An interview with the Longhorn quidditch coach

[BevoBeef]

In an attempt to preview all the teams competing for the last Quidditch World Cup, the Quidditch Post interviewed the UT coach and captain of the Texas quidditch team. These are excerpts from that interview that happened less than two months ago before the Longhorns won their third World Cup championship. Even though Coach Kenny Chilton is a true quidditch star, he is a man of few and concise words. GET YOUR BROOMS UP !!

Quidditch Post: UT is the two-time defending champion. What will it take to get World Cup number three?

Kenny: Win.

QP: I'd venture there are 79 other teams with the same goal. How will you separate yourselves from them?

Kenny: Can't really answer that one.

QP: UT has obviously had a tremendous run of success. What has that meant to you and to the other veterans of the program?

Kenny: It's fun to win. That's how we have fun.

QP: I understand. UT has a policy to not get very involved in the online aspects of quidditch and to focus on the on-the-field game. What impact do you think that has?

Kenny: Focus. Drawing importance to the important things.

QP: Beyond a championship, what do you hope the team takes away from World Cup?

Kenny: A nice tan, maybe.

QP: Are there any teams in particular you want to face?

Kenny: I wish we could play all 79 other teams, just in the interest of exposure.

QP: You had some injury concerns coming out of the regional championship. Anything that will be concerning going into World Cup?

Kenny: One of our concerns is that some teams don't seem to be educated on how to tackle. That is a Day One lesson.

QP: Can you talk a bit about some of the team's star players?

Kenny: Not really. We don't have any "star players."

QP: How would you describe the team's style of play?

Kenny: I wouldn't describe it as anything other than quidditch.

QP: What do you want your opponents to know about UT?

Kenny: No comment.
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QP: Thanks for your time, Kenny; we appreciate it!

Kenny: No problem!

 

[Dionysus]

They have learned the effective use of Wingardium Leviosa

 

[NBHorn7]

They still need capes on the uniforms. How can this, of all Texas teams not have capes?

 

[BevoBeef]

I have wondered what Kenny meant by the "quidditch style of play". After watching some of the snitch chases in that sport, I tend to believe it means "no-holds-barred". When I was at college, one of the ways that a freshman boy would show his prowess and ingenuity was executing a panty raid in a women-only dormitory. Being a snitch seems to be akin to that in the modern freshman's world. The allowances for being a snitch and where to go depends on the local ground rules for the quidditch game and what structures are near the playing field. One game was reported to use a cross-country runner to be a snitch; and the seekers in that game got their full share of exercise. In being a snitch, you have to keep into account what is around you. Below is a clip of a ninja snitch in action.



This is an example of one snitch perching on top of something and waiting for the seekers to come after him.

 

[Bill in Sinton]