Paintball is the 3rd largest sport in the world. The Sporting Goods Manufacturer's Association estimates that over 10 million people play yearly in the United States alone. Insurance statistics show that paintball is one of the safest sports in existence, even more so than tennis! NO LIE! There are 105 Universities with paintball clubs/programs, more than 11,600,000 players worldwide, 16 major magazines and 220 US leagues and events (including the NCPA[National Collegiate Paintball Association] http://www.college-paintball.com/index.html)
Our project is to help support the Univ of Idaho paintball team/club to travel along the Western USA to major events and tournies. One being in Seattle which is held by the NCPA. Also it would go to possibly setting up a field for practice. It will also provide funding for paint and rentals for people who are interested in paintball but dont have the money to play. Many tournies and events are held outside of Idaho and that means TONS of traveling and adventures. Paintball itself is an adventure also.