The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 2: Ash Cooper

 Leadership, Psychology and a Notepad- Ash Cooper

For episode two, we spoke with Ash Cooper, the most decorated player in UK quidditch history and well renowned coach. Ash tells us about his early days with Oxford's Radcliffe Chimeras, his approach to captaining and coaching through fitness and psychology, his work on quidditch injury studies and how a notepad helped shape the landscape of UK quidditch as we know it today.


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Photo Credit- Howard Orridge

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Hope you enjoyed this episode and are excited for more to come!

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