The Esports Report: Recent Episodes
Ashley Hodge and Wil Nix
The Esports Report is a podcast focused on PlayVS Georgia High School Esports Programs. The goal of this podcast is to educate admins, students, parents, schools, and society about esports in American high schools. Topics include the following: a history of esports in GA, how to start a program, how to fund a program, how to coach, how to manage social media accounts, how to grow your program, and much more. Furthermore, several interviews with GHSA, PlayVS, coaches, students, and players are planned for future episodes. Please engage with us by leaving comments on the Youtube episodes, rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcast, and emailing us at theesportsreporths@gmail.com If you are a business or potential sponsor, we would love to do promotions for you. Your contribution will help cover the cost of editing software used and other expenses to make this show possible. Please contact us for ad rates at our email listed above. We hope you enjoy the show! Link: Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD72nq805ng_mWteExcbIpA Apple ITunes Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1e1-the-history-of-georgia-esports/id1603735429?i=1000547152761 Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tVaQnmLItIajC9QS5mBm6?fbclid=IwAR2Wrc6Xqq71yJMzrdqNDKLZ5JclWx5j4wV894dP40d-4Y4ZR8-loHzP9-8 Google Play: Coming Soon Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/esportsreport/ Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheesportsR
Link: https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/9613403-national-unified-esports-for-scholastic-leagues-fall-24
Interested in learning more about adding special Olympics esports to your school? Ashley Hodge brings you the information from playvs.
I review the coaches clinic, specifically focusing on issues from the previous season, review the schools who dominated in their esports, and briefly discuss the new game added to esports.
Ashley Hodge returns to discuss how to get started for the 2024 high school esports season as well as discussing the gaming industry dumpster fire and how that may impact high school esports programs.
TimeStamps:
Part1-High School Esports Discussion- 0:00 to 19:41
Part 2-The Collaspe of the Gaming Industry 19:42 to 56:21
A special thanks to Keith from Fiver, who created my intro and outro. You can find his work here link: https://www.fiverr.com/yourimagingguy/make-your-podcast-sound-like-a-million-dollars?source=order_page_summary_gig_link_title&funnel=86dbbd619ffc4a6faed8f5eb5d9ab907
In this episode, Ashley Hodge, discuss 5 major changes to the 2023-2024 high school esports ecosystem and how these changes will impact the space moving forward.
Important Links
GHSA Esports Clinic--https://learn.ghsa.net/ghsa-line-rules-clinic-schedule-2023-2024
Letter from new ceo--https://www.playvs.com/news/next-chapter
PlayVS CEO steps down--https://www.blackenterprise.com/delane-parnell-playvs-gaming-company-ceo-esports/
In this episode, I and two of my dissertation committee members present a introduction esports presentation. We discuss what esports is, how to start an esports program, how to increase student engagement with esports in the classroom, and much more.
in this episode, I review the very long GHSA PlayVS High School Esports Rulebook. If you are participating in any PlayVS/GHSA event, you need to know these rules.
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/5464981-high-school-competition-rulebook
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6437166-playvs-tiebreakers-faq
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6085215-high-school-fall-22-schedule
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6105881-high-school-nba-2k23-fall-22-schedule
In this episode, I review the rule changes to the GHSA PlayVS high school esports rulebook. This is very important if you plan on participating in the 2022 season. These are major rule changes.
Resources
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/5464981-high-school-competition-rulebook
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6437166-playvs-tiebreakers-faq
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6085215-high-school-fall-22-schedule
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/6105881-high-school-nba-2k23-fall-22-schedule
In this episode, I go over a esport student athletic contract that I made for my esports program.
In this episode, I review PlayVS Splatoon Rulebook for the upcoming fall 2022 GHSA Esports season. Got questions or want to come on the pod? Email us at theesportsreporths@gmail.com
This episode is for students, coaches, admin, or people interested in learning the basics of Hearthstone with the newest expansion.
In the newest segment of The Esports Report, Dylan Hodge joins his wife, Ashley Hodge, in the Hearthstone Coaching Couple segment. Dylan, a recentl legend player, coaches Ashley using Implock from the newest Hearthstone Expansion. Will Ashley learn how to play Implock? Will she reach legend?
Ashley Hodge reviews important changes coming to the fall 2022-2023 esports season for schools participating in the GHSA PlayVS esports season.
Ashley Hodge reviews the rules for the upcoming 2022 GHSA PlayVS Hearthstone eSports season. Important info to know if you are a coach, student, or admin.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge, examines the GHSA/PLAYVS Rules for League of Legends. If you are a school participating in GHSA esports you have to know these rules.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge, dives deep into Georgia Esports By-Laws as written by GHSA. If your school is participating in GHSA PlayVS Esports, then you need to know these by-laws.
Ashley Hodge was involved on a 2021 UCI Esports Conference Panel titled "K-12 & Workshops: Sunsetting Games: How do schools evolve with student interests?" She shared her perspectives on how sunsetting games works within the PlayVS GA/GHSA eSports environment.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge takes a deep dive into the three companies offering esports in Georgia to help you and your school decide which program is best for you and your needs.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge, interviews Chris Aviles, Founder of the NJ nonprofit scholastic eSports league, Garden State Esports.
So, in this episode, we talk to not one but two Super Smash Coaches from Pickens County High School, Daniel Johnson and Frankie Sparks, about their experiences and advice on navigating Nintendo's esports games in the PlayVS High School Georgia Esports League.
In this episode, Wil Nix and Ashley Hodge, interview PK Graff, GSEF Commissioner - NASEF Esports Fellow - Esports and Python educator.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge and Wil Nix, interview Aaron Kelly, a PlayVS Representative. PlayVS is the leading provider of Esports in American High Schools.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge and Wil Nix, interview the CEO of NGame Esports from Texas, Cody Daniels, about his company and esports.
https://ngame-esports.com/
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In this episode, Ashley Hodge and Wil Nix, offer advice on how to fund your esports program, and they discuss some challenges you may face trying to get funding.
In this episode, Ashley Hodge and Wil Nix interview the GHSA Associate Director of Esports, Tanya Anderson.
In this episode, Ashley and Wil, discuss (1)what esports is, (2) how to start a program, and (3) how to coach specific games with students. This is a common topic in many different schools and states interested in starting an eSports program. We hope you enjoy the content. As always, please contact us at theesportsreporths@gmail.com with questions, comments, or ideas. In upcoming episodes, we have interviews coming up and if you got a question, we'd love to ask it of our many guest speakers.
We are also available on ITunes, Spotify, and Google Play. A Video version of this episode and podcast can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD72nq805ng_mWteExcbIpA/featured
In Season 1, Episode 1, PlayVS and State Rocket League Champion Coach Wil Nix and PlayVS Supercoach, Ashley Hodge, discuss how Georgia Esports became the fastest growing sport in high schools. The duo discusses how esports got started, issues they had along the way, and concerns for the future.
Please excuse the audio, they are just starting out and hope to improve it in future episodes.
The purpose of this podcast is to educate students, parents, admin, other schools, and society about esports. Additionally, the hosts want to expand outside of GA Esports into other state esports programs. They will discuss all things related to espoerts and have some pretty epic interview in the future. Be sure to find them and follow them on all social media plateforms at The Esports Report (Youtube, Facebook, Twitter)
https://twitter.com/TheesportsR
https://www.facebook.com/esportsreport/
and at The Esports Reports (Instagram). Additionally a video podcast of this episode and future episodes can be found on the youtube page The Esports Report.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD72nq805ng_mWteExcbIpA/featured
Please feel free to send us emails with comments, questions, or ideas for future episodes at theesportsreporths@gmail.com.