Siblings Weekend Quidditch

The Central Centaurs welcomed Central Michigan University student's and their siblings during the first night of the 2018 Siblings Weekend.

According to USQ, the United States Quidditch, Quidditch is a mixed gender contact sport that is combined with elements from rugby, dodgeball, and tag. A team is comprised of seven athletes on the field with a broom (wooden stick) between their legs at all times. The team is comprised of one seeker, one keeper, two beaters, and three chasers. The seeker chases and catches the snitch to score points and end the game. The snitch is a runner dressed in yellow with a Velcro tail attached to their shorts. They are released at the 18th minute of the game and must avoid having their tail caught. Once their tail is caught the game is over. The keeper guards the hoops from opposing chasers, ultimately stopping goals. The chasers score goals with the quaffle by throwing or kicking it into the hoop. The beaters use bludgers to disrupt other players. When a player is hit with a bludger they must drop any ball they are holding, run back and touch their own hoop, and then re-enter play.