The BU Captain of the Quidditch team (yes, the Quidditch team), along with 2 other students have been nominated to go to this year's Olympic games in London to represent...Team USA in Quidditch???
Are the Olympics running out of games? Here I am still waiting for the committee to realize the ridiculousness of Curling, and they go and one up it by adding a fairytale game from a series of children's books??!!!!
Apparently Quidditch is similar in style and play to dodgeball, handball, and rugby, but with a broom. It's been quoted as being "physical," and players must adjust to tackling with said broomstick. It's been around since 2005, created at Middlebury College in Vermont (thanks, losers) and it's now spread to campuses all around Mass., including Tufts, Harvard, and of course, BU. There's even official Quidditch athletic apparel.
The Olympics committee has apparently bought into this, and is featuring a Team USA this year in the London games. I can't make this stuff up.
When I was in school it was fun to play games like Just The Tip, and Ouch Ouch you're on my hair. Who decided running around on a broom was a good pastime? How bored a geek are you? I'm speechless.
For those of you nerds interested, here's how the game is setup:
Chasers: There are three. Their job is to get the quaffle, a volleyball, passed around the field, into one
of the opponents' three hoops.
Keeper: Like a goaltender, they guard the three hoops, but can also act as a fourth Chaser.
Beaters: They handle bludgers (a kickball/dodgeball) and use them to attack the other team. There are three bludgers on the field at all times.
Snitch: A nonpartisan athlete dressed in yellow/gold who has a ball attached to their back via an athletic sock.
Seeker: Tasked with catch "the snitch" without tackling.
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