Reaction Paper On Quidditch

Youth sports in general is being reshaped because of how competitive americans are becoming. Every aspect of kids’ sports has become hypercompetitive hyper organized, and all consuming. The craziness in the culture of kids sports has led to the realization the world has changed. An estimated 40 million young adults are participating in a variety of organized sports For those 40 million apart of organized sports they have to give an almost total commitment to playing and being apart of the team (Ferguson). Sports are considered to be a shared cultural experience between many children, and they can

Sports are a popular pastime among all ages and types of people. People not only participate in them for fun, but also for money, physical fitness, rush of competition, and for many other personal reasons. Playing sports is especially common among young people in schools. Athletics are great and enjoyable for many reasons, but there can be a point where sports participation can go too far and become negative for children and adults. Sports specialization for young people is an increasing trend that results in sports having a negative impact on individuals and society.

Many youth sports are part of community organized after-school programs. There are many different types of these programs such as T-Ball, Little League Baseball, Pop Warner Football, soccer, martial arts, cheerleading, and so forth. “There are over 40 million youth participating in organized sports, and both girls and boys have a dazzling array of choices and can play a sport year round” (Le Menestrel and Perkins 13). Communities use youth sport as an outlet to encourage social activity, a healthy lifestyle, and skill development for that particular sport. For example, “Participation in organized sports can provide opportunities for youth to learn more about specific skills and exercises associated with a particular sport” (Perkins and Noam 76). These programs offer opportunities to boost skills and connect positively with others. Without these activities, parents will have to find another developmental setting that may not give similar or beneficial outcomes as those of organized youth sport. Studies found that, “Sports

Sports are not for everybody, not only because of talent level, but because a certain mindset is to be had to be successful at any sport. A commitment is made. Forty hours of practice a week, the average amount of time spent practicing for football players, all for a one hour game, the average time of one game of college football, takes dedication. That is not even counting the time spent icing, resting, and studying the playbook or film, not to mention the school work to be kept up with for college and high school students. Most athletes have become used to the grind and juggling three or four time consuming activities all at one time while being successful at each. Waking up at the break of dawn, following a schedule, and suffering consequences when a bad choice is made creates character and discipline that is often needed for many little league, high school, and college athletes. The most important non tangible thing sports teach anyone is how to get back up after falling, how to get knocked down but get right back up and keep going, how to move on from failure and overcome it, focusing on the next important part of life. These skills of determination and courage taught through sports are essential for being successful in any part of life and are hard to come by anywhere

team for a school or city would be talking to an athletic director and/or Parks and Recreation manager and getting the idea approved. Following, the organization will have to get officially approved and make rules and regulations for participants and advertise the team in order to attract people who are of interest. The next step would be to set up teams by age groups, like 13U, 14U, 15U, then individually registering all participants with the Amateur Athletic Union to avoid discrepancies. Coaches should, at this point, be looking for nearby tournaments to go to, as well as setting up and determining dates and times for

Once entering Hogwarts, the student will be sorted in one of the four houses called as follow: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. To decide what house the student belongs to, the professor uses the sorting hat to determine what house they belong to. The sorting hat is what the muggles don’t have and stated by the website Pottermore, “It literally contains the intelligence of the four founders, can speak (through a rip near its brim) and is skilled at Legimency, which enables it to look into the wearer’s head and divine his or her capabilities or mood.” (J.K. Rowling) what it means is the hat uses its power to uncover the person’s thoughts and see his/her talents and that is how Harry Potter got sorted into Gryffindor. In Hogwarts, the sport that is well known and is a wizard favorite is called “Quidditch” and it is played in the muggle world as well, but in the wizard world it is played with broomsticks. This sport is played rough since there are no rules in the wizard world and both teams want to win points for their houses. The game can be called automatically over if the seeker catches the golden snitch (a golden ball with wings) and it will be worth one hundred fifty points for their house which is important to them and as the school

