Coach Cooper
January 30, 2005 2:48 PM
Lesson 2 by Coach Cooper
Coach Cooper had arrived early to class, wearing her usual Quidditch equipment, her curl hair back in a ponytail and her flying goggles on. Taking a step back, she admired her handywork, she had always done well in Charms. Today she had enlarged a small Quidditch model to the size of a large foosball table, and enchanted all the players so that they could play a real game when she waved her wand twice. She thought it would be quite amusing to show to her class.Noticing students starting to come in, she gestured for them to stand around the table, "Come along everyone, today we're going to watch a demonstation of a Quidditch game. And if we have enough time, we'll even play a game, so please pay attention."\n\n
Subthreads: Sims playing Quidditch by Stephen Baxter with Mia, Sorrel Craven, Coach Cooper, Stephen
Right...only a model...great by Jake
So...the point of this is? by Tally
So, this is, what, a hologram? by Zack Dill
OOC- Team Rosters by Coach C. with
Pecan Nut and Crocus Players ATTENTION!!! by Sorrel and Ash Craven with Mia K., Jenna H
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Jake Santoro
February 12, 2005 11:08 AM
TEPPENPAW & ALADREN TO ME! by Jake Santoro
Jake had still been gazing at the sky, but was brought back down by the sound of his name. He froze for a moment trying to figure out if he was being reprimanded for not paying attention to the mock-quidditch game with the little players. Only he wasn't. They were playing a real game and Jake was the captain of his team while Sorrel was captain of the other. Jake's eyes went wide for a moment. He was Captain? He black eyes swept the others as if trying to see whether or not they were playing a joke on him......they weren't. A lopsided grin appeared on his face and Jake stepped away from the table and a few paces off to the side so that they had room.
"TEPPENPAWS AND ALADRENS TO ME!" He waited for them to crowd around him. "Here's the deal, I don't know whether or not any of you know how to play this, but I'm going to have to assume. We need to get everyone into positions." He paused and looked around for a moment.
Jake had been playing quiddtich for a minor league since he was about eight, this was easy for him. But he knew that muggleborns didn't know how or at least, have never played, and some others didn't care for the game. This would make position selection difficult and winning the game hard.
"I'm a beater, so I'll play that position. We need another beater, a keeper, three chasers, and a seeker. For those who don't know what those positions are just ask me and I'll try to explain. Now, tell me which position you'd like to play."\n\n
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Tally
February 13, 2005 9:39 PM
Why, a chaser of course! by Tally
Tally had been watching the players lazily while everyone else around them either, did the same, talked amongst themselves, or listened to the coach chat. She watched in amusement as Stephen and Sorrel played with the little characters, but she did nothing else but watch.However, she was brought out of it and back into reality when the Coach said something about a game. Tally stood straight up and looked at the woman. A game? Really? Tally smiled wickedly at the thought, but become somewhat downhearted when she realized that she'd be playing against most of her friends. And Jake was her captain. Well, it that won't boast his ego and make his head grow large, I don't know what will Tally thought, but followed him over as he called out to the Teppenpaws.
She listened intently as he explained what he needed from each of them. When he finally finished, Tally opened her mouth to respond,
"I would like to be a chaser. I'm rather good at it, if that helps." She said lamely. "And if anyone needs help with it, I'd be happy to help them." She added just for good measure.\n\n
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Zoey and Dillon Welsh
February 13, 2005 9:47 PM
Er-whatever positions you've got by Zoey and Dillon Welsh
Zoey and Dillon had been standing off to the side, towering over everyone else. Because of their striking heights, they could easily look over their heads to see the foosball table, or at least what had once been a foosball table.When the coach actually suggested a game, Zoey panicked. She didn't really like flying and the idea of playing a sport she knew nothing about didn't help matters at all.
Dillon took things in stride. Of course it would have helped him more to know what to do in the game than anything else, but he figured that Jake could just tell them everything they needed to know.
The twins were happy to hear that they would be playing on the same team. This hadn't ever happened before because they each chose a different sport to play back home. Zoey was the basketball player and Dillon the soccer (American soccer that is) player.
They walked up to Jake and listened as he explained what was going on. He wanted positions? Zoey didn't know the positions and Dillon only knew from what he had watched on the table.
"Well, Zoey here can be the person who takes that larger ball and puts it into one of the hoops. She's a basketball player and good, so that shouldn't be an issue..." Dillon piped up. Zoey shot him a questioning look, but didn't say anything. "As for me, um...I was goalie in soccer, so I can guard the goals-er-I mean, hoops."\n\n
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Zack Dill
February 14, 2005 8:37 AM
Re: Er-whatever positions you've got by Zack Dill
Zack listened carefully as the coach went over the rules (more so because he didn't want to not know something than because he really cared about the sport) then watched the little figures begin to move around in the actual miniturized game. Had he ever enjoyed watching sports, he might have given Sorrel and Stephen a sour look for interrupting the play, but, frankly, he didn't care.The coach then split them into teams based on House which was good in that it meant that Zack wouldn't have to be faced with the embarrassment of being picked last like he always was in gym back home.
