I had started taking classes at a new school and was thrilled when they had a Quidditch team. I am athletically able, but never really participated in a team before. I have always been a fan of the HP series and thought this may be a fun sport to get into.

Let’s be clear- there’s always a “tongue in cheek” aspect to Muggle Quidditch at least from my perspective. Humans can’t fly on brooms so this is essentially a fan adopted version of a sport in a much loved book series. It’s almost an in-joke- anyone who loves the series can become involved, almost like a sporting LARP.

Except, well it isn’t much loved anymore (or at least the author isn’t). So now we are in a situation where any roots to the original source have been abandoned including the name, hence the adoption of cringe … Quadball.

I get it to an extent. You all hate the author and want to distance yourselves as far as possible… but in doing so any “magic” has been figuratively taken out of the activity. There was a low key enjoyment seeing people participate in the closest thing they could do to mimic a much loved franchise sport. Now that is gone.

Now it’s just a bunch of <*****> running around on sticks throwing balls at eachother. Any interest I had has since dissipated and honestly it’s so sad. This woman didn’t commit a genocide she just voiced some opinions and is in a position where she can state her mind without worrying about her job or money being on the line. So many people in similar situations can’t risk their livelihoods and so just nod their heads with the current beliefs just so they aren’t ostracized in the media.

Tl;dr: used to love idea of playing quidditch, now hate transition to “quadball”- IMO no more magic, just a bunch of wankers running around with sticks 🤷‍♂️

I've been looking into the Harry Potter shop and the one thing they don't seem to carry is the house quidditch robes. The quidditch robes in the first movie are essentially what I'm after. Is there anywhere online I can find a good quality one? I wish the official shop had them available. The regular house robes look good but I really want a quidditch robe. THX

Recently joined my university's quadball team, I'm a female player and I was wondering if I should get men's football cleats or women's soccer cleats. I have wider feet and find that average womens shoes don't fit me well. I have joint issues so I would appreciate the ankle support from football cleats, but I have also read that they have clunkier spikes. Does it really matter if I get soccer vs. football cleats? Should I get football cleats for the ankle support to priortize my joints? Or should I get women's soccer cleats for mobility?

I've recently gotten into quadball and I was just using a drawstring bag for my equipment but I'm starting to outgrow it. I'm wondering what bags other players are using.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_arg0FrAIo

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "And just like that, Quadball England wins the finals of the IQA European Games, taking the gold against Germany!" by u/PM_ME_SMILE_PIC
• "Quidditch leagues set to pick new name after JK Rowling trans row" by u/faizyMD
• "[USA Quadball] Quadball comes to ESPN8: The Ocho on Aug. 5. Be there." by u/funkyquasar
• "IQA Announces Upcoming Change of 'Quidditch' to 'Quadball' | International Quidditch Association" by u/Zoomer_Boomer2003
• "[bild] FC Eintracht Bamberg (2nd in Oberliga) to only play away matches for the rest of 2022 cause their home field was left completely battered by the Quidditch championship" by u/Zoomer_Boomer2003
• "USQ / MLQ name change" by u/ecoeurvisse
• "Happy Cakeday, r/Quidditch! Today you're 12" by u/AutoModerator
• "we have a name change. is dropping the brooms next?" by u/Aeon1508
• "Origin of the Sport: My high school teacher created Quidditch/ Quadball" by u/cheezyboundy
• "New rulechanges!" by u/TelosAero

I understand that catching the snitch ends the game, and that it is possible, although rare, to catch the snitch and still lose if the team that catches the snitch is down by more than 150 points (quidditch world cup in book 4). What I don’t understand is why the seeker, knowing their team is down by more than 150 points, would snatch the snitch instead of defending the snitch so it’s not caught by the opposing seeker, until your team is within 150 points. Is it possible to secure the dub by reaching a certain point total?

Hey guys, what's your broomsticks made of?

I'm looking for some material to make new broomstick for my team, and I want it to be LIGHT and FLEXIBLE

Could you guy help me with that.

Thanks!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_1871000/1871622.stm

Mrs Curry was my English and Media Studies teacher. Funny, quirky and firm supporter of Irish Unionism, so prettt quite sturn too. This started off small in our school, so its wild how big it is to me!

From an Irish lady in a small Welsh high school, to the entirity of the globe.

The brooms or sticks slow the game down, limit your hand freedom, look silly, and, most importantly, its an injury hazard. Should we drop the brooms?

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Today IQA announced the new changes for our sport and i d like to know your input especially about 2handed tackling and 3 max.

https://iqasport.org/news/this-year-the-iqa-has-started-using-a-new-process

Hi Quidditch players!!!!!

Just chatted with a friend and comedian who spent his time playing Quidditch at Macaulay Honors College in NYC. We chat about why he joined and how its not as nerdy as everyone thinks it is. We also go into internal team drama and i get roasted for judging the sport so badly.

Would love to get y'all's thoughts on it.

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Here's the episode on YouTube

and here are links to listen to it basically anywhere else

This sub seems dead. Some sidebar links are broken. Has the real sport of Quidditch died out?

This refers to recent news of MQL and USQ announcing consultations with stakeholders to change the name of Quidditch (reasons are already stated)

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Hi everyone ! What do y'all think about the name change started by USQ and MLQ ? Do you think the IQA and other NGBs will follow ? How much impact might this have on the sport in the US and elsewhere ?