Paintball is also an inclusive game, which can be enjoyed by people of all ages and physical ability. Doctors who specialize in child psychology say sports like paintball, which allow adolescents to expend pent up energy often provide them with needed release, are sometimes misunderstood. Games like lazer tag and paintball don't cause violence. What causes violence in children, for the most part, are homes that are violent. Paintball is the 90s version.
Paintball provides more exercise than sitting home playing video games.
It also causes fewer injuries than contact sports like hockey and football. And, unlike most video games, paintball is an activity the whole family can enjoy. Fay said he and his wife, Mitch, and their two daughters play together. For Keith Fay and his son, paintball has become a weekend bonding activity. With a school sport I'm just standing on the sidelines, but this we do together.