Let's talk about tournament paintball and safety - (update from the NXL)





What happened to jump start this discussion?



On Saturday morning at the National Xball League (NXL) event, Trevor Resar of the professional paintball team LA Infamous collided with Chris Lloyd of Baltimore Revo at the large center "Win" bunker and lost his goggles. Trevor was apparently accidentally shot in the face point blank by Chris in the collision.



Chris Lloyd was the closest player to Trevor and he was the first one to get to him and dive on top of him to make sure he wasn't accidentally shot again. The referees were just steps behind him and the point was stopped.





Photo courtesy of Gary Baum of Paintball Photography





How did this happen?:



As I speak to different people in the industry, the same three things keep coming up:

Paintball goggles come with chin straps that aren't used. A chin strap most likely would have prevented Trevor's goggles from coming completely off.



that aren't used. A chin strap most likely would have prevented Trevor's goggles from coming completely off. Gun modes that ramp allow paintball markers to continue firing even after the trigger is not being pulled.



allow paintball markers to continue firing even after the trigger is not being pulled. The large center "Win" bunker (or Wall) prevents players from seeing each other even with two opposing players in it simultaneously. It encourages collisions because it is easy for both teams to make in alive and due to its size and shape, the easiest way to shoot the opposing player is to come around the side and shoot them point blank.



The real questions:



Was this a freak accident and no action is required?



Is tournament paintball as safe as it should be?



Do we have a duty to make paintball safer?







Before anyone gets too heated in here, please take a moment to appreciate the fact that this happened to a member of the paintball community and the prognosis on Trevor is good. And please take a moment to appreciate that Chris Lloyd was not being malicious and in fact, he was the first person there to help.





Update from the NXL

Quote: bctom1776 Originally Posted by First we are happy that Trevor was okay and able to be back at the event on Sunday to cheer on his team!



We will be doing something different with the W for World Cup. We have already come up with some ideas on interesting ways to use the W and I also see some good ideas here. We will be reviewing the incident to come up with ideas to avoid this type of accident. Nothing is off the table when it comes to player safety. Post your ideas on this thread. I we will do what is best for paintball and the people who play it.



Tom Cole This is one of those difficult threads to make, but this discussion has been going on all over PbNation, so I wanted to consolidate it here and invite everyone to take part in it. I've heard from lots of people in the industry in the last couple days and now I want to hear from members of the community.On Saturday morning at the National Xball League (NXL) event, Trevor Resar of the professional paintball team LA Infamous collided with Chris Lloyd of Baltimore Revo at the large center "Win" bunker and lost his goggles. Trevor was apparently accidentally shot in the face point blank by Chris in the collision.Chris Lloyd was the closest player to Trevor and he was the first one to get to him and dive on top of him to make sure he wasn't accidentally shot again. The referees were just steps behind him and the point was stopped.As I speak to different people in the industry, the same three things keep coming up:Was this a freak accident and no action is required?Is tournament paintball as safe as it should be?Do we have a duty to make paintball safer?Before anyone gets too heated in here, please take a moment to appreciate the fact that this happened to a member of the paintball community and the prognosis on Trevor is good. And please take a moment to appreciate that Chris Lloyd was not being malicious and in fact, he was the first person there to help.

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