SOPHOMORE QUIDDITCH PRACTICE

[evercreep]

SOPHOMORE QUIDDITCH PRACTICE

It's a windy, partly cloudy day, but it's definitely warm enough for the Sophomores to head out onto the pitch to work on the Quidditch skills. Calvin Evercreech is running it, but when it comes to actually getting on brooms and playing, he lets Jefferson Key, Micah St. Clair, Susana Velasquez and Solomon Webb take point.

There'll be time to run through the rules with everyone, and then it's on to drills where players can practice catching and throwing, hitting with a Beater's bat, blocking goals and snatching the Snitch.

HOW THIS WORKS

• Earlier, Calvin posted the rosters for the Sophomore league that he and Micah came up with here.


• However, considering how new most of these wide-eyed kids are to Quidditch, today is focused on making sure everyone can at least semi-competently play their position.


• There's loaner gear available if your character doesn't have any of their own.


• This is a Sophomore-only event. No older students were invited to help, and an audience is going to make these kids uncomfortable. :(

» RULES: Now this is something Calvin can do! Calvin and other more experienced players explain the rules and regulations to anyone who's new to the sport.

» DRILLS: Thanks to the generosity of the acting house captains, there are drills set up to help everyone get accustomed to their new position.

» HELP: If your character needs one-on-one aid from a more experienced player, here's where to get it.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Comments

Calvin and a question for everyone.

[stclair]

"I'm for it," Micah chimes in. He has his broom and gear all ready, including his Quidditch robes in bright Azurcrest blue, which make him stand out amongst his classmates. It's weird, after having spent the whole year as a brand new sophomore reserve, to feel like he's one of the experienced athletes in a group.

But not experienced enough to teach people how to fly. He's not the only one here who really wants to get on the team next year, and they deserve to have one of two good coaches. "If someone offers to help and they don't treat us like children, then they're welcome. But if there's too many of them or they end being too smothering, then they go. They can't boss us around if all of us tell them to leave."

Calvin and a question for everyone.

[evercreep]

Calvin nods in agreement at the general direction the discussion is going in. "I know that those of you who actually are on the teams are as good as any of the older players," he pauses and sighs, "but there are a lot of us who'll be starting from scratch. Not to mention that we don't have an experienced Seeker or Beater to amongst us."

Then, quickly and apologetically, his voice takes a gentler tone as he realises his misstep. "Not that you aren't a skilled Seeker, Micah. But none of us can help you much if you want to move to first string."

They're not here for flattery, though, as much as Calvin has rapidly become invested in the success of certain people. "We should ask who would be interested and go from there."

Re: Calvin and a question for everyone.

[theniceboy]

Solomon isn't gonna fight it if this is the consensus. They still need to be in agreement, and if everybody else wanted to ask older kids for help, Solomon won't fault them for that. "Are there any players anybody absolutely can't stand and wouldn't want to learn from or in front of? As a place to start."

Re: Calvin and a question for everyone.

[insightfulness]

Bianca takes a deep breath before speaking up for the first time. "I'm pretty sure Avery would help us. She's a friend and doesn't think of us all as infants." she pauses a moment, thinking of the other alternative she'd been keeping to herself from the moment sophomore quidditch was brought up. "Or if we want to bypass all school quidditch players, I could ask my dad. He was a beater for the Caerphilly Catapults and trains people all the time."

Calvin and a question for everyone.

[longcons]

"Training tiers," Cash puts in from the sidelines, where he's been listening quietly. "Beginners with the each other and a few stronger players who are willing to coach. Advanced, with a mentor. It's the most efficient." He counts himself firmly amongst the beginners; in fact, he's really only here because, well, school sports look good on applications and he can only list "speed chess" so many times.