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Featuring:
Nikki McEvers - Head Coach / nikki.mcevers
Nick Slowiak - / nickslowiak
Rance Gillespie
Alec Buschang
Brandon Trujillo
Jeremy Gavette
Dina Gomez
Filmed at The Paintball Park at Camp Pendleton! Check them out if you are in the area and looking for a place to have a great time:
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Director - Garrett Kennell
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Editor - Silas Orteza
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Director of Photography - Nate Cornett
Camera Operator - Eric Lombart
Sound - Christina Gonzalez
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Assistant Editor - Madeline Puzzo
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Color - Kevin Stiller
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Hi friends! I'm SO happy to be back. We have been working on some HUGE projects (hint: chess...paramedic...) that are coming very very soon!! So be sure to have notifications on :) I love you all and thank you so much for your patience as we knock out these huge edits.
How many welts did you have after this 😂 I can only imagine afterwards how it felt
I have been waiting for this yesss
This is amazing, thank you I’ve been wanting a paintball vid from a big you to Uber for so long🥺
Yess m2 I love your vids and I mist them Love from the Netherlands💕💕 (that is next to Germany)
YAY another new video :D So when are you gonna try MMA?
These are the types of videos paintball needs. Showing new players that the sport is a fun game and not something that hurts and is no fun. I absolutely love this!
I’ve been playing since I was twelve, the biggest hurdle to get people out is always the fear that it’s gonna hurt and be scary, I like that this brings a positive light to learning and starting out
Only times it hurts are when you get hit on your bare skin haha
Amen!
@@natestinson69 and there are moments that are scary and do hurt. But they are rare. I play as a 1 Rusher for our team so im always up front. Theres times where you have 3-4 guns on you and that sound of the balls hitting or whizzing by is insane! Or when you get out and have to walk through 2 lanes and get 10 extra bonus balls, god that shit sucks. But i love it and wont stop playing anytime soon
My 1st time I went all covered up now, after 4 yrs I only use shorts 😁
Nick was the perfect guy to do this with. He is a really really cool guy. My favorite player since he was on Chicago Aftershock back in like 2011/2012 when I first started playing.
Bro I found him at literally the same time! First match I saw was Legion vs Dynasty Chi 2011, and he was the color guy with Matty! Rooted for every team of his since
@@closedcircuitsports that match is probably my favorite match of all time. JRab and Berdnikov were so fucking clutch! Classic PSP match.
Og for sure
Ik this is off topic but I never would except she would play paintball,and no one thinks it’s a sport!!!
Thank god Nick made it out with both eyes, going mask up with a maker on randomly blasting.
As a ref for a paintball park this is GOLD lessons. I’m definitely geeking out at how I can help my private groups play better too
The classic Michelle Khare character curve: starts out optimistic, but scared/timid, and ends completely slaying like a badass. Great video as always.
lol no. shes timid and clueless and eventually they make a hundred takes and edit it to look great
@@cookie5535 fax
@@cookie5535hater I’m white btw Edit: tysm for 500 followers!
Couldn’t have asked for better coaches. You always pick the best people to collaborate with.
Agreed. Nick is a great player and excellent mentor.
Yep
Yessir
Yea yea
Finally some CONTENT on a sport that truly deserves more recognition. The more people that play the sport the less my case of paint costs. Everybody that sees this play paintball please!!😭😂
playing paintball requires friends😭
@@darciaglaucerica no! paintball wants a team! SEARCH THEM!
LoL. You really think Gino and Valken would ever give away their golden egg laying goose? $60 a case, take it or leave it.... or join a D1 team(?)
lol i wana try it so badly
@@darciaglaucerica not really, just show up to a field and play. Start with recball/walk ons and then work your way up to speedball
really thought this was gonna be cringey, super dope that she really went out there, listened to feedback from the coaches, and tried her best. awesome video, and thanks for bringing attention to the sport
She got the hang of feathering pretty quickly. I've been playing for the past 4 years and I sometimes struggle with it. Also, Nick was really enthusiastic when he was getting shot at by Michelle!
Welcome to paintball!
Where are y’all located
@@MANNYG699 Earth
@@MANNYG699 social paintball is really based outta Houston Texas but it really all over the states and is a big support in the paintball world!
@@2Node bruh what are you saying they at Mars
@@2Node thanks
I love how she progressed very quickly and really enjoyed playing AND she made it a goal to hit someone close up awesome!
