The Safety of Paintball
There is a huge misconception that paintball is an unsafe sport. The media portrays it as a game of violence and warfare. We, as paintball players and promoters, can fight this image by continuing to promote paintball safety, and by showing the public statistics like these:
Sports Injuries Report*
Yearly Injuries per 1000 Participants
Water Skiing (260.84)
Wrestling (36.46)
Football (30.17)
Baseball (28.42)
Hockey (21.92)
Basketball (19.76)
Soccer (12.59)
Boxing (11.34)
Gymnastics (10.49)
Volleyball (4.03)
Snow Skiing (2.99)
Racquetball (2.77)
Tennis (2.77)
Fishing (1.43)
Golf (1.22)
Archery (0.85)
Bowling (0.47)
Paintball (0.24)
*Information supplied by the National Injury Information Clearinghouse of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C.
Look at that people! Out of 1000 paintball players, only a quarter of one player is seriously injured! I attribute this to the industry’s emphasis on paintball safety. So keep it up everyone, and don’t shoot any eyes out anytime soon.
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