DENNIS Amanda

Classification
B2 (ibsasport.org, 22 Dec 2019)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born with aniridia. The condition is characterised by the complete or partial absence of the iris, which causes vision loss. (Athlete, 24 Mar 2016)

General
DOING IT WITH THE LEFT
She feels she has an advantage as a left-handed player. "Being left-handed is different, but it's also really special. It's an advantage because people aren't really used to the way that someone left-handed throws. When I learned the sport, no one taught me how to throw left-handed because they only worked with right-handed players, so I had to learn how to do everything that way. One day, I switched to throwing left-handed and there was no going back. I am forever grateful to coach [Jake] Czechowski, because he always encouraged me to embrace being a lefty, because he is too." (usaba.org, 02 Sep 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has studied for a master's degree in business administration at DeVry University in Naperville, IL, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2020)

TRAINING
In 2017 she spent time training with the men's US national goalball team. "They were in a different growth at that point. I was at a stage where I wanted to take goalball to the next level and training with the men can do that. I wanted to learn how to become a better defender and throw a lot better." (connectmeetings.com, 08 Jul 2019)