ProPaintball.com Reports Return of NPPL Team Arsenal Kidz

One of the NPPL’s highlight Divisional teams is returning to the series. Arsenal Kidz is a team based of players from the U.S. Northeast. We are told that a few old school ‘Kidz will be filling out the roster.

Fans will recall the success of the Arsenal Kidz in the NPPL. Taking home consistent 1st place finishes and dominating Divisional play in the NPPL, the return of the team will no doubt breathe new life into the restructuring Arsenal franchise. Arsenal Kidz were one of few outstanding teams from the Northeast to bring national interest to the region. At the time- it seemed there was no stopping the Arsenal Kidz, but with a variety of Arsenal franchise teams at the time, the Kidz would eventually dissolve.

As we reported earlier Today, Tom Fore, Owner of the Arsenal franchise, will indeed be involved with the development of the team. It is reported to be the farm team we mentioned earlier. Rick Carver (from OXCC) is said to be making strides with team management and that the team will be based out of Outdoor Xtreme Chesapeake City (OXCC) Paintball Park of Chesapeake City, Maryland.

The Mid Atlantic Paintball league has unveiled a list of 2012 prizes. Do you and your team want to win paintball guns and gear? Check out the latest on the leagues entree fees, prizes, and more.

2012 Division Entry Prices

3 Man (D2/3) – Entry – $150

3 Man (D4/5) – Entry -  $150

5 Man (D2/3) – Entry – $250

5 Man (D4/5) – Entry – $250

 

http://www.maplseries.com/pricing—prizes.html

The MAPL is excited to announce that all information for the upcoming 2012 season will be released during half time of the Super
Bowl. This information includes the MAPL’s new website launch, league divisions, prize packages, and many new additions that will enhance the players tournament experience, such as our “Player Steering Committee”. The MAPL and its sponsors have spent a lot of time, energy, and resources to bring regional tournament paintball to a level it has never seen before. We look forward to a fantastic year of paintball with our players, sponsors, and friends.

The MAPL has already launched it’s new Facebook page. We will be releasing all of our league information here, as well as on our website. Make sure to “Like” the page so you can get the latest updates and be eligible for our give-a-ways that will be happening all season.

www.facebook.com/maplseries

Remember to check out our website at half time of the Super Bowl for this seasons details!

www.maplseries.com

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ProPaintball insiders report that Sup’Air is preparing to unveil an upgrade kit for the 2012 Paintball Sports Promotions (PSP) regulation paintball field.

Are more bunkers coming to paintball fields?

The current Sup’Air paintball bunker set for PSP fields comes in at 44 pieces. According to inside information made available to ProPaintball, the upgrade kit will feature 8 new bunker pieces. While we are not sure if these will be in addition to, or designed to replace existing bunkers, ProPaintball insiders report the new bunker kit will primarily effect the snake side play.

Is the paintball field changing?

ProPaintball insiders mentioned that Sup’Air has been looking for ways to reduce the cost and increase the life span of the paintball field kits. Unfortunately these changes will come a price tag of $1100.00 per 2012 upgrade kit.

The community has long called for adjustments of field layouts to open competitive paintball to players of different shapes and sizes. Fields have requested that Sup’Air end the yearly bunker upgrade kits to help reduce costs and standardize play. Unfortunately it does not appear that upgrade kits are going anywhere in the near future. However, the addition of 6-8 new bunkers raises some interesting possibilities.

What is your opinion? What adjustments can we make to improve paintball game play?

Discussion Board: NPPL 2012 New Rules and Regulations

We want to hear from YOU on the latest changes in the NPPL.

In a recent newsletter on behalf of the NPPL it is revealed that new rules and regulations will be set in place for 2012.

The most important change coming to the NPPL in 2012 seems to include a required ROF-fi technology (produced by Virtue Paintball LLC.) to be attached to all electronic paintball markers used in the NPPL (NPPL ROF Document). This technology is said to track player rate of fire statistics using Wifi (RF signals) which report data to a virtual NPPL “hub” (NPPA Ranking system) among other variants.

“The network effects of automatically “sharing” some of your key stats with thousands of Facebook friends, Twitter followers, etc. can not be overlooked. With Rof-fi statistics, paintball has a chance to not  only legitimize itself as a serious, high tech sport, but to leverage the network-effects of social media to increase awareness and interest in the sport of paintball.” (More information on the ROF-fi system).- Virtue Paintball LLC

This all sounds well and good on paper but we must ask what is the responsibility of a “piggy-back” chip technology produced by Virtue in line with NPPL regulations and marketing principles?

