PaintballX3 Magazine July 2014 Issue | Page 92

92 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