About
Paintball taught me something I've carried through everything I've done since.
When I joined a fully sponsored team, the organization gave us everything — markers, apparel, gun techs, paintballs, flights, hotels. They spared nothing.
But there was an unspoken rule — the moment we crossed the net onto the field, it was on us. Once we were inside, all of that was secondary. It was our turn to give back in the only way that mattered: the best paintball we could ever play. Point after point. Match after match.
That lesson stuck with me. I took it into life, used it to empower people I believed in, and watched them become better than I could have imagined.
Now I'm back in the sport. And this time I'm on the other side of it.
I want to give back to this community the same way it gave to me — building products that empower every player to be safer, move freely, and craft their own story on the field.
Go out there. Play the best paintball you've ever played.
It's on you now.
Andre Lopes
Founder, G1 Athlete
