Information for teams participating in the
6th Annual Quidditch Tournament
1) Your team must register outside Room 402 by Friday, October 14. Your team must have a name and a list of seven players.
2) All teams must report to the front lawn immediately following 2nd period on Tuesday. If all seven of your members do not show up in time, your entire team will be disqualified from participation. Team members should dress similar and/or in costume.
3) Every team member must bring their own broom! The competition will not supply brooms for anyone. No member will be allowed to participate without a broom! One hand must remain on your broom at ALL TIMES and the broom must remain between the legs at ALL TIMES. New this year: absolutely no meter sticks will be allowed as brooms
4) Your team should decide the following positions before the tournament:
Players/Positions
Each team is made up of seven players, consisting of threeChasers, twoBeaters, oneKeeperand oneSeeker.
TheChasersprogress up and down the pitch passing the Quaffle by hand amongst themselves while keeping it away from the other team, in an attempt to score goals by throwing it through one of their opponent's three goal hoops which scoring 10 points. In this respect, the game is similar to"basketball on broomsticks with six hoops".
TheKeeperwill protect the three goal hoops, in much the same way as a goalkeeper in association football.
TheBeatersare armed with clubs that are similar to, but shorter than,baseball bats. They are tasked with protecting their team-mates and the seeker (mainly) from the Bludgers by knocking these balls off course or towards opponents.
Finally, theSeeker, usually the lightest member of the team and equipped with the fastest broom, is tasked for searching for and capturing The Golden Snitch. Seekers are the only players permitted to touch the Snitch. The seekers, like Harry Potter, are usually small, agile, and stealthy.