Monday, December 19, 2011

Benepe announces Spring Cup in State of the League

The IQA will go through 1 year and 1/3 to choose the destination, prepare and qualify teams for the 2013 Quidditch World Cup in April.
Here are some dates.
January: WC six bids submitted
April: WC site chosen
August: a Quidditch expo match will take place at the London Olympics
September: first full season begins
Regionals all year
April 2013: World Cup Six!!

Conferences were not mentioned in the State of the League, but I believe they are a vital part in improving Quidditch.
Stats such as placing for all three divisions at WC5 were announced. 11,000 paid spectators was the estimate for the weekend by island security. Ambulances were only needed once every 17 games, a stat very impressive for a major contact sport.
Hardships at WC5 like the delay in Day 2 and lack of food and referees were explained.

Everybody reading the article must have felt a tinge of excitement, or perhaps they felt if they were put under the Imperious Curse. All Quidditch fans were truly excited by the commitment of the IQA to making Quidditch the best sport it can be.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Quidditch Conferences

Quidditch Conferences have been a hot topic on the IQA Forum since the end of the WC and I though I'd give my ideas. The Florida Quidditch Conference has paved the way for a regular season and therefore, a huge development for the sport. I based my conferences on many factors including geography, size of school, Quidditch history and rankings. Also, some conferences are just all the teams that attended a specific tournament.
Please give me your thoughts.

Southeast

FQC
Florida
Miami
Ringling
South Florida
Southwest Quidditch Conference
Texas A&M
Silver Phoenixes
LSU
Sam Houston State
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Texas

Midwest

Great Plains
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Marquette
Illinois State
Loyola

B1G
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Michigan
Michigan St

Tri-Valley Conference
Eastern Michigan
Miami
Ball State
Grand Valley State
Jetpack Ninja Dinosaurs
Bowling Green State


Northeast

Middlebury Classic Conference
Middlebury
UMASS
Green Mountain
Emerson
Vermont
Boston
Tufts
Vassar
Yale
Harvard

Upstate NY
Rochester
Ives Pond
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Fredonia
Syracuse
Ithaca
RIT


Big East
New York Division
NYU
NY Badassilisks
Hofstra
Stony Brook
Toms River Hydras

Philadelphia Division
Villanova
Chestnut Hill
Delaware Valley Dragons
Franklin and Marshall
Lafayette

Baltimore Division
Johns Hopkins
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Richmond
VCU
Duke

International

Canadian Quidditch League
East
McGill
Queen's
Carleton
McMaster
Ottawa
Toronto
Ryerson
Guelph
St Lawrence
Possible Guest Members
Victoria
UBC

West

Great West
Rockies Division
Arizona State
NAU
Denver Dementors
BYU
Northern Colorado
Utah
Pacific Division
UCLA
USC
Cal Berkely
San Diego State
Silicon Valley Skrewts
San Jose State
Occidental
Moorpark