YOUNG Arinn

Impairment Details
She injured her knees playing able-bodied basketball in 2011 (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

General
MOVING ABROAD
In 2020 she moved to Germany to play for the Rhine River Rhinos. She says she found the move tough, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic which restricted the amount of contact she had with teammates both at club and international level. "I've always wanted to play in Germany. As soon as I started my wheelchair basketball career, I was always around veteran athletes like Paralympians Tara Feser and Karla Tritten, and they did the college scene and then went and played overseas. I've always admired them for being able to graduate and further their careers in the sport. Moving to a different continent takes some adjusting. I find Germans are kind of like Canadians, they're really helpful and ready to lend a hand if you need it. It's been a decently smooth transition. I've gone from training by myself back home to now getting to practice with 8-10 players. I love that. It's great and it's much better than my summer. I just love training and I like working hard. It's not a job for me but something I enjoy doing. Being one of the few athletes away from their country and family, I'm not going to lie, it's hard. With the time change, they'll be team meetings I can't make because I have practice at night or it's just too late for me. So it's tough, I feel very out of place but this has been the best decision to come here and play." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 08 Mar 2021)