Editing Bea Paxson (section)

== Early paintball career ==

Paxson began playing competitive paintball around 2000, initially joining Femmes Fatale, an American women's tournament team established by [[Tami Adamson]].

In an October 2005 interview with the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', Paxson, then competing under the name Bea Youngs, described Adamson as a longtime friend who had encouraged her involvement in the team.[1]

She subsequently relocated from Florida to California, where she worked in promotional activities for a paintball equipment and apparel manufacturer.

Her early industry involvement also included tournament announcing, event promotion and appearances in paintball media.

In June 2003, Youngs participated as an instructor at Ronn Stern's Celebrity Paintball Camp in Hopewell, Virginia.

Alongside Mike Paxson, she instructed participants in defensive positioning, communication and back-player techniques.[5]

In October 2005, Youngs competed alongside Mike Paxson and [[Rocky Cagnoni]] in the Old School Championship Series at Hawaii All-Star Paintball Games, using pump-action markers.[1]