Communication 101

Paintball is a very simple game once you know the location of the opposing team, the first two steps to have a successful line of communication is using common codes with your team and then the add and repeat method of communication.

First i will explain a few tricks to gathering all the important information

• Always be looking down field, whether you are running and shooting, sprinting or sliding you should always be looking for the bad guys.
• Come up with basic codes for important information such as Kill count(both teams) and any bunkers that don't have an obvious name.

If you're having some trouble with codes here's a few that I've heard over the years

For eliminations you can use calls as simple as one word then a number. Ive heard things such ball1, smash1, G1, K1, Kill1, Burn1 and strike1. Go ahead and be creative just make sure its not a tongue twister. Words like Mississippi, razzmatazz, and kangaroo are not recommended.

As for naming bunkers i would suggest not getting to fancy it can cause your team mates to get confused, using city or state names is a good start.

Once you have some information then you can begin to implement the add and repeat method that will explain next.

Add and Repeat

For example you have players in both corner bunkers and the back center the conversation should go something like this

Back right player would say “1,2, and right 30”

When the back center hears this he should respond by repeating what he has heard and also adding any extra information he gathered. The back center or anyone in the middle of the field needs to be a relay point for important information from corner to corner, Snake to Doritos and ect...

Back center player “1,2,3, right 30”

And once the information is gathered and relayed by the back center player, the back left player should repeat and add, the information should flow sideline to sideline seamlessly all game long because as players are being eliminated and moving around the info changes.

That's all for today, here is a great quote that I once read in a magazine.

"If you're not moving, shooting or talking you shouldn't be on a paintball field"

If you have any questions feel free to email me Dusty@doodlebugsportz.com

Check back next week for Teamwork 101