High School Paintball Day
High School Paintball Day is Saturday, September 25, 2010
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What is High School Paintball Day?
HSPBDay is a one-day event where high school students can head to their local field to play paintball with other students from their own and other nearby high schools. It’s a great opportunity for new players to give paintball a try, to get to play with their friends, and to meet new ones.
Everything You Need to Play – One Low Price!
$44 includes admission, unlimited air, and 500 rounds of paint. Add a complete rental setup for only $5 more!
Want to be a High School Paintball Day Group Leader?
When you sign up to play HSPBDay, you’ll be able to invite your friends to come play with you. Your invitation saves your friend $5! And for each one of your friends who plays, YOU get a $5 credit towards future play at your field, with no limit on the number of credits you can earn. And everyone who brings at least 5 friends gets an extra $5 bonus! So invite your friends this time, and play free next time! Visit our Group Leaders Page for more information for leaders.
New to paintball?
Paintball is an exciting outdoor game that is fun for people of any level of athletic actitivity to play together. Similar to Capture the Flag, there are two teams, each with a flag station at opposite ends of the field. Like Capture the Flag, your goal is to reach the other team’s flag and bring it back to your own station. Unlike capture the flag, you can tag the other team out from a distance by marking them with a paintball! Whether you want to defend your station, or capture your opponent’s flag, move in the open or move with stealth, you can decide the best way for you to play.
Once you mark someone with a paintball, they’re out of the game, but you’ll play several games during the day so there will be plenty of opportunities for revenge!
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What will the day be like?
When you arrive at the field, you should proceed to the field registration area. Bring a copy of your receipt, and the field will match you up with your reservation. As a new player, you’ll be given an introduction to paintball on-site, including how to use your equipment, how to play the game, a few rules for your safety, and any special information for your playing location. After the breifing, you’ll be able to pick up your rental equipment consisting of a paintball goggle safety system, a paintball gun with a barrel cover for when you’re not playing, with paintballs. That’s everything you need to play!
Once you’re ready to play, the park staff will let you know when a game is going to start, and split players up onto two teams. Teams change throughout the day, so don’t worry what team you’re on too much, but you can definitely ask to play on the same team as your friends. Each team will be led by a field referee to a different side of the field, there will be a brief countdown, and it will be game on!
There are many roles on the paintball field, from attack to defend, brazen aggression to tactical stealth. They are all effective, so choose the style that’s right for you, or give them all a try! You’ll play several games, so if it doesn’t work out the first game, you’ll have plenty more chances later.
Once the game ends, or if one of your opponents gets the best of you, secure the barrel blocker on the end of your barrel and exit the field as instructed by the field staff. You’ll have a short break and then be able to play another game! You can play as long as you would like, until the end of the day.
What should I wear?
You’ll want to wear layered clothing appropriate for the weather and make sure you have pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Choose clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty – the paint is water-soluable and will wash right out, but you’ll be running, ducking, and maybe even crawling, so picking up some dirt is likely. For shoes, wear something comfortable for moving around in the woods. Running shoes or hiking boots are great. As with your clothes, picking up some dirt on your shoes is likely, so don’t wear your Sunday best.
You may also want to bring a change of clothes and shoes for the ride home at the end of the day. You may be fine with what you’re wearing for the ride home, but your fellow passengers may prefer something fresh! A garbage bag can be handy, inexpensive way to carry your clothes home and keep any stray grass or leaves or dirt from ending up in the car.
Who can play?
Paintball is a great activity for anyone age 10 and up. Since there is no physical contact between players, people of all ages and fitness levels can fairly play together. Participation for High School Paintball Day however is limited to High School Students, their parent or guardian or school staff member attending with the student, and younger siblings attending with the student.
Do paintballs hurt?
If you do get hit by a paintball, many times it will hit your protective mask or your paintball gun and you may not even notice. Hits on the body don’t tickle, but are more pleasant than accidentally banging your knee into the coffee table at home. Any discomfort from a paintball hit goes away in a second or two, especially when you’re immersed in the game! It is less pleasant to get hit on bare skin than on clothing, so make sure you wear long sleeves and pants. A pair of cotton or other gloves is a nice, but not necessary, accessory.
Do watch where you are going though! Running into a tree because you were looking the other way definitely does hurt!
Is paintball safe?
Paintball is an extremely safe outdoor activity. With the use of the paintball safety goggle system that will be provided with your equipment rental package, it is virtually impossible for a paintball to cause harm. Available statistics on sports injury rates place paintball at the lowest rates along with bowling and even below golf. Paintball does, however, share the same risks as running around outside does, so pay attention to where you’re going and don’t try to find any poison ivy to hide in!
What are paintballs made of?
Basically, a paintball is a gelatin shell with a pigmented liquid fill. They are biodegradible and you could even safely eat them, but they don’t have much for nutritional value and more importantly, they taste horrible. We strongly recommend eating food items from the concession stand instead.
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HSPBDay is brought to you by Empire and the National Collegiate Paintball Association with registration services support from APPA.