How to Be a Captain in Paintball

Paintball is a military-style leisure activity where teams of people compete against one another to complete a mission, such as reaching a specific destination and obtaining a flag. Paintballing is usually undertaken in rural areas where there are many places to hide. Captaining a paintball team involves tending to the safety of your team and ensuring they are all aware of their individual duties.

Instructions

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      Research the sport of paintballing by reading books and attending tournaments to see how teams are organized and tasks distributed. Not all of the attributes of a paintball captain can be learned from books and observation, but this will serve as a solid foundation for practical experience.

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      Recognize the strengths of each of your team members. Assigning individuals to roles that play to their strengths rather than bringing out their weaknesses is a key attribute of a paintball captain. For instance, someone with poor spatial awareness shouldn't be left to guard a vantage point. Equally, a team member who is quick on her feet and calm in battle situations would be wasted guarding a base and organizing strategies.

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      Perform practice drills before entering a tournament to see how your team works. This will help you to identify any issues with your team's structure, such as having too many members who are strong in battle but weak strategists.

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      Make changes to your team if they are not gelling as you'd hoped. A strong captain should be wise enough to face up to any errors of judgment and assign people to different positions in the team if members are failing in their individual roles.

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      Show consistency and fairness in selecting your team members. For instance, if you always pick your brother for tournaments, despite a poor performance record, your team is likely to lose respect for you and be skeptical that positions are won on merit.

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      Administer your team's finances to ensure everyone pays on time for the paintballing fees. Collecting regular monthly payments for equipment and tournament fees is usually a better idea than asking someone for a $200 back payment out of the blue.