lose. They would need to play together for a looonnnnggg time so they can learn to cover each other's weak spots and capitalize on their strengths. Sure, they could tear a normal local tourney team to pieces and maybe a few D1 teams as well, but most likely they won't have enough together time to be truly amazing. What I'm saying is that a skilled and experienced team like XSV may actually do better than a god team consisting of players that never actually play on the same team on a regular basis.

Paintball is different. I'm not denying that you get into a team flow, but you don't nessecarily need to work with other members of the team. You can run up the field and if you're good enough, shoot everyone. I do it all the time in walk on games. With other team sports, you just can't play 10 on 1. It doesn't work like that. In paintball, with a decent game plan and decent players, its different.

[CapnCrunch]

Walk on games yes, professional games, no.

[iceman14517]

why isn't paintball in the x games?
i know dark trooper said it doesn't require as much physical skill but how much more physical can you get. a broken ligement:confused: ? i bet more paintball players at the end of the day have more injures than a snowboarder (not including braking something). but unless it gets more mainstream, paintball would be pointless in the x games( another follow up on dark trooper)

[slaminator3323]

why isn't paintball in the x games?
i know dark trooper said it doesn't require as much physical skill but how much more physical can you get. a broken ligement:confused: ? i bet more paintball players at the end of the day have more injures than a snowboarder (not including braking something). but unless it gets more mainstream, paintball would be pointless in the x games( another follow up on dark trooper)
Hmmm, could be paintball is a team sport.

[CapnCrunch]

I really think the fact that its a team sport doesn't matter, its the X-Games not the Individually Played Sports Games...

[PMP]

the us wins every thing because we have more nukes!

[GranDream]

the us wins every thing because we have more nukes!


u seem rly smrt 2 me u must go 2 collage

[Tweeters]

the x-games suck. go NPPL.

[t-wellz1]

i wish it was..

[coonfizzle]

why isn't paintball in the x games?
i know dark trooper said it doesn't require as much physical skill but how much more physical can you get. a broken ligement:confused: ? i bet more paintball players at the end of the day have more injures than a snowboarder (not including braking something). but unless it gets more mainstream, paintball would be pointless in the x games( another follow up on dark trooper)

you must be kidding yourselfif you think snowboarders ge tless injuries than paintballers. Snowobarding can end your life, paintball gives you welts.
BIG diffreence

[Mr Murderdoll89]

Oh oh no! A welt! A welt! Ahhh!!


Oh nah I'm good, just a broken leg:)

[hybrid-sniper]

3. If paintball WAS in the Olympics, the U.S. would pretty much dominate. not saying this because I'm American, saying it becasue...well...how many professional paintball teams does Canada have? Okay, how about Germany? No, the only competition would be from Joy, Legion, and MAYBE London Tigers at a long shot. the U.S. would have farrrr too many more teams entering, or maybe one god team of paintball's finest with team members from Dynasty, Ironmen, XSV, all on one slaughtering team of doom. So either the U.S would pull together so many good players from all its teams and make one god team, or if you could enter more than one team than there would simply be so many American teams the odds of an American team winning would be greater than anoyone else's by a long shot. Seriously, how many teams could Sweden enter? 1. Joy. How many would Russia enter? 1. Legion. How many would U.S. enter? All of them.
It'd be national teams not random NPPL/PSP teams. So all those countries would just form super teams. And just because one country has fewer pro teams than another doesn't mean that their players aren't any good.

[Teh Jabes]

"We are da' Jamacian paintball team!" :dodgy:



*If you didn't catch on, you fail.

[Tweeters]

Rofl A Joke About Rasta And Pot Lolololol

[PMP]

i say we just nuke every one else

[A-5best]

Thankrs for digging up this relatively old thread for that insightful comment :tup:.

[Sumguy21]

I think paintball has every opertunity to be in the Olympics, the only barrier is that there isn't enough people playing.

[Ditto]

i say we just nuke every one else
PMP I think its time to go to school

[Ditto]

the us wins every thing because we have more nukes!
And thats not true, Russia has 17,000 nuclear weapons while the US has 10,000. Anyway I find it illogical to have more than 2

[JaredBorne]

My girlfriends parents are olympic freaks and they said paintball might actually be brought into the 2008 summer sports. Now, I don't have any hard proof. Only what they told me I am sharing. They said the commentator mentioned it.
That would be kinda cool

[streakerok]

the roomer around here is that it only missed by 4 votes to take the place of baseball so it may be in sooner than we think all we can do is hope.

[HurleyHero67]

Paintball is a team sport, yes, but not to the level you guys are talking about. I would take a "dream" team over, say, Dynasty any day. The team-oriented traits of paintball are easily picked up. With 2 weeks worth of heavy practice, this "god" team would know each other more than enough to dominate. One player can have a much larger impact on a game then they could in a sport like hockey or football.

[Stan the HitMan]

the roomer around here is that it only missed by 4 votes to take the place of baseball so it may be in sooner than we think all we can do is hope.


That is complete and utter B.S

Sorry to say but it is more likely to be banned from the us and canada then turn into an olympic sport, and i am not saying this t obe an arsehole, i want to see it become one just as much or more than most of you but that is the reality.

And if someone can prove me wrong about it never being in the olympics DO IT it would make me a happier man.