interview
By John Amodea
Joey, what is the history of Type 3 Paintball
Team? When did you form? How did you
form?
Type 3 formed in 2008 from a group of five
friends that played paintball in a one acre
field belonging to one of the members. We
built the field ourselves and would invite
others to come and play against us. After
about a year we started traveling to scenario events. Our team really started to grow in
2011 with the opening of Levena Paintball
in Lafayette, LA. We recruited about 14
new members at that time. 2012 brought
about a new chapter in Mandeville, LA and
along with that a new field sponsor in Paintball Command. This year we started a new
chapter in Gulfport, MS and we now have
30 active members and 3 inactive members.
What is the team’s purpose? What is your
mission?
Our mission statement and team slogan is
“Operating at a higher frequency,” which
means displaying good sportsmanship and
promoting the sport of paintball in a positive
way all while competing at a high level.
Team camaraderie is very important to us
and we think of ourselves more as a family
than a team and I think that shows as we do
many things outside of paintball together as
a group.
speedball tourneys.
How many events have you played?
We have played in more than 20 events to
date.
What is the furthest you’ve traveled for a
paintball event, individually or as a team?
We travel up to 10hrs driving radius from
Lafayette, LA. Furthest we traveled as a team
would be Bearclaw in Tennessee. Individually would be World Cup in Florida for me.
What is your personal favorite event to play
in?
I really like Vipers game at TXR. The teams
there are great sports and there is always a
high level of competition.
How long have you been playing?
Personally, I’ve been playing since 1994,
the team has been playing since 2008.
What type of events do you play in?
Mostly Scenario events and some local
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