![]() The three hooped goal posts that are used nowadays, were originally barrel-goals in Goodwin Kneen's time. As Quidditch is an aerial sport, Quidditch pitches usually feature spectator seating at high vantage points, whether in towers (such as at Hogwarts) or in a fully-encircling platform style (such as the British stadium that held the 1994 Quidditch World Cup). At each end there are three hooped goal posts of different heights, surrounded by a scoring area. Quidditch pitches are typically in the shape of an oval, five-hundred feet long and one-hundred eighty feet wide, with a small central circle of approximately two feet in diameter, from which all the balls were released at the start of the game. Quidditch is governed in Britain by the Department of Magical Games and Sports, where the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters are situated. There is also the International Association of Quidditch and the Federation Internationale de Quidditch Association (FIQA), that organized the Quidditch World Cup every four years. ![]() The International Confederation of Wizards' Quidditch Committee is the international body that oversees the game of Quidditch. ![]() Some games can go on for many days if the Snitch is not caught (the record, according to Quidditch Through the Ages, is three months). The game ends when the Snitch is caught or an agreement is reached between the captains of both teams. Each goal is worth ten points and catching the Snitch is worth one-hundred fifty points. The object of the game is to score more points than your opponents. The team whose Seeker catches the Snitch is awarded 150 points, but this does not necessarily mean they will win if the other team still has more points after the Snitch is caught. The two Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team and hit the Bludgers towards the opposing team, and the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch to end the game. The Keeper guards the goal posts, while the three Chasers score goals with the Quaffle by tossing it into one of the opposing team's three goal posts. The game is played by two teams of seven people (three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper, and one Seeker) and involves four balls (a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch). It is the most popular game among wizards and witches, and, according to Rubeus Hagrid, the equivalent to Muggles' passion for football. Quidditch is a wizarding sport played on broomsticks. " Hermione, you're good on feelings and stuff, but you just don't understand about Quidditch." - Harry Potter talking to Hermione Granger about his favorite wizarding pastime.
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