You will one of the most active players on the field. You will be relying on the snipers and the heavy riflemen to cover you as you advance forward. You won't be firing a lot of paintballs as a heavy riflemen does; however you will be marking your opponent and laying land mines.

Since you're going to be on the move for most of the game, go light on your gear. You don't need as heavy of a gear kit as heavy riflemen or even snipers. A shorter barrel will enable a faster shot and when you play as a light rifleman, speed is what you need. Your gun should be lightweight too. There will be a number of light riflemen in each game. This position tends to have a shorter life span than most other positions because it is on one of the most aggressive and also one of the most prominent.

Your job is to advance as far as you can with your ultimate goal being to capture your opponent's flag. Keep in touch with your heavy riflemen and your snipers as you advance they can alert you to anyone that is putting you in their sites and tell you when to change positions as you move forward. You will be drawing a lot of paintball fire with every move you make, let your team know when and where you intend to move so they can better cover you. This will extend your life on the playing field and give you team a better chance of winning the game!

You bet. A ghost is a sniper that just suddenly seems to appear. You need a player that can be quiet and still for long periods of time and doesn't mine crawling on his belly for equally long periods.

A ghost will hide in wait and try to get as near the opponent's front line as he can and then pick off all the approaching players as they get within range. Ghosts generally take short shots and tend to use a lot of paintballs during play. Place several ghosts around your field to protect your team's flag and keep your opponents out.

Ghost's will do the same job as an ambush sniper expect a ghost sniper is even more hidden and in the background. Ambush snipers tend to stalk and hit their opponents and generally don't have a long life out on the field. A ghost sniper will have a much longer field life and will generally cause a lot more damage to the other team than even an ambush sniper. A good strategy is to position your ghost snipers in a triangular formation and they can easily engage an opponent in a cross fire from nearly any angle. This is a very effective playing position.

If you need to move when you're playing a ghost sniper position. Silence of movement is your greatest weapon and staying ultra low to the ground. Make sure your gear doesn't rattle and also wait for the other team to fire to move. It will cover the noise of your movements. As a ghost you won't be doing a lot of running on the field and most of your time will be spent laying in wait for an opponent to get within range, get yourself a gun that rests on a tripod and this will allow you to get a good steady site and accurate shot.

Use these tips to be a great ghost sniper on the playing field.

If you love to shoot endless streams of paintballs and just go all out on the field; a heavy rifleman is the team position for you.

Your job is to hang back and lay paint - lots of paint to protect and clear the way for your teammates that are advancing forward towards your opponent's flag. You will need to carry a lot of paintballs for this position. Your gear kit will be heavy from the amount of paint you'll be packing along but you'll use most of it if you play your position as you should.

You won't be doing a lot of running as a heavy rifleman. Paintball guns on tripods are great for this position. You don't have to be stealth like an ambush or ghost sniper would be as you are almost constantly firing so everyone knows where you are. You are counting on your snipers to keep you from getting marked and put out of the game.

As the light riflemen advance, continue covering them and spray as much fire around as you can. For many games such as this, players will duct tape an "x" on the back and front of their vests and only shots on the "x" will count to eliminate a player. This will make your paintball games last a lot longer as leg shots won't count - only within the "x".

Since you don't have to be stealth like a sniper, your communications equipment can be either a throat mic or an audio system that includes an ear wire - decide among your team what you're going to use.

Use these tips to get more marks in your position as a heavy rifleman and have a blast playing your next game of paintball.

Being a sniper is one of the most enjoyable paintball positions because it involves a lot of sneaking, aiming at targets from as far away as you can and getting to use some fun paintball gear.

You'll need to be able to blend and in one game you might be laying flat on the ground, flush with a bush or other short obstacle and then hiding behind bunkers. The sniper's main goal is to make a shot without being seen. Stick to lightweight paintball guns. They are best for moving silently and with as little noise as possible. If you use communications equipment, make sure you use audio receiver that fit inside your ear otherwise a transmission from a teammate will completely give you away. Then you wear an ear wire - no one will alerted to your presence via team communications.

Another tip for snipers, eventually you will get taken out in each game. When it happens to you, examine why. Did you give away your position? What would you do differently? These are valuable ways to learn to be a better sniper and play the best position you can play. Patience is a big plus for snipers, it will seem like hours but you will have to remain absolutely still for many minutes when an opponent is getting near, the slightest movement will alert them to your presence.

Use your scope and add a sniper barrel to your gun. A sniper barrel lets your paintballs come out with just a small whooshing sound that is very low and from a short distance almost undetectable, your opponent will just suddenly realize he has paint on his vest.

Practice all you can and try to learn tips from every game you play and you will be the best sniper on your paintball team.

Field positions are very important when playing paintball in a tournament or bunker ball. Woodsball paintball games are a little bit more relaxed as far as strategy and set up.

Snipers are important you can either be an ambush sniper, ghost who shoots his marker and is rarely seen or a longbow who shoots little from long distances. An ambush sniper will carry lots of paintballs and this sniper's job will be cover the other players as they advance across the field towards the opponents. The ambush sniper will be able to sit quietly and then fire on an opponent and then immediately change positions to avoid being marked himself.

Set up your snipers around the playing field. A half circle formation of three ambush snipers, one ghost sniper and one longbow sniper covering the other players as they advance towards the other team's bunker will normally be a good playing strategy. Remember, the other team knows what you know, so be aware as you're stalking, you are most likely being stalked.

The numbers of ambush snipers are usually many as they tend to get picked off by the other team's ghosts and ambush snipers. The longbows are good for methodically taking out the other team's advancing members and longbows have the longest field life of any sniper.

Mark out a plan and if you haven't already invested in some stealth communications equipment, definitely get a microphone with an ear wire - you can whisper and it will transmit inside your ear canal and no one will hear communications among your team.

Sniping is all about being stealth and steady with your marker. With the right equipment like a silent barrel, you can be a formidable force on the field without giving away your position.