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Post by dgerstung17 on Feb 8, 2008 23:28:01 GMT -5
Hi, I just got recruited to this by someone I met on XBL, and I was wondering if there are any age restrictions to these events? Also, do you think a Kar-98 (82 US Dollars) and maybe a 30 dollar handgun (haven't seen a good one yet, references please?) is a good idea? I'm going to try and be french resistance or maybe a roper (sp?) for the germans. Anyways, thanks for answering the questions and have a good night/day
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Post by p51 on Feb 8, 2008 23:30:35 GMT -5
Heck, from what I've seen in some places, there's age restrictions to keep anyone older out of some events and groups!
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Post by Nimlas on Feb 8, 2008 23:49:25 GMT -5
Just take your age, and add a year. The number that you come out with is the minimum age limit. Simple right?
Kidding....of course, ;D
We actually do not have one per se. As long as you don't cause problems you'll be fine.
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Post by dgerstung17 on Feb 9, 2008 0:18:11 GMT -5
Haha, thanks :]
I'm 13, they guy I talked to couldn't remember if there was a set age limit or if it was just recommended. Thanks, guys.
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Post by KippySmi7h on Feb 9, 2008 0:20:51 GMT -5
I went to an event when I was 13, so you're good. We actually do not have one per se. As long as you don't cause problems you'll be fine. But I thought Jeff said the limit was 13?
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Post by 2nd Bat on Feb 9, 2008 1:14:26 GMT -5
Bieng younger the idea of participating as a French resistance player is actually pretty sound.
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Post by Dog on Feb 9, 2008 2:51:08 GMT -5
In Finland, 16 or older. That's some kind compromise between getting volume to games and getting people that are able to work in a group and take some kind of orders. About half of our players have experiences from Finnish army. Of course there might be exceptions in younger guys, but since already now the games are booked full (coming game March 1st has 82 players), we haven't tried anything else. There have been a couple no-limit games and they were... um, interesting...
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Post by Young Blood on Feb 9, 2008 3:55:30 GMT -5
I heard that at some fields if you're under he age of 16 youll have to have a parent sign something in order for you to play at an event or on the field at all, this could just be "A" field and not all or most fields givin' what everyone else has said but im just saying, they're are some fields out there with strict rules, some for no reason!!
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Post by Ripper on Feb 9, 2008 9:33:45 GMT -5
Many airsoft organizations have minimum age limits, and for all kinds of good reasons. My own organization has a hard limit of 16 UNLESS a parent is playing in the game as well. We do this primarily to keep us from becoming a baby-sitting service. Our games are held on 100+ acres of hilly, wooded terrain and have upwards of 60-80 at most events. We require radios and other gear that many young airsofters and especially newbs do not have. We don't want mommy and daddy dropping little Joey off at the parking lot for a fun day of airsofting and driving off to wherever. We don't break for lunch or go back to the parking lot once games have started. For players not prepared or equipped for a full day of operating in the hills, it is a bad experiance. It also means that one of the in-game admins has to go fetch little Joey and escort him down the hill to the staging area, and then hang out with them until mom returns to pick them up. Cell phone coverage is spotty, so calling home is not as easy as it should be. We also expect a level of maturity that many 16 year olds (and some adults) have difficulty with, and seldom if ever find in anyone younger than that. We don't play speedball, so the player has to be able to function in a fire team and follow orders. Again, that is our organization and not all are the same. But many here in the midwest follow the same age limits.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Feb 9, 2008 14:31:06 GMT -5
Most responsible game sponsor realize the need for parental waivers from anyone under 18. The pare itself does little for your liability but at least you have some assurance that mom and dad know what Tobey is up to. I have had younger players who were exceptional and I have seen younger players that were sterotypically problematic. (The same is true regardless of the players age) It is true that with age typicaly some level of maturity comes along and the patterns of behavior often causes the restrictions. I have always been an advocate of allowing younger players to participate if a parent is an active participant in the game as either a player or a staff member. This has resulted in some wonderful father son/ (mother daughter etc.) relationship opportunities and has produced some long term marvelous team members. Once that direct involvment has been established we've allowed underage players who have proven themselves to be dropped off for weekend events and have found many of them to be great participants who contribute greatly to the events.
Players of any age who don't make for a positive contribution through their presence are simply not welcomed back. It seems unfair to be rejected from an event due to age but I understand it completely. My son started playing at the age of 14 in an 18 and over group and we managed to blend in unnoticed for three years and had a ball. The fact that he was able to do so was a real testimony to his maturity, great impressions and gear and full face masks!
It was quite the controversy when we were discovered and incredibly petty that they through us out of the club. That was however their right. I honestly always thought they knew and were tacitly okay with it. Sometimes there are charter and liability agreements that prohibit under age 18 players which was the case with this group.
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