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...
American Paintball League (APL) SoCal Open, Day 1 Recap

American Paintball League (APL) SoCal Open, Day 1 Recap

Feb 22, 2014 | Tournament

The first day of the American Paintball League at Camp Pendleton Paintball Park in Sunny San Diego is now in the books! Everyone was wondering how the new league would shape out, and so far it’s been a fun event. You couldn’t have picked a better venue, or...
Preseason Analysis: Tampa Bay Damage, The Small Stuff

Preseason Analysis: Tampa Bay Damage, The Small Stuff

Feb 14, 2014 | Analysis

Tampa Bay Damage has had a successful run the last two seasons. In the last 10 events they have been in the top three, 7 out of 10 times with 1 win each season. Making it to Sunday is hard enough, especially at the highest level, but making it that many times proves a...
Skills School with Pete Robinson: Teamwork, Communication

Skills School with Pete Robinson: Teamwork, Communication

Feb 12, 2014 | The Balls

As some of you guys may know, I was the US editor of the UK based publication, PGi [Paintball Games International] unfortunately the recession pillaged our industry of all its magazines which ended up nudging paintball commentary and coverage toward the internet. I’ve...
Jesse Stephens Leaves X-Factor: His Thoughts

Jesse Stephens Leaves X-Factor: His Thoughts

Feb 12, 2014 | Players & Teams

If you’re not familiar with the Cinderella story of Jesse Stephens; he is one of the players that happened to catch San Antonio X-Factor’s eye at tryouts during the beginning of the 2013 season. Stephens did not originally make it onto X-Factor, instead they went...