NPPL 2011

[Florian]

National Professional Paintball League Board of Directors appoints new positions and structure for 2011:

Dear Players, Sponsors and Fans;

The 2011 Paintball season is about to begin. This year the NPPL will be celebrating its 18th year hosting tournaments, and 2011 is shaping up to be one of the best years yet. The NPPL Board of Directors recently held its annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada where they appointed a President and created a new internal team of professionals who will operate the League with the intention of running the most successful tournament series in the world.

Here is the new NPPL Team who will lead the sport into the future:

The NPPL is proud to announce the appointment of Mike Peverill as President of the NPPL. Mike comes to the NPPL with many years of experience not only as a former NPPL player and promoter of events, but also as a successful industry leader who runs paintball marketing and promotional seminars. Mike owns Pev’s Paintball and his field hosts the NPPL Washington DC Challenge. Mike is also an owner of the NPPL.

The league has also appointed Tom Cole to be the Commissioner. Tom will be responsible for the enforcement of the NPPL rules and running the PRO referee association. Tom will be present at each of the NPPL events assisted by Dan Perez and Gary Shows as Ultimate Referees.

Chuck Hendsch, former Commissioner and one of the owners of the NPPL will move into a Chief Operating Officer role focused on event logistics.

Bart Yachimec, owner of Edmonton Impact, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and will run the Board of Directors.

Frank Connell, owner Saint Louis Avalanche, is Vice President of Sales and will oversee Team Registration and Membership Services.

Dennis Olsen, owner Chicago Legend, is Chief Financial Officer handling accounting and finances.

Eric Crandall of San Diego Dynasty is General Manager and will focused on league contracts and negotiations.

Mike McDonald, owner Vancouver Vendetta, is Vice President of IT and will oversee the website, web cast and social media for the League.

Jeff Trainer, the newest owner of the NPPL, is Vice President of Marketing and will utilize his extensive business background and contacts to focus on non-endemic sponsorship, TV and promotions.

Stephen “Junior” Brown of Team XSV is Director of Sponsorship responsible for paintball industry sponsors and onsite sponsor coordination.

Rich Telford, owner Team XSV, is Director of the Rules Committee and responsible for the creation of new rules and changes to existing rules.

Valerie Evans is the League’s office manager and in charge of membership services. Jung Hong from Three on Designs handles graphic design and Chris Iaquinta form Splat Magazine handles media relations.

This team of individuals is the most experienced groups ever assembled in the sport of paintball, and is committed to running a professional tournament series. It is important to know that the majority of these positions are held by owner/members or individuals of the NPPL who do not take a salary but donate their time, as they are players who are passionate about our sport and want to see it grow. The NPPL is excited about the new team assembled and looks forward to a stellar 2011 season. Stay tuned towww.nppl.com for more 2011 changes and updates.<

[Florian]

achja, hier die termine:

* Event 1 Surf City USA Open Huntington Beach, CA. April 1st - 3rd, 2011
* Event 2 Chicago, IL May 20th-22nd, 2011
* Event 3 Washington D.C. September 16th - 18th, 2011
* Event 4 Las Vegas, NV November 11th- 13th, 2011

[weidex]

Is Professional Paintball going back on Television?

To some, paintball on television has been seen as the holy grail of paintball. Players, teams and industry members have long sought the nationwide exposure that mainstream television offers as a way to help broaden our acceptance and bring in outside money. Many paintball players rejoiced when in 2007 and 2008 the NPPL broadcast Xtreme Paintball; Beyond the Paint (IMDB), a TV show focused on the professional paintball circuit and the lifestyle of those players. Sources reported the show received respectable ratings but the bankruptcy filing by then NPPL parent company, Pacific Paintball, in 2008 sealed the series fate.

ProPaintball insiders report that the National Professional Paintball League has been meeting with ESPN to bring professional paintball back to television. Reports suggest the talks have included live web broadcast, television, and possibly Summer X-Games. ProPaintball insiders indicate that the first filming may take place as soon as the upcoming 2011 NPPL Surf City Open in Huntington Beach, CA.

While the NPPL offered no official confirmation, other comments did hint at a forthcoming announcement. Stay tuned.

[mr.b]

NPPL Paintball on ESPN3.com:

The National Professional Paintball League would like to announce the 2011 NPPL Surf City USA Open will be carried live from Huntington Beach, California on April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on ESPN3.com.

The NPPL has been the pinnacle of tournament paintball for 18 years, and is now once again on the ESPN family of networks. The NPPL previously worked with ESPN in 2006, bringing viewers the US Paintball Championships on ESPN2.

"The NPPL is extremely excited about the opportunity to be working with ESPN again to capture the sport of paintball for viewers on ESPN3.com," said Chuck Hendsch, Chief Operating Officer of the NPPL.

The league has assembled a first class film team of professional paintball cinematographers who will capture the essence of the game-exposing the adrenaline, excitement and emotion that is experienced by top paintball players worldwide. The show will be comprised of the best professional paintball teams in the world competing for prize money playing the popular game of capture the flag. The show will also provide pro player interviews, instant replays, expert commentating and analysis breaking down every move the players make.

Times, game schedule, viewing instructions and information will be posted on www.nppl.com.

About ESPN3.com

ESPN3.com is ESPN's live sports broadband network, giving fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers thousands of live, global sports events annually. It is available at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or cable TV video subscription from an affiliated service provider, and is currently available in more than 65 million homes. It is available via dozens of affiliated service providers nationwide, including Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Cox, Charter, Windstream, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.

About NPPL

The National Professional Paintball League is a Professional Paintball League committed to hosting the highest quality paintball tournaments for players, sponsors and spectators. Our vision is to provide a professional stage for players to compete on and spectators to watch. www.nppl.com