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Max'd Kidz wins RPL season opener

TOP LEFT - Max'd Kidz getting the FIRST PLACE trophy at the RPL. TOP RIGHT - Nicky Cuba working with the guys a little after the event, MIDDLE LEFT - Sawyer and Kevin waiting for the awards ceremony to start, MIDDLE RIGHT - Larry and Brandon waiting for the awards ceremony to start, BOTTOM LEFT - Shawn Walker at the awards ceremony



SEE BELOW FOR A FULL RECAP OF THE EVENT AND MAX'D KIDZ FIRST #1 FINISH

What an amazing weekend. So much has happened since mid December with them team and paintball it felt great to just get out and play again. Look for more updates in the coming days about team members, sponsors and schedule. The team for this tournament consisted of Sawyer, Larry, Kevin and Brandon as usual but Sawyer's Dad, Dan, filled the 5th spot. It was Dan's first tournament appearance ever.

The event has held at Shawn Walker's Tournament Fields at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA. Max'd Kidz as normal dropped the first game of the event to the Marine Carnage team who out hustled them and out played them. However, the Kidz turned it around in game 2, rolling over their opponent with all 5 players staying alive and Sawyer running in the flag for the win. The Kidz then rolled off wins in games 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, before losing game 8 to G squad. That ment game 9 was a tie breaker against Marine Carnage and game 10 was a tie breaker against G squad. The Kidz pulled it together and won both to end the day with an 8-2 record in games, a 4-0 record in match play.

The 4-0 record gave them the #1 seed going into Sunday and a First Round bye. In the Semi-Finals they faced another marine team who played them tough but Max'd Kidz won back to back games to earn their first trip to a paintball tournament Finals. There they faced G Squad again and had to play really tough games. Brandon's gun went down at the end of the first game and the team was lucky enough to have Nicky Cuba there to help out. Since Cuba had recently joined the Infamous squad he was shooting a Bob Long Victory which he was able to loan Brandon for game 2. Brandon is the most superstitious player ever and shoots a Victory as well, so he refused to play with anything but another Victory. Once the gun settings were changed the Kidz took the field again.The Kidz ended up winning two hard fought battles against G Squad and Sawyer delivered the winning flag in the 2nd game to seal the First Place position for Max'd Kidz.

At the awards presentations Walker mentioned a brewing rivalry between the Kidz and G Squad. But don't count out Carnage yet. They rolled over Max'd kidz to start the tournament and ended up taking Third Place overall.

Max'd Kidz is looking forward to a great season of paintball and is exciterd about the way it has started.

Don't forget to check back to the blog soon for updates you won't want to miss.

More RPL Pictures

Top Left - Trophy Presentation, Top Right Max'd Kidz thanks Nicky Cuba and NuSkool Paintball, Middle Left Max'd Kidz thanks Exalt Paintball, Middle Right Max'd Kidz thanks Baller's Cafe, Bottom Left Bear and Entourage giving congrats to Max'd Kidz on their First Place finish

A few videos from the RPL too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg3MNlsQX3Y Max'd Kidz trophy presentation 1st Place RPL Feb 2010







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajrFvJqPXnQ Nicky Cuba and Max'd Kidz play 4 on 1







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouz3RyoDsQU Kevin gets schooled by Nicky in a 1 on 1

More RPL - SHOOTING DERDER'S SHORT BUS

All 5 photos are of Sawyer shooting or prepping to shoot a segment in the next Derder Short Bus. Pictured here and there with Sawyer are Todd, Rob, Nicky, and Catfish. It was really fun to shoot a video segment - especially Short Bus.

Nicky Cuba talks about Sawyer and Max'd Kidz on PB Live

Go to www.pblive.tv
Click on the On Demand tab under the video screen
Click on PbLive Show Archives
Click on 10/7 episode
Advance episode to minute 28

Professional Pics taken by bauderextreme.com

Love the first one - look at the eyes. Popping out of the dorito. Sawyer and Kyle before a game. Nicky getting them fired up before the game. Sawyer putting on his NuSkool head gear.

