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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 50: European Games 2022 Review- Our 50th Episode!

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 European Games 2022 Review- Our 50th Episode! Germany's Leander Troll and Norway's Stein Elgethun join us for our 50th episode to talk all about July's IQA European Games 2022 tournament in Limerick, Ireland.  We debrief on the key aspects of the final international quidditch tournament before the sport's rebrand as Quadball and speculate on what's to come at next year's World Cup in Richmond, USA. Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported the pod for the first 50 episodes. It's amazing to have reached this milestone and it's been great to share people's lived experiences of the sport with the global community. We look forward to the future of the sport as we rebrand to become 'The Total Quadball Podcast' for our new series coming soon. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor Photo Credit- Quadball England Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Photo Credit- Squadball Photos Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Fa
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 49- Psychology with Ash Cooper

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 Psychology with Ash Cooper Dr. Ash Cooper joins us for his second appearance on the pod to talk all about psychology. In this in-depth discussion, we look at various aspects of psychology and its impact on life as well as sporting performance. Whether it's understanding the 'why' behind the way you or your teammates behave, learning how to bring a team together, analysing your opposition or staying calm under pressure, there is bound to be something you can take away from this thought-provoking episode. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor Original Photo Credit- Team UK: International Quidditch #LiveTheGame
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 48- Unpopular Opinion!

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Unpopular Opinion! Feat. Alice Walker, Luke Twist and Nathan Morton Guests Alice Walker, Luke Twist and Nathan Morton join us for a very special first ever in-person recording of the pod. We look at unpopular opinions from across the sport's community and give our opinions on them. A fun new type of episode which we hope you enjoy listening along to. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor Original Photo Credits- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Thanks to everyone for their submissions for Unpopular Opinion, we greatly appreciated your input! #LiveTheGame
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 47- European Games 2022 Preview

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European Games 2022 Preview Guests Suzanne Fischer and Emma 'Jandels' Humphrey join us to look ahead to this weekend's European Games 2022. We return to Limerick, Ireland for another international tournament this time with 20 national teams from across Europe (as well as Australia and Hong Kong) competing to win the European crown. We talk about our previous experiences of EG as a tournament, what to expect (or not expect) from the attending teams, the gameplay format, Day 1 fixtures, and ultimately who we feel will win the tournament. Listen on Spotify  Listen on Anchor Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography We hope you enjoy this episode and for those will be attending the tournament in Limerick this weekend, we look forward to seeing you there! #LiveTheGame 
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 46- Miguel Vázquez

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Leading & Learning, Cones and Berlin Beginnings- Miguel Vázquez Miguel Vázquez joins us to talk through his career in the sport. Miguel details his path to quidditch via Fencing & Rugby, the early days of Spanish quidditch, the development of the Spanish national team and its various milestones, club level quidditch with the Madrid teams and the Bizkaia Boggarts, his leadership style, and his move to playing with Berlin Bluecaps and training with the German national team. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor Photo Credit- Claire Purslow Quidditch Photography Big thanks to everyone for their mailbag questions, our biggest mailbag to date! We hope you can keep up that effort for future episodes. #LiveTheGame
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 45- Coaching with Gen Middleton

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  Coaching with Gen Middleton We're joined by former Australian Dropbears Head Coach Gen Middleton to discuss all the ins and outs of coaching quidditch at the highest level. Having started her coaching career in Gymnastics, Gen tells us about the skills she learnt which she brought to her role as a quidditch coach and all the hard work that went into putting together the 2016 Dropbears team that won the World Cup. Within the overall topic of Coaching, we discuss the importance of people management, self-evaluation, gender, culture, and personal development both as a coach and as a player. Some excellent insights from one of the sport's highest achieving coaches. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography Thanks to everyone for their mailbag questions, we hope you all enjoy the episode! #LiveTheGame
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The Total Quidditch. Podcast Episode 44- Etienne Pogu

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Endurance, Staying Hungry and A New York Summer- Etienne Pogu Paris Titans beater Etienne Pogu joins us for a catch up following the most recent EQC and to talk about his journey through the sport. During the episode we cover all kinds of topics including- Etienne's new passion for endurance racing and his travels over the past few years, his introduction to the sport and rapid rise to the top, the summer he spent playing for New York Titans in the first MLQ season, winning European titles with Paris Titans and France, avoiding complacency, dealing with animosity, learning from and reacting to defeat and Etienne's approach to beating. Listen on Spotify Listen on Anchor A wide ranging and insightful episode with one of Europe's best players, we hope you enjoy it. #LiveTheGame Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography
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