{"id":29131,"date":"2018-11-06T15:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T15:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=29131"},"modified":"2018-11-06T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T15:32:40","slug":"quidditch-is-taking-the-muggle-world-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/06\/quidditch-is-taking-the-muggle-world-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Quidditch is taking the muggle world by storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QUIDDITCH is \u201coffering something that mainstream sport just doesn\u2019t,\u201d according to Jack Lennard, director of the Quidditch Premier League.<br \/>\nOver the past few years, the sport has been redefining itself away from the Harry Potter franchise that gave birth to it, with more than 20,000 players across the globe.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29132\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1400x930.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2-1400x930.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Welsh Dragons at The Quidditch Premier League Championship 2018, Cardiff Arms Park. Photo Credit: Lizzie Walton<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got to learn to fly, away from our parent,\u201d said Ciaran Caple-Williams, 22, an MA International Relations student and founder of the Cardiff Crows, a fledgling quidditch team at Cardiff University.<br \/>\nQuidditch teams consist of 21 players, with seven on the field at one time. Each player holds a broom between their legs, with the aim to throw the quaffle, a semi-deflated volleyball, through the hoops at the other end of the field.<br \/>\nThey have to avoid the bludgers, dodgeballs, thrown at them by the opposition to avoid getting temporarily knocked out of the game. If the snitch, a sock with a tennis ball in it attached to the snitch runner\u2019s shorts, is caught the game ends and that team wins.<br \/>\nThe teams operate on a rolling subs basis, with a rule that no more than four players of a single gender can be on a team at once. It is this &#8220;\u2018rule of four&#8221; that gives the sport such a broad appeal, particularly in the LGBTQ community.<br \/>\n\u201cI owe quidditch for who I am, who I have always been on the inside,\u201d Ciaran, who identifies as bigender, told me when speaking of the freedom they felt when taking part in the mixed-gender sport.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29133\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-29133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1400x930.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD-1400x930.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/WD.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Welsh Dragons\u2019 team huddle at The Quidditch Premier League. Photo credit: Lizzie Walton<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHeather Dimmer, 22, a non-playing referee for the Swansea Swans said: \u201cIt\u2019s honestly the first sport I\u2019ve felt included in. I\u2019ve never been a fan of restrictions by gender, very often they just make me feel inferior. Quidditch doesn\u2019t have that.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Quidditch Premier League, an annual competition taking place in the summer, was held at Cardiff Arms Park this year, with the London Monarchs taking this year\u2019s title. It was the first time a quidditch tournament had been held in a stadium, helping to raise the profile of the sport in Wales.<br \/>\nWith\u00a0the Quidditch Premier League welcoming seven new teams from across the UK and Europe next season, the sport looks to be on an upward trajectory and\u00a0Ciaran hopes new players will continue to be found.<br \/>\n&#8220;We\u2019re getting to a generation where they might not have grown up with Harry Potter as much,\u201d said Ciaran, who believes quidditch has potential to grow, but that more grassroots initiatives were needed in schools.<br \/>\nWith the first youth quidditch tournament taking place at Liverpool Hope University on Friday, November 9, perhaps the next generation of players will be picking up their brooms this weekend.<br \/>\nIf you would like to give quidditch a try the Cardiff Crows are looking for players. Training takes place on Wednesday and Saturday, and the team can be contacted through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cardiff-University-Quidditch-Team-Cardiff-Crows-2001233326583122\/\">facebook page.<\/a><br \/>\nDetails of upcoming fixtures for The Quidditch Premier League can be found on their <a href=\"https:\/\/quidditchpremierleague.com\/\">website<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/quidpremleague\">twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUIDDITCH is \u201coffering something that mainstream sport just doesn\u2019t,\u201d according to Jack Lennard, director of the Quidditch Premier League. Over the past few years, the sport has been redefining itself away from the Harry Potter franchise that gave birth to it, with more than 20,000 players across the globe. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to learn to fly, away from our parent,\u201d said Ciaran Caple-Williams, 22, an MA International Relations student and founder of the Cardiff Crows, a fledgling quidditch team at Cardiff [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":29133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[1291,5089,6140],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-29131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-cardiff-2","tag-harry-potter","tag-quidditch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Quidditch is taking the muggle world by storm - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/06\/quidditch-is-taking-the-muggle-world-by-storm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Quidditch is taking the muggle world by storm - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"QUIDDITCH is \u201coffering something that mainstream sport just doesn\u2019t,\u201d according to Jack Lennard, director of the Quidditch Premier League. 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