Throughout the 2018 season at various
National XBall League events, not to
mention across social media, I had the
pleasure of getting to know Amanda
Setzer. This young lady has made a name
for herself as a paintball player willing to
travel, practice, scrimmage, grind and
trade paint with the best, and now also as a
member of the industry as well with a great
contribution to the Women’s National
Team! An entrepreneur, hard worker, a
great player and a dedicated competitor
who clearly loves the game, Amanda’s
future in the game appears bright and
there’s no doubt she’ll be a fixture on the
national circuit for seasons to come!
Josh: You’ve been on the tournament
paintball scene- both in North America
and even in Europe, for some time now
playing with various teams - how were
you introduced to paintball and where
did you first play the game?
Amanda: I was invited to a birthday party
at a small local indoor field when I was
about 16 years old. In between our games
there was a divisional team known as LIFT,
having their practice. Watching them is
what made me want to dive into the sport
a little more. I ended up playing again the
next week at Cousins Paintball’s old indoor me join in and taught me some drills etc.
I think working for a paintball company
field.
made the transition into playing a little
Josh: At what point did you make the easier. At one point Cousins Paintball sold
transition to competitive paintball and, as the building their Xball field was in, so if we
a young lady playing the game, how were wanted to practice on a regulation size field,
we had to travel down to Delaware to Crim’s
you accepted by those around you?
Paintball. I think part of the reason that LIFT
Amanda: The second time I went back to let me into their camp was because I had
Cousins Paintball, the manager offered me a driver’s license and a Chevy Suburban, I
a job. Some nights there were teams who could drive the whole team.
would have private practices, I would hang
around and watch and eventually they let
www.paintball.media
069