To realize a common goal, teammates in a paintball game should take two important roles: one is to suppress and the other to invade.
Suppression is a way of distracting the opponent so that they fall short by not seeing the other team that is already starting to invade. Suppressions goal is not to get rid of enemies. Control and concentration are needed to keep a team member from shooting.
A team who uses suppression as a tactic should consist of three or more players. Each member must know that their main objective is not to eliminate the other teams members; although that could be true in other events. Movements during this game should be accurate and targets must be aligned in order to make sure that the opposing team is unaware of the suppression. A steady target and aiming of fire from the suppression players must not be in unison to leave the enemies with a puzzled feeling.
When making an assault, two or more of the paintball players who are making the suppression constantly distract one of the opponents players in order to disguise the players who are about to invade and attack the opposing team. Suppression often conceals the other players and if...