Quidditch Canada

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Quidditch Canada
Quidditch Canada 2014 Logo.png
Abbreviation QC, QuidCan, CQA
Formation 2012
Type National sport organization (NSO)
Legal status Non-Profit Organization
Headquarters Ottawa
Location
President
 Tegan Bridge[1]
Main organ
 International Quidditch Association
Website Official Quidditch Canada website

Quidditch Canada is the governing body that oversees quidditch within Canada under its mother organization the IQA. It was originally founded as the Canadian Quidditch Alliance and then Canada Quidditch, but the name changed in late 2013/2014 to reflect its position as official governing body of quidditch within Canada in line with other national sports bodies.

History[edit]

Quidditch Canada was originally named the Canadian Quidditch Alliance followed by Canada Quidditch, and there are still many Canadian quidditch players that use the abbreviation CQA to denote the organization. The organization was founded in 2011 through Facebook as a way to connect interested Canadians to the sport of quidditch, and it has grown to include over 20 teams across 4 provinces. On July 1, 2014, as national leagues in several countries split from the International Quidditch Association, Quidditch Canada became the official Canadian quidditch national organization in charge of administering and organizing quidditch in Canada.

Structure[edit]

The structure of Quidditch Canada is currently undecided as the IQA is being restructured. Tegan Bridge will remain the director of Quidditch Canada during the changes.

Competitions[edit]

The competitive structure of Canadian quidditch is highly entwined with US quidditch. Teams from both the US and Canada regularly cross the border for tournaments in order to increase the diversity of competition. Canada is currently split into two competitive and logistical regions, East and West, which feature annual regional championships and other tournaments, both official and fantasy, throughout the year. The biggest annual Canadian tournament fantasy tournament is the Canada Day Fantasy Tournament (CDFT), an open fantasy tournament held the weekend before Canada Day in Ottawa, ON.

Regional tournaments[edit]

Eastern Canada[edit]

The Canadian Cup is the Eastern Canadian Regional Championship. (Western Canadian teams attend the Western Regional Championship along with teams from the western United States.) The most recent Canadian Cup was on November 9, 2013 at Cherry Beach Fields in Toronto, ON.[2] The results from the tournament were:[3][4][5]

  • 1: uOttawa - GeeGees
  • 2: Carleton University
  • 3: McGill University
  • 4: uOttawa - Maple Rush

After Europe's bids were allocated followed European teams' inability to attend the World Cup,[6] Valhalla claimed Canada's additional bid after defeating Guelph University.[7]

Previous Canadian Cups were held on November 11, 2012 at Queen's University[8] and October 29, 2011 at Carleton University.[9] McGill University Quidditch was the regional champion for both the 2012-2013 and 2011-2012 seasons. The 2011 Canadian Cup was also Canada's first quidditch tournament and featured 8 teams, including one, St Lawrence University, from the United States.

Western Canada[edit]

Due to the geographically sparse nature of Western Canadian teams, the region of Western Canada is grouped with the Western United States for competitive purposes. The most recent Western Regional Championship was held in Tempe, AZ.[10] The west received two bids to host the 2013/2014 regional championship, Tempe, AZ and Burnaby, B.C.. Western Canadian teams hoped heavily for the Burnaby bid to be chosen, but the bid went to Tempe and Western Canadian teams decided against travelling the distance and so did not participate in the 2013/2014 Western Regional Championship.

The 2012/2013 season saw University of British Columbia's Thunderbirds, then Western Canada's only team, compete at the Western Regional Championships in Placer Valley, CA. The team was eliminated on the first day following highly competitive play, and so did not advance to bracket play.[11][12]

Fantasy tournaments[edit]

Canada Day Fantasy[edit]

Canada Day Fantasy, or CDFT, is held yearly on the Sunday of the weekend before Canada Day in Ottawa, ON and is hosted by a mix of players and volunteers from the Ottawa quidditch community. Fantasy tournaments feature teams constructed specifically for the tournament and composed of players from a multitude of regular-season teams. General Managers (GMs) for the tournament select players for their team from a list of eligible participants. The first CDFT happened on June 30, 2013 at Immaculata High School and featured 6 teams and over 100 athletes from across Canada and the United States.[13] The Blue Team/Team Broduce, led by GM Jamie Lafrance of uOttawa Quidditch, won CDFT 2013 with a victory over the Black Team/Hipster Horcruxes.[14]

