Rules and Regulations 3 / 5 MAN
Open Class. Anyone can participate. Any team playing with an unrostered player will be disqualified from the event and all points forfeited. 4 players per roster or 6 players per roster for respective tournament. 1 alternate only.
Beginner Class. Less than 1 year tournament experience per person on roster. Any team playing with a player that has 1 year or more tournament experience will be disqualified from the event and all points forfeited.
The field must have a weather alert radio on site and phone numbers for emergency services. There must be someone trained in first aid present at all times during the tournament.
There must be a minimum of two parking spaces per team, not including parking for event staff. There must have enough room for an 8 ft. traffic aisle per direction.
This area must have a solid access road meaning gravel and not just a light covering of it. If cars get stuck it is the field owners’ responsibility to get the cars out or they will be charged for each car stuck. The field owner is responsible for paying the tow truck service if one is needed.
The air stations must be centrally located to all the playing fields (See Field Standards, Field Criteria Paragraph 6 for more info about air). The paintball field must supply 1 qualified person to man each station for the rush at the beginning of the day then only as needed. The beginning of the day shall be defined as from the time that registration begins until the end of the first round.
There must be at minimum enough staging area for 32 teams. There must be at minimum a 10’x10’ area with 3’ walk area.
The staging area must be centrally located to all playing fields. The staging area must be netted if the fields are not so as no player is in danger of being hit by a stray shot. The staging area must have a target range with at least one (1) chronograph for teams to tune their markers so that they do not have to use the chronographs at the fields. This target range must be completely netted. The staging area must have a proper scoreboard so teams can keep track of running scores. The paintball field must supply enough clean outhouses for the event (1 outhouse for every 12 teams). Special consideration will be given to fields with accessible indoor plumbing.
The paintball field is responsible for a safely netted viewing area for spectators to watch or offering rental goggles for the un-netted areas.
There will be a minimum of space necessary for two fields.
All fields must be concept fields. Concept fields include speedball, hyperball, and airball. Minimum size per field will be 80 ft. width X 150 ft. length, area of 12,000 sq. ft. Adjustments can be made with 2/3 approval from both the executive and field committees but must be done at least 6 weeks prior to the event date. The maximum size of a field will be 35,000 sq. ft. There will be a minimum of 19 bunkers, each with a minimum area of 9 sq. ft. and minimum height of 2 ft There will be a minimum of 16 armbands per field; 8 per color. Minimum of (1) 4500psi & (1) CO2 fill stations. The 4500psi fill station can be waived by the Field Committee if there are adequate 3000psi bulk tanks to supply the event with all day air. Must have a person qualified in first aid identified and on site. All fields must be clear of any hazards, roots, stumps, fallen limbs, holes, stones and all forms of trash, broken glass, rusty car parts, jagged metal and such. All field borders will be free of doglegs, and no section of border will be constructed in such a manner that allows players to shoot over a boundary and back onto the playing field. Both players and refs should be able to move freely on game fields, and game fields should not contain significant wet or swamp areas, dense undergrowth and the like to impede free movement. Start Box / Dead Box will be 6’ from the back tape, centered on the narrowest boundary. Dimensions will be 8’W X 6’H with netting to protect players while they are in the dead box. Bottom of field netting must be anchored to restrict it from blowing up The spectator viewing area shall be marked off and no closer than 3 ft from the field netting. Fields must be properly netted where needed as required by insurance and as needed for proper spectator safety. All field boundaries must be clearly marked with proper marking tape or at least have 2 foot long tape streamers hanging every 10 feet from rope boundary line. Also the boundary tape should be hung at between 3 and 4 feet high and clear of any obstructions. Each field must be balanced in bunker layout. Each field must be fair as to where one end does not have a decisive advantage over the other.
Each starting station must be clearly marked either by painted poles or by wrapping marking tape around them. Each flag station must be clear of any obstructions. Each flag station must be equal distance to the center flag and have clear running lanes and shooting lanes to the center flag. The center flag station must also be clearly marked in the same fashion as the starting stations, and clear of any obstructions. Center flag shall be placed no higher than 5ft from the ground.
