This indeed is even worse than running around a field holding a broomstick to your crotch naturally is. If you are going to look like a giant feeb, at least do it in service of some sensible freaking rules.
Yeah I don't want to be one of those tedious people who rags on Harry Potter but inventing a team sport in a children's book that celebrates showboating and discourages any real teamwork is kind of fucked up.