Other tournaments[edit]

Sudbury Quidditch Open Invitational Saturday, September 19, 2015, 10 am to 4 pm Art Gallery of Sudbury, 251 John Street, Sudbury, ON

Alberta Games[edit]

The Edgemont Community Centre in Calgary, AB saw the first annual Alberta Games on November 30, 2013. Three teams competed: University of Calgary, University of Alberta, and Central Alberta Quidditch.[15]

Teams[edit]

Canada's first quidditch teams were in Ontario and Québec, but the country has seen a rapid expansion of teams across the country, notably within Ontario, Québec, B.C., and Alberta. Currently, the official member teams (as recognized by Quidditch Canada for the 2014-2015 season are:



Unregistered teams, rumoured teams, or teams registered elsewhere include:

National team[edit]

Main article: Canada national quidditch team

There has been a Canadian national roster set for two international events. 2012 saw the first Team Canada formed to compete at the Summer Games in Oxford, UK[16] where the team placed 4th of 5 teams in the first tournament to feature national squads. Quidditch Canada will host a second national team at the 2014 Global Games in Burnaby, BC[17][18] on July 19. The 2014 national team was chosen after a rigorous series of tryouts.

Coaching conferences[edit]

The University of Ottawa held a quidditch coaching conference - the first of its kind - on October 5–6, 2013. Approximately 30 people, primarily coaches and captains from 15 different Canadian teams, gathered for a series of workshops to discuss and learn about coaching techniques and tactics.[19]

Relation with US Quidditch[edit]

With the restructuring of the IQA, it is uncertain how international competitions will pan out. Quidditch Canada and US Quidditch are seeking to work together to allow member teams of both organizations to play ranked games against each other, possibly in a format that loosely resembles the NHL.

Kidditch[edit]

Kidditch is a modified version of quidditch made for children where there is limited contact and minor changes in the rules. Various teams across Canada have outreach programmes at local primary and secondary school where kidditch is played as an after-school programme.[20]

See also[edit]

Portal icon Canada portal
Portal icon Quidditch portal
Portal icon Sport in Canada portal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tegan Bridge is new Canadian Director". IQA Quidditch. September 2012. 
  2. ^ IQA Staff (October 3, 2013). "Canada Regional Announce". IQA Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  3. ^ Strapagiel, Lauren (November 10, 2013). "Canadian Quidditch Cup 2013: Ottawa U Gee Gees take first place". O Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  4. ^ Marmer, Andy (November 9, 2013). "Gee-Gees Take Canadian Cup; Three Others Qualify for WCVII". IQA Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  5. ^ Kuzyk, Jakob (February 22, 2014). "Three Ottawa teams bound for Quidditch World Cup in Myrtle Beach". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  6. ^ "European Teams & UofA Defer; Six Regions Receive Bids". IQA World Cup Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  7. ^ "Valhalla Claims Canadian Bid; Badassilisks Claim Deferred UNSW Bid". IQA World Cup Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  8. ^ "Canadian Quidditch Cup 2012". Facebook. November 11, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  9. ^ "Canadian Cup - Canada’s first quidditch tournament". Facebook. October 29, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  10. ^ "Western Cup V". IQA Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  11. ^ "Western Cup IV Recap". IQA Quidditch. February 2013. 
  12. ^ "UBC Quidditch Events". UBC Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  13. ^ "(2013) Canada Day Fantasy Tournament". Facebook. June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  14. ^ "IQA CDFT Twitter Announcement". Twitter. June 19, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  15. ^ Makowichuk, Darren (December 1, 2013). "First Alberta Quidditch Games kick off in Calgary". Sun News. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  16. ^ "Team Canada IQA Announcement". Twitter. July 8, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  17. ^ "Team Canada Roster Unveiled". IQA Quidditch. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  18. ^ Cozicar, Austin (April 7, 2014). "Burnaby Prepares for Quidditch World Championships". The Peak. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  19. ^ Garten, Lindsay (October 28, 2013). "UOttawa Hosts Coach Conference". IQA Quidditch. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 
  20. ^ "Great second day of teaching Kidditch to the students of L’ecole Bilingue". Facebook. May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014. 

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