| Paintball is the best possible simulation of | | | | low-crawling and high-crawling. Plan your cover |
| real-world squad tactics. While joining the Army or | | | | ahead of time before moving. The more you |
| the French Foreign Legion may put you in the | | | | practice, the more battlefield movement |
| thick of battle for real, a well run paintball match | | | | techniques will become second nature. Such |
| will provide the same excitement while keeping | | | | practice also will give you a good workout to |
| you safely out of the range of live munitions. | | | | improve your physical stamina during a paintball |
| When gearing up your paintball team for the next | | | | match. |
| regional tournament, take some tips from the | | | | Anyone who has ever experienced the fog of |
| pros to improve your overall performance. | | | | war understands that communications on the |
| Championship level paintball teams function well | | | | battlefield is key to survival and triumph. For a |
| both as a team and as individuals. The keys to | | | | team to work well together, they must be able |
| success are marksmanship, stealth, tactics, and | | | | to communicate and know each others positions |
| communications. | | | | at all times. Your team should develop a system |
| Marksmanship is an individual skill that can be | | | | of hand and arm signals to communicate with |
| practiced off the paintball field by every team | | | | each other on the field. Using hand and arm signals |
| member. You will have the greatest success | | | | will also aid in keeping your team's movement |
| improving your marksmanship if you simulate | | | | stealthy. Its up to you whether your decide to |
| real-world conditions during practice. Practice first | | | | use standard Army signals or develop something |
| with stationary targets at various ranges to | | | | more personal to your team. Either way, make |
| improve your overall comfort level with your | | | | sure that every member of the team |
| individual gun. Once you are comfortable with your | | | | understands each signal and has rehearsed enough |
| marker, continue practicing with moving targets | | | | that they come automatically. |
| outdoors. This will improve your ability to lead the | | | | Paintball team tournaments are an exciting way to |
| target and get a hit under various wind conditions | | | | take your play to a whole new level. Ensure that |
| - especially if you prefer to play outdoor | | | | your team is competitive by practicing off field |
| tournaments. Marksmanship is crucial to your | | | | and improving these three crucial areas of basic |
| overall team success - getting a hit with one shot | | | | squad tactics. Improving marksmanship, stealth, |
| improves your survivability on the field as you | | | | and the ability to quickly and quietly communicate |
| minimize your exposure to the other team. | | | | with one another on the paintball field will help |
| Stealth is another crucial individual technique that | | | | ensure your team's success in the next |
| can be practiced off field for paintball | | | | tournament. As always, when practicing as a |
| tournaments. Its important when practicing stealth | | | | team be sure to exercise common sense and use |
| techniques to wear the same clothing and boots | | | | appropriate safety practices. When possible, |
| that you would be wearing in an actual paintball | | | | simulate real-world environments by wearing your |
| tournament. Practice techniques such as | | | | paintball gear during team practices. |