standardization in our hobby...

[beenutt]

Ok, here is a subject that has been talked about for a long time but I would like to open up the topic again. Electric football - can it grow without some type of standardization?

One of the greatest things about electric football is that we can play the game with our own preferences - starting with solitaire and even in our own regional leagues. Some people like using the passing sticks. Some people play with dividers. Some use a 3.2 weight scale, some have 4.0, some have no limits. Some play on small fields and others on monster boards. We can play how we are used to playing and we play according to what we like. I enjoy this part of the game but does it limit how much this hobby can grow? Can we grow the game nationally if every one is playing a different variation?

I guess we need to ask ourself - What do we want this hobby to become? For myself, I'd like to see us on ESPN 2 televising the national championship of electric football. I think it would make for great TV - at least more exciting the paintball championships.

I look forward to hearing from the electric football world on this on.

beenutt