I spoke with some players on the second team. The GW Men’s Team offers two teams: an “A” team with a higher caliber of players, and a “B” team with often includes new players and ones trying to improve their skills. The grades of the interviewees ranged from freshman to seniors, with a variety of different majors and hometowns. Most of the players had originally heard about the team by either previously playing, knowing someone who did play, or word of mouth around campus. Before conducting the interviews, I had also heard from various people that the Ultimate Frisbee teams had a tight knit community, almost comparable to that of a family. This sentiment was echoed by the players as

Although sports may be fun more and more kids are dropping out of sports each year. It’s not okay sports drama needs to end. The reason why stated by sectionwestiling.com it conserves too much energy and most kids have a short attention spand. Some kids also feel like they're not getting taken to the next level by their coach[s]. Children want to improve but they aren’t. The majority of kids feel though they don't

But in some countries they cannot play sports or are forced into sports. If they are born in a low economic area in the world they would either be forced into sports or not even do them. In low economic areas most children do not play sports on a team they only play on their free time. But also in some countries they can play sports, like America. Here in America if they choose a sport, they can play it. Our schools have a huge variety of sports to play throughout school years. Sometimes in countries where they economic levels are low, the children cannot even go to school. Sports are a very great thing to do in life and sometimes children do not have the chance to play them. As an athlete sports can always make me feel better when I am having a bad

There is a sport in the magical world of Harry Potter called Quidditch. Harry ends up playing of the Quidditch team as a seeker, which is a player who finds a tiny, gold ball that flies through the air and the seeker must catch it in order to win the match. The Quidditch match in the film is an exhilarating part of the film. The entire school is at the match to watch the games. The crowd is excited which excites the audience watching.

Inequality causes problems by creating fissures in societies, leaving those at the bottom feeling marginalized or disenfranchised.” Nicholas Kristof. Many individuals spend their entire childhood participating in a variety of sports that their parents sign them up for. You start with Little League, then move into competitive leagues and then high school sports. Some individuals play both competitive leagues and high school sports at the same time. These sports are either individual sports like swimming, to group activities like football, baseball, and lacrosse. Statistics show that kids start sports between the ages of 6 and 7 years old. In 2008, 30% of youths between the ages of 6-12 were active in organized sports, by 2015, the youths between 13-17 years old had dropped from 42% to 39%. In order to achieve something you need to be passionate about it. By truly finding excitement in what you love, makes you work hard and strive for greatness.

I interviewed two different families that both have their children actively involved in sports. I interview a family from my home town, all three of their children play competitive minor hockey and they also play summer soccer. The other family I interviewed was a family from Wisconsin, the children in this family were involved with all sorts of sports, from running, football, softball to basketball. Despite the different sports they played and despite the geographical difference I was surprised how similar my interviews went. Both sets of parents said that they enjoyed watching their child play sports. They thought that playing on a team would teach and prepare them for other things in life and teach them what it means to be part of a team.

Quidditch is big at Hogwarts. Each House fields a team, which includes the seven players and often one or two reserve players as well. The teams have a team captain who not only plays but also acts as coach. The captain leads practices, devises strategies, and sees to the induction of new players into the team. Quidditch tryouts are typically during the second week of the school year, although the exact day and time are up to the captain to determine; students who wish to play for their Houses are asked to talk to Madam Hooch. The Quidditch season at Hogwarts starts in October, with the first games early in November. Madam Hooch is the resident Quidditch expert. The Bludgers, Quaffles, and Snitch are stored securely in her office between games and she acts as referee for the matches. Team practices are scheduled by individual captains. Most teams practice almost every day, after school or in the evenings.

In the Harry Potter series the protagonist, Harry, is chosen to be on his school’s quidditch team. Harry’s quidditch team has most of the same rules as the modern teams but his are a little bit more

Quidditch, found in the Harry Potter series, is a competitive sport that is extremely rough, semi-contact sport played by wizards and witches. Each match is played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks. The seven players include: three chasers, two beaters, one keeper, and one seeker. There are four balls that are used during each match: the Quaffle, two Bludgers, and the Golden Snitch. There are six ring-shaped goals, three on each side of the Quidditch pitch, that stand tall above the ground.