The Total Quidditch. Podcast- Episode 15: Leander Troll

Collective Development, Innovation and Extra Spicy Mustard- Leander Troll

Leander Troll- Chaser for Germany and Rhinos Bonn, joins us for this episode as our first German guest on the show. He tells us about how he started playing quidditch with the UBC Thunderbirds in Canada before then returning to Germany to help set up Rheinos Bonn and play for Germany, both with which he has been involved with a steady rise towards the elite tier of European quidditch. We talk about key components of this development such as the impact of the 2016 World Cup, the German infrastructure for growth and playing quidditch, team camaraderie and tactical innovation.

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Photo Credit- Claire Purslow Quidditch Photography


Episode Timestamps-

2:00- Starting quidditch in Vancouver with UBC

7:48- Returning to Germany and helping set up Rheinos Bonn/Early days with the Rheinos 

14:07- the 2016 World Cup in Frankfurt and the German quidditch boom that followed

31:30- Captaining Germany at European Games 2017, team camaraderie and mentality

45:55- Rheinos Bonn shocking LQC at EQC 2019, tactical innovation 

61:56- the 2018 World Cup, Germany finally beating Norway and topping the standings after day 1

68:49- 2019 European Games in Bamberg, returning hosts and beating Belgium

78:12- Taking Germany to the next level

83:28- Mailbag questions


Thanks to our listeners for their mailbag questions as always, hopefully we'll gain some new listeners over in Germany now!

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