FSU Quidditch Club
Wizards and Witches
Tallahassee- Come one witch, one all
wizards, the Florida State University Quidditch Club lives through the popular
sport played in the Harry Potter Novel by J.K.Rowling.
The club practices three times a week and
competes against other schools in the south region. Schools like Harvard and
The University of Florida both have Quidditch teams.
Not only do they fly around on brooms but
it’s also the hardest part of the game.
“Having
the broom between your legs is the hardest part but it’s also the funniest. The
broom has to stay in-between your legs at al times.” Says Elise Hall who plays
the chaser positions. If a player drops their broom they have to tag the three-ring
goal post in order to get back in the game.
Along with the dynamic athleticism there
are four different positions in quidditch; the chaser, the beater, the keeper,
and the snitch. The chasers job is to score with the quaffle ball. It’s a round
deflated volleyball. There’s three hoop shaped rings used as goal post. The
chaser has to get the quaffle ball through one of the rings to score.
“What I like most about Quidditch is the
scoring. The Chaser does most of the scoring.” Says Hall.
The beaters job is to stop the chasers from scoring; they use
the blunger ball to stop any chasers from scoring. The keeper is the goalie;
they are positioned in front of the goals. Last but not least, there is the
snitch, the most important player on the team. The snitch is worth thirty
points and can basically determine a win on the spot. The snitch is like the
mascot cheering on the sidelines. The game isn’t complete until the snitch is
caught. There’s a tennis ball tied in a tube sock that is attached to belt. The
capture of the snitch is worth thirty points.
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