Coach Cooper
December 04, 2004 10:50 AM
Lesson 1: Introductions by Coach Cooper
It was a warm and sunny morning; not so sunny that you couldn't see while in flight, but just sunny enough. She inspected the field's ground and smiled upon realizing it was hard and dry. Perfect for kickoff.She had arrived at the Quidditch Pitch earlier than her classes would arrive so that she would have time to practice herself.
"Hair back," she said, checking her brown curls were tied in a pony tail, "check. Goggles," she put her flying goggles on over smiling brown eyes, "check, flying gloves, check." Now that she had gone over her list, she was ready for flight.
Mounting her broom, she quickly kicked off the ground. She zoomed around the stadium, like a bird long held in captivity, that had finally been freed. She did double eight loops in the air, and went on to do some more advanced Quidditch moves.
"Sloth grip roll," she said to herself as hung upside down off the broom, gripping tightly with both hand and feet, then recovered. "Starfish and stick," she identified, and one hand and one foot curled around the handle, keeping all limbs outstretched. She had never been able to do this one for very long, and quickly sat back on her broom.
She then realized that the students were slowly coming in, and grinned. She knew just the move to finish off with. Pulling straight down into a dive, heading just a yard away from where the students stood, she did the Wronski Feint. She pulled out of the dive just in time, and then proceeded to land.
"Good day, class. I am Coach Cooper, your flying instructor. Welcome to the Quidditch Pitch."
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Subthreads: Flying! by Elizabeth Lavine with Mia, Jen
Oh dear by Sally
Lesson 1: History by Coach Cooper with Sally Porter
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Ash and Sorrel Craven
December 05, 2004 8:40 AM
Alternative broom sports by Ash and Sorrel Craven
To those who had never played Quidditch, Sorrel and Ash's appearances as they headed down to the pitch would have seemed decidedly odd. Then again, to someone who knew Quidditch well, the same could be said. Ditto for someone who hadn't played, but had read the manual. The fact was, that they were decidedly odd. Each was wearing a fencing mask, a hard breast plate, and huge cricket shin guards. In addition to their brooms, each carried a long, plain shaft. If it wasn't for the presence of this extra oddity, one could have been forgiven for thinking that they were simply anxious about getting hurt in a nasty rough game of Quidditch. Of course, the person would also have to have no prior knowledge of the twins - whose preferred activity was kicking and punching each other - to think that.They laid their identical brooms on the ground, keeping firm holds on their other sticks. They simultaneously commanded 'UP' and proceeded to squabble over who had made their broom fly to their hand first. Eventually they gave up on this, and mounted up.
"Professor?" asked Sorrel, pulling off her fencing mask, so she could be heard more clearly, "Do we get to do any other alternative sports?" she asked.
"Like broom jousting?" asked Ash, also removing his mask. "You might not have heard of it... It may have been invented by medieval wizards, but given the quality of brooms at that time..."
"... it's more likely that we invented it when we were bored."
"Would you like to see a demonstration?" asked Ash eagerly, as he and Sorrel both pulled their fencing masks back over their faces and rose a short way off the ground, each clasping their long, jousting sticks and just waiting to be given permission to clobber their sibbling. \n\n
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Coach Cooper
December 05, 2004 9:10 AM
Lesson 1: Shuntbumps by Coach Cooper
Coach Cooper folded her arms. She had a runaway broom on the loose and two brothers on the verge of ramming at each other on her hands."Accio Broom!" she pulled out her wand, and gave the boy back the broom, "Good, but try not to be so forceful next time." She smiled at the kid, and walked over to the next problem.
"Actually," she stated, walking between the twins' brooms, "We will get to be playing alternative sports. Quodpot, as I already mentioned, and safer versions of Aingingein, and Swivenhodge. But unfortunately for the two of you," she said this as she pulled both boys' brooms down, "I consider Shuntbumps to be a very childish sport. However," she added, because it was obvious that the two did have talent on brooms, "perhaps you would like to demonstrate to the class how to kickoff."\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Sorrel and Ash
December 05, 2004 9:21 AM
It's different! by Sorrel and Ash
Both twins refrained from pointing out the differences between Shuntbumps and their game. The Coach would probably not appreciate the subtle difference, it was very difficult for outsiders to perceive. Shuntbumps involved knocking as many people off as possible, broom jousting just involved rendering your sibling unconscious.Disappointed, they both dropped their lances, and tore off the protective gear. They didn't want to be weighed down if they weren't going to be charging at each other with large sticks...
