This is what Quidditch looks like in the real world, Saturday's TV highlights: Premier League is back, and The Duchess is streaming on Netflix, Batch of the day: Top bread rolls tried and tasted, 'Explore Your Shore' to help save marine life, Listowel & Dundalk tips: Whirling Dervish makes considerable appeal, Students able to register for Leaving Cert written exam from Monday, Covid-19: Half of Ireland moving in the wrong direction, expert warns, Multiple traffic laws causing legal confusion warn experts. A team of seven will have one keeper, three chasers, two beaters and one seeker. With poles instead of broomsticks between their legs, competitors have battled it out in the British Cup of the witches and wizards' sport of quidditch. We do attract a lot of people from the LGTB-plus community. Broomsticks will be a common sight in Christchurch's Hagley Park this weekend, with a quidditch camp and tournament underway. Since then, the IQA has worked to ensure equitable representation and development in all corners of the globe. A camp is being held in Auckland next week for anyone interested in getting involved. This tournament spurred interest and growth in quidditch across Europe, and national organizations governing the sport sprang up around the world. One can only hope that us muggles will be able to master the game in no time. It's its own sport, with an international league, with world championships and national leagues, you name it. World Cup 8 - Rock Hill, South Carolina (list of participating teams) US Quidditch (USQ) is a magical 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to governing the sport of quidditch and advancing the sport by organizing events and programs that build community and empower all genders to compete together. Strong voices, sharp writing on the issues that matter to you. Bludgers - dodgeballs are thrown at other players by beaters. When caught by either team's seeker, the game ends. New Zealand quidditch player Emma Humphrey has moved to London in order to play the sport more competitively and regularly, but says the sport is also growing in New Zealand. Team USA won against Belgium with 120 points to 70 in the final. A game of Quidditch involves three types of balls: The Quaffle - a semi-deflated volleyball thrown through the hoops by chasers and keepers. 'Quidditch,' 'Harry Potter' and all related names, characters and indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. - Harry Potter publishing rights © J.K. Rowling. "So you essential have quidditch as the combination of rugby and dodgeball on a field at the same time, but there's a lot of tactics going on at the same time behind the scenes.". So you've got trans, bisexual, agender, and people in transition as well. A quidditch team consists of 21 athletes with seven players per team on the field at any one time, with each player having a broom between their legs. In 2012, the IQA hosted national teams from the US, Canada, the UK, France, and Australia in Oxford, England for the Summer Games, a biennial tournament, now called World Cup, showcasing the talents of the best players from around the world, which occurred alongside a torch ceremony for the London Olympics. In 2011, the IQA organized World Cup V in New York City, a 96-team tournament boasting competitors from the US, Canada, Finland, and over 10,000 ticketed spectators. The Quidditch World Cup Stadium in 1994. Keepers - Guard the hoops against opposing chasers and become the fourth chaser on offence. Many know quidditch as the sport that's played in the Harry Potter books, but it's a sport that's not only being played in real-life, it's growing markedly - especially among LGBTQ communities.