Editing Chuck Hendsch (section)

=== Appointment as president (2001) ===

Hendsch became involved in the administration of the National Professional Paintball League during its reorganisation in 2001.

The original NPPL corporation had been dissolved by the State of New York in 1999, although tournament promoters continued using the league's name.

At the 2001 Gettysburg Open, representatives of participating teams confirmed Tom Cole as league president and Hendsch as vice-president.

Following Cole's resignation later that year, Hendsch became president.[3]

He established a new California corporation, National Professional Paintball League Inc., intended to provide the tournament circuit with a formal organisational structure.

The corporation was initially owned by Hendsch. He stated that the longer-term objective was to establish a system of ownership involving participating professional teams.[3]