Armbands must be at least 2 inches in width and long enough to fit around the upper arm and constructed so that they are adjustable in length and can be firmly affixed to the arm. The sets of arm bands will be of contrasting colors as to be easily distinguishable. Armbands shall be worn on the left upper arm.
Flags will be a minimum of 12 inches wide and 14 inches long. Flags may be of any solid color. Event information and sponsors may be printed on the flags.
Each player may only wear one layer of underclothing consistent with the weather of the day for all but unseasonably cold weather. This shall consist of, at minimum, one pair of under shorts and one short or long sleeve T-shirt. Each player may only wear one pair of full-length pants and only long-sleeved jacket, shirt or jersey either button or pullover style, as long as the colors on the outer garment are not the same as any armbands, flags, refs apparel or paint chosen for the event. No multi-colored or patterned clothing that makes it difficult to see or distinguish a splat mark (such as "Hawaiian shirts") will be allowed. Players must wear pants or shirts or jackets that fit well. Players may not wear oversized clothing. If a ref deems that a players clothing is oversized, the ref may require new attire or make temporary adjustments using tape, pins, etc.. Players may not wear jackets, shirts and or pants which are made out of highly absorbent material, such as felt or fleece, or a highly padded or slick nature, such as rubber or plastic. If a player is found to be wearing such material, then he will be required to obtain and wear suitable replacement clothing. Padding in Garments will be limited to elbow, forearm, knee, shin, & hips, provided that the padding has not been modified from the manufacturer's original form. Any other soft padding in garments is prohibited unless it is manufactured as such. Players may wear a single pair of gloves, with or without full fingers. Gloves may be padded. Players may wear neck protection of a single layer. Arms and legs must be fully covered.
Players must wear goggles manufactured for use in paintball games in good repair and with lenses that are not damaged. all goggles must be ASTM approved. Players must wear full face protection. No facemask modifications other than Manufacturer's allowance. Players must wear ear protection. T-Shirts, bandanas and goggle straps are not considered ear protection. No modifications allowed. Players may wear forearm and elbow protection, provided that the padding on such has not been modified from the manufacturer's original form. Such protection may be worn over or under clothing. Padding in Garments will be limited to elbow, forearm, knee, shin, & hips, provided that the padding has not been modified from the manufacturer's original form. Any other soft padding in garments is prohibited unless it is manufactured as such. Players may wear shin and knee protection, provided that the padding has not been modified from the manufacturer's original form. Such protection may be worn over or under clothing. Male players may wear groin protection and female players may wear breast protection.
Players may use a single, 68 caliber, pump or semi automatic paintball marker, which consists of a single barrel, a single trigger and a gravity feed style magazine. Double action triggers are prohibited. All markers must have a trigger guard firmly mounted to the marker. All markers with any form of external velocity adjuster must be modified in such a way such that the velocity adjuster is not readily accessible during the course of the game. Depending upon make or model of the markers, some may require beaver tails and or tournament caps or may require multiple tourney caps. All tourney locks/caps, regardless of mechanical or electronic must be in place and activated. Autococker type markers, or markers with an externally accessible cocking rod, are required to have a Beaver Tail. Markers may fire at any rate of fire, and may shoot any number of paintballs, provided that no more than one burst of gas and one paintball are delivered down the barrel for each pull and release of the trigger. A trigger pull is defined as a conscious mental effort to pull and release the trigger. Trigger bounce is not allowed. There must be only one ball projected for each pull and release of the trigger. Bounce is described as, but not limited to, the switch in the gun giving more than one electronic "pull" signal per pull and release of the physical trigger. The first offense is an elimination of the offending player, even if it is after the game at the chronograph station. The second and subsequent offenses are elimination and a 50 point penalty, per offense. Reactive triggers fall under the bounce rule since there is a physical bounce to the trigger, not an electrical one.
