Team Policy:
Our policy and main aim is to grow the sport of paintball and promote the game through Fair play, Friendship, and through adopting and promoting Safety on and off the field when using a paintball marker.
The Aim of the team is not just to promote Paintball but to also promote friendship. Through friendship we aim to create a positive playing environment for all members to grow and better themselves on and off the paintball field.
All paintball players are welcome to join irrespective of Age, Race and Religion without any prejudice. All members will offer help to fellow team members in terms of training, guidance, and technical help.
All team members are to respect one another at all times and put the teams’ needs ahead of their own needs on the field.
Code of Conduct:
1. To play fairly and to conduct oneself as a sportsman and therefore representative of the sport of paintball. In doing so we swear to uphold the rules of the game and maintain honesty and integrity, even in the face of victimisation by cheating.
2. To play clean and as a gentleman, that is; without overshooting, targeting minors/women, causing undue pain in shooting one’s opponent, and any such malicious game play.
3. To not engage in malicious rivalry with other teams or players, keeping any kind of politics and differences out of the sport. What happens on the field stays on the field and so not hold a grudge off the field. If you feel you that you were a victim of unfair play take it up with command.
4. To uphold safe use of paintball markers on and off the field; thus not engaging in dangerous acts such as firing on persons not wearing a paintball mask (save in the case of self/home-defence), vehicles, houses and animals.
5. To promote a positive image for the sport of Paintball
6. Respect one another and other players
7. Do NOT wipe under any circumstances, and if called out about being shot leave the field immediately even if you feel you have not been shot.
8. Put the teams needs ahead of your own on the field
9. Always Give 100% to the team
10. Adhere to the teams’ membership Policy
11. Follow 1- 10 as they are the teams’ constitution
Membership in The Black Watch is open to all, and all members are welcome to come and go as they please (with leaving players maintaining an Honorary Membership). However, potential new members are subject to a selection process, and all members are required to maintain a level of activity within the team in order to maintain an Active Member status.
Ø Agree with The Black Watch playing principles
Ø Have the backing of Active team members
Ø Have a Positive attitude towards the Game
Ø Like the environment and attitude of the team
Ø Want to Promote paintball and its Image
Once made an active member, all members must maintain their active status by attending games with the team a minimum of 10 times throughout the year unless there are unforeseen circumstances which lead to a member being unable to attend. Failing these conditions, a member will be delegated to Inactive (Reserve) Membership, but can still regain Active Membership as per the annual conditions.
DISCLAIMER
In joining The Black Watch all members swear to uphold the team’s policies and Code of Conduct. Failing to do so, and thus bringing the sport and the team’s name into disrepute, is the one and only circumstance where Command will be forced to ask a member to leave.
Policy will be reviewed annually for amendments.
