The Human Shield

1. Sometimes, players wear clothing that will make it harder for a paintball to explode as it hits you. The NPPL says that your clothing must fit well and be the appropriate size for your body. The jerseys and pants must be appropriate to the player's body type. Jerseys must be tucked into the player's parts.
2. Any activity to distract the referee while he is making his way over to inspect your marker, is an infraction. Some deceptive players have been known to shoot the chronograph in the ref's hand accidentally on-purpose as he approaches him for a speed check. The NPPL says that chronographing can done by the refs at any time in the games. A player should then not obstruct justice while the ref is doing his job.
3. Come on. Everyone has tried the bunker rub. The bunker rub is rubbing the part of your body that is hit with paint against the bunker to rub it off. Rule 18.03 in the NPPL prohibits wiping. Wiping is classified as the deliberate and conscious removal of paint by a paintballer in order to avoid a referee's call, or to avoid elimination.
4. It is against the rules to call a paintcheck for yourself to draw attention away from your teammates, while he wipes the paint off himself. NPPL rules prohibit Distraction Tactics, such as requesting a paintcheck to distract a referee from a hit on a player or a player's teammates.
5. Players and spectators not involved in the game may not shout out anything that could directly or indirectly influence the outcome of a game. One thing that could directly influence the game would be a spectator shouting instructions from the stands. A spectator could shout out to one team which bunker the opposing player is hiding behind. This type of interference could give on team an unfair advantage, poisoning the efforts of players and refs to make the game a clean one. The NPPL also states that players from the sideline may not make comments about play which are likely to be heard by athletes on the field.