[Announcement] Quidditch Academy

q u i d d i t c h   a c a d e m y

Do you love Quidditch? Want to play professionally one day? Maybe you want to meet some of your favourite players and get one-on-one training? Look no further, sign up for Quidditch Academy this summer. This year, the Academy has been generously sponsored by Walker Corporations.

The Quidditch Academy has been helping to develop aspiring young Quidditch players for decades. This year, the Academy is hosting a summer camp in Caxambu, in Brazil. Cost to attend is competitively priced at 200 Galleons for the entire camp – food and accommodation included. Scholarships are available. Travel is by portkey from the nearest capital city direct to Caxambu.

-   Training sessions from former and current professional Quidditch players
-   One-on-one training available
-   Development courses to improve your chances of getting into a club upon leaving school
-   Nutrition and exercise classes
-   Play in front of league and national team scouts


OOC notes:
Please apply to attend camp as per below, don’t worry – you won’t have to give up your hard earned sickles for your character to attend, the price is for IC mentioning only (: Once you have signed up and been approved you can go ahead and start posting in the Academy.

Character Name:
Age:
Preferred Position:
Secondary Position:
Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Viktor Krum
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Why would your character qualify for a scholarship? Are they a very good player? Are their grades in regular classes poor, acceptable, good, or excellent? You can write this from the perspective of your character. It doesn’t have to be long, a few sentences will suffice.
Hardship Fund?: Yes or No – would your character genuinely struggle to afford to attend if their family had to pay the 200 Galleon fee? This can apply for students with siblings who are also attending.

If you have a Quidditch Player and would like to sign up to be a Guest Trainer or attend a Meet and Greet, please post in the respective topics. If you would like to NPC a Quidditch Player to host a session, please PM @Laura  or @Elena.

m e e t   a n d   g r e e t s

Quidditch Players, this is a chance for your fans to get your autograph, learn about what it takes to be a Professional Quidditch Player, and maybe even get a photo with you. If you would like to host an open Meet and Greet, simply post the form and you can start your topic straight away. For closed topics, make sure to edit your listing once your space(s) have been filled. For all threads, please denote if you would prefer a one-on-one or group setting. Please tag your threads "[meet and greet]"!

Examples:

Character Name: Taran Hughes (npc) Team(s): Puddlemere United and Wales National Team Position: Chaser Open or Closed?: Closed, PM to arrange one-on-one

Character Name: Viktor Krum Team(s): Vratsa Vultures and Bulgarian National Team Position: Seeker Open or Closed?: Open, group thread join in whenever

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[b]Team(s):[/b]
[b]Position:[/b]
[b]Open or Closed?:[/b] ([i]Group or One-on-one?[/i])
Fans, if you'd like to meet your favourite players, you can either reply to PQP posts below, or PM drivers individually to set up your thread.

t r a i n i n g   s e s s i o n s

Training Sessions are designed for Professional Quidditch Players to teach their skills to the next generation of Quidditch stars. Pros, if you would like to host an open Training Session, simply post the form and you can start your topic straight away. For closed topics, make sure to edit your listing once your space(s) have been filled. Training can be position-specific, or general Quidditch skills. For all threads, please denote if you would prefer a one-on-one or group setting. Please tag your threads "[training]"!

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[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Team(s):[/b]
[b]Position:[/b]
[b]Open or Closed?:[/b] ([i]Group or One-on-one?[/i])
Fans, if you'd like to learn from your favourite players, you can either reply to PQP posts below, or PM drivers individually to set up your thread.

Character Name: Clementine Russell
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Beater
Secondary Position: Beater (Chaser lol)
Skill Level: Advanced
Scholarship Application (if applicable): n/a
Hardship Fund?: No

[lau]Application approved, @Clementine Russell  has a place at the Quidditch Academy![/lau]

Character Name: @Keela Doyle
Age: 18
Preferred Position: Beater
Secondary Position: ...Chaser? tbh probably anything hahah
Skill Level: Advanced
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Served as Prefect from 1999-2002, Gryffindor Co-Captain from 2000-2001, Gryffindor Captain from 2001-2002. Good-to-excellent N.E.W.T. scores. Recognized in The Daily Prophet for her performance in 2000 and in 2002.
Hardship Fund?: No

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[lau]Application approved, @Keela Doyle has a place at the Quidditch Academy, and your character's full course fee has been generously sponsored by The Daily Prophet Sports Column!![/lau]

Character Name: @Liliya Yureyivna Wolanski
Team(s): Zhytomyr Ironbellies, and Ukrainian National Team
Position: Chaser
Open or Closed?: One group session, plus one-on-one appointments TBD


[lau]Approved! @Liliya Wolanski , please start the appropriate training thread in the Brazil board![/lau]

Character Name: Lev Leskov
Age: 17
Preferred Position: Beater
Secondary Position: Chaser
Skill Level: Advanced
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Lev is a very good player on his team and has served as Quidditch co-captain for the past year. During the End of Term game, he was awarded Man of the Match. He’s a hard worker when it comes to quidditch, though his grades are only moderately impressive. He gets an A-E average in most classes, but always passes everything. He reserves his hardest work for the pitch. His scholarship application would include details of his rough upbringing and past struggles, and showcase how he has risen above them.
Hardship Fund?: Yes

