The Esports Report

The Esports Report

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!

Episodes

August 2, 2024 22 mins

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.

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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.

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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.f...

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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/

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In this episode, I and two of my dissertation committee members present a introduction esports presentation at the 2022 GaETC Conference in Atlanta, GA. We discuss what esports is, how to start an esports program, how to increase student engagement with esports in the classroom, and much more.

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September 28, 2022 80 mins
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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...

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September 15, 2022 27 mins

In this episode, I go over a esport student athletic contract that I made for my esports program.

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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

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August 25, 2022 27 mins

in this episode, Ashley Hodge, discusses the student athletic contract she uses for esports each season.

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August 23, 2022 67 mins

This episode is for students, coaches, admin, or people interested in learning the basics of Hearthstone with the newest expansion.

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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?

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Ashley Hodge reviews important changes coming to the fall 2022-2023 esports season for schools participating in the GHSA PlayVS esports season.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In this episode, Ashley Hodge, interviews Chris Aviles, Founder of the NJ nonprofit scholastic eSports league, Garden State Esports.

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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.

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