Who Cares What Happens in the NPPL?
Other than creating an interesting topic for the rec.sport.paintball newsgroups, incidents at NPPL events or other high level amateur events effect very few people directly and immediately. Right? Wrong! Pro and high level amateur teams and players add up to less than one percent of the paintball playing population. However, the NPPL is looked to by many players and industry people as the measuring stick of the industry. Proof of this can be found in the “rate of fire” debate that went on for more than a year, and the “full face protection” rule that was enforced in 1996. People in the know realize that the NPPL is a trend setting platform and that many recreational players emulate the pro players. This is also the place where the ESPN’s of the corporate world will look to if paintball is to ever be taken seriously as a sport. What Can Be Done? What Should Be Done? We all know that teams judging teams doesn’t work. This is the biggest problem the NPPL is facing and has faced since its