Ramping: SEMI AUTO ONLY. No full auto. No rebound. No breakout or other ramping features. Ramping BPS Definition: Ramping BPS is a feature added to circuit boards that allows the gun to accelerate how many shot it fires per trigger pull. It can be activated by a sequence of trigger pulls or other button combinations, or through the circuit board itself. It is activated at all different Balls Per Second as well. Ramping FPS Definition: Ramping FPS is a feature on circuit boards that allows a board to adjust the dwell setting, thus increasing the markers velocity. This can be activated at a certain ball per second rate, or through other combinations of buttons or on the board itself.
The penalties for anything other than semi:
First Offense: 3 game suspension for the player. Team may NOT fill the spot and must play a player down. Second Offense (same player): Player is banned for a period of one season or 9 events from the day of offense. Team takes a 3 game suspension where they must play one player down, then they may refill their spot with a rostered player. If there is no rostered player available, then they have to play a man down the rest of the tournament. Third Offense (same player): Player is banned for rest of season. Team takes a 3 game suspension where they must play one player down, then they may refill their spot with a rostered player. If there is no rostered player available, then they have to play a man down the rest of the tournament.
Note: Games will roll over to the next tournament. Also, the team will forfeit the current game if they are caught during a game. Gun barrels may be equipped with porting, slots or rifling, but may not have sound suppressors attached or integral to the construction of the barrel. Only one barrel per marker will be allowed on the field. Halo Brand Hoppers, Evolution 2 hoppers and Warp Feed Hopper systems are allowed. Stickers on the loader or other feed device will not be allowed except for one maximum size of 2" by 4" sticker on each side of the loader or other feeding device, colored only in black, gray/silver, blue, white and/or red. No other colors allowed. There may also be one 2" by 4" sticker on the lid of the hopper. The hopper/loader itself shall be of one solid color or as manufactured. A paintball marker capable of firing in full auto mode shall be rendered incapable of firing in such mode during the game and such that the modification is readily visible to the refs. Players may wear a remote tank hook up. The remote line may be worn over or under clothing. Players may not use cloth, neoprene, or other material to cover the paint loader on the marker. Approved barrel bags/condoms/cozies are required at all times except on the field or the target range. Barrel plugs, squeegees, swabs and mops are not allowed to be used as barrel plugs at any time. Degassing or firing your marker before chronographing off the field will be a 20 point penalty.
Players
may carry any number of pouches, clips or loaders. Vests and pouches may not
be constructed in such a fashion that they constitute padding. Players may
carry a single hand towel or wash cloth, provided that it is not of the same
color as armbands, flags or refs apparel. Players may carry multiple squeegees
and or swabs/mops. Players may carry extra air/N2 and/or CO2 tanks.
Prohibited equipment includes listening devices, communication devices and any form of electronic surveillance device, incendiary devices, smoke producing devices, red paint, paint which is toxic and not biodegradable and paint which has a shell, fill or both altered or augmented in any way. Anything not specified in any section of these rules inclusive as permitted shall be prohibited unless allowed by the head ref.
If a team or any member of any team is found shooting non-event paint during a Tournament game that team will forfeit all games played with said paint. Event paint may be augmented as needed at events, based on authorization of one or more of the executive council. To include all games played in that tournament if it can not be determined which games it was used in. There will be no warning other than what is posted in the rules.
All refs shall be thoroughly familiar with the rules and regulations contained herein and shall put forth their best efforts in discharging their duties as refs. All refs shall perform their obligations and shall make decisions in a totally unbiased manner. If any ref is found to have been bias in his judging activities for or against any team, such person shall be dropped from the judging team for the remainder of the tournament. Radios will be used by the judging staff if available for communication with each other.
Refs will wear shirts and pants of bright colors that will distinguish the refs from the players. Head refs will wear shirts that indicate their status on the game field.
Only refs authorized by the head ref of a field or the ultimate Ref may actually make calls on that field. Radios for each of the following: ultimate ref, head ref on each field, scorekeeper, and field rep. These radios should have at least 14 different channels and a minimum range of 1 mile. Clerical or mathematical errors may be corrected at any time prior to the start of the next round of play. Which end a team starts from in the preliminary, semi-finals and final rounds will be determined by coin toss prior to the start of the game, unless mutually agreed upon by the teams. Refs will not provide information to teams regarding the location of flags, flag stations, terrain, boundaries, game time or progress of a game during the game, except with respect to safety concerns. Refs will not, through action or inaction, deliberately reveal or conceal the locations or actions of players during the course of a game. Refs will not impede the progress of the game. Only stationary radar chronographs will be used for an official game chronograph. Handhelds may be used on the field but penalty points may only be assessed using the stationary radar chronographs.
