Paintball Magazine December 2015 | Page 124

THEteam CONTINUED 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. 124 paintball.media magazine