What is Muggle Quidditch?
Like traditional wizard Quidditch, Muggle Quidditch teams consist of seven players (three Chasers, two Beaters, a Keeper and a Seeker). Unlike traditional wizard Quidditch teams, however, Muggle Quidditch teams must also recruit a Snitch. In most cases, the Snitch is a cross-country runner dressed in yellow who has free-run of the entire campus on which the game is being played. Though scoring can vary between leagues and even individual teams, most generally adhere to the scoring system from the novels. Chasers can scored ten points by successfully sending the Quaffle though any one of the three goal hoops (in Muggle Quidditch, often some variation of hula hoops attached to PVC pipe). The most common adjustment to scoring in Muggle Quidditch is a reduction of the value of the Snitch. To “snatch the Snitch,” a player must grab a tennis ball in sock that hangs from the Snitch’s belt. Then there are the brooms. IQA teams play with custom brooms carried between their legs. Some teams even