Monday, July 14, 2008

"Paintballs to Fire" OR nurses New ways of Adventure...


I'm an Operating room nurse at one of the hospital here in Iloilo City. Everyone know for a fact that being in a healthcare system, we've been confronted with a very exhausting and busy routine life.One of these is over stressed in facing challenging surgeries everyday.

I with my co-nurses and friends decided to go out together for a new adventure. Last July 13 when I was off from work we trailed to Adventure Park, its is located near by mountain areas of Barangay Aluguisok,Guimaras Island.I tag my brother along with us to be added on the team.



Paintball seems popular since 1980's. We decided to take risk once a year.. We have discover our movement , strategy and skill, action and adventure. There's a lot for you to know first before engaging in the said activity. There's a certain safety rules of the game to be followed and the game plan to be establish by teams before the game will start.



Safety rules:

1.Wear mask or head gear at all times
2.Do not drink and play
3.No blind firing
4.Allow surrenders
5.Do not shoot the opponent when 4 meters away instead use knife kill
6. Use safety plugs mode on loaded guns
7.use common sense



Equipments needed for each player are the mask or head gear, body support vest, hopper, air tanks and paintballs. Outdoor or woods clothing is highly recommended.

Team strategies are also given importance; First, Establish boundaries before the game begins.We have to make sure that we talk about the walk around the field and clearly indicate the boundaries to make sure the area is safe.The bases of the opposite teams are not in viewed with each other.



Secondly, Mark the Dead end. Is the area that is off the field where your men of your team or opponents go after when they are eliminated. Ideally it should be far enough off the field where the gears are located.


There should be a game objective or mission to accomplish to be made before the game is set on. We have to make sure that everyone knows the goal of the game weather it is capture the flag or ellimination game. Special rules are being broadcast to us by our game marshals.


Time limit is also being observe. Nobody wants to play the game forever with neither team is moving.Our terms should be both teams are divided in equal number of players. The start begins when two teams are both ready in their respective bases. When one team calls out that they are ready, the other team should respond when they are ready too as so, the marshal will call the game as "game on".


A player is hit if a paintball leaves a solid mark everywhere on the players body equipments. Splatter after occurs when a paintball does not break on a person by on nearby surface and the paint bounces into the player.

Paintball checks is done when a hit is made on the body parts.When a person was hit he or she will exit in the game and out of the field,if not hit on major body parts otherwise returned to previous position and resume the game when the marshal whistle to ready to fire.

Walking off the field is done when the player is hit and they must raise their guns over their head and shout that they are hit is called. Victory of the game is announced when the mission or objective of the game is completed. All players in the field should be notified at once. Do not removed the mask until the barrel plug for safety is being place in all loaded guns.


We enjoyed on our escapades in every competition and movement of out teammates.I have learn and value sportsmanship. Enhance my skills and setting better strategy or game plan. We also tried rappelling right after our game.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's nice :)...

 
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