Pro Pics

Videos from USPL Las Vegas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRhHklT6iE - Getting ready in pits for Game 1



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RWuuLMO_pA - Game 2 prep in the pits



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj_AqNW_M3s - More Game 2 prep in the pits



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgAmbngxcxQ - James gives a shout out before the 2 minute warning and i randomly catch Sawyer getting himself pumped up. Later I find out he was saying "I can do it" over and over to himself. And he played a great last game.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyyZ3LQ4OQ - In the chrono tent



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ67mIcPM38 - A video of the team after the last game of the Quarterfinals - really great attitudes all around after a loss,

Vegas

Waiting to take the field, getting a pep talk from Dad, hanging with Nicky, Breakouts

Vegas

In the pits on Fridaygetting advice from Nicky and Dad

Vegas

James and Kyle Furman our killer front players, doing commentary with Thomas Taylor and his wife Tiffany in the VIP area, Nicky and Paxson getting ready to play, the 3 Smith boys in the Kingman Training tent, Nicky's booth

Pics from Max'd Kidz practice at Camp Pendleton

Top two pics are of James Furman in a gun fight. Next two pics are of Sawyer playing and showing off his new Nicky Cuba Ironmen DM9 and his new Rotor loader from Nicky. Last is a pic of Nicky walking the field with the team in the morning before game time.

4 videos of Max'd Kidz practice with Nicky Cuba coaching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0VBdQmDiso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy62Rd6NWt4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdxm5PQ6_g8

AND HERE IS SAWYER'S AWESOME AFTER PRACTICE INTERVIEW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByZlZrktwOU

Press Release 10/6/2009 - Max'd Kidz sponsored

San Diego, CA
Professional paintball player Nicky Cuba and his company, NuSkool, have just announced they are sponsoring a team to play in the US Paintball League World Championships being held later this month in Las Vegas October 16-18. The tournament will be held on the world famous Las Vegas Strip at the Riviera Hotel & Casino.

The young guns team, Max’d Kidz, with players as young as 10 years old, will compete in the 5 man Division 4 level.

“This is a great opportunity to get younger players more involved in our sport,” said Cuba. “Most tournaments at the National level only feature more established teams and players, but venues like Las Vegas are a perfect place for players, both young and old, to get their feet wet in the tournament scene.”

Sawyer Smith, the youngest player on the team at 10 years old, jumped at the chance to play when he found out there would be Division 4 at the event. “It’s really cool,” he said. “I’m going to be able to play in the same tournament as Nicky Cuba and teams like XSV, Arsenal, HK Army, Explicit, Legend. I’m super excited.”

Cuba is not limiting his sponsorship of the team to just a financial one. This past weekend he spent an entire day with the team at the Camp Pendleton Tournament Park in Oceanside, CA helping them prepare. The park had the USPL field set up for practice and Cuba spent the day helping the youngsters by walking the field with them in the morning and then coaching them throughout the day before, during and after each game.

“We just want the kids to go out and have a good time,” said Cuba (nicky-cuba.com). “It’s not important if they win the tournament. We want them to enjoy the experience, hopefully win a few games along the way and maybe they’ll bring their friends into our sport. We all have to do what we can to expose paintball to more and more people and this is just one way I can help do that. And in the process I get to help make some kids really, really happy.”

Sawyer and Nicky having some ice cream

A few weekends ago Sawyer and Dad got to hang out with Nicky Cuba for the weekend (see below for a recap of the weekend in an older post). Here is a picture Nicky's mom took that we found on his facebook page - so we stole it to put up here - thanks Nicky. It was outside the ice cream shop we stopped at after dinner that night before rushing back to his house to see the Sea World fireworks show from his back yard. P.S. - How cool is Nicky wearing the matching shell necklace that Sawyer bought for him in Mexico - just like the one nicky was wearing in old footage of when he was younger in "Heroes for a Day".

Pics of Ironmen vs XSV practice today

Team Ironmen and XSV faced off Saturday September 5th for a day of practice at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside to help prepare for the PSP World Cup next month. Sawyer and Dan hung out with them for the day and tried to shoot some videos and pictures. First 2 pics are of Scott Kemp in the snake. Next two are of Thomas Taylor in the snake. Last is another picture of Sawyer's favorite player, Nicky Cuba