Trynna juke him
Reblogging this for Ben. Nobody outside of our team really knew this, but Ben had never played chaser before this tournament. He was a beater, and he loved playing beater. But when Brady got injured at the beginning of regionals, we needed a strong, physical player to fill his role, so Ben stepped up. And he played a large majority of each game for the rest of the tournament, as a chaser. He was exhausted, but he never complained. He was the perfect example of a true team player. ,
Elder Williams: Words from DC: 92. Alexis Kaegi →
Outside of our brief meeting at the Snow Cup, my interactions with Alexis have been surprisingly limited. Of course I met her through Quidditch, which, from what I remember, was even before the founding of BYU Quidditch. In fact, I believe the first time I met her was a result of the Quidditch…
One of my two original captains in the sport, along with Jen.
fyq: Red, Yellow, Green, And Snitch Grab →
So you’re in the heat of a match. You’re playing seeker and arriving back at the pitch. Lets say the snitch is wide open for a grab but what is the best case senario for your team? Do you grab it and potentially win the game or do you wait and fend off the other seeker to…
A Tale of True Class and Sportsmanship
You may recognize the team in this picture as being Miami. You may also recognize the seeker I am grappling with here as David Moyer. Unfortunately, what you probably don’t know is that one of the finest examples of sportsmanship at the entire World Cup came from David, and almost nobody knows about it.
Miami caught a lot of flak for their handling of the Bowling Green game protest. That’s understandable. However, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t mean that Miami is full of bad people. They made one questionable decision, and that shouldn’t overshadow all the wonderful things they have done, both as a team and as individuals. So here’s a story reminder that even a team that got as much flak as Miami has some truly incredible people on it.
This photo was taken during the Miami-LSU game on day 1 of World Cup. It was a game that lasted quite a while. While eventually Miami pulled out of snitch range, it wasn’t that way when I got back to the pitch. For a couple minutes, both teams had a shot at winning the game, and for several more minutes LSU had a good shot at getting back in snitch range. It was a physical game, and the snitch-seeker interactions were no exception. I sent several seekers flying into the ground countless times in that game, and wound up on the ground myself several times during this game.
After one interaction, I wound up on the ground, and my tail flew off. After Scott, the snitch ref, reattached my tail, i had my three seconds to run before the seekers could pursue. I sprinted away from LSU’s seeker, but I was lightheaded, because of how hard I had gone to the ground. I didn’t realize that as I sprinted backwards away from the LSU seeker, that I was heading right into David, who had been coming back from touching his hoops before I went down. Before I could get to David though, he yelled at me to make me aware of his position, didn’t make a move on the snitch tail, and signaled to an open area of the pitch away from him for me to go.
That’s right, David had a perfect chance to catch me as I backpedaled unknowingly into him, and end a tight game for his team. He would have been well within his rights to do so. It’s not his fault that I was lightheaded and hadn’t noticed that I was heading into him on the restart. According to the rules, it would have been a valid catch. Yes, it would have been cheap, but it would have been legal, and nobody would have blamed him for it. It was my mistake, not his. But he didn’t. He gave up his free shot at the snitch, so that LSU had a fair shot too.
Eventually Miami won, as David’s teammate Dennis caught me about ten minutes later. So David’s action didn’t wind up making a difference overall. But I couldn’t get it out of my mind. When I saw David a couple hours later between games, we congratulated each other for the hard-fought match earlier. Then I thanked him for his action when he had a free shot at the snitch. His response spoke volumes about his character. He simply said something to the effect of, “Yeah, of course. I couldn’t take that. It wouldn’t have been fair.” I realized that in that situation, the right choice had never been in question for him. It was a foregone conclusion for him to do what he did, because it was the right thing to do for him.
To me, that is what the ambiguous “Spirit of quidditch” is really about. David had so much respect for his opponents and a commitment to fairness that it never even crossed his mind to take advantage of the situation. So there you have it, one of the shining beacons of character and sportsmanship in quidditch that you didn’t even know about, David Moyer. He is now one of the people in the sport that I have the greatest amount of respect for. We can all learn a lot from David Moyer.
I like this pic, because it’s the only one I’ve found that showcases the dangers of snitching in a midriff shirt. That lovely bandage on my back is covering up some massive gashes that occurred in the Lost Boys-NYU game. It was worth it though. I remember when I got to the medical tent, the lady said, “Do you have a full shirt, that would cover everything up?” My response “Yes, but I won’t switch over to it, and it’s difficult to explain why, just trust me on this one. i understand the risks.”
BT: It makes me so riled up that people in the league think they have... →
It makes me so riled up that people in the league think they have unlimited power to change things just by being petty activists. “Let’s start a petition to get the World Cup to _____ city!” or “Let’s start a thread on Facebook demanding that the IQA do this with the membership plan!”
Most of…
Agreed. I have so much respect for the staff of the IQA, and what they do for the sport with so many people constantly complaining at them.
The Dashing Seeker: Red Heads: The Best Quidditch Players →
Nearly every team has one. A player that can shoot any shot, make any beat, or catch any snitch. I am talking about the gingers of quidditch.
During my time playing quidditch, an associate of mine and I have noticed a distinct positive correlation between a player’s skill level and the redness…
In my totally unbiased opinion, this is 100% true and factual.
Sigh, IQA:All the Regions page, sometimes you can get pretty ridiculous
Seriously, when Benny and Mitch are the voices of reason and sensibility on a thread, something is majorly wrong. I don’t even understand what the heck is going on there right now. Seems like it’s all about ego on there right now. People don’t wanna admit that maybe they stepped over a line, so they’re just further angrily attacking people. This isn’t what quidditch is about. Honestly.
Vitality Attack: Excuse me while I rant. →
Honestly? I was excited to play Quidditch in the Fall and meet new people who have the same interests as me. Even getting back on tumblr I was curious to see who played Quidditch and who I could make friends with. At first I was overwhelmed with excitement but the more…
Matt pretty much gave the perfect response here, so I don’t really have anything to add.
