Paintball waiver template
A paintball waiver is the release every player signs before they get a mask, and the place your field's safety rules become something a player agreed to. This one covers the mask rule, velocity limits, surrender distance, air tanks and rental gear, and works for adults and for parents signing for kids. Read it below, then open it in SignMaster and have players sign before they reach the check-in table.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read
The contract
Gray blanks are yours to fill in before you send. Each signer fills in the blanks in their color.
- You, before sending
- Player or parent
Paintball Waiver and Release
This Waiver and Release is given to Field name, Field address (the "Field"), by the player signing below, or by a parent or legal guardian for a player under 18. Games played: Games played.
1. The player
- Player's full name: Player name
- Date of birth: Player date of birth. Players must be at least Minimum player age years old.
- If under 18, parent or guardian name: Parent or guardian name
2. Masks stay on
A mask made for paintball, with its goggles, must be worn at all times on the playing field and in any area marked as a mask-on zone, including when a game is paused or over and until the player is back in the safe zone. A player whose mask fogs or comes loose will not lift it on the field; they will call for a referee or walk to the safe zone with their hands over the mask. A player who removes a mask in a mask-on zone will be removed from play. Initials: Mask rule initials
3. Markers and shooting rules
- Outside the field, every marker has its barrel cover or blocking device on and the safety engaged.
- Every marker, including a player's own, is checked by a referee and must shoot no faster than Velocity limit feet per second.
- Inside Surrender distance feet of an opponent, a player offers a surrender instead of shooting.
- No blind firing around obstacles, no shooting at referees, spectators, wildlife or anyone who has called out, and no shooting outside the field.
- Players use only paint sold by the Field unless a referee approves otherwise, and follow every referee call at once.
4. Risks
Paintball involves being hit by projectiles at speed and running over uneven ground. Risks include welts, bruises and broken skin; serious eye injury or blindness if a mask is lifted or fails; dental and ear injuries; sprains, fractures and falls over obstacles and terrain; heat illness; and injuries from compressed air or CO2 tanks, which can freeze skin or rupture if mishandled. The signer understands and accepts these risks for the player. Initials: Initials after the risks
5. Health
Asthma, heart conditions, recent surgery or other conditions the Field should know about: Health conditions. Pregnant players should not play. Players drink water between games and sit out if they feel unwell.
6. Rental gear
Rental markers, masks, tanks and vests are checked out to the player, used only as shown in the safety briefing and returned at the end of play. The player or their parent pays for rental gear lost or damaged beyond normal wear, up to Gear replacement limit.
7. Release
To the extent the law allows, the signer, for themselves and for any minor player, releases the Field, its owners, referees and staff from claims for injury, illness or death arising from playing, watching or being on the property, including claims of ordinary negligence, but not gross negligence or willful misconduct. Initials: Initials after the release
8. Emergencies and general terms
Staff may give first aid and call emergency services, at the player's or family's cost. Emergency contact: Emergency contact. This waiver covers every visit until a newer version is signed, and is governed by the laws of the state of State. If any part is unenforceable, the rest still applies. Electronic signatures count as original signatures.
Signer's phone: Signer phone Email: Signer email
I have read this waiver, including the mask rule in section 2 and the release in section 7. If I sign for a minor, I am their parent or legal guardian.
Player, or parent or guardian of a player under 18
Opens it in SignMaster as a template you can edit and send.
A starting point, not legal advice. Have a lawyer review it for your state and situation.
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What a paintball waiver needs to say
Welts and bruises are part of the game, and nobody sues over them. The injuries that matter are eyes and falls, and the eye injuries almost always come from a mask lifted on the field. A good paintball waiver doesn't just release the field; it puts the mask-on rule, the velocity limit and the surrender distance in writing with the player's initials beside them, so a referee who pulls someone off the field is enforcing something they signed.
Use it for walk-on play, private groups, birthday parties, corporate events and scenario games. Low-impact paintball for younger kids can use the same form with a lower age and velocity filled in.
What the template covers
- The player: name and date of birth against your minimum age, and a parent or guardian for under-18s.
- Masks stay on: on the field and in mask-on zones until the player is back in the safe zone, with what to do when a mask fogs, initialed.
- Markers: barrel covers and safeties off the field, a velocity limit every marker is checked against, a surrender distance, no blind firing and field paint only.
- Risks: welts, eye injuries if a mask is lifted, dental and ear injuries, falls, heat and compressed air tanks, initialed.
- Health: asthma, heart conditions, recent surgery and pregnancy.
- Rental gear: returned at the end of play, with a cap on what a player pays for damage.
- Release and emergencies: a release of ordinary negligence for the player and any minor, initialed, and an emergency contact.
Mistakes paintball fields make
- Writing "wear your mask" without saying where and until when. Spell out the mask-on zones and that a paused game still counts.
- Checking rental markers on the chrono but waving through players' own. Every marker on the field should be checked against the same limit.
- Letting the birthday parent sign for every child at the party. Each child needs their own parent or guardian's signature.
- Leaving out air tanks. A dropped or overfilled tank is a real hazard, and players should know it.
- Keeping paper waivers in a box by the register. When a claim arrives two years later, you need to find the right one by name in seconds.
Minors and your state's law
Whether a parent can waive a child's injury claim, and how strictly a release is read, varies by state. Keep your field's safety rules matched to the industry standards your insurer follows, and enforce them the way section 2 says: a written rule staff ignore can be used against you.
How to collect it with SignMaster
- 1
Open the template
Choose Use this template above. It opens in your SignMaster account with one signer, the player or a parent.
- 2
Fill in your field's limits
Add the field name and address, the games you run, your minimum age, velocity limit, surrender distance, gear replacement limit and state. Save it.
- 3
Share one link with each booking
Turn it into a public signing link and send the link in every booking confirmation. Party hosts forward it to the other parents, so each family signs for their own child.
- 4
Check players in at the gate
Staff check names against the signed list as players arrive. Anyone missing scans the QR code at the table or signs on a staff phone with Sign in person.
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Find any waiver later
Every signer and your team get the signed PDF with its certificate of completion, and each signed waiver is its own envelope in your account, listed under the signer's name.
Big groups and game days
A scenario game can bring two hundred players through the gate before nine in the morning. Open your public link a week ahead and set it to close after the event, so returning players sign at home. On a paid plan, the Responses tab shows every signed player with their date of birth and emergency contact in one table that staff can scan at the gate, or export to CSV for the referees' clipboard.
Questions? Answers.
Can a parent sign a paintball waiver online for their child?
Yes. The parent opens the link on their phone, fills in the child's details and their own name, initials and signs. Electronic signatures are generally valid under the federal ESIGN Act and state law.
Does one waiver cover every visit?
Yes. Section 8 says it covers every visit until the player signs a newer version, so regulars only sign again when you update the form.
Can I use it for low-impact or gel blaster games?
Yes. Describe the games in the first blank and set a lower minimum age and velocity. Check that the risks section still fits what you run.
Who fills in which blanks?
You fill the gray ones: field details, games, minimum age, velocity, surrender distance and state. The player or parent fills in the player's details, health notes and emergency contact, initials three times and signs.