Paintball Field Liability Waiver

Series Summary

Paintball is a sport in which players use air or gas-powered guns which fire balls of paint to tag and eliminate other players from contention. There are numerous paintball games, like Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, and Elimination, and the most common forms of play include Woodsball and Speedball. There is a wide range of paintball gear and equipment available, but the helmet and goggles are most essential in safety and preventing serious injury. The popularity of paintball continues to grow in both pro leagues and amateur circles, and it is estimated that over 10 million people in the United States play the game annually.

In this free paintball lesson, you will learn about playing paintball at a commercial field. Expert Robert F. Stewart covers all aspects of your visit to a paintball battleground, from the waiver you have to sign to the types of cover you will encounter. Did you know most commercial fields set limits for how fast your gun can fire? Robert helps you to plan your paintball strategy by demonstrating how to use cover such as bunkers and bomb craters, as well as how to defend strongholds such as forts. Watch these clips and become a better paintball player.

Video Transcript

"Hi this is Robert Stewart with Hill13.com. So you've gathered up your friends on a Saturday and made it out to a local commercial field to play paintball. When you get there, before they are going to give you a gun and let you play you are going to have to sign one of these. This is a liability waiver. Without getting into a lot of mumbo jumbo the document basically states that if you get injured you will hold the field owner harmless. It s going to contain information such as your date of birth, emergency contact, your driver's license, home address, and your signature that tells the paintball owner that you indemnify him in and hold him harmless in case you are injured. Now if you are a minor you are going to have to bring along an adult and they are going to have to sign for you. If not you are not going to be able to play nor can another person besides your parent or guardian be responsible for you in that capacity so it has got to be one of those two. The reason being is that paintball if played improperly can be dangerous both to your eyes and to your body so it is a requirement at any reputable field."