Quidditch

Quidditch Club

Description

Quidditch is a full-contact, co-ed sport adapted from the Harry Potter series. This emerging sport is played in more than 20 countries around the world and combines elements of rugby, handball, dodgeball, and wrestling. With four distinct positions and as many as five balls in play at once, quidditch is both mentally and athletically demanding - far from “a bunch of nerds running around on brooms.” As a part of the team, you will participate in tournaments across Canada and the United States at a highly competitive level. For those who would like a more relaxed introduction to quidditch, we also offer a recreational league open to all levels of athletic experience and ability.

Tryouts

Tryouts for the competitive team are held at the beginning of the Fall semester. For more information, follow Guelph Quidditch on Facebook.

President(s)

Head Captain: Denver Staines (dstaines@mail.uoguelph.ca)
Chaser Captain: Bradley Connolly (bconnoll@mail.uoguelph.ca)
Beater Captain: Sam Chomyc (schomyc@mail.uoguelph.ca)
Co-Presidents: Sam Chomyc & Tia Julien (tjulien@mail.uoguelph.ca)

Coach(es)

Fee

Competitive Fee: $200/year
Recreational Fee $25/year

*All clubs memberships require a prerequisite base athletics membership. Currently enrolled, on-campus students already have this prerequisite membership during the Fall and Winter semesters. For all other community participants and students attending classes in the summer months, a monthly base membership is required for purchase before enrolling into a club*

Practice Time

Fall meeting times: Monday - Thursday 5:30pm
Winter meeting times: Tuesday 8:00am & Friday 7:00am

Contact

quidclub@uoguelph.ca

Links

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What Participants Have Said...

“I thought it was going to be Harry Potter Club. Turns out it’s a real sport and it’s pretty intense.”

— Denver Staines, Head Captain

“The first tournament we went to in Cortland, we won the last two games against two teams that were very good, and that was when I finally realized that quidditch is more than just a bunch of nerds on brooms.”

— Bradley Connolly, Chaser Captain

“What surprised me most about the sport is how many different backgrounds people can come from, how many different types of athletes can come together and join a really awesome, unique sport.”

— Tia Julien, Chaser