What if we’re watching paintball points all wrong?On this episode of The Coaches Show, we’re taking a different look at how coaches and players should analyze a point.Instead of simply watching a point as a series of events — the break, the first kill, the moves, and the finish — we’re breaking it down as a series of changing problems that teams have to solve.🎯 THE ANATOMY OF A POINTTHE BREAK — What Are We Trying to Accomplish?What information are we trying to obtain? What territory are we trying to establish? What interaction are we trying to create? And what does success actually look like?CONTACT — What Did We Learn in the First 10 Seconds?Did we survive the break? Where are the zones and positions? Who has field control? Did the game plan survive first contact?INITIATIVE — Who Is Making Who Respond?What do we want the opponent to react to? Have we gained, lost, or maintained the initiative?THE MIDGAME — What Problem Has to Be Solved?Where is the choke point? What is keeping the point from moving forward? What is an acceptable risk?THE CLOSE — Controlled or Chaotic?Are we closing the point on our terms, or are we simply hoping the point ends in our favor?⸻🔥 WHY DO GOOD TEAMS LOSE?We’ll also break down five patterns that can cause good teams to lose points they should win:1. Winning the Break but Losing the PointGetting the initial advantage doesn’t mean you’ve converted it.2. Gaining an Advantage Without Exploiting ItWe’ll look at three critical types of advantage:• Numerical• Positional• Information3. Taking Unnecessary RisksHow should a team’s risk tolerance change based on the score?4. The Communication GapWhat happens when the game plan says one thing, but reality on the field says something completely different?5. When the Game Plan Stops WorkingThe mistake isn’t having a game plan.The mistake is becoming loyal to the plan instead of loyal to the objective.This episode is all about decision-making, communication, risk, initiative, and coaching philosophy — and our goal is to get you to watch the next paintball point differently.👇 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONWhat do you think is the #1 reason good teams lose?Drop your answer in the comments and let us know what you see when you watch a point.⸻🎓 LONESTAR COACHES CLINICWant to take your coaching to the next level?Sign up for the LoneStar Coaches Clinic:Major League Paintball — Coaches Show / Coaches Clinic⁠⸻🔥 THE COACHES SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BKI PaintballMaxt SportswearThunder Valley PaintballVIRTUE PaintballThank you to our sponsors for supporting The Coaches Show and the paintball coaching community!

Seattle Uprising is knocking on the door.In Episode 122 of The Coaches Show, we sit down with Dusty Cort of Seattle Uprising following the team’s best performance of the 2026 season—a 2nd-place finish at the Midwest Open in Cincinnati, where Seattle came within reach of taking home the championship.But the story of Seattle Uprising isn’t just about one tournament.It’s about the process.It’s about development.It’s about culture.And it’s about building a team capable of consistently competing at the highest level of professional paintball.On this episode, we dive into:• Seattle Uprising’s journey to the 2026 Midwest Open final• What the team learned from coming so close to winning the event• The ongoing player development process within the organization• Building a culture that allows players to grow and perform• The systems and processes that have helped Seattle continue to improve• How the team handles success—and uses it to fuel the next level• What needs to happen to turn a 2nd-place finish into a championship• The future of Seattle Uprising and the team’s long-term visionSeattle has been building.The results are starting to show.Now the question is: Did Cincinnati prove Seattle Uprising is ready to win a championship, or is there still another level for this team to reach?We’re talking development, culture, coaching, and the process behind building a championship-caliber team.📺 LIVE TONIGHT🕖 7:00 PM CST📍 Major League Paintball YouTube Channel▶️ Watch the show: / @majorleaguepaintball Sign up for the Texas Coaches Clinic https://www.majorleaguepb.com/coaches...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎯 PROUDLY SPONSORED BYBKI Paintball👉 https://www.bkipaintball.comMaxt Sportswear👉 https://www.maxtsportswear.comVIRTUE Paintball👉 https://virtuepb.com🚨 VIRTUE PAINTBALL – PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISEFrom the Spire loader series and CTRL loader to BK packs, VIO goggles, and high-performance accessories, Virtue continues to set the standard for innovation and performance in competitive paintball.Explore the complete Virtue lineup:👉 https://virtuepb.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes of The Coaches Show featuring professional players, coaches, and industry leaders from around the world of paintball.🎙️ Real coaches. Real insight. No fluff.

Are You Actually Getting Better at Practice?In Episode 121 of The Coaches Show, Mike & Ryan take a deep dive into one of the most important—and often misunderstood—parts of competitive paintball: practice.Too many teams show up, play points, count wins and losses, and call it a productive practice. But are you actually learning? Are you measuring the right things? And most importantly, are you using the information you collect to create a plan for improvement?On this episode, we discuss:🎯 The most common mistakes coaches and teams make at practice🎯 What your team should actually be focused on during practice📊 Which metrics and performance data coaches should be tracking📈 How to determine whether your team is truly improving🧠 How to identify weaknesses and turn them into actionable areas of focus📝 How to use practice data to formulate an appropriate plan for your team’s growth🔄 How to build a practice cycle of Plan → Execute → Measure → Analyze → AdjustThe goal of practice isn’t simply to win the most points against your practice partner.The goal is to learn something, measure it, identify what needs to change, and use that information to become a better team.Whether you’re coaching a Pro team, a divisional team, or just trying to help your local squad improve, this episode will give you a framework for making your practice time more intentional and productive.So here’s the question:Are you measuring the things that actually matter—or are you just counting wins and losses?📺 LIVE TONIGHT🕖 7:00 PM CST📍 Major League Paintball YouTube Channel▶️ Watch the show: / @majorleaguepaintball ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎯 PROUDLY SPONSORED BYBKI Paintball👉 https://www.bkipaintball.comMaxt Sportswear👉 https://www.maxtsportswear.comVIRTUE Paintball👉 https://virtuepb.com🚨 VIRTUE PAINTBALL – PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISEFrom the Spire loader series and CTRL loader to BK packs, VIO goggles, and high-performance accessories, Virtue continues to set the standard for innovation and performance in competitive paintball.Explore the complete Virtue lineup:👉 https://virtuepb.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes of The Coaches Show featuring professional players, coaches, industry leaders, and the biggest conversations in paintball.🎙️ Real coaches. Real insight. No fluff.#TheCoachesShow #PaintballCoaching #PaintballPractice #ProPaintball #PaintballTraining #MajorLeaguePaintball #VirtuePaintball #TeamDevelopment #PaintballAnalytics