Australian Quidditch Association

Australian Quidditch Association

AQA Logo
Abbreviation AQA
Formation 2011
Type National sport organisation (NSO)
Legal status Non-Profit Organisation
Location
President
 Eva Alexandra
Parent organization
 International Quidditch Association
Website www.quidditch.org.au

Australian Quidditch Association is the governing body of quidditch in Australia, and affiliated with the International Quidditch Association.[1] It is governed by a board of 7 directors on a rotating 2-year term system.

History

The AQA began in 2011 as a Facebook group intended to act as a network for quidditch teams and players within Australia to communicate with each other, become aware of local teams and resources, to set up matches, and to set up new teams.

Structure

The structure of Australian Quidditch Association facilitates a team based membership for voting rights. The association is run by a board of 7 directors with further volunteer staff.

Competitions

The biggest annual Australian tournament is the QUAFL Cup held annually in November/December. Further AQA events include an annual Quidditch Camp.

State Quidditch leagues then run their own competitions during the year.

QUAFL Cup Champions:

Year Winning Team
2011 University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2012 University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2013 Perth Phoenixes
2014 Melbourne Manticores
2015

Teams

Currently, the majority of teams affiliated with Australian Quidditch Association are university teams. Current official teams competing at the 2014 QUAFL Cup are:

National team

The Australian National Team 'The Drop Bears' competed at the IQA Global Games in 2012 and 2014, coming third and second respectively.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://iqaquidditch.org/get-involved.php
  2. ↑ Marmer, Andy (July 20, 2014). "Team USA Secure Gold in Shutout Against Australia". Retrieved November 16, 2014.

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