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   Commitment, A painful setback and Turning the world upside down- Taya Rawson In the series finale for series 1 of the podcast, we head to the land down under to chat with Australia's Taya Rawson. We talk a lot about Taya's involvement with the Australian national team, the Dropbears, of course going into great depth on their incredible World Cup win in 2016 as well as talking about how she coped with a serious knee injury and how quidditch has helped Taya in her sporting and professional life post-quidditch.   Click the link to listen to the episode on Spotify Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography We hope you enjoyed the first series of the podcast, it's been a lot of fun bringing this project to life. We'll probably have at least a week's break now before jumping into series 2 so, if you want to stay up to date for when we come back, head over to the Total Quidditch. facebook page and give it a 'like'. Thanks #LiveTheGame

  Personality, Triumph and Villainy- Jay Holmes Another in-depth interview in this 9th episode of the podcast. We talk to Jay Holmes, now former Head Coach of Team UK and former Captain of Velociraptors QC. We take a real honest and reflective look into Jay's rise through the ranks of the UK game, starting off with his time playing for Bangor, his transformation following the 2016 World Cup when he first joined Raptors, his successful leadership within the club and ultimately culminating in him taking charge of the national team as Head Coach. As a major figure within UK quidditch, we also discuss Jay's battles with mental health, coping with criticism and animosity as well as his captaining and coaching methods. Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify As always, thanks to our listeners for following the pod and for sending in your mailbag questions. Make sure you give the Total Quidditch. facebook page a 'like' so you can keep up to date with future episodes. Ph

Adaptability, Unaffiliated and Titanic Warrior Knights- Devin Lee & Lindsay Marella   In our 8th episode we have our first double interview with Devin Lee & Lindsay Marella of the New York Titans and the Warriors. The two of them talk about starting their career at Rutgers, the environment there and the challenges they faced, including a rather hectic last minute road trip from New Jersey to Florida to get to nationals. They also tell us about their experiences playing at the highest level, both in Major League Quidditch and, in Lindsay's case, for the US National Quidditch Team on the world stage. Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify. Photo Credit- TCP Photography As always, thanks to our listeners for following the pod and for sending in your mailbag questions. Make sure you give the Total Quidditch. facebook page a 'like' so you can keep up to date with future episodes. #LiveTheGame

 Pass & Move, Resilience and a Packet of Crisps- Seb Waters In our seventh episode, we have an in-depth chat with Team UK keeper and assistant coach Seb Waters. We cover all kinds of topics, from Seb's visits over to Turkey and what he's learnt from their game, how he and his Warwick QC teammates carved out a play style based on football that saw them rise to the top of the UK game, his vivid memories of multiple tournaments with Team UK, London QC, Warwick QC, his QPL experience, all the way to how he has coped with tough losses and turned them into something productive.  Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify As always, thanks to our listeners for following the pod and for sending in your mailbag questions. Make sure you give the Total Quidditch. facebook page a 'like' so you can keep up to date with future episodes. Note- We are aware a player may have been misgendered during the episode. As a clarification, this was very much an accident. As many know, t

  Ambition, Identity and Fandom- Albert Bregeault In our 6th episode, we head to the city of love and light, Paris, to talk with Albert Bregeault. The Paris Titans and France keeper tells us about the creation of the Titans and the standards they set themselves in order to become the most dominant team in Europe, his ambitions of becoming the world's best and his appreciation of Australia's Callum Mayling and other elite players at the top of the sport. Click here to listen to the episode on Spotify As always, thanks to our listeners for following the pod and for sending in your mailbag questions. Make sure you give the Total Quidditch. facebook page a 'like' so you can keep up to date with future episodes.  Photo Credit- Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography #LiveTheGame

Rumpeldunk, Travelling and Defying the odds- Elisabeth Jørstad  For the first episode of March and fifth total, we turn our attention to Scandinavia, speaking with Norway's Elisabeth Jørstad. Elisabeth tells us about her wide-reaching career which has led to her playing on club teams in Norway, UK, USA and Belgium as well as playing for the Norwegian and UK national teams. We compare and contrast these experiences as well as talk about the development of NTNUI Rumpeldunk* (Elisabeth's first team and multiple time Norwegian national champions) and Norway as a whole, celebrating some of their great achievements in the sport including defeating Paris Titans in 2017 and France in 2019. As always, thanks to our listeners for following the pod and for sending in your mailbag questions. Make sure you give the Total Quidditch. facebook page a 'like' so you can keep up to date with future episodes.  *= for those who don't know, Rumpeldunk is the Norwegian word for quidditch,