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Steve “Rab” Rabackoff,
Webcast Analyst

Steve Rabackoff got his start on the professional circuit in the mid-1990s with
the team he founded and captained, Houston Heat, and his playing days
took him to teams like Image and Avalanche along the way. Although his
pro playing days are behind him, Rab is deeply entrenched in the game of
paintball at every level with his role at GI Sportz. He has attended virtually
every major event for two decades in both the U.S. and abroad.

Josh Silverman,
Feature Editor

Originally from and still living in Northern Virginia, Josh spent several years living
and working in the Carolinas where he helped run businesses like the CFOA
Tournament series at the height of its popularity and Adventure Beach Paintball.
Josh got his start in paintball journalism with PCRI, Paintball News and Action
Pursuit Games magazine in the mid-nineties before being hired by Crossfire
Paintball Magazine. Josh’s first editorial position was as Assistant Editor with
Paintball 2Xtremes Magazine where he worked until accepting a position as
Associate Editor of England’s famed Paintball Games International Magazine,
or PGi where he worked for several years. Josh has also written or contributed
photography to Facefull Magazine, Splat magazine and Paintball Sports Magazine,
and worked in marketing and Public Relations for such companies as Stiffi barrels,
Pinokio Hoppers, DraXxuS, Tippmann and G.I. Sportz. A player of the game of
paintball since 1993, Josh and his wife Jennifer continue to play the game today
when they aren’t shooting firearms or fishing.

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