In the event of an emergency situation, the ref discovering the emergency will request that all refs stay off the radios. Other refs on the field will immediately cause all action to stop. The game will also be halted for the duration of the emergency.
Players are responsible for removing old hits or bringing the same to the attention of a field ref so that it may be dealt with in a manner that would not result in it resulting in an elimination of a player. Players are not allowed to bring tools or other prohibited equipment onto the game field. Presence of such equipment may result in a penalty and disciplinary proceedings against the offending player and/or team. Each player will be given an armband in a distinctive team color and will wear the same on his upper left arm.
One chronograph per field located outside the field of play, not in a spectator area. If 2 fields are used and both fields have a common entry area then one chronograph in that area will be allowed. One chronograph in a designated tuning area, netted off from spectator area.
There will be a shooting booth/target area to test your gun before entering field of play. It is the player’s responsibility to make sure their velocity is at or under 300 FPS prior to the start of play.
Multiple chronographs may be designated for each playing field so that in the event that a chronograph is not working, one which was available to the teams can be substituted.
The chronograph ref can take a marker from a player and inspect it for the following; a) the presence of improper foreign matter in the barrel, feed port or loader; b) the tightness of screws, barrel, tank and other working parts which can increase or decrease velocity; c) the presence of valves or expansion chambers which can be turned on or off, (all valves will be placed in the fully open position), d) presence of external velocity adjusters which are not covered or fixed in place and any other device, part or item which would enable a player to increase the muzzle velocity of the marker on the game field without resorting to the use of tools. e) Trigger Bounce
These are the test the refs will use to determine compliance with our rules.
a) TEST 1 - Mechanical Bounce - Markers will be tested for mechanical bounce by a bumping or jarring of the marker. Markers will be bumped on the tank or hopper. No contact will be made with the trigger. The marker will be deemed to have mechanical bounce if the marker fires during the bump test.
b) TEST 2 - Electronic Bounce - Markers will be tested for electronic bounce by shooting the marker. The marker trigger will be firmly pulled 3 consecutive times. During these 3 pulls, the marker may only fire 3 shots. Any marker that produces more than 3 shots on the 3 pulls will be deemed to have electronic bounce.
c) TEST 3 - “Runaway Guns” - All markers will be checked for “runaway” triggers. The marker will be fired rapidly. The testing judge, while rapidly firing the marker will suddenly cease to pull the trigger. Any marker that continues to fire while the trigger is NOT being pulled will be deemed to be a “Runaway Gun” and will not be allowed on the field.
d) TEST 4 - Marker Chronographing - All markers will be chronographed prior to going onto the field. The maximum muzzle velocity allowed will be 300 feet per second. Markers will be tested by firing over paintball chronographs.
All markers will be checked using the above tests prior to the start of play. (While we will not check for ramping boards before start of play any one found using one will be subjected to the aforementioned penalties). Any marker failing any test will be given back to it's owner to allow him to correct the problem. If unable to correct the problem by game time the player can use an alternate marker or play without one. The marker will not be allowed on the field until it passes all tests. Chronographing may, at the head ref’s discretion, be done after each game.
Players whose markers do not pass such inspection if done before the start of a game will be informed and will be given an opportunity to remedy the situation, time permitting. Players whose markers pass such inspection will step to the chronograph, and the chronograph ref shall chronograph the marker as it would or could be fired effectively on the game field at its maximum velocity. The chronograph ref will fire 1 clearing shot then three shots over the chronograph. Markers will pass inspection if each of the three shots is 300 feet per second or less.
Players who have passed the chronograph will be stationed in a controlled area adjacent to the chronograph area. This area will be supervised by a ref or other tournament official. Players who have passed the chronograph may not leave this area, except to enter the field with a ref. Players in this area may not be handed guns or tools.