Additional questions arise-

Will the NPPL produce media and marketing campaigns beyond social networking based on this information? It is almost assured. Clearly, social media is a valuable means to an end but there is no explanation on how players, advertising or provided sponsorship will directly benefit or be affected. How will the NPPL use such information past this idealist future? This isn’t the first time such a system has been suggested or the description of a utopian paintball world pitched by a private company or Major League Paintball.

How does one improve a faulty system of authority by automating results they themselves did not create? Should the NPPL do so?

Case by case, most players would agree that the basis for this decision, unregulated rate of fire, is not the root cause of the issue: a league which has understandably lost participants due to poor reffing and bad calls is the problem. Rather it is suggested the required use of this product is the extension of a surface context, a mismanagement of the rules and a clear avoidance of fair and proper policy made in part by the NPPL.

Why require anything at all? The argument is cicular in this case.

The regulation change does not go to address the actions of players but instead requires the collective into justifying a product placement. With such a valuable asset as automated and processed analytical information, where is the transparency provided for fans, players and teams? What assurances can be made? Will players be rewarded for producing and providing this information as participants under the NPPL/NPPA—and if not, what incentive is provided to play by the rules and use this technology? Is there any at all?

Are there any protections given towards the players for using this technology? What about their personal information? There are none listed or cited.

Despite misgivings, the technology is sound and stands to benefit major attraction for end users. That isn’t the issue- nor is the thought of a required purchase. There is a clear disconnect that somehow using technology will improve performance in officiating results on behalf of the NPPL regulatory staff and that by requiring such integration, everyone will benefit. Based on the working history of the league- we must disagree.

We want to know what you think.

Comment and share your thoughts with us- we would like to hear from YOU on this issue.

The West Coast Paintball Players League and ProPaintball.com are proud to unveil the layout for Event 1. We invite you to and your team to compete in the premier West Coast “Race-To” Regional paintball series, starting off with event 1 on February 25th-26th, 2012. For those unaware, the WCPPL features the premier format, match style play and regulation fields. During the off season we had a chance to catch up with League owners Jessica and Mike Hinman. Based on what we have heard and seen, this WCPPL season will be off the hook!

ProPaintball is proud to unveil the WCPPL Field Layout for Event 1.

Be sure to print a copy and set up your local field!

West Coast Paintball Players League Field Layout 1, Breakout

West Coast Paintball Players League Field Layout 1, Side View

West Coast Paintball Players League Field Layout 1, Grid View

The West Coast Paintball Players League is known for professional reffing, tier 1 event management, and prize packages worth tens of thousands of dollars. To top it all off, the PSP has announced a partnership with the WCPPL to help expand competitive paintball on the regional level. Rumors are circulating that brand new scoreboards and a possible webcast are inline for 2012. Stay tuned!

WCPPL Registration is filling up fast. Sign up your team today!

The battle between the NPPL and PSP seems to be heating up. Earlier today we learned that Tony Mineo, former NXL commissioner and PSP field supervisor, has joined the NPPL. This move follows the recent rumor that NPPL Commissioner Tom Cole had quit to pursue other opportunities. In addition to running the UWL, Cole is said to be joining the PSP to help manage the affiliate leagues.

Tony Mineo, pro paintball commissioner, walking with his family. Photo via Warpig.com

View for the Deadbox has more on the Tony Mineo rumors. Interestingly enough, it appears that the NPPL has been listening to our complaints all along. According to the VFTD article, the NPPL laid down some serious money to bring Tony and several of of the PSP referees across with him.

This move, timing aside, was originally considered as a way to resolve reffing problems in the NPPL given that the general consensus has been for some time that the PSP’s pro refs (and staff) were the best in the business. Cole’s move may have precipitated the NPPL’s push to make this happen right now but it isn’t or wasn’t a new idea. It is rumored that the NPPL has not only offered Mineo a pile of cheese but also an ownership stake (better get that in writing, Tony) and autonomy in organizing and overseeing the officiating of NPPL events. It is rumored but unsubstantiated that part of the deal was to pull as many of the PSP trained refs over as possible.

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The existence of two major leagues has been a sharp debate in recent years and whatever else anyone thought of either league they offered, between them, more options for the players. Those days are ending–at least with regards to these two particular leagues. Intended or not this move by the NPPL is a declaration of war and it won’t be over until one or both of the current major leagues is finished. It would behoove the players and teams to think long and hard about what they want and what they hope for in a major league paintball future and decide accordingly. Except of course the paintball half life of too many making such decisions is so short they won’t (and don’t) know what is potentially at stake. As VFTD as been saying for some time it is the industry that will have to choose–and it is no longer a choice they can put off. Choose wisely.

