Editing Baltimore Trauma (section)

=== Formation and amateur competition ===

Trauma developed from a North Carolina tournament programme organised by Rob Staudinger, a former professional player with [[Team Image]] and owner of Paintball Central.

Staudinger's objective was to develop local amateur players into a competitive national team. [1]

According to a historical account from Team Tantrum, Trauma was assembled before the 2001 season through a combination of players from Staudinger's Mayhem programme and a local team called Flipmode.

Players involved included [[Tyler Humphrey]], Brian Stewart and Ryan Hart. [2]

The team entered the NPPL amateur divisions during 2001.

At the 2001 NPPL World Cup in Orlando, Florida, Trauma won the Amateur A 10-man division, finishing narrowly ahead of Farside, Naughty Dogs and All Americans II.

The final standings were separated by just two points between Trauma and Farside. [7]

The World Cup victory was the team's first national championship, according to Tyler Humphrey. [8]