1. Sports

Strategy / Tactics

To compete in paintball you must be able to adapt to different fields, different terrains, different bunker arrangements and different play from opponents. Some basic strategies and tactics will guide you in different situations and help you play paintball competitively.
  1. Game Types (18)

The Slow Wolf Paintball Strategy

Sometimes you need to break away on your own to win the game for your team. Do you have what it takes to play the Slow Wolf?

Tips to Practice Paintball

Becoming good at anything requires practice and paintball is no exception. Here are some basic tips to help you practice your paintball.

Team Paintball Practice

Paintball is a team sport and if you want your team to do well, you need to practice as a team. Here are some things that you can do as a team to improve your paintball skills.

Things Not To Do in Paintball

The competitive sport of paintball has countless facets that you can work on to improve, there are somethings you can simply avoid doing to become a better paintball player.

Ten Paintball Tips and Tricks

There are many tips that can improve your game of piantball that don't require massive amounts of money or new equipment. Each of these ten tips can be used to improve your game without costing any more than you already spend.

How To Play Paintball Without a Gun

An underrated aspects of paintball is the element of playing without a gun. Sure, everyone loves to shoot paintballs and be the hero, but there are times when no paintball gun is necessary to enjoy the sport. Here are three ways you can be involved without relying on your gun.

The Run-Through

When you're down players late in a game, sometimes all you can do is risk victory and try to make a mad dash to glory.

How to Move

Whether it's woodsball or speedball, the key to victory in almost any paintball situation is to out maneuver your opponent. The best equipment in the world won't win you a game if you're out played with better timed movement and superior strategies.

How to be a Paintball Sniper

Paintball snipers don't require massive amounts of specialized equipment, just a good sense of where to hide and when to shoot.

How to do a Strong Side Attack

Step by step instructions on how to do a strong side attack.

How to Leapfrog

Leapfrogging is a basic team movement where two or more players take turns advancing while always being covered by another member of their team.

Shooting Positions

In paintball you must be able to shoot accurately while running, standing, crouching, kneeling, sitting and laying. Each position requires slightly different technique, but with practice, you can become proficient from any position on the field.

Practice Paintball Alone

Just as the best basketball players spend hours alone in the gym, to fully develop your technique at paintball you need to invest some time alone.

Woodsball Positions

Special Ops Paintball's description of different positions you can play in woodsball.

Playing the Lone Wolf

Some paintball players have a personal need to get out and play by themselves. While the Lone Wolf strategy is rarely successful, it can be entertaining and, sometimes, it may even be the right strategy to use.

Basic Paintball Strategy: Identifying Other Players on the Field

The key to winning at paintball is to identify the opposing players so you can develop effective strategies to approach and eliminate them. Here are some basic ways to learn how to identify where other players are on the field.

Discuss in my forum

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.