"Sure we can," said Ash.
"But you may all want to watch me, I'm better at it than him," boasted Sorrel, sticking her tongue out at her twin.
"Are NOT!" replied Ash, they were both crouched ready for take off and Ash jumped, unbending his legs so that they hit the ground, sending him soaring into the air.
"CHEATER!" screamed Sorrel, outraged. "Doesn't mean yours was best though!" she added, she leant closer to her broom than Ash had as she kicked, meaning she shot off faster. "Ha!" she declared.
"I got up first."
"But I was faster."
"Well, I'm higher than you are."
"Well, we'll soon see about that!" Sorrel retorted, angling her broom higher and preparing to out do her brother.
OOC - I know she protests at being called one, but just so you know, Sorrel is actually a girl. She and Ash are unidentical twins.
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Anonymous
December 05, 2004 9:32 AM
Re: It's different! by Anonymous
OOC: I think the term is ferternal twins lol! Just so you know.IC: Mia watched as the two students argued like an old married couple. Or maybe like two five year old siblings. Either way, she wasn't quite sure she wanted to be so close as the two competed to see who's best. Mia took her broom and backed away just a bit as the two students shot into the air.
"Are witches and wizards supposed to act like that in a competition on broomsticks?" Mia asked generally with an eyebrow raised at the quarreling students in the air.\n\n
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Elizabeth
December 05, 2004 9:44 AM
Re: It's different! by Elizabeth
Elizabeth laughed at the twins. It was funny, really, at least she thought so. She muttered quietly to Mia a laughing "no". She watched them quarrel for a bit, then grew tired of it. An idea came into her head as her hand simultaniously shot up into the air."Coach Cooper?" Elizabeth asked confidently, "Can we all start mounts and push offs?"
She knew that she was being antsy and that she needed to calm down a bit, but she was just so excited! Her family had been playing quidditch ever since her English, French, and Spanish ancestors sailed over to Lousisiana. They had taught their sons and daughters, and then their grandkids, and so on. There was something about streamlining through the air, cutting sharp turns and sailing about so high up that thrilled Elizabeth. She was so ready to fly again.\n\n
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Flora
December 05, 2004 5:40 PM
Re: It's different! by Flora
Flora laughed as the twins argued. She'd always wished for a brother or sister to bicker with, but it'd never happened due to the death of her mother. Sadly, she didn't have any chance of getting a stepmother, either. Her father wasn't exactly a catch, being a sturdy accountant.She looked over with curiosity as a girl she didn't know asked the coach a question, and she could only nod in approval, glancing over at them with a smile. She could still recall some of the books she'd read about proper technique of pushing off, mounting, and dismounting, and Flora had always been proud of her knowledge of flying. "Coach Cooper," she started, trying to find the right words to say. "Have you ever done any professional flying? It'd be great to hear about... maybe as we're mounting you could give us a background?"
She'd always been interested in those sorts of things, and Flora knew that she must've sounded horrid. But honestly, she was intrigued, and it was great to hear about teachers outside of school. It was like... Like seeing a dog stand on its hind legs! This made Flora have to suppress a giggle in her thoughts as she fought messily with her loose ponytail.\n\n
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Coach Cooper
December 05, 2004 7:06 PM
Lesson 1:the past is a delicate thing by Coach Cooper
Coach Cooper watched her students, amused at their interactions with their brooms. She was happy to say that none were having as a hard a time as she did when she first learned to fly. But when that girl asked her a question (was her name Flora?) she bit her lip. Her professional background; she knew it would come up sooner or later, but she had preferred to assume later."All right then," she began uncomfortably, "While we fly I'll tell you a little about it. When I blow my whistle you will mount your brooms. No one is to go higher than three feet. You will follow my lead around the pitch for about five minutes, and then we'll come back down."\n\n
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