pre-season work
Mech X-Ball
The season starts in Texas at Paintball Fit's Mech XBall tournament.
Mech X Ball
Teammates
Joel and Brady Rivera at a pro clinic.
Pro Clinic - Ryan Greenspan, Marcello Margott & Kyle Barry
The Pro Coaches
The Pro Coaches
The Pro Coaches
Focus
The Pro Coaches
The Pro Coaches
Photo credit to Kurrie
Feedback
The Pro Coaches
Feedback
Feedback
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Great weekend of skills at Family Paintball Center in Miami, Florida.
Texas Sunset over Paintball Fit
Photo credit to Verbhal
Nightball at Paintball Fit is one of the best.
SUWT
Joel joins SUWT for the 2023 season.
Tournaments include
XTPL Champions/Challengers League
USXBL Planet Eclipse Open
USXBL Luxe Open
SUWT
Meeting Pro Players
Meeting Rainey Stanzek at the airport.
Break Time
Always time for a glizzy break.
SUWT places 4th at XTPL Texas Cup
bki paintball combine
Pro Coaches
Pro Coaches
Pro Coaches
Joel and Brady Rivera with Ryan Greenspan and Marcello Margott.
Pro Coaches
Pro Coaches
Joel's combine scores and effort earned him an invitation to Team USA Tryouts in June in Boston, Massachusetts.
Pro Coaches
Teammates supporting each other.
Team Kyle Spica with 2nd Place in the Combine Tournament.
NXL Lone star major
Meeting CJ Canter from NYX.
Meeting Matt the Gym Rat.
SUWT places 2nd in Youth 3 Man.
Back to the practice grind.
Back to the practice grind.
Back to the practice grind.
Back to the practice grind.
Back to the practice grind.
Back to the practice grind.
ML Kids
MVPS Tournament
MVPS Tournament
Joel joins the ML Kids youth team under pro coach Kyle Barry.
Tournaments include
MVPS Spring Skirmish
MXL Mid Atlantic Major
MVPS Summer Rumble
NXL Windy City Major
NXL World Cup
MVPS Tournament
MVPS Tournament
MVPS Tournament
Part of the grind is watching the sun come up over the field.
Buzzer
MVPS Tournament
Buzzer
Photo credit to Blu Sports
Buzzer
Team fun
Team fun
Team fun
Team fun
Team fun
Team fun
Paintball teammates have fun off the field.
USXBL Luxe Open 2nd place for suwt- first paintball winnings
NXL Mid-atlantic major
Good Game Sports Park
Drills on the Philly Layout
Drills on the Philly Layout
Drills on the Philly Layout
Drills on the Philly Layout
Drills on the Philly Layout
Joel with Brady Rivera and Michael Unger from the Good Game Semi-Pro team.
Philly Team Prep
Drills on the Philly Layout
Philly Team Prep
Photo credit to Kenny Barker
Philly Team Prep
Philly Team Prep
Philly Team Prep
Philly Team Prep
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Philly Team Prep
slaying shots photo credit blu sports
team usa tryouts
Joel traveled to Boston, Massachusetts for invite only Team USA Tryouts with some of his ML Kids teammates.
Two Days of Grinding
Players from all over the country traveled for the tryouts. The opportunity to play with the best of the best was worth it.
Coach Marcello Margott
Coach Kyle Barry
Pat Kraft
ML Kids
Teammates supporting each other.
Results
Joel was selected to be a part of the U16 team along with his teammate Eli Roberts. It is an amazing honor and they will be traveling to France to compete.
Pro Clinic at Kc sports complex
Todd Boyer
Home of the KC Missouri Allstars.
Friends
bki summer camp
Roommates
Spic and Span Show Live
Roommates
Teammates
Spic and Span Show Live
Roommates
Spic and Span Show Live
Spic and Span Show Live
Spic and Span Show Live
Spic and Span Show Live
Team USA U16 Campers
Team USA U16 Campers
Team USA U16 Campers
Team Ryan Greenspan
Team USA U16 Campers
Team USA U16 Campers
Woodsball
Team USA U16 Campers
Woodsball
One of the camp highlights is Pro vs Campers woodsball.
bki summer camp
Campers
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Last Day Together
Pro Coach Kyle Barry
Last Day Together
Saying good bye to teammates for a couple weeks.
Home field Des Moines Paintball PArk
bunkerfest
DMPP Detox
DMPP Detox
DMPP Detox
Joel joined DMPP Detox for Bunkerfest.
Tournaments include
Bunkerfest Memorial Classic
Bunkerfest Texas Shoot Out
Team
DMPP Detox
DMPP Detox
Team owner Todd Smith announced his retirement at the end of the tournament so this one was special.
DMPP Detox
Headgear models.
Team usa layout practice and prep for france
france with team usa for the united paintball federation world championships and nxl eurpoean championships
Team Usa and stars and stripes D4Xball
Team USA
Coach Kyle Barry
Intensity
Moving moment as the national anthem is played.
Photo credit to Blitzed Media
Intensity
Coach Kyle Barry
Intensity
Preparing for battle.
Photo credit to Blitzed Media
Coach Kyle Barry
Coach Kyle Barry
Coach Kyle Barry
Photo credit to Blitzed Media
Coach Kyle Barry
Photo credit to Blitzed Media
Phot credit to Woodie Action Photography
Team usa delivered in france
Gold and Silver
Team USA won gold in the United Paintball Federation World Championships.
Stars and Stripes won silver in NXL European Championships D4 XBall.
Gold for Team USA
Silver for Stars and Stripes
Joel's Biggest Supporter - Mom
Champions
Team USA Results
It was a sweep for Team USA with all 5 teams earning gold. What an amazing tournament!