Outline The Importance Of Paintball

There are more people who sustain serious injuries golfing than playing paintball, so it is a very safe sport in comparison to more mainstream sports. Kids tend to get injured when playing paintball because of a lack of supervision, or lack of appropriate equipment. In this article I will outline what pointers you need to look for when booking paintball to make sure they stay safe.

Fully Trained Paintball Marshal's - Children tend to have much lower concentration spans than adults, and can easily get distracted during safety briefings and on the field. So it is essential to find a paintball centre that employs marshal's who have experience with managing children. These marshals will be able to keep the children more engaged and also will have a sharper eye when it comes to looking for children displaying dangerous behaviour on the …show more content…
Not all paintballing centres offer full head paintball goggles which in my opinion is irresponsible as paintball's can hit exposed area's such as the back of the head. If a child gets a paintball to the back of the head this could be extremely uncomfortable and potentially dangerous. Full Combat Suits : A good paintball centre will provide players with full combat suits. These suits will have built inbuilt padding on the joint area's such as the knee's and elbows. These can save your kid discomfort and protect their joints when they are diving around the paintball field. Body Armour : When your children are playing paintball body armour is essential. Paintball strikes to parts of the body such as the chest and the sternum can be extremely painful and potentially dangerous for children if they are not wearing body armour. The body armour will absorb a lot of the impact of the paintball's reducing the pain, or paintball's hitting