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<p>Created article on Paintball.Media&#039;s 2023 documentary These Kids Can Ball, covering youth competition at the 2022 NXL World Cup, John Amodea&#039;s production and crowdfunding campaign, tournament footage, release and free online distribution, with four references.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;These Kids Can Ball&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 2023 American [[paintball film|paintball documentary]] produced by [[Paintball.Media]], documenting youth competition at the [[2022 Paintball World Cup]] in Kissimmee, Florida. The film follows young tournament players through their preparations, travel, interviews and matches at the [[National Xball League]] (NXL) event.[1][2]<br /> <br /> The documentary was developed by a production team led by [[John Amodea]] and was made available for free viewing in March 2023.[2][3]<br /> <br /> == Content ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;These Kids Can Ball&#039;&#039; documents the youth division introduced at the 2022 NXL World Cup, held from 10 to 13 November 2022 in Kissimmee, Florida.[1][4]<br /> <br /> The production follows participating teams before, during and after the tournament, combining competitive footage with material documenting the experiences of young players.<br /> <br /> Its coverage includes:<br /> <br /> * Pre-tournament practice and preparation.<br /> * Travel to the Paintball World Cup.<br /> * Interviews with youth players.<br /> * Behind-the-scenes tournament activities.<br /> * Matches played during the youth competition.[1]<br /> <br /> The film focuses on the development of young competitive paintball players and their experiences participating in a major international tournament.<br /> <br /> Paintball.Media&#039;s film catalogue identifies 24 youth teams as having participated in the event, while its March 2023 magazine describes the documentary as following 22 teams.[1][2]<br /> <br /> == Production ==<br /> <br /> The documentary was organised by [[John Amodea]], editor of [[Paintball.Media]].<br /> <br /> On 13 September 2022, Amodea launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the production. The campaign initially anticipated filming 16 youth teams and producing a documentary of approximately two hours.[3]<br /> <br /> The production plan included filming tournament matches, conducting player interviews and documenting preparations before the event.<br /> <br /> The fundraising campaign sought contributions towards travel expenses for videographers and photographers, accommodation, editing, colour grading, sound engineering, music and narration.<br /> <br /> The producers intended to make the completed film available to the public without charge.[3]<br /> <br /> The completed project was subsequently promoted as an original Paintball.Media production.[1]<br /> <br /> == Release and distribution ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;These Kids Can Ball&#039;&#039; was publicly available by March 2023, when &#039;&#039;Paintball.Media Magazine&#039;&#039; promoted the completed production in its March edition.<br /> <br /> The magazine advertised the documentary as a free release and directed readers to the PaintballFilms.com website.[2]<br /> <br /> The film was subsequently distributed through the Paintball.Media film archive and made available on YouTube and Vimeo.[1]<br /> <br /> Its exact premiere date has not been independently established.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Paintball.Media]]<br /> * [[John Amodea]]<br /> * [[National Xball League]]<br /> * [[Paintball World Cup]]<br /> * [[Paintball film]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> # [https://www.paintballfilms.com/product/these-kids-can-ball/ Paintball.Media, &quot;These Kids Can Ball&quot;, official film description, tournament coverage and online distribution.]<br /> # [https://viewer.joomag.com/paintball-media-magazine-march-2023/0022629001678888857/p12 Paintball.Media Magazine, &quot;These Kids Can Ball!&quot;, March 2023, p. 12. Contemporary promotion of the completed documentary.]<br /> # [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-2hour-documentary-these-kids-can-ball John Amodea, &quot;Help Fund 2-Hour Documentary: These Kids Can Ball&quot;, GoFundMe, 13 September 2022. Original production and funding announcement.]<br /> # [https://www.nxlpaintball.com/post/2022-nxl-u-s-event-schedule-released National Xball League, &quot;2022 NXL U.S. Event Schedule Released!&quot;, 7 December 2021. Official World Cup dates and location.]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://www.paintballfilms.com/product/these-kids-can-ball/ Official film page at Paintball.Media]<br /> * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-lkpfpQLfA Watch These Kids Can Ball on YouTube]<br /> * [https://vimeo.com/803385351 Watch These Kids Can Ball on Vimeo]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Paintball films]]<br /> [[Category:2023 films]]</div>

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