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Wingmen
In competitive and , there are three main types of players: front, utility, and cover. In sports like lacrosse and football, these positions are much more solid, since the number of players on the field stays the same throughout the game. But in paintball, there are , and players may need to move into another position when a teammate goes down. But at least the beginning of the game, a paintball players role is pretty defined, and each individual will know his responsibility on the field. and have the most defined roles and position, and players in each position have a number of specific responsibilities. The players position on the field will affect the amount of ground the player will be covering, the amount of paint he will shoot, and even the kind of gear they will be carrying. In general the back and cover players will be the ones protecting the front players and laying down paint, and the front players will be doing most of the running and attempting to accomplish objectives on the enemy side of the fields. Players such as the wingman, cover players, and front players are featured at tournaments such as the Spring Kickoff open at superior paintball and the at .
Front Players. Front plate ears are also called the tape runners for the attackers. The front players run as fast as they can up the field off the break, and try to take some of the key bunkers before the opposing team can get there. The front players must be bold enough to get fired on a lot and absorb a majority of the enemy's shots. The front players must have a team first attitude, since they will be eliminated early if they try to go it alone. The front players must communicate with his wingman if he is going to survive an approach into the enemy side of the fields. If the front player is backed up by his cover players and his wingman, you may try to find the enemy from the sides or behind. The flank is a paintball tactic where the support players lay down so much paint in the direction of the enemy players that they must spend all of their enemies avoiding elimination for shooting back towards the source of the fire. While the opposing team tries to defend itself against this paint lay, a front player is able to come in from the back or side. The front player may also try to capture the enemy flag or hang their own flag or the enemy flag station. Positions and tactics like these are classics at fields like Camelot Paintball in Chicopee Massachusetts, and Colchester paintball in Colchester Vermont.
The front players put as much pressure as they can on opponents, while the utility players play the middle of the fields, moving back and forth on an as needed basis. The are also called wingman for support players. The cover players usually backed up the wingman and the front players.
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