paintball Field of tomorrow
Here is an article I did for Face Full magazine on the Paintball fields or paintball field of tomorrow. I think you will like it, this should really help if your looking to start a paintball field.
The next evolution of Paintball fields.
When I was approached by this magazines Legendary editor to do this article I almost fell out of my chair. This topic is something I discuss with my customers almost everyday. Allow me to explain:
For over 15 years I have been working with field owners, helping them start profitable and stay profitable. I have seen just about every type of paintball field you can imagine, most of them not very good.
You see ” back in the day” paintball wasn’t really a sport it was more of a thrill seeking experience like skydiving or bungee jumping. You were the talk of the office when people herd you went paintballing over the weekend.
Obviously a lot has changed and paintball pretty much is recognized around the world as a sport, thanks to the NPPL,PSP and Millennium series.
What is just beginning to change is the type of paintball fields being opened. The norm used to be a dirt road, tipped over port a potties and a wooden shack where you get your rental guns, buy snacks and even get first aid. The owner was typically someone you would find working on the cars in the back of an old service station.
Enter the next evolution of Paintball fields. The new paintball field owners of today have a ” DISNEYLAND ” mentality. They invision a ” CLEAN FACILITY” with different ” Themes” to their park to cater to everyone.
Imagine if you will walking down main street of Disneyland or in this case our Paintball “Theme park”. To the left you see ” Clean” rest room facilities, to the right you see a grass or synthetic ” MONEY TURF” playground with a jumper or other things for the kids to play on. Next to that you see picnic tables in the shade for Mom’s to gather and talk.
As you continue walking to the right you see a sectioned off area for tournament players only with stadium seating and fields covered with” MONEY TURF” ( used by the NPPL) and SUP AIR bunkers. As you look closely you see shaded staging areas for the players as well as a special entrance and there own bathroom facilities.
To your left you see some themed speed ball arenas for the casual players. The bunkers can be assorted shapes and colors with a more relaxed atmosphere catering to new players or private groups.
As you continue walking you enter the ” WOODSBALL ” arena where the fields are bigger and more creative. Castles, Towns, Old helicopters and army jeeps abound and the smell of adventure is in the air.
That’s right folks there are facilities being constructed like this as we speak. Of course we all want one in our town tomorrow but like anything it takes some time. Case in point the NPPL that just happened in Huntington Beach. It wasn’t that long ago that these events were played in the woods with Pro’s staging out of there cars! Now look how much it’s grown, but again it took some time.
Fields like Challenge Park,SC Village & Hollywood Sports were some of the innovators to this new evolution. But the next wave will be bigger, better and cleaner!
I have the privilege to work with www.apiratesparadise.net , this a combination Waterpark/Paintball park with 5 ” MONEYURF” fields and a stadium! If I told you how small the town is that it’s being built in you wouldn’t believe me so check it out for yourself.
Also on www.moneypaintball.org we have designed and packaged a turn key ” Theme PARK”, for a lot less money than you would think. Perhaps you, YES YOU reading this article are part of this evolution. The time is now, the market is ready. The Number #1 industries in slow economic times are always ” Entertainment” because people want to forget there problems.
Get ready, it won’t be long until this next evolution is upon us!
Evan Money is the President of Moneypaintball.org,Moneyturf.org and is committed to taking paintball to the next level.