Paintball is a growing recreational activity, as well a sport. Paintball is becoming more and more recognized nationally as a sport every year. As with all school sports, paintball should be included! There are less popular sports in America, that are played in high school, such as rugby and lacrosse. Why shouldn't paintball be played in school?
Some people may think that paintball violates school rules, so on and so forth. But technically, paintball isn't a firearm. There's actually no such thing as a paintball "gun", only paintball markers. Paintball is much different than most people view it, and after playing it, people may realize that this is a sport very suitable for schools.
The NCPA, or National Collegiate Paintball Association, is a growing group of teams, including college and even high school students. More high schools are accepting paintball as a sport and adding it to their curriculum, as students have requested. It's all about the students! If there is a group of students that are dedicated enough, paintball can be added to the school curriculum without a doubt!
Some schools may question the safety of paintball. There are many rules and regulations to the playing of paintball, and when followed, paintball is much safer than almost all other sports. Paintball is actually one of the safest sports offered at any school. Tennis is actually considered a more dangerous sport than paintball; there are many more injuries, and many more serious injuries at that.
Since paintball is coming into more and more schools in the United States, and some in other nations, it is to be expected that there are going to be tons of new paintball players, as well as a spike in demand for paintball products. Schools will rapidly start accepting paintball, because it's much safer than other sports, and students are going to be much more interested in the sport of paintball than sports which are already in the school curriculum.
As new sports are added to the school curriculum, students become much more interested in the newer sports. This doesn't necessarily mean a decrease in the interest of other sports, rather people becoming more interested in sport all together. If new students can be added to after school clubs and sports which are paintball related, one more goal of the school system will be accomplished.
So consider paintball a sport. I don't want to ever hear anyone challenge paintball as to whether or not it's a sport. It requires more dedication, strength, agility, and team work than any other sport I've ever played. So think again.
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