Paintball Magazine February 2019 | Page 73

One of the owners of Kinetic Paintball had reached out to me to me earlier this year and invited me to play with his team for the NXL Atlantic City event. During those practices was when I was able to test out the Kinetic Paintball pants and quickly fell in love with the product. Shortly after the AC event is when I signed an agreement with them. The owners Ken Holmboe & Robert Moore are smart and inventive; they’ve built a really fun sales team. We’re constantly supporting each other and bouncing ideas back and forth, it’s been a really fun and creative experience. Josh: Outstanding! When you’re not shooting paintballs at people what do you do for a living and where do you call home? in the future, either as a competitor or Amanda: I work in sales and marketing full member of the industry and game as a time here on Long Island. I also own a small whole? horse business where I teach horseback riding lessons, train and lease horses out. Amanda: I just want to be better. I want to Horses have always been a huge passion finish off every practice feeling like I added of mine, so it’s a dream come true to finally to my momentum. I’d like to play at a higher own my own business within the horse level this year than last. Right now my main focus is getting in shape and prepared for industry. the Team USA tryout, and then after that Josh: Horses! Paintball, world traveling it’s preparing for the NXL Las Vegas event. and career in sales and marketing! Quite I feel like I’ve built a pretty good reputation the jet-setter! What would you say is in the industry and I’d like to build more your proudest moment or greatest relationships that way, I want people to hear my name and think “I know that girl, accomplishment in paintball? she’s a great player and an even better Amanda: Ah! I don’t think I can narrow teammate.” I started getting into coaching it done to just one. I like to set and lower divisional teams and I’d like to think crush small goals, so there are so many I’ve done my best to mentor some of the accomplishments to be proud of. I’ve won younger up and coming talent. a series title in both Canada and Europe, Keep an eye on Amanda as she lives I’d like to win one in the US now. her paintball life via her social media on Josh: That’s a great point: as a goal-setter, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ what do you see for yourself in paintball Ak40Setzer and Instagram at ak40setzer! www.paintball.media 73