[lau]Scholarship approved, @Lev Leskov 's full course fee has been generously sponsored by the Swedish Ministry of Magic![/lau]

Character Name: Severin Desrosiers
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Keeper
Secondary Position: Seeker
Skill Level: Advanced
Scholarship Application (if applicable): n/a
Hardship Fund?: No

[lau]Application approved, @Séverin Desrosiers has a place at the Quidditch Academy![/lau]

Character Name: Morwen Rhydderch
Team(s): Holyhead Harpies, Wales National Team
Position: Chaser*   (soon to be retconned into Seeker)
Open or Closed?: Open, a group thread would be perfect!

[lau]Approved! @Morwen Rhydderch , please start the appropriate thread in the Brazil board![/lau]

Character Name: @Donna Russell
Age: 15
Preferred Position: Chaser
Secondary Position: Keeper
Skill Level: Intermediate (almost advanced)
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Donna is not a skilled enough player or good enough student to really deserve a scholarship, but doesn't want her family worrying about the cost; her essay would be more personal and reflect on the importance Quidditch has had in her family. She would also talk about how involvement with Quidditch last year pulled her out of her comfort zone and encouraged her to try new things.
Hardship Fund?: No

[lau]Scholarship approved, @Donna Russell 's full course fee has been generously sponsored by Whizz Hard Books of Diagon Alley![/lau]

Character Name: @Kęstutis Astrauskas
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Beater
Secondary Position: Keeper
Skill Level: Intermediate
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Kes would write a story on his essay about overcoming hardships due to family history and the like. How he has grown over the years to depend on himself in times of needed without his mother's help. He would also mention to the fact at the end of the term quidditch match their team had won against the professors and how quidditch was becoming a turning point of his life.
Hardship Fund?: Yes

[lau]Scholarship approved, @Kęstutis Astrauskas 's full course fee has been generously sponsored by The Tailwind of Belushya Guba![/lau]

Character Name: Elisabeth Sturm
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Beater
Secondary Position: Chaser
Skill Level: Advanced
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Elisabeth lives with her grandmother, who would not willingly pay for Elsa's place (claiming the inability to afford such luxuries). Elisabeth is a strong Quidditch player, and has aspirations of playing professionally when she leaves school.
Hardship Fund?: Yes

[ash]Scholarship approved, @Elisabeth Sturm 's full course fee has been generously sponsored by the German Ministry of Magic's Department of Magical Games & Sports![/ash]

Character Name: @Callista Bowen
Team(s): Falmouth Falcons
Position: Beater
Open or Closed?: Group

Character Name: @Mateusz Dabrowski
Team(s): Czestochowa Crossroads
Position: Beater
Open or Closed?: Group


[lau]Approved! @Callista Bowen and @Mateusz Dabrowski  please start the appropriate threads in the Brazil board![/lau]

Character Name: @Quinn Regan
Team(s): Falmouth Falcons and Ireland
Position: Seeker
Open or Closed?: one-on-one, training/meetgreet

[lena]Approved! @Quinn Regan please start the appropriate thread/s in the Brazil board![/lena]

Character Name: @Hefin Howell
Team(s): Australian National, Krazy Kangaroos
Position: Beater
Open or Closed?: Training session, group/one-on-one

Character Name: @Veronika Petrova
Team(s): Russian National, Moscow Metalmen
Position: Beater
Open or Closed?: Meet and greet, one-on-one

Character Name: @Viktor Krum
Team(s): Bulgarian National, Vratsa Vultures
Position: Seeker
Open or Closed?: Meet and greet, open, group


[lau]Approved! @Hefin Howell / @Veronika Petrova / @Viktor Krum please start the appropriate thread/s in the Brazil board![/lau]

Character Name: @Mihaela Lupesco
Age: 17
Preferred Position: Chaser
Secondary Position: Beater
Skill Level: Advanced Viktor Krum stalker
Scholarship Application (if applicable): Mihaela's application (after being checked for spelling and grammatical errors) would focus on the fact that Quidditch is freedom and mention that she was the Quiddtich co-captain last term for Drakonya Krov and also that she took a bludger to the ribs in the last match of the year and still wants to keep playing.
Hardship Fund?: Yes

[lau]Scholarship approved, @Mihaela Lupesco 's full course fee has been generously sponsored by the Romanian Ministry of Magic's Department of Magical Games & Sports!

Character Name: @Aysoy Esmeray
Age: 16
Preferred Position: Chaser
Secondary Position: Seeker
Skill Level: In Quidditch she is Intermediate (due to it being different than Deveritch)
Scholarship Application (if applicable): n/a
Hardship Fund?: No

[lena]Application approved, @Aysoy Esmeray has a place at the Quidditch Academy![/lena]

Character Name: Edouard Pontmerci
Team(s): Puddlemere United
Position: Head Trainer
Open or Closed?: (Group or One-on-one?) Open

Approved ~ @Edouard Pontmerci please go ahead and start a training thread in the Brazil board!