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Quadball

Quadball is the current name of the mixed-gender team sport formerly known as Muggle Quidditch. Teams play with multiple balls, hoops, contact rules, and roles such as chaser, beater, keeper, and seeker. At its core, the sport is about score quaffle goals, disrupt opponents with bludgers, and catch the flag runner in the end phase. Participation format: Mixed-gender team sport. It is typically contested on or in Grass or turf pitch with three hoops per side. Scoring is based on Goals and flag-catch points. Core equipment includes Multiple balls, hoops, headbands, sticks/brooms, flag-runner equipment, and protective gear. Important forms include Club quadball, National teams, Youth / university quadball. Listed competitions include IQA World Cup / Global Games, Continen…

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Ball Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A ball sport is built around passing, hitting, throwing, carrying, or scoring with a ball under defined rules.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who enjoy movement, coordination, reaction, and often team play.

Cost 20-120 EUR for a ball and basic equipment. 0-40 EUR per month depending on hall, court, or team. 5-30 EUR per month in a club, depending on sport and region. Goal, protective, or indoor sports may cost more because of shoes, protection, and venue time.

First progress First rallies often work after 1-3 sessions; game understanding takes several weeks.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

ball or playing object
suitable shoes
sports clothing
field, hall, or open space
protective gear for contact versions

First steps

practice basic ball control
use a small field and short sessions
learn simple rules first
start with a beginner group or club

Start through a club, school, university sport, recreational group, or public court.

Warm up, wear suitable shoes, and build contact gradually.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Quidditch, Muggle Quidditch

Tags team, ball, contact, quadball, ball-sport, ballsport, quidditch, muggle-quidditch

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to score quaffle goals, disrupt opponents with bludgers, and catch the flag runner in the end phase.

Teilnehmer

Two mixed-gender teams with roles such as chaser, beater, keeper, and seeker.

Teamgröße

Up to 21 players on a roster, up to 7 on pitch at a time under the IQA model.

Spielfeld

Rectangular pitch with three hoops per side, centre line, substitution areas, and boundaries.

Dauer

Match duration and flag-runner phase follow current IQA/national rules.

Wertung

Goals through hoops score points; the flag catch adds points under the rules.

Gewinnbedingung

The team with the higher score at the end wins; tournaments use group and knockout formats.

Ausrüstung

quaffle
bludger
hoops
headbands
stick/broom
flag runner equipment
protective gear

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal contact
gender maximum breach
boundary violation
broom/equipment fault
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Quadball Association (IQA)

International Quadball Association International Quadball Association · reference · medium
US Quadball US Quadball · reference · medium
Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
Wikipedia DE Wikipedia DE · reference · medium
IQA Play International Quadball Association · official · high