The norms and traditions of sport still reinforce and perpetuate notions of hegemonic masculinity, and for women who want to play in these sports, they are either given supportive roles in coed sports or must play the sports with all women teams, which can turn away female participants. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of the coed aspect of the sport of quidditch on its participants, and to determine how the structure and rules of the sport influenced participants’ attitudes toward the opposite gender. The study was conducted through online qualitative surveys taken by 343 quidditch players, with age ranges of 13-17 years and 18-21 years. The measurement methods were designed to analyze the impact of participating in a coed
