Practice Makes Perfect
For starters, the best way to become better at something is to study the task and practice as often as possible. Don’t get stuck in the same trap over and over. Study your failures and downfalls, When you’re hit and out of the round, take a second to reflect on the actions that led to your demise. Did you get into a position where there was no way out? Did you have help from teammates? Were your teammates actually helping or just there to watch your defeat? How truly effective were your battle decisions?
Strategizing
Cover
Get used to duck and covering a lot. You can use a ditch, bush, or tree trunk to protect yourself from paintballs that are flying in your direction. Make sure you practice thoroughly taking cover. Remember if your opponent can’t see you at all then you have the advantage. Plan out your movements so you can get from one place to another quickly while taking cover during your movements.. Don’t panic run out into wide open areas because that will make it easier for your opponents to spot you and then eliminate you from the game.
Team Strategies
Speed
Many aspects of the game of paintball require speed. If you are playing capture-the-flag, you need to grab the flag and make a run for it. If you are caught in a bad situation, you need to think on your feet. If you find yourself in a standoff, you need to either run or aim and shoot fast.
To improve your physical speed, you should practice running in your yard or around your local running track. Practicing running on different terrain is also helpful but remember to wear the correct shoes.
Aiming
Its important that paintballs hit your opponents not you. To hit them with a paintball, you need to be able to aim your paintball gun accurately.
There are plenty of factors that go into aiming. You need to know how your gun shoots, how to tune your paintball gun, where your opponent will be when the shot is fired, and if there are any obstacles in the way of hitting your target. Adjusting your aim accordingly based on the situation takes practice. The more you play, overtime the better you will get.
Good Sportsmanship