designed a product that pretty much sells
itself. I’m excited to be a part of growing
their business.
Josh: I’m glad you mentioned both the
Women’s USA team and Kinetic because
I was about to ask! You’ve been awfully
busy lately young lady! Tell us about the
Women’s USA program you spearheaded
recently to get women to the tryouts
and who you worked with to make
that happen, then tell us about your
involvement with Kinetic.
Josh: Nothing like being needed! What
a great story! We’ve seen you playing
for various teams and squads in the US,
Canada and even in Europe. What teams
do you play with and for now, and what
sponsors do you represent?
Amanda: My 2019 Teams are still up in the
air at the moment. I need to make some
decisions soon as far as commitments
for both NXL and NXL Europe Teams. I
also need to make sure that I am able to
meet those commitments as well as leave
room in my schedule for the Women’s USA
Team, should I make the cut. Currently the
only sponsor I am representing is Kinetic
Paintball. The owners of the Kinetic have
been super supportive of me and have
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Amanda: I’ve been playing over in Europe
going on four years now, I always get a little
bit of FOMO [Fear Of Missing Out] when
the Women’s Nation Cup teams play and
we don’t have a team in it. Especially since
our Men’s Nations Cup team are back to
back champions. I suggested earlier this
year that we should get involved with
the BKI Combine in regards to holding
tryouts. Once that came to fruition, there
were some “obstacles” to overcome.
Without getting into too much detail, I felt
like I needed to get more creative to make
sure we had the best turnout possible
so that there is some good competition
for the team to be selected from. After
a conversation I had with Anthony, the
owner of Boston Paintball, I launched a
raffle to help cut some expenses for some
of the girls who were traveling a significant
distance to get to the combine. I figured
I’d sell out one raffle every week or so, but
I ended up selling out 6 within 3-4 weeks!
The support that all the girls were getting
was awesome and I’m so happy that I was
able to help 6 girls reach their goals of not
only being able to attend the Paintball
Combine, but for a chance to try out for
the Women’s USA team.