Chronographing on the field may be done at any time at the discretion of any field ref to determine if a markers muzzle velocity has risen above the legal limits. Refs will seek to perform on the field chronographing in a manner which least interfere with play. Refs will seek to do both ends of the field equally, as to avoid penalizing only one team. Players with markers chronographed on the field during a game at 300 FPS or less (one, two or three shots at the discretion of the field ref) will continue to play without penalty. Markers which are shooting over 300 FPS; the player using that marker will be eliminated from play. Players who are observed working on their marker during the course of the game, with the exception of cleaning paint out of the barrel, loader or feed ports or changing constant air tanks can be immediately removed from play at the discretion of the field ref. A team with a player refusing to chronograph when directed to do so by a ref will be assessed a 50 point penalty, per player refusing to chronograph. Other penalties will be assessed. Teams may be assessed hot gun penalties for each player chronographed. Such penalties consist of three shots fired over a chronograph, the velocities of each shot added together, and anything over a value of 900 will be the penalty points assessed against that players’ team. If the player is taking more than one tank onto the game fields, the chronograph ref may elect to chronograph the marker with all tanks. All players whose markers have not passed the chronograph may elect to enter the field without a marker or be counted as eliminated.
Scoring for the game will be conducted on a 100 point system and will be awarded as follows.
3 man games: 5 man games:
Flag hang=50 points Flag hang=50
First flag pull=35 points First flag pull=25
Eliminated players=5 points each Eliminated players=5
A first flag pull occurs when a player not eliminated, physically removes the flag from the flag station before a player from the other teams manages to do the same.
3 player center flag game, 5 minutes
5 player center flag game, 8 minutes
Each team is expected to report to the chronograph station for the applicable game field at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the game.
There will be a 10 second warning prior to the start of each game so that each team may hear clearly such warning. The head ref will give such warning with a countdown of "three, two, one, 10 seconds" Thereafter; the game will be started and stopped by the Timekeeper.
Players must have their barrel tips against the front of the flag station. Players may face the field. Any player failing to follow this rule will be eliminated.
Teams will play each of the teams in their bracket once during the preliminary round games. In case of a tie score among teams, such tie will be broken by head to head competition, the winner of such contest advancing. If the tie among teams remains after such tie breaking determination, the tie shall be broken by the previous round scores, the team with the greatest score in the previous round advancing. If the tie among teams remains after such tie breaking determination, the tie shall be broken by the Eliminations scored against the teams in the round, the team with the fewest amount of Eliminations in such round advancing. If the tie among teams remains after such tie breaking determination, the tie shall be broken by the team having the fewest penalty points.
Games stoppages will only incur in case of emergency, dangerous weather conditions, other acts of god, or a physical altercation on the game field. Only the head ref may declare the game stopped. All field refs will note the locations of the players at the time that the game is stopped. Once the game has been stopped, the field refs will insure that players will remain in those locations. Refs will check all players and will remove any players who are eliminated prior to the game being stopped. Refs will confer to ref the sequence or events prior to the game stoppage. If penalties need to be assessed, they will be so assessed at such time. Players with hits may be reinstated into the game if the field refs determine, in their discretion that a player was eliminated as a direct result of illegal actions which led directly to the game stoppage. Once the conditions causing the game stoppage has abated or been resolved and all the live players and flags are placed in proper positions by the field refs, the head ref will restart the game.
Paint checks are performed by refs for the purpose of determining if a paintball has broken on and marked a player. Paint checks are performed by a ref when the ref has observed a player taking fire, when fire is directed into an area occupied by a player that a ref cannot directly observe, when the physical location that a paintball may have broken on is not visible to the ref, or when the ref is directed to do so by another ref. Refs may, but is under no obligation to, make a paint check after a player has requested one.
