May 2013
19 posts
Elder Williams: Words from DC: 92. Alexis Kaegi →
elderericwilliams:
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 →
quidditchplaybook:
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…
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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. ...
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BT: It makes me so riled up that people in the... →
positivethrockmorton:
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...
The Dashing Seeker: Red Heads: The Best Quidditch... →
thedashingseeker:
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...
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...
Vitality Attack: Excuse me while I rant. →
onelittleunicorn:
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.
Geeky Meli: My Personal Quidditch World Cup VI... →
geekymeli:
Melissa, Lost Boys beater #27 here! It’s been almost a month since World Cup and I have some time to write up my thoughts.
I could write a super long post about the whole tournament, the training that our team did beforehand, or the silly stories about what happened in the Lost Boys van on…
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I'm Gonna Be a GM for the Fantasy Tournament in...
So excited to get to try to put together a successful team. Time to start really doing my research. And I hope all my players are excited to play in midriff jerseys…
If You're a Quidditch Player, Can you Just Reblog...
deathstaringinmyface:
I want to follow all the quidditch players.
Quidditch hs taken over my life in a span of 5...
What took so long?
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Everybody, there was a tournament in Norway. ...
There was an awesome write-up on the IQA site here: http://www.internationalquidditch.org/2013/05/first-norwegian-quidditch-championship/
Sounds like things are still developing there, and there were some rough spots, but things are developing nicely.
This is good news. Each place where quidditch takes a foothold helps to further the sport. It’s a great thing every time it spreads to a...
I was just curious
fuckyesquidditch:
I’ve noticed a lot of players wearing gloves, and I was just curious what kind of gloves you wear? Are the goal keeper gloves for soccer, or something else?
quinksy says: Most people go for football receiver gloves. Under Amour’s pretty good.
Cutter’s football receiver gloves are magic for quidditch. They do great in rain as well, because getting them wet renews the...
theblackbludger: World Cup IV: The Dawn of a New... →
theblackbludger:
If World Cup taught the quidditch community anything this year, it’s that quidditch has changed drastically. The first indicator that a year and a half had aged quidditch may have been Middlebury, 5-time defending World Cup champion, failing to make even the top 20 in their region. Everyone has…
I don’t really have an issue with what Toronto did. There was a spot...
Mediocrity at its Finest: Skills competition at... →
takingmytalentstoquidditch:
It’s basically the summer, all competitive quidditch stops for a bit. This is the best time to do a skills competition. Fantasy Tournaments bring together a lot of great athletes and pinning yourself against the best in a skills competition is great way to stay competitive. If the organizers have…
Goddamn, I love the way I am: Gender Equality in... →
savagenosh:
This may offend people. I’m negating the whimsy that exists for a second and looking at quidditch purely as a sport.
(Also forgive my switching dudes/males/guys terms around. I don’t really care what they’re called they have penises)
Let me lay this straight out: THIS IS MORE OF AN…
I agree with a lot of this. A lot of these things are things I’ve wanted to say, but...
April 2013
46 posts
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imflylikequidditch:
the IQA now has a 14 year old on the editorial staff…..
i don’t even….
I don’t see the problem here. I’ve read Jack’s stuff, and he puts out good analysis. Sure, I don’t agree with all of it, but there’s no analyst in quidditch who I agree with 100% of the time. His age shouldn’t matter. Does he put out quality writing? If so, who...
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Marina Rose: I love Quidkids because they’re so... →
deathstaringinmyface:
I love Quidkids because they’re so proud.
If you look at a quidditch players facebook, 99% of the time it’s all quidditch. Their profile picture is them on the field or with a broom. Their cover photo is their team. Recent comments include teammates posts or other friends posting a quidditch…
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Quid-tip 010
beatersgotobeat:
When planning a tournament forgo the merc team. It’s a bad idea and will fall apart last minute without fail.
Maybe in your region you’ve had some difficulty with this, but in nearly every other region, merc teams are a big success. I would give the opposite advice that you did here: create an opening for a merc team whenever possible.
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A Snitch's Tribute to Seekers
Dear Seekers,
Let’s be honest, our relationship is not exactly an amicable one. You have one thing and one thing only on your mind when it comes to me: you just want my tail. I’m not cool with that, and so we have perpetual conflict between us. It gets ugly too. I slam you into the ground repeatedly, talk smack to get in your head, and toss you around like a ragdoll. You leave...
womeninquidditch:
PSA to the dude quidditch players out there:
We’ll believe that you care about our equal treatment and representation in the sport if you call out other quidditch dudes on their sexist language and behavior. So please step up and say something if you see it.
