Five teammates, all members of the Young Nashville Icebreakers, engage in an adrenalin-fueled game of paintball on the airball field at Xtreme Paintball in Lebanon. Paintball pellets fly at 200 miles per hour.

Ken Beck

Recent Belmont University graduate Whitney Seals, a member of Young Nashville Icebreakers, pauses a second to figure out her strategy in the midst of a paintball skirmish.

Brothers-in-law Trevor Mesnik, left, and Andrew Jones are partners in Xtreme Paintball, an action sport where competitors play war games and can shoot at one another safely.

Ken Beck

Mt. Juliet Middle School eighth graders Riley Hughes, left, and Taylor Reinbold enjoy playing paintball at Lebanon’s Xtreme Paintball because of the layout of the fields and the value for their money.

Ken Beck