My view of a 5 men speedball basic tactic

Speedball for me is a fast and action packed kind of painball game. We need to be alert at all time. Vision is important because we must know the position of own team mates and opponent. Beside individual skills, trust is one of the main cores of speedball along with understanding. When have trust we feel free to move. When we have understanding we know where to go. Don’t have these then we are playing blind and with fear.

My Basic 5 men Tactic

The most popular format used in Malaysia today is 5 men format. My basic tactic in 5 men speedball is 3 back players and 2 forwards. One of the back players (on either side) is going to be the Roberto Carlos of paintball which means that he/she will overlap through the flank. Eventually the game tactics will change to 2 back players and 3 forwards. The forwards position is 2 forward on one side and the other one on the other side. This means that forward players are divided into 2 teams. Back players will support with their fire power.The two team of forward are Team Alphathe attacking team/strong side (2 players) and Team Beta the support team/weak side (1 player).Team alpha role is to take out opponent’s center and left or side back player depending on which side team alpha position themselves. Team beta will takes out opponent’s forward players with the support from two back players. The team’s back player will delay or pin down the opponent’s forwards. They also try to make opponent’s back players busy so that team alpha can eliminate them.This tactic needs to be practice a lot because it’s not an easy task. Movements of players need to be coordinated well and wisely so they can position themselves correctly.