Read the rest of article at View for the Deadbox.

Is this the begining of a new major league war?

We just received word that the PSP will be offering a 10% discount for teams that prepay the 2012 season entry fees. This is a great chance to save your paintball team some cash. Check out the official release below;

2012 Season Entry Fees – Save 10%!   

 Registration for all 2012 PSP Events is open NOW at www.PSPEvents.com!

 

 

 

PSP 2012 Entry Fees, Prizes and Series Standings  

 

January 5, 2012 - Pay your season’s entry fees before PSP Galveston registration closes and save 10% on the season! Pay online through APPA by selecting the “Season Entry Fee” event, or contact Camille@pspevents.com to pay by cashier’s check or wire transfer.  Full 2012 calendar of events is listed at the bottom of this message.

 

Professional RaceTo-7

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $12600

Event Entry Fee: $2800

 

Event Prizes:

1st – $10,000, Plaque and Medals

2nd – $4,000, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 1 RaceTo-5

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $12600

Event Entry Fee: $2800

 

Event Prizes:

1st – $5,000, 1/2 RaceTo-5 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – $2,000, 1/2 RaceTo-5 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 2 RaceTo-5

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $12870

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $10350

Galveston, Phoenix and New Jersey Entry Fee: $2800

Chicago and World Cup Entry Fee: $2950

 

Event Prizes:

1st $2,500, 1/2 RaceTo-5 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd $1,000, 1/2 RaceTo-5 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd 1/2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 3 RaceTo-4

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $11970

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $9630

Galveston, Phoenix and New Jersey Entry Fee: $2600

Chicago and World Cup Entry Fee: $2750

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 4 RaceTo-4

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $11970

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $9630

Galveston, Phoenix and New Jersey Entry Fee: $2600

Chicago and World Cup Entry Fee: $2750

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 RaceTo-4 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Masters RaceTo-4

World Cup Entry Fee: $2550

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free Masters Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 Masters Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – Plaque and Medals

 

Division 2/3 RaceTo-2

World Cup Saturday Afternoon Entry Fee: $1100

 

Event Prizes:
1st – 25% of all entry fees from this division, Medals and Plaques
2nd – 15% of all entry fees from this division, Medals and Plaques
3rd – 10% of all entry fees from this division, Medals and Plaques

 

Division 3 RaceTo-2

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $4230

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $3420

Galveston, Phoenix or New Jersey Entry Fee: $900 (Friday Prelims), $1000 (Saturday Prelims)

Chicago Entry Fee: $1000 (Saturday Prelims)

World Cup Entry Fee: $1000 (Friday Prelims); $1100 (Saturday Prelims)

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 4 RaceTo-2 

 

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $4230

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $3420

Galveston, Phoenix or New Jersey Entry Fee: $900 (Friday Prelims), $1000 (Saturday Prelims)

Chicago Entry Fee: $1000 (Saturday Prelims)

World Cup Entry Fee: $1000 (Friday Prelims), $1100 (Saturday Prelims)

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Division 5 RaceTo-2

World Cup Entry Fee: $1000 (Friday Prelims); $1100 (Saturday Prelims)

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 RaceTo-2 Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

Open Pump RaceTo-2

5-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $2250

4-event Season Entry Fee (Save 10%): $1800

Event Entry Fee: $500

 

Event Prizes:

1st – Free Pump Entry, Plaque and Medals

2nd – 1/2 Pump Entry, Plaque and Medals

3rd – 1/2 Pump Entry, Plaque and Medals

 

 

Late Pump Registration and Pump Pick-Up Teams!

 

Registration for Pump will remain open until 6 PM Saturday at each event. Don’t have a pump team? Sign up for the Pump Pick-Up team, pay your share of the entry, and we’ll put you on a team with other Pump Pick-Up players!

 

 

2012 Season Standings:

 

Pro and Division 1: Top 5 scores count

Divisions 2, 3, and 4 and Pump: Double World Cup score plus Top 3 other scores count

 

 

2012 Season Prizes to be Added Soon!

 

 

 

Fine Print:

 

Teams paying 4-event season entry fees should sign up for events they would like to play prior to the 1st registration deadline for the event. Late fees will apply if a team signs up for or drops from an event after the 1st registration deadline for that event.

 

5-man Season Entry Fees are for Friday Prelims at Texas, Phoenix, New Jersey and World Cup and Saturday Prelims at Chicago. Teams may move from Friday to Saturday prelims for $90.

