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There was a time when competitive
tournament paintball at the highest
levels had much more to do with fi
craft, intelligence and the live-actio
chess game of outsmarting oppone
for a half hour in the woods than th
shape the players happened to be i
As paintball has matured and professional play between the very be
teams in the world has moved from
the woods to Hyperball and air ball
fields in front of stands packed with
spectators, the players have evolve
as well. Today, professional paintba
players must truly be athletes to ha
even the most remote chance at su
cess, and one of the great success
stories of this evolution of the gam
and the athletes who play it is Scot
Kemp.
A PSP World Cup Champion with Sa
Antonio X-Factor, Scott Kemp made
the move to his Texas team after a
multi-year stint with the legendary
Los Angeles Ironmen. Scott has als
played for teams like XSV and Afte
math in addition to Hollywood HK.
Undoubtedly, his success as a professional paintball player is thanks
hard work and determination with a
paintball gun in his hands, but mos
recently he has also enjoyed a parallel career as a personal trainer an
physique competitor and for obviou
reasons. He is in phenomenal shap
he’s shredded. An intelligent, succe
ful individual with a college degree
and gold trophies at the pinnacle o
July 2014