One of the harder things to teach is to get someone brave enough to bunker. They are always scared of being bit back from such a close range. But once you do it, that thrill and excitment of out playing your mirror and being able to press them in and run em down, no better feeling
I hate to point out that the close play was staged. He clearly put his gun down as she came around lol, he knew she was there but had no intent on reacting. 15:38
@@CelestialDesign yea it looks like he did decide to shoot the other coach not thinking she would push up, but her prematurely firing while coming up he redirected his focus to her and seemed to purposely not shoot back, still was great on her to go for it, it being a learning excercise tho glad they turned it down a notch for her since they clearly were way better lol
I'm from the future. Michelle is getting better and more comfortable with using firearms. I am spending my Boxing Day binge-watching all of her videos from the latest to the oldest lol. Dang she's a beast for sure.
Been playing for over 20 years and can say this is the best video I’ve ever seen for an intro to tournament paintball for a beginner. 💯💯💯 Good job to everyone involved in putting this together! And bravo to you, Michelle, for being up for the challenge and pushing through the fear and anxiety! This was epic!
This was awesome to see! Nick is one of the pro players that I actually follow and he seems like a really good guy. His M3+ marker is one of my dream guns!
cool!
Cool!
Kiss me mr.internet
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Hello nice to see u here
hiii i love ur videos
Michelle you should try professional fencing! I'm a Canadian fencer in training and you actually get a lot of sprains and blisters but I think its really fun you should try it! I think you got the talent!
Omg yes! I'd love to see her do that!
Oh you’ll get those playing paintball 🤣 I do both but I’ve been playing paintball for around 21 years now and you’ll be cut up and black and blue at the end
Are you shooting fences?
I paint fences too. It's hard work but i make a honest living as 15 year old. I also set up fences but i dont get sprains and blisters so you must be doing something wrong
@@kolyavolodin4354 no haha I do the sport with the sword and cool stuff like that
Watching this after two years and I'm loving it. Nick is one of the best and I love everything about this video. From hearing the lessons I learnt back then to knowing what I understand now it's just great.
I’m more into the paintball that you play in the woods or in a field or junkyard. My favorite by far is a Black Hawk Down setting. I’d love to see how she handles the battle of Normandy field in Pennsylvania.
Well, you had an excellent pro player out there helping you. Nick is an outstanding guy! It was great seeing you go from completely scared to running through paint to hit the buzzer. This was a blast to watch and I think I speak for the majority of paintball players when I say thank you for giving our sport some much needed exposure! Keep playing!
4:01 “I will prepare to shoot you now.” “Yeah thank you!” Lmao
Love this !! Gonna share this with my daughter maybe will inspire her to come play with my son and I. Thanks. Awesome to see women getting out there and showing how it’s done.
I love that guy! He's so energetic its great. Bet he's a good coach
Hopefully this gets more ppl wanting to try paintball/speedball! As someone who plays literally every weekend, it is a blast! Talk about adrenaline and cardio 😁 yes it does hurt for like 10-15 seconds after getting shot but after a while you barely notice it and are more annoyed that you died. Highly recommend paintball to everyone 🙌
indeed !
Dude finally people who play speed ball
I prefer airsoft more but sports like this are so fun!
Airsoft is cool too!
@@almonod I don’t mind airsoft I just hate the negative feedback on videos with the honor system, it’s always “oh cheater caught on film” blah blah. Not to say that cheating doesn’t happen in paintball (cuz oh it does!) but just unfortunate that all the videos you see are ppl arguing and getting in fights over who shot who first.
This makes me happy that I play paintball. Super fun and you got to play along side nick slowiak which is awesome! Good job too!!
paintball teaches you so much about the space you take up.
and as equality go's you can see for ya self
MICHELLE UR INSANE HAHAHAHA THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!!
AGREE
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING!?!
Calm down
Simp much?
Yesss!!!
🙌 Nice! Thank you very much for giving our sport a shot and hope to see you guys soon!
Very very cool of you to do that, man. Way to be a great ambassador for the sport. I've been a fan since the Aftershock days! Profits, Green Jerseys, and an Ego11 tearing up the snake side!
@@Radamsgp007 go sports let him off the hook long enough to play again?
Nick is the man
What an absolute unit lol. You were an excellent mentor for her during this first time experience!
Yo Nick, can you sell me that red R2??
I love your content!! It is really cool that you tried all these amazing things. I started to follow/subscribe after your military physical training challenge videos. I have always wanted to try paintball :)
Thank you for highlighting paintball! It’s a sport I’m very passionate about.
She has such a huge advantage. She's a tiny, tiny target lolol
As a 6'5 player, she has the advantage of playing behind the bunkers but she can only go so high when snap shooting. I generally get the drop shots when they are laying lower and I can see over all the bunkers. Glad she is doing this though becuase love growing the sport.
