Post by Kämpfer on Jun 4, 2006 10:58:41 GMT -5
Code of Conduct
1. I will play with honor and not wipe paint.
2. I will follow the rules of the game and accept the referee/official’s decision as final.
3. I will treat every paint gun as if it were loaded, and follow the rules of safe paintball gun handling.
4. I will keep my mask on while a game is in progress.
5. I will not deliberately make aggressive physical contact with another person; I will be polite and respectful to others.
Safe Paintball Gun Handling
I will handle all paintball guns as if they were a loaded weapon. Paintball guns are never to be fired in anger or used to intentionally injure other players. I WILL NEVER FIRE MY GUN AT ANYONE NOT WEARING A MASK!
WHEN MASKS ARE OFF:
- SAFETY IS ON!
- BARREL PLUG IS IN
- GUN IS POINTED AT THE GROUND
7 Possible Ways of Getting Eliminated From a Game
1. Raising your hands in the air i.e., the universal nonverbal "I'm out" hand signal
2. Saying the word "hit" or "out."
3. Having a paintball mark equal to or greater than the size of a paintball on you.
4. Having any grenade or landmine paint on you.
5. If someone bayonets you i.e., touches you with the barrel of a paintball gun.
6. If you leave the boundary of the field.
7. Displaying unsafe/unruly conduct.
Paint Checks
• 2 reasons for saying "paint check"
1. You are concerned for either your own or someone
else's safety.
2. You can't tell if you have been eliminated and need to be checked.
• Taking advantage of the paintcheck rule (in order to slow the progress of the game) is NOT ALLOWED
• During a paintcheck
- Play Stops…period.
- Put Safetys On, Barrel Plugs In, Point Guns Toward the Ground
- No Moving
• When a paintcheck is over the game will restart with a countdown once all players are ready.
• The exception to the paintcheck rule is when someone has "forward progress" on an objective ( i.e., going for the flag)
• If at anytime the ref says "Game On" the game resumes play.
Safe Distance Part I
There are many types of paintballers, each with his/her own preferences of playing style. So before you play a game make sure you know what is expected from you by both the referee/official and your fellow players. Some players will get very upset at being shot close up whereas others don't mind at all.Often newer players get "bunkered" because they stay behind their bunker without engaging: leaving their opponent little choice of how to engage. It is preferred that players work every possible angle before committing to a bunkering maneuver. Shooting a new player at close range is not a good way to keep them coming back. By doing so, we just might run off players that could be great additions to the game.
Safe Distance Part II
Safe distance of operation advisements set by manufacturers in the paintball industry has been as short as six feet and as long as twenty-five feet. If your INTENT is to shoot someone OR offer a surrender to someone, then your INTENT should be to do it at a safe distance.As always, when determining what a safe distance is, use your best judgement and play with honor.
Safe Distance Part III
In paintball, players will inevitably breach what some would consider a safe distance. During such times safe play is strongly encouraged:
• Can you take two steps to be at a safe distance?
• Can you bayonet the player?
• Can you get a shot on a tank, gun, foot, etc?
• Would calling paintcheck be a safe alternative?
• In the event that a player is genuinely upset at being shot at close range, he/she deserves no less than a sincere apology from the shooter. It is up to the referee/official to decide if additional action is needed.
Over Shooting
There is a 3 hit max.
• If any player gets hit and marked with more than 3 paintballs, a player from the opposite team must also be eliminated.
• On occasion, players will put themselves in a position where they are likely to get hit more than three times. When players do not object to receiving more than three shots on their person, no action will be taken; ultimately, it is for the referee/official to decide.
Blind Firing
• There is to be no blindfiring at any time.
• Players must be able to sight down the barrel of their paintball gun when shooting.
Also: Please refer to the Paintball Safety Sheet and Waiver, if you have any questions contact Harvey Elliott (Kämpfer).
1. I will play with honor and not wipe paint.
2. I will follow the rules of the game and accept the referee/official’s decision as final.
3. I will treat every paint gun as if it were loaded, and follow the rules of safe paintball gun handling.
4. I will keep my mask on while a game is in progress.
5. I will not deliberately make aggressive physical contact with another person; I will be polite and respectful to others.
Safe Paintball Gun Handling
I will handle all paintball guns as if they were a loaded weapon. Paintball guns are never to be fired in anger or used to intentionally injure other players. I WILL NEVER FIRE MY GUN AT ANYONE NOT WEARING A MASK!
WHEN MASKS ARE OFF:
- SAFETY IS ON!
- BARREL PLUG IS IN
- GUN IS POINTED AT THE GROUND
7 Possible Ways of Getting Eliminated From a Game
1. Raising your hands in the air i.e., the universal nonverbal "I'm out" hand signal
2. Saying the word "hit" or "out."
3. Having a paintball mark equal to or greater than the size of a paintball on you.
4. Having any grenade or landmine paint on you.
5. If someone bayonets you i.e., touches you with the barrel of a paintball gun.
6. If you leave the boundary of the field.
7. Displaying unsafe/unruly conduct.
Paint Checks
• 2 reasons for saying "paint check"
1. You are concerned for either your own or someone
else's safety.
2. You can't tell if you have been eliminated and need to be checked.
• Taking advantage of the paintcheck rule (in order to slow the progress of the game) is NOT ALLOWED
• During a paintcheck
- Play Stops…period.
- Put Safetys On, Barrel Plugs In, Point Guns Toward the Ground
- No Moving
• When a paintcheck is over the game will restart with a countdown once all players are ready.
• The exception to the paintcheck rule is when someone has "forward progress" on an objective ( i.e., going for the flag)
• If at anytime the ref says "Game On" the game resumes play.
Safe Distance Part I
There are many types of paintballers, each with his/her own preferences of playing style. So before you play a game make sure you know what is expected from you by both the referee/official and your fellow players. Some players will get very upset at being shot close up whereas others don't mind at all.Often newer players get "bunkered" because they stay behind their bunker without engaging: leaving their opponent little choice of how to engage. It is preferred that players work every possible angle before committing to a bunkering maneuver. Shooting a new player at close range is not a good way to keep them coming back. By doing so, we just might run off players that could be great additions to the game.
Safe Distance Part II
Safe distance of operation advisements set by manufacturers in the paintball industry has been as short as six feet and as long as twenty-five feet. If your INTENT is to shoot someone OR offer a surrender to someone, then your INTENT should be to do it at a safe distance.As always, when determining what a safe distance is, use your best judgement and play with honor.
Safe Distance Part III
In paintball, players will inevitably breach what some would consider a safe distance. During such times safe play is strongly encouraged:
• Can you take two steps to be at a safe distance?
• Can you bayonet the player?
• Can you get a shot on a tank, gun, foot, etc?
• Would calling paintcheck be a safe alternative?
• In the event that a player is genuinely upset at being shot at close range, he/she deserves no less than a sincere apology from the shooter. It is up to the referee/official to decide if additional action is needed.
Over Shooting
There is a 3 hit max.
• If any player gets hit and marked with more than 3 paintballs, a player from the opposite team must also be eliminated.
• On occasion, players will put themselves in a position where they are likely to get hit more than three times. When players do not object to receiving more than three shots on their person, no action will be taken; ultimately, it is for the referee/official to decide.
Blind Firing
• There is to be no blindfiring at any time.
• Players must be able to sight down the barrel of their paintball gun when shooting.
Also: Please refer to the Paintball Safety Sheet and Waiver, if you have any questions contact Harvey Elliott (Kämpfer).