Speedball (paintball)
It was created in this way to give a better format for competitive paintball, both in playing and viewing the games.
Paintball was originally a recreational activity, but became a sport with the advent of organized speedball tournaments, professional teams making use of coaching, corporate endorsements, media coverage, and fan followings.
The term now encompasses just about any game where you start within shooting distance of the opposing team.
Because of the ability to transport and reconfigure inflatable bunkers, and the lower potential for injury due to players colliding with them, this type of field would eventually become the standard field type for most tournament paintball leagues in North America.
Because of the small size, generally less than 20,000 square feet, and openness of the field, proper positioning combined with restricting movement is a primary element of speedball tactics; the team who is better able to keep their opponents pinned behind cover while they themselves are free to move will have an enormous advantage.
Therefore, the number of shots fired by each player is significantly higher than in woodsball games.
The Millennium Series is Europe's national league and features rules and styles of game play similar to that of the PSP, NPPL and LAPPL.
Sponsorships, television endorsements, extensive media coverage, and nationwide events have all pushed the leagues into mainstream popularity.
Paintball Series guarantees fun with more than nine regular season games, culminating in a grand finale at Quebec's largest Speedball center.
For instance, PSP league rules place a 10.2 bps (balls per second) limit or "cap" on rate of fire, but allow a marker to "ramp" (shoot additional shots per trigger pull) when the trigger is pulled rapidly.
The circuitry of modern electro-pneumatic markers generally incorporates specific firing modes that follow each league's basic rules.
Modern speedball markers tend to be electro-pneumatic in design, and run off compressed air or nitrogen.