Refs will make every effort to perform a paint check without calling a player neutral. However a ref, at his discretion, may declare a player neutral. No flag carrier will be stopped and declared neutral for the purpose of performing a paint check with less than one minute left in the game. A ref calling a player neutral will indicate the same to all players on the field by standing over the player, calling "neutral" and holding his arms above his head or waving them. A ref WILL declare a player neutral if the actions of the ref may impede or interfere with such player’s ability to continue to play. A player is neutral if a ref touches him or his gear with the exception of the arm band. A player declared neutral cannot be eliminated from the game or moved on, either by the opposing team members or his own team mates, while in the state of neutrality. A ref may move a player’s equipment and or request that such player expose additional areas for examination. If the ref touches the player or his equipment, excluding the arm band, he is immediately neutral. Players not declared neutral may be eliminated while being checked. While the player is declared neutral, he may not shoot his gun, signal teammates or in any way continue play until the referee puts him back into active play.
When a player carrying a flag breaks the plane of the start station/dead box boundary, the flag ref will signal "time" and the player carrying the flag is immediately declared neutral. The flag carrier will be subjected to a paint check immediately upon being declared neutral. If the flag carrier is clean, the flag ref will declare "game over" to the head ref who will then announce the completion of the game. Players carrying flags must carry them openly. Flags may be passed from live player to live player. A player eliminated while in possession of a flag will drop the flag immediately on the field of play, so it can be recovered by a referee who will hang it on the nearest bunker. Intentionally tossing the flag under a bunker or out of sight will be considered interfering with play and a 50 point penalty will be assessed to his team upon completion of play.
Two live players may exchange equipment. Players who are eliminated must exit the field with all equipment they were carrying when they were eliminated, (with the exception of empty paint pods, squeegees, mops, swabs and flag.) Players must have all paint, gas, and equipment to be used during the course of the game on their person at the start of the game.
Eliminations points will be awarded to the opposing team for every opponent removed from the field during play. A player may be removed from the field for any valid hit, obvious or not obvious to the player eliminated, the surrender or voluntary exit from the field pursuant to which the player acknowledges that he has a hit by indication his elimination, any erroneous elimination by an official, even though it may later be determined that the call was not valid, any elimination for penalties assessed against a teammate, including the one-for penalties. A player is eliminated if a paintball shot by a live member of the opposing team or such players team strikes that player or anything he is wearing or carrying and such paintball breaks upon the object struck. If the paintball strikes the player or anything he is wearing or carrying but does not break and leave a mark, such player is not eliminated. If a ref does not see a paintball shot by a live member of the opposing team or a player’s team strike that player or another object, but that player has paint on himself or anything he is wearing or carrying that resembles a hit, such player will be eliminated by such ref. Generally, if the paint marking is reasonably solid and at least the size of a quarter, it will be considered a valid hit. If 2 opposing players are hit and marked, as per provided in this section simultaneously, or if the refs cannot determine which player was hit and marked first, both players will be eliminated. Refs will wipe splatter or non-valid hits off a player at the time they are inspected. No player will be allowed to continue play with paint that is considered non-valid until it is wiped clean by a ref or at a ref's direction. Players will be eliminated if any part of their bodies or anything they are wearing or carrying breaks the plane separating the field from the out of bounds area. Such elimination will take place immediately upon the breaking of such plane. Refs in their discretion, may warn players once and only once, if they are getting close to the boundary line of the field. Players will be eliminated if they are not wearing arm bands issued prior to the start of the games, fully exposed on their left upper arms. If a ref sees a player's arm band come off accidentally, the ref may replace it or have the player replace it at the ref's discretion. Players that are found with tools or other prohibited equipment on the field (also see Playing Rules and Penalties Quick Reference rule 06.07) will be immediately eliminated or those working on their markers in violation of the provisions specified in section 3.19.0 hereof will eliminated in a one for one. Players that separate from any piece of equipment or clothing during a game by more than 5 feet, except squeegees, rags, or paint pods used in holding extra paintballs, will be immediately eliminated. Once a player pulls the flag, then it too becomes a piece of his/her equipment. If the player separates by more than 5 feet from the flag (with exception to passing it to another player), that player will be eliminated and the flag will be re-hung in the flag station. Unsportsmanlike conduct, including, but not limited to, failure to obey a refs directions with respect to moving on a neutral player, deliberate avoidance of a ref in a manner to prevent a ref from chronographing a marker on the field or prevent him from making a call, shooting at refs, excessive shooting at an eliminated player, the requesting of paint checks to distract refs from checking themselves or teammates or to use refs to locate opposition players or verbal abuse of opposition players or refs. Players that take actions which would cause members of the opposing team to reasonably believe that such players have been eliminated, including but not limited to; calling himself out as if hit, hiding the armband, holding the marker in positions above the shoulders, placing objects in the barrels of the markers and carrying them in view of members of the opposing teams or walking in groups of eliminated players. (11.04) Fighting or other hostile physical contact If a player acts in a physically aggressive manner towards another player, ref or official on the field or off, I.E. Hitting, Kicking, Slapping, Shoving or Wrestling, said player or players.
