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National Professional Paintball League
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PARTICIPATING IN PAINTBALL TOURNAMENTS REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PAINTBALL LEAGUE

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - January 14, 2003 - Today, the National Professional Paintball League, the sole founding amateur and professional paintball League in the United States, announced that annual membership in the League is required for playing in NPPL tournaments.

"NPPL membership has its privileges. NPPL members are afforded the opportunity of playing in the fastest growing and arguably, most exciting professional and amateur sport on the planet," said Chuck Hendsch, president of the League.

The membership fee is $35 a year, and is renewed annually from date of issuance. Replacing a lost membership card costs $10. Sign ups are available online or by mail. - log on to nppl.tv. Don't forget to send your photo! You can also submit your photo online.

A photo identification card will be issued to each member. This ID card system allows the NPPL to track statistics such as player rankings and status on roster as well as any disciplinary actions imposed on the player.

In addition to the photo identification card and decals denoting official membership in the NPPL, members will receive a year's subscription to the leading publications covering paintball, including Paintball News, www.paintballnews.com. Every issue of Paintball News covers all the latest action in tournament play, new product reviews and personality profiles on the top paintball athletes competing. Zone Up, the League's quarterly newsletter, which is filled with tournament coverage, player profiles and rankings, will also be mailed to all members.

Being a well-informed NPPL member is a small slice of the huge pie of benefits that participants will receive. Approved paintball fields and participating paintball product retailers will soon be extending significant discounts to NPPL members. When traveling to tournaments, NPPL members will have the opportunity to stay at participating hotels at discounted room rates.

Approved airlines and car rental companies will also extend a reduced rate to NPPL members. Insurance providers have also promised to provide discounts to members for their insurance products. "Response to our new NPPL membership drive has been phenomenal from both the paintball player community and paintball related merchants. More merchants are being signed up on a daily basis that desire participating in extending discount benefits to NPPL members. The response is so overwhelming that NPPL player supporters, including spouses, girlfriends/boyfriends, parents and their children, are requesting membership. We've created a separate supporter membership category, which both costs the same and affords the supporter member with the same benefits that a player member receives. In addition, a paintball supporter clothing line is being designed, which will be available at special discounted pricing to supporting members. We're all about growing our great sport to meet or exceed the needs of those who compete or of those who cheer the competitors on," said Hendsch.

Be sure to periodically visit www.nppl.tv to get the latest information on upcoming tournaments (including the Huntington Beach, CA tourney February 6 through 9, 2003), new participating NPPL related merchant companies and all the up-to-the-minute developments on this ever-expanding sport.

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