As a 7’8 player I confirm it’s true
@@Banker01111 as a 9’2 player i can confirm this
@@aryasrivastava7015 wait what-
@@aryasrivastava7015 As a 0'3 player, I can indeed confirm this truth.
I have played for over 20 years. You had amazing coaches and you learned SO MUCH from them. You could see a marked difference between the average beginner and yourself at the end of the time being coached. Well done.
As someone who has only ever done paintball as a weekend one-off, never as a sport, this looks so fun. We used guns that didnt shoot accurately, only had one lineup of bullets (like 15 or something) and we had to reset our guns every shot. Sadly there's no paintball areas near me that I know of.
She’s so cute It’s awesome to see people’s reactions that haven’t played before. I love To see so many new people play I think everyone should try Paintball
As an avid amateur paintballer this was fun to watch. We need more people playing this awesome sport and you did great against long time players. I hope you keep playing.
How long have you been playing?
@@daddymando7652 Around mid 2015. Haven't played since late 2019 because of covid but slowley getting back into it.
Nice I’ve been doing this for 21 years now
@@___meph___4547 4 months here
Bruv, let's just all agree that Michelle is a fast learner😹
made that 100 likes
@@ylrcyitzy tyty😩
Always has be, she’s a superstar
Yes, LMAO.
@@brynndally9869LMAO, EXACTLY, LMAO.
I didn't even know there was such a thing as professional paintball, but I have to say that these professional paintballers are exactly as cool as I would expect them to be.
Paintballer playing airsoft ehhebebebebebebebeheheh
lol she bunkered a pro player! love how you fully embraced it and was fearless by the end. taking instruction well and keeping fairly calm mid 3v3. the best thing to see as an older player is when the new kids show up the next weekend even more excited to learn and play. I hope you played some more games after this video shoot concluded
Paintball is my favorite sport and I’m glad she tried this. Hopefully it will persuade more people to try the sport.
I remember being stationed in Pendleton and just played sooooo much paintball for 3 years. I just remember thats where most of my money went. Lol speedball was just a rush. Actually got slaughtered against Dynasty as their warm up to their warm up for a practice day. We did not stand a chance T_T match was less than 2 minutes
I wonder how actual combat soldiers would do against pro-paintball players.
@@nukiesduke6868 yeah, that would be really interesting to know.
@@nukiesduke6868 i imagine not as good as people would hope. Different tactics, different movements. When I was there, combat marines gravitated towards field ball more so. Which there was massive, so I could see why. Pendleton did have a paintball team though, I watched them and they were pretty good! Granted that was over 6 years ago, not sure if that team still exists
Nukies Duke typically not well. I played for my school while in college, as part of that we used to play West Point’s team regularly. Great bunch of guys but it wasn’t even close.
@@nukiesduke6868 Same concept different weapon.
Bro this is like a stress reliver you can literally shoot at people.
I feel like it could be stressful trying not to get shot though
@@Chrysalis-Cherrybloom it usually is quite stressful the first few games because of the fear of getting shot but after a while it will relieve all stress when i get extra paintballs and start shooting all that paint to your opponets which is super exciting. Playing with electronic paintball guns gets even more exciting because of the speed that you can shoot paint really drives up your adrenaline.
This is one of my dream activities…sadly we doesn’t have much like this in our country.
India?
@@justanotherperson2576 nope. In india there are plenty of paintball arenas..Just in my city there are 6-7 paintball arenas..
As someone who has spent 15 + yrs playing most weekends, I must say I really respect the way you displayed the game. Tv and movies always seem to dismiss safety, quality gear, teamwork, and the true skill it takes to play well. Shooting accidentally into a barrel bag is something we have all done. Im really glad you left that in there to show the safety measure put in place. You found a top notch coach in Nick, and someone who has been a great ambassador for the sport as a player, and manufacture rep. The player base of paintball thanks you for doing this the right way.
This Is Probably the Funniest Video, I was Laughing My Ass Off The Whole Time.... Especially When She kept Misfiring On The Feet
Love watching people get into the sport in the right way!
I was so hyped when you got the hits in and scoring twice was very impressive. You can tell at the start that it has been a while since you've done things like this but once you stopped being afraid of being hit you absolutely dominated. Amazing work and can't wait for whatever comes next!
Michele at 3:48 ... NOOOOOOOooooOOOoOOOO I don't wanna hit yoUUUUuuuUuU!!!! Such a beautiful soul xx
Aaaaaand the next day she bunkers a dude at the 50 brick at point blank range lol Way to go girl ;)
This is one of my fav videos, looks like so much fun.
