Advance Signal
Overview
An advance signal is a verbal or visual cue used to tell teammates that it is time to push forward, coordinating movement so players advance together safely.
Key Points
- Given through quick words, hand motions, or body language to start a coordinated push.
- Helps prevent players from advancing alone into active shooting lanes.
- Used when opponents are distracted, reloading, suppressed, or out of position.
- Improves teamwork by ensuring multiple players move at the same time.
- A good advance signal increases pressure and opens opportunities for stronger field control.
Details
An advance signal is the call that starts a forward push. Paintball requires teamwork, timing, and communication, and advancing alone often results in a quick elimination. The advance signal ensures that players move together when an opportunity appears on the field.
These signals can be verbal such as short commands like "go," "now," or "push" or nonverbal, such as tapping a bunker, pointing, or nodding toward a lane. Experienced teams often mix subtle signals with clear voice commands depending on how close opponents are.
Advance signals are usually given during windows of opportunity: when defenders are reloading, looking the wrong way, under pressure, or when a teammate has opened a dominant angle. Coordinated pushes break stalemates, isolate out-of-position opponents, and secure power bunkers.
Using proper advance signals creates momentum and prevents teammates from acting independently or out of sync. The best teams treat advance signals as part of their core communication system, making pushes safer, faster, and far more effective.
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