BELL Brian

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 03 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 03 May 2016)

Impairment Details
At age 10 he lost his leg as a result of an accident involving a train. (Athlete, 03 May 2016; teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

General
MOVING TO GERMANY
In 2017 he moved to Germany to play for RSV Lahn-Dill in the Bundesliga. He says the exposure and investment is much bigger in Europe than in the United States of America. "The biggest thing is that there's money behind the sport here [in Germany]. There are people who are willing to invest in it. There's promotion, there are sponsors. That's the biggest issue that we've had in the US. It's hard to find sponsors who can help grow the sport, get it more coverage and more exposure. On top of that, in Europe there are fewer competing sports. In Germany the top sports are football, of course, and European handball. Wheelchair basketball is like the third or fourth biggest sport. The fan base here is really big. Once fans see it and get involved, they stay with it for the long term. I know that playing here, there's a long history and tradition behind the team." (livingwithamplitude.com, 02 Mar 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied for a master's of business administration [MBA] in human resources at DeVry University in Naperville, IL, United States of America. (Linkedin profile, 01 Jan 2019)