Editing Jim Lively (section)

== Formation of the NPPL ==

=== Tournament dissatisfaction ===

During the early 1990s, professional and amateur teams became dissatisfied with aspects of the established tournament system.

Concerns included tournament costs, paintball supply restrictions, field quality and organisational control.

=== National Professional Paintball League ===

A group of team captains established the [[National Professional Paintball League]].

The NPPL sought to create a common framework for tournament rules and event sanctioning.

=== Bring-your-own-paint policy ===

One of the NPPL's important policies was permitting competitors to bring their own paintballs.

This contrasted with exclusive paint arrangements at some established tournaments.

=== Relationship with Lively Productions ===

WARPIG's 2002 retrospective identified dissatisfaction with Lively-promoted tournaments as one factor behind the NPPL's creation.[6]

This was a significant change in the organisation of American tournament paintball.

=== Lively's response ===

In his 1994 interview, Lively described the emergence of separate professional tournament organisations as part of the sport's development.[1]

He stated that his events were intended to serve the broader recreational and amateur paintball community rather than exclusively professional teams.

=== Masters after the split ===

The NPPL's formation affected the Masters.

By 1994, professional teams were concentrating on the NPPL circuit.

The Masters continued attracting amateur and international teams, but its position within the competitive calendar had changed.