He moved over to the declared Teppenpaw and Aladren captain, glad he hadn't been forced into that position. Mr. Dugal had made him captain once for a volleyball team (Zack was pretty sure it was out of pity for always being the one left over) and that had seriously sucked since he only picked people who were also usually on the tail end of selection. His team had been completely and utterly destroyed, resurrected into Zombie-hood, then vanquished again. Thankfully, Mr. Dugal hadn't forced that torture on him again.
When attention shifted in his direction to offer which position to play, he spread his arms a little as if to draw attention to the fact that he stood 4'3", had only enough muscle to carry around heavy bookbags, and lacked only a pair of suspenders and thick glasses to be the stereotypical nerd. "Put me somewhere with a lot of redundancy," he said, knowing that sports were one place he didn't have the least bit of ego. "I'm the science geek not the jock."
He wondered if people in this place knew what a science geek was.\n\n
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Jake
February 18, 2005 8:49 AM
That's five, where's the rest? by Jake
Jake listened intently to what positions everyone requested. Tally would do as a chaser, and she seemed to be the only one beside himself who know what they were doing when it came to the game. Turning to the tall twins, Jake nodded in agreement,"Alright, I'm not sure what basketball is, though I've heard of it. If you can get the quaffle," Jake pointed out the larger red ball to everyone to indicate what he was referring to, "into one of the hoops to score 10 points, then Zoey, you'll be a Chaser. If you have any questions I'm sure Tals can help you out." Jake said to the girl who looked very uncomfortable about the whole ordeal.
"Goalie huh? I don't know what soccer is, but from what I understand, a goalie gaurds, correct? Then you can be Keeper as it's the same concept. Just make sure you don't drift on the broom and expose any of the hoops. That'll just give them an easier target to score." Jake said with a nod of his head in the direction of the red-headed twins.
Now he turned his attention to the other kid. Jake was a full foot taller than him and could probably knock him down with just a flick of his finger. But, sometimes height can be an advantage. Jake sized him up quickly before making any sort of decision. It didn't help that the kid said something about being a geek that Jake didn't quite understand, but he chose to ignore it, it wasn't important,
"Are you good at flying?" He didn't wait for him to answer, "You're small, which is perfect for being a Seeker. A Seeker is an important position. You," Jake pointed to the kid, "have to seek out and catch the golden snitch," Jake pointed to the foosball table, hoping that the golden ball was there, "Once that is caught, the team scores 150 points and the game is over. There isn't much for you to do but position yourself to see everything and search for it. Everything else is up to everyone else. Think you can handle it?"
Again Jake acted as if the kid already answered him and chose to move on with everything,
"Okay, so that's one beater, two chasers, a keeper, and a seeker. Now all we need is another beater and another chaser. Okay, let's lose the formalities and get to know each other quickly so that we are as comfortable as we can possibly be playing this together. I'm Jake Santoro of Teppenpaw. Please call me Jake, Mr. Santoto is mi Papa." He turned his attention to the next person so that they knew it was their turn to introduce themselves.\n\n
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Zack Dill
February 18, 2005 10:20 AM
Re: That's five, where's the rest? by Zack Dill
Zack froze. He was being made Seeker? The one who determined who won? 150 points was the equivilent of 15 goals, and he didn't really expect that either team would have a 15 goal advantage, which meant, as Jake had said, it was a really important position.Nobody had ever ever ever put him in an important sports position. He wasn't sure he could handle this sort of pressure. Wait. Breathe. Be calm. It's just a game. A practice game. He could do this. Just find and catch a little golden ball. No problem. He didn't even need to interact with the rest of the team. That was good.
He breathed in again, and nodded to himself. He could handle this. He was Zack Dill, genius of Coffey Middle School in Detroit. Riding a broom was probably like riding a horse, and weren't jockeys all tiny people? He could do this.
Realizing that the captain was looking at him, Zack backed up a few seconds and tried to remember the conversation he'd been paying half attention to. Okay, introductions. He could do that, too.
"I'm Zack Dill, of Alderaan." He realized as the word left his mouth that it was wrong. He flushed slightly and corrected himself, "I mean, I'm in Aladren." Bloody Star Wars made it impossible for him to remember his house name without thinking of Leia's homeworld. "I answer to Zack, Dill, or Hey You." He decided not to offer them the option of 'Pickle'.\n\n
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Tally
February 26, 2005 2:26 PM
I'm still here by Tally
Tally watched as more people came up to tell what they wanted. She couldn't help but feel that somehow their team would be filled with Muggleborns who knew nothing of the game and, though it was unfair to assume or judge, thought that they would lose because of it.She took in the other team and noted that most were half or pure bloods who all probably had knowledge of the game. She knew Chrissy did, the twins seemed to, Elizabeth was good on a broom, Jennifer was. So, basically their entire team was good. Tally returned her attention to her team with a frown. She heard the short kid, Zack, introduce himself and said they could call him Dill. She immideately thought of pickles, Dill pickles were her favorite back home, and she couldn't help the small giggle tha escaped her. She wouldn't say anything outloud of course, incase he would be offended.
The attention then turned to her and she smiled, "Tally Adams of Teppenpaw, you may all call me Tally, Tals, or Tal or Adams, I suppose." She thought with a shrug.\n\n
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