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Team Arsenal Interview - 02/03/2004

This week's featured team of the NPPL Super 7 World Series is the newest professional team out there, team Arsenal. I had the opportunity of asking team captain and co-owner JC Whittington all about this newly beloved team, and he was kind enough to really break it all down for us.

For more information on the team, please contact JC Whittington at jcwhitti@yahoo.com. He recommends interviewing Markus, Travis and Kenny as "they all had to make sacrifices and leave their homes to come to the frozen tundra, that I like to call Maryland." (JC Whittington).

When and how did the formation of ARSENAL take place? When did you decide to leave Bad Company to start a new team and why?
After six years of playing with Bad Company, I was fortunate to have received several offers to join one of the top programs in tournament paintball. Leaving Company was not an easy decision for me, however, I knew it was time for me to take more control of my career. In November of 2003, I began talks with Jason Andrae and Tommy Fore, co-owner of Next Level Factory Team and with Art Helmick of team ECX . In December, we brought in Markus Nielsen to join us as a key member of the team. Markus moved to Maryland from California in January 2004. Marcus is focused on showing off his strengths as a player, his commitment to this team, and his desire to win.

Who is currently on the team roster?
JC Whittington, Jason Andrae, Markus Nielsen, Kenny Klamper, Travis Day, Wayne Davis, Brenden Wright, Mikey Salas.

What is your role with the team JC?
Captain and Co-owner.

Sponsors for 2004?
WDP Major sponsor (Guns and Clothing)
Next Level Products (Cash)
Edge Machine (Cash, Manufacturing partnership)
(Paint) Still unclear
ACI (Tanks)
Check it (Barrels, Rails, On/Off)
ECX Action Sports (Cash)

Where will Arsenal be playing this year?
NPPL Super 7 World Series, PSP 10 Man, Amsterdam, France. We will go wherever our sponsors want us to go.

Where will Arsenal be practicing most of the time?
Practice will be primarily at Outdoor Adventures in Bowie and at Del Hobbies in New Jersey.

Being a new team, what do you feel Arsenal will become known for?
Arsenal will be a dynamic and an aggressive team. We plan to dominate the field. Since our roster has the experience and the individual skills to beat any other team, my main focus is on building and maintaining the team's chemistry and communication skills.

Tell us about the name… what makes "Arsenal" a fit for your team?
Coming up with a good name is almost as hard as coming up with good players. Tommy, Jason and I kicked around about fifty options until Jason came up with our name. It is funny, a name needs time to grow on you before it becomes part of your identity. The term Arsenal is defined as a storehouse of weapons, however, it also means: a house of manufacture. In keeping with our name, we will be involved in developing some new products for our sponsors this year.

What are your personal goals with Arsenal?
My goal is to help grow Arsenal into a solid professional franchise which will be based out of the Greater Washington, DC area. All of our players will be required to live and work in Maryland.

What type of image would you like Arsenal to take on?
This is a tough one. Our goal is to build a professional franchise. Arsenal is full of sharp and aggressive players. Our image will ultimately depend on our performance and our professionalism in public. You can count on the fact that we are going to give 100% to winning every game, every day.

Submitted by:
Camille Baker
National Professional Paintball League
www.nppl.tv
(714) 536-9050 Phone
(714) 536-0676 Fax

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