In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, the sport played on flying broomsticks is Quidditch. It is a team game in which players pursue several balls while mounted on broomsticks.
A standard magical Quidditch match includes seven players per team: three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper, and one Seeker. The Chasers handle the Quaffle, Beaters use bats against Bludgers, and the Seeker pursues the Golden Snitch.
Quidditch is sometimes confused with other Hogwarts pastimes, such as Gobstones and wizard chess. In the books, it is the major organized sport and an important part of school life, including inter-house competition and Harry’s role as a Seeker.