NO Coaching is allowed.
Spectators can not encourage, coach, and cheer on any team. Signals and/or signs are allowed. No demeaning, beligerent, profane, vulgar, offensive behaviors or aggressive actions will be tolerated.
Players whose markers shoot on the field in excess of 300 FPS will be eliminated in accordance with the provisions of section Game Chronographing hereof. Players may be eliminated as a penalty called by a ref for infractions committed by teammates pursuant to the provisions of section Game Chronographing hereof. Eliminated players will surrender their armbands to the closest ref and exit the field of play immediately or at a ref’s direction.
When a player is in the dead box, he shall lay his gun down and stay in the dead box until the game is called over.
Obvious hits are those which impact and break on easily observable places on the body or equipment being carried or those that have been felt by the player.
Unobvious hits are those which impact and break on players or equipment in those areas defined as being not easily observable and those which players receiving the same, give no indication or knowledge of them having occurred.
Flag hang points are awarded when a player breaks the plane of a starting station/dead box with a flag. Flag hangs may be awarded in conjunction with or independently of first flag pulls. Flag hangs are only awarded when a flag breaks the plane of the starting station/dead box of either team. Flag hangs may be awarded to the team that is not in possession of the flag when it is hung since it is the flag hang and the station that it is hung in that determines the points awarded and to whom. Flag hangs will not be immediately awarded upon the flag breaking the boundary plane of starting station/dead box, the status of the flag carrying player will first be verified before a flag hang is considered to be official
When a player breaks the plane of a start station dead box with the flag, the flag ref immediately calls time. The flag ref then paint checks the flag carrier. If a flag carrier breaks the plane of start station dead box with the flag and is found to have a hit on him, the flag ref will return the flag to the center flag station. If a flag carrier breaks the plane of the start station dead box with the flag and is found not to have a hit on him, then the hang will be successful and the game will be declared over as of the time the flag carrier broke the plane.
Players that are eliminated, immediately upon elimination, must exit the field of play and enter the dead box by the most direct route or as directed by a field ref. Players that take routes that are not the most direct and are meant to conceal from the other team such players' elimination or players that refuse to follow a refs direction on leaving the playing field constitute playing on and appropriate penalties will be assessed. All live players at the end of the game must present themselves to a field ref before exiting the field of play for inspection. At this time a field ref will inspect the player for hits and if any are found, the head ref will be notified and proper penalties will be assessed if warranted. Players may not re-enter the playing field without permission of a field ref
Games will end upon a successful flag hang, the elimination of all players on the field or the elapse of game time. At least one field ref will be assigned to inspect live players before exiting the field at the assigned exit point at game end. When the game time has expired or a flag ref declares a flag hanger clean and the hang completed, the head ref will communicate to all refs the "Game Over" call and this will be repeated to all live players. Official game time will be kept by the head ref, a field ref appointed thereby or by the Timekeeper, but in no event shall the official game time be kept by a flag ref. In the event that a game is to be interrupted, because of a medical emergency, or otherwise, he will mark the time or cause the field ref appointed thereby to keep the official game time to mark the time. The head ref will restart the game and the time will begin by a one-minute warning followed by the 10 second and game on signals. The remaining time will begin to run upon such restart. If the finals cannot be completed for reasons of darkness, weather, etc., then the tournament team standings as they were at the end of the semi-finals will stand and no play-off points can be used. If the semi-finals cannot be completed for reasons of darkness, weather, etc., then the tournament team standings from the preliminary play will stand and no semi-final points can be used.
