ATTN 5 Man Teams: FIELD 1: The Pillars and the X on the NXL Layout have been removed for this event. FIELD 2: The pillars on the MXL Layout have been removed for this event.

5 Man Layouts

Field 1

Field 2 Top

Field 2 3D

7 Man

Field 3

Field 4 Top

Field 4 3D

Field 5 Top

Field 5 3D

With the change in venue - come a few other changes. Gates will not open until 7 am and first game will start at 9am. We will have a police detail on site to control traffic and are letting you know now that we do not expect to have teams showing up before 7. This little change will now allow for teams to drive directly to the event instead of having to stay overnight somewhere - eliminating a sometimes significant cost of tournament paintball.

We are taking a whole new approach to the league this year, more of a grass roots approach, limiting the number of teams - with the old adage that less is more. We want to provide a top quality - affordable - competitive local event - something that both teams, and sponsors will be proud to be associated with.

 So it's been said that 2008 is "The Year of A Million Dreams". While we may not be able to make a million dreams come true - we think we can fill at least one! The NEPL will have TURFED FIELDS !!!!! With over 130,000 square feet on order, we are shooting for an April delivery - but with the unpredictable nature of weather in New England- we don't want to make any promises to have it down in time for Event 1 and not be able to deliver - however if mother nature cooperates - we're sure gonna try! This is a HUGE undertaking but it is one that we feel is necessary in our ongoing quest to make The NEPL one of the
best leagues in the country. The addition of turf in the 2008 season will truly solidify The NEPL as being New England's Premiere Paintball League.

Classifications will be defined in the 2008 Rule Book as follows:

Amateur - 7 Man NEPL
Any player that played on an Amateur team during the 2007 NEPL season. Any Intermediate team that finished in the top 4 Intermediate teams for the 2007 season (to further define: any player that appears on a top 4 Intermediate teams roster 3 or more times will be classified an Amateur player) Any player that played on an Intermediate team that placed first in an event or finished top 4 twice or more during the 2007 season. Any player that plays on an Int team that wins 3 events in the 2008 season.Any player that was rostered on 2 or more NPPL or PSP events in the 2007 or 2008 season. Any player that is currently rostered on an AXBL team. Players may be relegated to Amateur status during the season. Amateur Teams cannot roster any D1, Semi Pro or Pro players. Players will be ranked D1, Semi Pro or Pro once they appear on a D1, Semi Pro or Pro Roster in 2008.7 man Rosters are allowed up to 10 players.

Intermediate - 7 Man NEPL
Any player that played on an Intermediate team during the 2007 NEPL season. Any Novice / Rookie team that finished in the top 4 Novice / Rookie teams for the 2007 season(to further define: any player that appears on a top 4 Novice / Rookie teams roster 3 or more times will be classified an Intermediate player) Any player that played on a Novice / Rookie team that placed first in an event or finished top 4 twice or more during the 2007 season. Any player that plays on a Novice team in 2008 and wins three events. Any player that is currently rostered on an MXL team. Any player that is rostered on a D3 roster for no more than 1 NPPL or PSP event during the 2008 season. Players may be relegated to Amateur status during the season. Intermediate may roster 2 Amateur players. 7 man rosters are allowed up to 10 players.

Novice - 5 Man NEPL
Any player that played on an NEPL Rookie or Novice team during the 2007 NEPL season that did NOT otherwise qualify to be ranked as an Intermediate player (please see Intermediate 2008 quailifications). Novice teams may only have the following in NEPL experience: A team / player will be classified as Novice if they played in either the Novice or Rookie division in 2007 and did not win an event, place top 4 twice or more or finish in the top four in either division for the season. Novice teams may roster one Intermediate player. Novice teams will be allowed the following without having their classification changed. They may play in either one PSP D4 event or one MXL event and finish anywhere in the standings. Novice teams may play in the NEPL JR rookie division as long as they do not play ANY PSP / MXL events or finish top 4 in an NEPL 5 man Novice event. 5 man teams are allowed to roster up to 8 players.

Rookie - 3 Man NEPL Jr
Players can be any age to compete in this division. Players may not have ANY tournament experience aside from NEPL Jr Rookie or 2007 NEPL Rookie (non playoff). This division is for beginner tournament players that due to age restrictions, may not compete in Beginner. Players who play in the NEPL Novice 2008 division may compete in the Rookie Jr division unless they make the top 4 in any NEPL event or compete nationally in any event. An NEPL Jr Rookie team may win only 2 Rookie events. After a second win, a Rookie team will be considered a top four novice team and will no longer qualify to play Rookie.

Beginner - 3 Man NEPL Jr
Age restricted division. Players may only be between the ages of 10 and 15 years old to compete (age at time of event). Players that turn 16 during the season will be relegated to Rookie Rank. Players are not allowed to have any tournament experience aside from NEPL Jr Beginner experience. Players should have proof of age in order to compete (birth certificates).

 Platinum Memberships are available to ANY team that is looking to
Committ to The NEPL for the entire 2008 Season. Platinum Memberships
are obtained by paying the entrance fees for each event by the Event 1
Registration Deadline. So, why would your team want to become a
Platinum Team? Heres why!

* 10% off Total Entrance Fees
* Rebate on all NEPL ID cards (Players must obtain ID card through
the NPPL. At the last event - provided that you played the previous 4
events - you will be given back cases of paint for 9 players ID cards
for a 7 man team and 6 players ids cards for 5 man teams. Total cases
for 7 man team will be 6 and total cases for 5 man team will be 4)
* $10 NPPL ID cards with your NEPL Platinum ID
* Preferred Parking / Staging
* Schedule EMailed to team captain Friday before event
* Heavily Discounted Rates for Team Practices
* Pay 10% over wholesale on Sponsors Products
* Free entrance fee for cardholders at any Boston Paintball playing
field for non-team practices (ie: Players with NEPL Platinum ID cards
will pay $79 for the case package at the Indoor Field on a Saturday,
$63 on Wednesday at the Indoor Field, $63 on a weekend at the Outdoor
Field)
* Express Team Check in at Events with Submitted Roster (provided
that each player has an ID card for that team)
* "Sponsored" paint pricing at National Events

 Any team that plans on playing all 5 events will be rewarded for doing so starting with Event 3! After your team registers and plays in the first two events - when you register and play in Event 3 - you will be handed a FREE case of tournament paint! When you register and play in Event 4 - you will be handed 2 FREE cases of tournament paint and when you register and play in Event 5 ? THREE FREE CASES of tournament paint!So when you play all 5 events - you will receive 6 TOTAL FREE CASES! Our thank you for your Committment..........

One of the most essential ingredients in the success of any tournament - and an area we are passionate about. The NEPL will provide some, if not the - best reffing in tournament ball.

The Hurricanes are returning, D1 team NEX has signed on, and Little Tony (from NY) and his NXL / NPPL Crew will be reffing this year - those are the crews that will make up the 7 man reffing. On the 5 man fields we will have MXL team Somerville Crisis (from out Jr series) along with some of the returning NPPL Pro Refs from last season. The NEPL guarantees a 2:1 ratio on every field at every event - and stand by that - if you do not see the right number of refs on your field at the start of your game - do not start that game. Penalty Flags will now be thrown when a penalty is being called.