 

Free PSP Entry Fee prizes must be redeemed at a 2012 PSP event, except prizes earned at the 2012 PSP World Cup may redeemed at any 2013 PSP Event. All Free/Discounted PSP Entry Fee prizes are non-combinable and non-transferable and may not be sold, traded or bartered. The roster of the team redeeming a discounted/free entry fee must have a minimum number of players (4 for RaceTo-4/5/7; 3 for RaceTo-2) in common with the roster that won the discounted/free entry fee. Roster changes that result in the minimum not being met will require the full entry fee be paid or disqualification. Teams redeeming free RaceTo-2 Entry Fee prizes may be scheduled in either the Friday or Saturday prelim session at the discretion of PSP, or may lock in a Saturday prelim session for $

100.

 

2012 PSP Calendar of Events

 

Event #1: PSP Galveston Island

Galveston Island Paintball, Galveston, TX

March 9 – 11, 2012

 

Event #2: PSP Phoenix Open

University of Phoenix Glendale Soccer Grounds, Glendale, AZ

April 20 – 22, 2012

 

Event #3: PSP Chicago Open

CPX Sports Park, Joliet, IL

June 21 – 24, 2012

 

Event #4: PSP New Jersey

TopGun Paintball, Cream Ridge, NJ

August 10 – 12, 2012

 

Event #5: PSP World Cup

Fantasy of Flight, Orlando, FL

October 18 – 21, 2012

As we reported last week- EXPLICIT would be adding new faces to their roster. Tyler Harmon, Neil Eberle, and Ryan Podesta are reported to be joining the team for 2012!

The news first came in this afternoon care of San Francisco EXPLICIT team owner Rob Montiero about their addition of Tyler Dean Harmon. Rob had also posted on ProPaintball.com Discussion Board, PbNation and Facebook about the new pick up. This news was then followed by the confirmation of Pro player Ryan Podesta joining the team.

Last week, ProPaintball spoke with Rob about the Explicit pro team’s outlook for the 2012 season and while he wouldn’t specifically name any Pro roster players, we had a feeling Rob wasn’t just pulling our leg. Tyler Harmon and Ryan Podesta will make an invaluable addition to the team.

2012 is right around the corner- find out about the new AXBL website!

AXBL Lite Paintball League

The new season of the AXBL is firing up with a new look for 2012- http://www.axbl.us

Here you can find league rules, prizes, photos, videos, event listing and more. The league is an XBall exclusive format league. In association with the PSP prizes can include free admission to the PSP World Cup. For 2012, the following are updates on the site.

Southwest Division:

• Event #1: February 19th, 2012 at Paintball Zone (Houston, TX)

• Event #2: May 6th, 2012 at X-Factor Paintball Park (San Antonio, TX)

• Event #3: June 10th, 2012 at Cousins Paintball (Dallas, TX)

• Event #4: September 9th, 2012 at Paintball Zone (Houston, TX)

Dan Napoli and Planet Eclipse have made a master piece of an episode in this episode of Artifact. Catch up with narrator Matty Marshall as he walks us through the story of Upton 187 cRew, winners of the 2011 PSP D1 Series Championship and 2011 PSP World Cup in Division 1. This is their story.

Click here to view the embedded video.

FULL EPISODE. Planet Eclipse presents “Four Words” the third episode in season 2 of Artifact, the acclaimed action sports documentary series presented by Planet Eclipse, producers of the world renowned EGO,GEO, ETEK, and ETHA paintball markers.

“Four Words” follows the top-ranked amateur paintball team in the country, Upton 187 cRew, a collection of players from outside of Boston, as they descend on Lakeland, Florida, and the PSP World Cup of paintball.

Leading the amateur division going into the final event in the series, Upton holds the rare opportunity to earn a pro spot, fulfill their 7-year dream, and make the statement that every young, aspiring tournament player desires-”We are going pro.”

Artifact is presented by Planet Eclipse, in association with Deep Elm Records, and produced by Disconnected Media.

The series is narrated by Matt Marshall, a retired professional paintball player and renowned commentator, and writer.

“Four Words” features music by (in order of appearance) Athletics (intro & outro music), Evidence, Red City Radio, The Skylife, and +/- (plus/minus). I

Artifact is directed by veteran action sports filmmaker Dan Napoli.

This 24-minute documentary episode s available for purchase in downloadable I-tunes & I-tunes device format from the Planet Eclipse digital download store, available from their website.

Copyright 2011 & 2012 Planet Eclipse. All music licensed and used by permission.