You got to love Nick Sloviak on this video! such a cool dude!
the confidence boost after her first elimination.....this was incredible to watch someone step outside their comfort zone and learn
I would love to see a “I trained like a professional Formula 1 race driver”!😍
Lmfaoo
LMAK
subscribed for this video. Im new to paintball and my first time playing I was like where has this been all my life. I knew of it but never really heard it was more than a group activity or birthday thing for kids. I am 29 and wish I knew of it when I was in high school because I never liked playing traditional sports. Knowing there is leagues, regulations and refs makes it the perfect sport and I desperately want it to grow. Thanks for helping
Her videos always brighten my day ^^
Could not have asked for better mentors than Nick and Nikki. They're awesome. Go Ironmen!
I watched this expecting it to be crappy. But they thoroughly explained and gave her and the viewer’s a nice breakdown of competitive paintball. Love watching the sport grow.
def not like their was a pro player and a professional teams coach teaching her
just tell him nicely dont be mean@@beasty8362
Wow this was really awesome! Brings back memories! Really awesome to see you get better!
Used to play as a kid this made me genuinely smile 😊 I haven’t played in so long need to get back out there
Glad to see paintball finally getting the recognition it deserves! And Michelle kicked ass!
She has a lot of stories to tell her children and grandchildren lol
for real
She can just show them her KZhead channel lol
this was a great video, Thanks for showcasing this amazing sport.
Michelle you such a great sport you call your hits like a true player and learned to dominate the field get it girl 👊
i remember my first attempt at paintball. It was exhilarating. The adrenaline, the quick decisions, the constant sprinting from one area to the next. I hope to one day to go back onto a field and hold a paintball marker once again
I'm really happy to see someone as popular as you take an interest in paintball. I've been playing since 1998, did my fair share of tournaments, and it's been a great experience. Some of the best people I've ever met were because of paintball. I hope this video motivates others to get out and play. We often forget how important "play" is, even for adults.
I recently discovered airsoft and it’s literally predominantly adults loosing their inhibitions and pretending to be children again for the day - great fun!
I've casually played paintball & airsoft before, and sometimes it comes in handy being short! Looked fun!
This is the same as me joining a E-Sport team gotta learn a lot ❤️🙏‼️theirs always that father in the team that wants to pass all he’s skills to u ‼️
As an amateur player gearing up for my first tournament, this is so cool to see and the exposure of the sport is incredible!
OMG IM SO EARLY!!! Also Michelle, if you see this, I’m so glad you’re back!!! I’ve been wanting you to do a new video for AGES!!! I love you so much!!! You’re so inspiring!!! Keep going you badass! 🥰
OMG YOU SAW MY COMMENT!!! I DID NOT EXPECT THAT!!! ❤️
@@bethclark6092 congrats
You should definitely get back into this there's so much you can learn and friends to be made... Honestly this sport makes you a better person
This is a cool video. I loved paintballing as a young teen. Would go nearly every weekend with my dad. Went to a couple professional tournaments when they had them over in Huntington Beach. Also played a couple u18 local tournaments. It was just hard being under 16 to really get a team together. I don't even think I had a cell phone back then lol
Michelle, you and the producers depicted paintball in one of the best lights I have ever seen. Thank you to you and your coaches sooo much!
Michelle should definitely try wildland fire fighting for the 2 weeks when they're out on assignments. The full experience on digging line all day, eating the MREs, and doing mop-up and being in the extreme heat. I think it would bring a lot of attention to the fires and everything that revolves around the Fire Departments in general.
Why tf would she ever do that 😭 ppl know she doesn’t need to torture herself
Not to mention that’s literally life threatening for professionals only for a reason cuz anyone without a vast knowledge of this is likely to make a fetal mistake
@@xfaithoverwatch4235 uh she’s done stuff with dangerous activity before. Running a marathon with 10 weeks of training, being a firefighter and going through that, training for the marines, you name it. When she was training to be a lifeguard she could’ve gotten swept under the sea but people were there with her watching her. Same would happen if she ever tried wildland. Many departments have each other’s back and if she ever did it I’m sure the crew shed be put on wouldn’t be directly in any danger. She can always back out whenever she wants too. Just an idea because I doubt she’ll ever see this comment.
I've seen so much of your videos, and you just earned a subscriber.
Thank you for sharing an insight to the world of competitive paintball! Cool to see this being done at a local field, and to get more exposure to Victory Paintball Park and to Nikki as the first professional level female head coach in history!