Intentional striking, slamming or banging into a bunker to dislodge or bounce out an opposing player is not allowed. This is considered unsportsmanlike conduct. (also see Playing Rules and Penalties Quick Reference rule 11.04)
Playing on is the act of continuing as a player in the game after being eliminated. Playing on includes , but is not limited to, continuing to fire or otherwise engage the opposition, continuing to move except with respect to exiting the field of play by the most direct route or at the direction of a ref, talking, signaling or otherwise communicating, either to a ref, opposing players or teammates, except that a player may say "I'm hit" or, "out", or something to that effect once, impeding the progress of opposition players or a ref, hampering a ref in making a paint check or a call, discharging or degassing the marker or providing teammates with paintballs or equipment.
Wiping is defined as the active and deliberate removal of paint by a player in order to avoid elimination or avoid a ref’s call. Penalty for 5 man is a 3 for 1. Penalty for 3 man is a 2 for 1.
Freight training is the act of utilizing multiple players who move and act in such a manner so that the lead players after being marked and eliminated impede or prevent the timely elimination of others players in the train.
Team members not actively playing, associates of one of the teams playing and spectators of the competing teams who interfere with the play of that game will immediately cause their team to receive a penalty as if a player played-on on the field and the result in the removal of one or more players from the associated team. This includes talking/yelling from the sidelines and bird-dogging.
Players that engage in unsportsmanlike conduct, including, but not limited to, failure to obey a refs directions with respect to moving on a neutral player, deliberate avoidance of a ref in a manner to prevent a ref from chronographing a marker on the field or prevent him from making a call, shooting at refs, excessive shooting at an eliminated player, the requesting of paint checks to distract refs from checking themselves or teammates or to use refs to locate opposition players or verbal abuse of opposition players or refs, a player acts in a physically aggressive manner towards another player, ref or official on the field or off, I.E. Hitting, Kicking, Slapping, Shoving or Wrestling,
A bye is scored as 80 points or the average of a team’s other scores, whichever is higher. A bye occurs when there are not enough teams to fill brackets evenly. A representative from the team must go to the field and sign for the bye.
A forfeit will be declared for each game that a team failed to report in a timely fashion for its pre-game chronographing, or for any game in which a team refused to take the field, as long as its opponent is willing to and or does take the field. In the event that both teams fail to show for a game or both teams are unwilling to take the field, both teams will have forfeited that game. Any team which is scheduled to oppose a team that has forfeited a game will receive 90 points or the average of all their games, whichever is higher, for that game and the forfeited team will receive zero points, unless the opposing team also forfeited that game, in which case both teams will receive zero points for that game. Once a forfeit has been declared, the forfeited game will not be rescheduled and the score will stand, except if the reason for having missed the game was completely beyond the control of the team declared to have forfeited that game, such as travel or weather or schedule delays. A representative from the team must go to the field and sign for the forfeit.
Teams and players thereon attending CPS events shall refrain from wearing or otherwise displaying offensive pictures, words or logos at the site where the tournament is taking place. Teams and players thereon attending CPS events shall refrain from engaging in any conduct that would bring the tournament, the promoter or any sponsor into disrepute, including, but not limited to, the trashing of hotel rooms, the discharge of loaded markers in un-goggled trafficked areas, the willful destruction of private property, engaging in physical altercations, except in defense of ones person against an unprovoked aggressor, or the commission of a criminal act. Any person that fails to adhere to the rules and regulations specified in this section 6.0.0 shall be prohibited from competing in CPS events for the period of one year from the date of the infraction.
All teams shall have equal access to the parking and staging areas, tables and chairs provided for the players. All teams shall adhere to the administrative rules. All teams shall police and dispose of all trash generated thereby within the parking area, the staging area and/or the compound. Any team that fails to adhere to the rules and regulations contained herein shall be subject to and pay a $100 fine to the promoter, per offense, and such a team will be prohibited from competing in any future CPS events and will be denied any prizes, trophies, titles or awards until such fine is fully paid.