Editing Edmonton Impact (section)

=== Formation and early competition (2001–2006) ===

The origins of Edmonton Impact date to 2001, when brothers Zane and Zachary Yachimec, their father Bart and cousin Josh Ouimet entered a local rookie paintball tournament. [1]

The family had previously been introduced to paintball during a holiday in Hawaii. Bart subsequently became the team's owner and coach, while his sons developed as competitive players. [2]

The team's early training facility was [[Paintball Action Games]] in Edmonton, Alberta. [3]

The earliest major American tournament record for the organisation appears at the 2003 PSP World Cup, where it competed as '''Team Impact''' in Rookie 5-man, finishing 27th out of 128 teams. In 2004, Team Impact competed in the Novice 5-man division at the same event. [3]

By 2006, Impact had progressed to Division 1 X-Ball, finishing second in the Open X-Ball division at the PSP World Cup in November. [3]