The Chicago Airsoft Association, in it’s current form, has evolved from a small group of people interested in finding other people to play airsoft with in 2000, to a comprehensive and private league for member teams to play with other likeminded member teams.
Membership in the Chicago Airsoft Association is dependent upon membership in a CAA Affiliated Member team, which means, just like any other team sport, your participation is dependent upon team membership. This is done because after 12 years of evolution, we have found several problems with the usual airsofter and airsoft team paradigm.
The usual airsofter or airsoft team is either a group of friends, or a group of likeminded individuals that get together in order to play airsoft… and these people go out and play at open events, or regional events, or different airsoft operations, where that team is put with other teams or individuals in a group to portray either an immersion role in an event, or some type of tactical sport type objective conglomerate. In short, there is no reason to have a team, as participation in these types of games is completely objective as it relates to the game that is being played. The only reason, psychologically to form a team for these types of events, is to have the group collective and familiar faces surrounding you amongst what is at first, usually a strange world.
The CAA, early on in it’s evolution realized that for some reason, it is human nature to group together and form smaller units inside of a larger organization. CAA teams were then born with the question, what happens now. What is the purpose of a team, how should it be used, and why should anyone join it.
The CAA then decided that the team, at least in the CAA environment, should be a group of airsoft players that are not only a support structure, but to be ultimately responsible for the players that are on it’s roster. Since airsoft is a game of honor, where players are trusted to always do the right thing and not to cheat, even when nobody is looking, it was decided that the team would be the litimus test for controlling honesty. If a member of a CAA team is caught cheating for instance, the problem becomes one for the player’s team, and sanctions from the CAA can fall upon the whole team for the dis honest action. As you can imagine, after 12 years of this type of accountability, the CAA has to it’s best efforts, eliminated all dishonest players, and the CAA teams are the guardians of that level of honor.
After the CAA teams were charged with these directives, the CAA teams, themselves, became members of the Chicago Airsoft Association, which means, if you are not on a CAA team, then you are not a member of the Chicago Airsoft Association. The CAA does at times reach out and attempt to bring new teams into the organization, but only after extensive interaction between that team and other CAA Affiliated teams occur, is a team invited to join the CAA as a probationary team, which then must go through a probationary period.
If all of this sounds daunting, and you just really want to come out and play airsoft, we understand. The CAA is a different animal in this sport, and we do not expect everyone to want to be a part of it, however, our organization, and our membership will do everything within it’s power to assist you into this sport or answer any questions that you might have, as we were founded with the ideas of supporting the growth and need of the Chicagoland Airsofter. If you would like more information about our organization, it’s member teams, or anything else, please reference the rest of this site, the CAA forum, or feel free to contact the CAA member teams directly. (links at the top of this page)
Thanks for reading, and hope to see you out on a field soon!
B. Monahan
CAA Sgt At Arms 2012
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Written about 12 days agoBeen a while, so here's the news... 303rd SAG = new CAA probationary team http://t.co/guR8tFGp Ace of Spades III = was awesome.
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Written about 3 months agoAce of Spades III.. April 14, Over 130 registered... 30 spots remain.
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Written about 3 months agoAoS III, 160 total spots, Over 120 Registered, If you want to play, better register soon!
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Written about 4 months agoReminder: CAA Members and Friends : March 4th is MAG's RED DAWN 2!!! Pre-Register to avoid the pain of standing in line forever!
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Written about 4 months agoCAA AoS III Registration is under way... 12 people reg'd for SGC, 5 for RFA. 160 Spots Total.
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Written about 5 months agoMerry Christmas, Happy Chanukkah, Joy Filled Kwanza, or whatever else it is that you and your families may celebrate! From the CAA Staff.
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Written about 6 months agoOp Ace of Spades III, April 14, 2012, 160 Spots Total, Pre-Registration only. Presented by CAA & MAG @ RoR
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Written about 6 months agoOperation Red Dawn 2 @ Challenge Park Extreme has been announced. (non CAA event) see http://t.co/9PXDc7Cb for further.
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Written about 7 months agoCAA snail mail'd all of the awards for Op Black & Tan last week and this week. If you happen to be an awardee... check your mailbox.
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Written about 7 months agoCAA Members @ Op: Irene 2011 http://t.co/AqDAMvrt
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Written about 7 months agoCAA Members giving COL McKnight a CAA Patch, and a CAA Warrior Tab @ Op Irene 2011 http://t.co/VPqsOKjM
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Written about 8 months agoThank you to the 135 People that showed up and made Op Black & Tan a success! The season is now over, stay tuned for info about next year!
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Written about 8 months agoAlmost Forgot... Final Count for Op Black & Tan - 137 Hope you got to register if you wanted to play...
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Written about 8 months ago128 players for black and tan. Eleven hours left.
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Written about 8 months agoBlack & Tan 112 Registered.... 38 hours left
