Staff Writer
VON ORMY— Charlie's Youth Paintball Center located at 15430 IH 35
South, Von Ormy will be opening on October the 18th. Charlie's Paintball Center was named after
the memory of Carlos Omar Contreras, aka Carlitos, aka Charlie.
Charlie was the oldest son of Deacon Larry and Nancy Contreras who past
away on September of 2011. Deacon Larry
Contreras serves at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish in Macdona and formerly at
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Von Ormy.
The center was built to bring the sport of Paintball to the southside of
San Antonio and specifically to serve the communities of Von Ormy, Macdona,
Somerset, Lytle, Natalia, Devine, Castroville, and Poteet. The facility will open with three paintball
fields. One "Speedball" field,
and two wooded fields with three more to come online in the near future. The fields will be set on 8 acres of wooded
and two large ponds of water.
The fields will also be used for Christian Youth Retreats and prayer
center. The new Paintball company will
be dedicate some of their proceeds for Suicide and Drug Prevention
Organizations specifically assisting our youth and young adults in Carlos'
name.
Paintball is a competitive game and sport, and like other competitive
sports relies on a set of actions that move a player towards the purpose of
eliminating the opposition by tagging them with capsules containing water
soluble dye and gelatin shell outside (referred to as paintballs) propelled from a device called a paintball marker (commonly referred to as a paintball gun). Paintballs are
composed of a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble polymer. What makes paintball different from other
sports is the cool equipment required to play and the extra dose of adrenaline.The
equipment consists of a paintball gun / marker, a pressurized air tank, a
comfortable ventilated mask, chest protector, and paintballs.
To play, paintball requires a player who wants a more challenging,
high-stakes version of , hide-and-seek, or capture the flag. It can be played
with as few as two people or as many as 200; a game can last 5 minutes or 2
hours.But the objective is always the same, eliminate the opposition by hitting
them with your paintball before they hit you.
For your first time out you will be playing games of approximately 5 vs
5 and the games will last 5 to 15 minutes.
Depending on the field you play, tactics will vary. A paintball game
will be different every time, but there's one thing for sure when you play at
Charlie's Paintball: it's an adrenaline rush.
Charlie's Paintball will start with one "Speedball" field, and
two wooded fields that can be combined to one big field that can accommodate up
to 40 players. Charlie's Paintball will
be adding three more additional fields with the signature field a attack and
defend fort style compound that can also be used for close quarter scenarios.
Paintball is an extreme sport however paintball is one of the safest
activities out there. There are several safety measures in place: firm industry
standards governing approved paintball masks; thorough safety briefings for
player; and limits on paintball gun velocities help prevent injuries. Also,
Charlie's Paintball has trained referees
to ensure that everyone follows the rules and stays safe, while maximizing fun!
Anyone who is 10 years or older can play and no experience is
necessary.Special attention is given to beginner players with beginners' only
games, that way everyone you are playing with and against is the same skill
level.We want to make sure you have the best time ever and play safe. You can get addicted to the fun and to the
adrenaline of paintball, and you will want to come back.Plus our
top-of-the-line rental guns will ensure you have a great time with us.
Charlie's Paintball will be featuring
"soft impact" paintball guns which can be used for younger players
and or players who don't like the sting of the larger paintball (.68 size
paintball) but will be a smaller paintball (.50 size paintball) with a softer
impact to the players.
CYPC is
looking at October 19th as our Pre-Opening Ceremony with October 20th as the
grand opening date. will be starting with two fields with two more to follow.
Both regular paintball equipment and low impact play equipment.
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