This is kind of a complicated issue. I mean, I called out the guys who were sexualizing female players in the...
Fly Like Quidditch: My Personal All-Star Team from... →
imflylikequidditch:
For me, this All-Star team is made up of people who I think are super valuable to their team and the team would be a lot worse off without them. It doesn’t mean they are the entire team themselves, but their missing presence would definitely be felt
Keeper - Tony Rodriguez (Lost Boys) There’s…
“To me, true sport means athletic competition at its finest with all the athletes...”
– Derek Arneaud (via bgsuquidditch)
thediagonallie:
I think I’ve decided that I’m gonna be going to world cup every year no matter what
at least while I’m in college
Even if QC Carolinas falls apart, or I don’t make it next year, or they don’t qualify, I will be there
whether as a snitch, a photographer, a supporter, or a volunteer
I will find an excuse to go
As someone who went as just a snitch this year, I definitely agree...
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One Week Since World Cup
It’s weird to think that a week ago at this time, I was in Florida, tossing seekers around to my heart’s content. One week ago, half the people in the sport were together, enjoying the greatest tournament in the history of quidditch. I really wish I had a time-machine, because World Cup was one of the best weekends of my life. Get on it, scientists.
Possibly one of my favorite moments of the WCVI...
quidditchovered:
“Have you seen Black snitch?”
“Have I seen a black snitch??????”
“NO, ALAN BLACK”
Wait, when did this happen? I had literally never heard about this until now.
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What World Cup Taught Us About Sportsmanship in...
Quidditch is at a crossroads of sorts. We just had the highest level of competition ever seen at a World Cup, and there were very few “cupcake” teams at the tournament. On the other hand, while the level of competition is high across the board, the standards of personal conduct at World Cup were anything but. There was no standard of behavior. What one team thought was acceptable, a...
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Rediscovering My Passion For Snitching
Most of you probably didn’t know this, but I was in semi-retirement from snitching for most of this season. Before World Cup, I had snitched a grand total of two games this season, one at the Denver Quidpocalypse Tournament in September, and one between two merc teams at Snow Cup in January. It’s not that I suddenly hated snitching, it was that I was the primary keeper for the...
Beaters gotta Beat: International World Cup: Would... →
beatersgotobeat:
Having a World Cup outside of the United States would be IQA’s worst mistake in it’s entire history. For a lot of you that is saying quite a bit. See, while IQA indeed stands for International Quidditch Association it is very much rooted in America. Most teams abroad(besides Australia and Canada)…
I agree with part of this, but vehemently disagree with the “no...
Fly Like Quidditch: How Regions Stacked Up Against... →
imflylikequidditch:
Bracket Play results ONLY. If I have enough time one weekend, I may do an overall World Cup stack up….but that would take a while
(Intraregional games were taken out, because it results in a 1-1 for each game, and well, that’s not stacking you against another region)
Northeast
vs…
Fly Like Quidditch: World Cup VI Stats →
imflylikequidditch:
Pool 1
Winner: Kansas Furthest Advancing team: Baylor (Final Four)
Pool 2
Winner: Penn State Furthest Advancing Team: Penn State/Skrewts/RIT (RO 32)
Pool 3
Winner: Texas A&M Furthest Advancing Team: Texas A&M (Elite 8)
Pool 4
Winner: USC Furthest Advancing Team: Emerson/USC (Sweet 16)
Mediocrity at its Finest: neektay: am i the only... →
neektay:
am i the only one that felt this weekend that if you weren’t the Lost Boys or UCLA, people from the west generally didn’t give too much of a shit about your team? except for the other teams who were in your same boat (ASU + USC foreva)
like, unless you were being used in a…
As the snitch for that game, I think you used the wrong adjective. That should say...
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neektay:
am i the only one that felt this weekend that if you weren’t the Lost Boys or UCLA, people from the west generally didn’t give too much of a shit about your team? except for the other teams who were in your same boat (ASU + USC foreva)
like, unless you were being used in a statistic for how the west kicked ass, people didn’t mention you or talk about you or root for you otherwise.
but...
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World Cup Preview Article I wrote for Bleacher... →
I apologize that this came out after the condescending article that one of the other writers on the site put out. I didn’t know that anyone was planning on article, so I didn’t push up the date for this one. Hopefully this helps to clear up misconceptions the other article will give people.
The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Somewhat... →
thegreatestthingsinceslicedbread:
In regards to people in quidditch complaining. I know it happens. I know humans complain. But I’m here to just ask a favor of you all. Please don’t publicly complain about the World Cup trading cards.
I spent over 100 hours designing almost 400 unique cards, trying to make them look as fantastic…
Jen puts so much time and effort into the cards, so be...
