Lawrence Abernathy's Paintball Articles

Breaking News: Tampa Bay Damage without Edwards for NPPL Chicago Open

May 14, 2012 | Players & Teams

Update: May 15, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Jason Edwards To Play Chicago Open with Tampa Bay Damage Social Paintball’s Israel Lagares is reporting that back player Jason Edwards (Back, NPPL score of 74, ranked 2nd, 13th PBA) will not be making the trip to the second NPPL...

A New Model for a Paintball Community

May 4, 2012 | The Balls

There is a growing systemic problem in the paintball community which I feel needs to be addressed: the education and retention of new players. At the present moment too many players lack the fundamental skills of playing; necessary knowledge base to be truly competent...

How Video, Not Statistics, Will Change the Game of Paintball

May 3, 2012 | Analysis

Statistics. They are great, or at least have been so far, and we have all seen a myriad of articles on how they will “change the game.” But I am not so sure they are going to provide anything more than a deeper way of fan interaction and a way to document the game in...

The Playbook: Houston Heat Edition

May 2, 2012 | Analysis

Every team that achieves excellence has a mix of good things happening for them at the right time. It takes hard work, dedication, talent and good coaching in order to reach the pinnacle of the game and transcend into mythology of a sport. This year, we have seen the...

Ryan Martin Signs with LA Critical for the Remainder of the 2012 NPPL Season

Apr 26, 2012 | Players & Teams

Los Angeles Critical has just signed Ryan Martin to the squad. Martin currently plays on the Los Angeles Ironmen in the PSP Series, but will play the remainder of the 2012 NPPL season with Critical, playing both leagues. “We are very excited to have Ryan Martin...