Paintball 101: Sponsorships, Part 1

Paintball 101: Sponsorships, Part 1

Mar 1, 2014 | The Balls

Every week the Social Paintball inbox is flooded with sponsorship requests. From teams wanting us to film them, filmmakers wanting us to hire them, or players and teams who are interested in getting our new Grit apparel for free, or at a discounted price. Sometimes we...
2013 Billings Township Open Recap

2013 Billings Township Open Recap

Jul 13, 2013 | Tournament

Saturday, July 6th brought paintball players from around the area to Albright Shores for the second annual Billings Township Open paintball tournament. Registration for the tournament began at 8:30am and by start of the first game at 10:00am nearly 20 players had...
Tough Customers: The Divisional Realm

Tough Customers: The Divisional Realm

May 13, 2013 | The Balls

The economic downturn was doubly worse for paintball. Leagues and companies were joined on the quest to achieve television nirvana. During the mid-2000s the industry was climbing rapidly up the ladder of discovery, just when the sport was trying to find itself, 2008...
A New Model for a Paintball Community

A New Model for a Paintball Community

May 4, 2012 | The Balls

There is a growing systemic problem in the paintball community which I feel needs to be addressed: the education and retention of new players. At the present moment too many players lack the fundamental skills of playing; necessary knowledge base to be truly competent...