Welcome to our About page. Here’s where you can learn about how Gamers Academy was born and the different types of games you will play. Also, you will learn about the physical aspect of our gaming competition. Another thing you will learn about is the tournament flow, which means the process of how it will play out. Thanks for clicking on this page, and we hope you find this information below helpful.
Tournament flow –
- Have 100 teams in each age group
- In each age group, the 100 teams will be split up into 50 teams at each conference.
- The two teams who wins in their conference will face the other team that won in their conference.
- We will have a half-time discussion on the two teams that played in the first half.
- We will talk with our sponsors before we start the tournament
- It will be a best out of 7
- The first to win four matches wins the round
- The physical part will be one of the matches you will compete with the team you are going against
- There will be 3 to 4 matches in one day.
Physical Component-
- Marines Physical Fitness Test
- Special Forces test
- Airforce Training
Marines’ Physical Fitness test –
Ages 10-13
- 15 push-ups
- 15 sit-ups
- Climbing walls
- 10-yard run
Ages 14-17
- 50 push-ups
- 50 sit-ups
- Climbing walls (military walls)
- 1-mile run
Ages 18 and up
- 100 push-ups
- 100 sit-ups
- Climbing walls
- 1-mile run
Air-Force Training –
- All ages
- Flying drones through an obstacle course and you have to race against the opposite team to win
- The team with the fastest times through the obstacle course wins.
- How this will work is that each team will choose a member of their team who they think will have the best chance to win the race
Special Forces Fitness Test –
Two teams fly in on helicopters to their designated area. It will be a team deathmatch. The first team to eliminate the other team’s players wins, and you eliminate a player from another team by shooting them three times. The two teams will have a 5-minute timer; by the end of the match, whoever has more team members left wins. On both teams, they will have GoPros attached to their helmets to let the audience see the contestants’ point of view.
Tournament Matches
Match 1: Marines Physical Fitness Test
Match 2: Grand Theft Auto 5
Match 3: Special Forces Test
Match 4: NBA 2k23
Match 5: Air Force Training
Match 6: Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Match 7: Marines Physical Fitness Test
Match 8: Fortnite
Summary
Our goal for this competition is to raise money for our community to purchase new technology and to bring us together during this time of the pandemic. It’s a unique idea that couples the physical challenges of Army Training with the focus of video gaming. We will include 4 games in which the players would have to compete against each other as well as seasoned Army Soldiers. As a result of our research, this endeavor is an opportunity to blaze the trail for Gaming Competitions in the future by uniting and empowering our youth.
With one of the craziest strarts to an decade millions of people have been going through a rough time. With our effort we will lift their spirits and build alliances. We believe we have a team that can bring people together from all walks of life with our competition to bring laughter, joy, and an everlasting bond.