Americans don't know how much we Kenyans love them...America🇺🇲 Kenya 🇰🇪 loves you ❤️
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@John Pelerine weirdo
My favorite from the series
i love her content specially the other kinds like training
1:40 *nervous laughs* 🤣🤣🤣 *chuckles* “I’m in danger”
I just got my 9 year old involved and I volunteer ref at the local field to maximize his play time. I hope he enjoys playing as much as I enjoy coaching/watching and sometimes I play but I’m getting old. Such a fun sport
Your videos make me smile.
you killed it!!! and got to play with an absolute legend of the game!!
Michelle is literally a hero. LITERALLY LIKE I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH LIKE- LITERALLY.
Keep Playing!! You did fantastic, as a player I have been playing for 33 years. Your skills were like someone who played for 2-3 years easy, maybe better.
Your paint ball career is older than her…
@@Harxee most of my gear is older than those I play against also LOL
Nick is such a great player and a good techer too XD
I love your energy
Not paintball until someone gets shot by someone else in the foot.... LOL Nick and Nikki did great in coaching!
I still think they should have taught her the 'firearm rules' as the first lesson. Shooting people in the foot was unacceptable and that's totally on the instructors
@@errhka it's not that simple. the triggers on tournament markers are extremely sensitive. Everyone shoots themselves or a teammate in the foot a couple times when learning
The trigger pull on paintball guns are measured in grams. It is nothing like a real firearm. Getting shot is half the game. Btw by law paintball markers are not firearms.
I love how Michele represents the girls who love pink but still wanna do cool traditionally male dominated things.
Sometimes you just gotta choose fashion over function. I play airsoft in a button up shirt with a necktie every now and then, and I know a girl who plays in a skirt because presumably she likes feeling very feminine, but we both know it's not ideal for running and gunning. But I'll be damned if we don't look good doing it. Bonnie and Clyde didn't need military gear to strike fear into the American midwest, and neither do we.
Not gonna lie it’s cool to have to female friend that’s one of the boys in a sense but just the energy Michele gives off is so wholesome I feel like itd be like therapeutic to be around lol
You inspired me to try new things in life!! Thank you sm:D
so funny when Michelle shot the coach in the foot. A moment straight out of a comedy hahaha
This is an AMAZING thing for our sport. Thank you, Michelle! Welcome to paintball!
Love this! They all seem so kind and genuine! I hope more ppl get into this sport!
I love this video. I’ve watched it too many times. ❤😂
love that course
Hi Michelle! I just wanted to say thank you for inspiring me and so many others! You are an AMAZING role model to so many young girls, and are so sweet and strong! Thank you for inspiring me to do things outside of my comfort zone, and try something new! You are awesome!!
not just young girls but guys too! I'm a runt and cant compete with the average guy in anything but watching Michelle and also Demi Bagby inspired me to start learning handstands, with hopes of backflips in the future! I play airsoft though and yeah being small is such a big help.
@@Glorfindel_117 You're right! Best wishes with your gymnastics!
yes ! Michelle gave me the confidence to switch to artistic gymnastics because I was in ballet and nobody wanted me to quit and it took a huge step in me since nobody believed in me !
@@klza Wow! You're so brave, best wishes ❤
Inspire you you have to try paintball? 🥺
Thank you for showcasing the beautiful sport of paintball!
hahah, you are actually so cute and innocent, huge smile went across my face when you asked nick how much he gets shot in the face and you smiled from anxiety xD lmao, please play more paintball!!! its a great sport and an incredible workout! and you learned pretty damn fast as well, seems like youre a natural i would love to see more paintball videos from you
2:39 "oh it's so smooth, right?" Nick Slowiak going right into the Dye Matrix sales pitch 😂. Those DSR's sure do shoot pretty sweet though. Can't get me to give up my Bob Long Insight, but if I were shopping for a new spool valve gun it would be either the DSR or the Shocker XL. Or I'll just stick to what I know and love and get a BL/FieldOne Onslaught or Victory.
Great introductory to tournament paintball! Hope to have more KZheadrs try it out! Great video Michelle and team! Happy Birthday Nick!
I hope you continue to play this amazing sport after this experience. Whether it be on the speedball field or recball. Also thank you for doing a video like this. It will help grow the sport that I and many others around the world love to play every week.
Paintball looks so fun. I'd play it so often if it wasn't for the "cha chings" I hear when the gun is firing. Paintballing is so expensive.
That was really fun to watch. I wish pro matches was filmed like this :P and with this audio.
Dude I showed my room mate this and he was literally jumping g off the couch rooting for you in your 3on3.
You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.
I LOVE that, extremely correct!