In Paintball, players may decide to retreat and in so doing leave a fellow team member open to attack. Alternatively it may be part of an overall plan to use the proverbial sacrificial lamb as a diversionary tactic. Part of Paintball's popularity with corporate groups stems from the fact that it combines leisure with actual teamwork training. Paintball is an excellent way to settle inter departmental rivalries - sales vs accounting, engineering vs research or waiters vs chefs. Be particularly wary if you work in your companies pay office and have a habit of messing up wages.
Paintball is very much an equaliser.
Employer and employee alike, male or female, all compete on an equal footing. As games progress natural leaders emerge. Back in the office, many companies notice a marked difference in morale and corporate team spirit. Lessons learnt on the Paintball field mean that the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. As a result both customer service and sales increase and so ultimately do profits.