It is one of the most popular sports played within Minecraftia, besides Mario Kart and Phantasmagoria. "Lastly, there is a new play that I've come up with," Ron continued, "It is similar to the Hawkshead Attack Formation. 6. A Bludger is a round jet-black iron ball, 10 inches in diameter – that is, slightly smaller than a Quaffle – one of the four balls used in playing the game of Quidditch (in which two Bludgers are used at any one time). While these groups encompass a wide range of interests — from Greek life to politics — here are a few sports-related activities that may surprise you. In US Quidditch rules, teams on the field must include male and female players at all times. The beaters always struck me as the most versatile and flexible players on the team. Interesting. A quidditch team is made up of seven athletes … A Bludger always attacks and attempts to unseat the nearest player, which is why Beaters attempt to knock Bludgers toward opposing players (PS10, QA6). Their many outstanding players include the Seeker Eunice Murray (died 1942), who once petitioned for a “faster Snitch because this is just too easy,” and Hamish MacFarlan (Captain 1957–68), who followed his successful Quidditch career with an equally illustrious period as Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Quidditch is a sport of two teams of seven players each mounted on broomsticks played on a hockey rink-sized pitch. Perhaps the worst and most unforgettable instance of Quidditch trauma occurs in the second book of the series. "Bludgers" are used by Beaters and are dodgeballs. What Quidditch players fend off the bludgers?. Quidditch is played with broomsticks, which the players fly on. Rules of Quidditch. Fouls Bring Back Our Baskets! To start a game, there are six players to a side: three chasers whose job it is to get the volleyball through one of the three hoops; two beaters, who fend off the opposing players with the bludgers, and a keeper, who provides a defense of the hoops. Beaters use the dodgeballs to throw at players. That was the cry heard from Quidditch players across the nation last night as it became clear that the Department of Magical Games and Sports had decided to burn the baskets used for centuries for goal- scoring in Quidditch. The golden snitch flies around the Quidditch field at high speeds, sometimes pausing and hovering in place, and the team who catches the golden snitch wins the game. There are also four balls, a quaffle, a snitch, and two bludgers. It is based on a fictional game of the same name invented by author J. K. Rowling, which is featured in the Harry Potter series of novels and related media.