QuidditchUK are happy to announce that both individual and club membership fees are now available for purchase for the 2021/2022 Season. Membership begins on June 1st 2021 and will expore May 31st 2022.

We would also like to confirm that anyone who purchased a membership for the 2020/2021 season will automatically have had their membership rolled over and should not need to take any action in the meantime. If you have changed club since your initial registration, please contact our Teams Department so we can organise a transfer for you.

Individual Membership can be purchased directly on the QuidditchUK website by creating an account and following the membership instructions. Both standard and trial memberships can be purchased this way. Trial memberships are exclusively for new joiners to the sport, and include both the cost of their membership AND their first tournament player fee.

A full breakdown of our fees can be found on the Season Fees page, which outlines membership, club, and tournament fees for the upcoming year.

Individual 2021/2022 Memberships Available

Club Membership is being handled directly through our Operations Department, and will be directly invoiced to clubs rather than purchased online.

Clubs should expect an email in the coming days with an invoice and communications querying your team numbers for the upcoming season. We are aware that some clubs may have fewer members or teams this season, and we will work with and accommodate for your situation as best we can.

Should your club be facing significant financial hardship please contact our Operations Department as soon as possible.

We will be announcing our budget and financial reports later this summer, at a soon to be announced Annual General Forum for all QuidditchUK members.

QuidditchUK 2021/2022 Membership

QuidditchUK 2021/2022 Memberships Open

Hello! It's been a while. We've been working away in the background for a few months now and we're excited to (tenatively) announce the QuidditchUK 2021/2022 season.

This post contains updates on how our COVID-19 guidance will be changing as we move back towards competitive play and what the planned return to competition will look like for the QuidditchUK 2021-22 season. The information presented in this post is correct as of June 1st 2021, and may be updated later to reflect changes to government and local guidance regarding social distancing and large gatherings.

QuidditchUK would like to stress that we are not a recognised sport according to Sports England, and as a result legally we will not be treated as a sport in the eyes of DCMS or the UK Government. We have reached an agreement with Sport Scotland for special recognition in terms of our contact training, but this has not been matched in England or Wales. For England, we must follow guidance as applied to general outdoor gatherings. In Wales, guidance pertaining to “organised outdoor gatherings” applies.

A huge thanks needs to be given to our Events Department, in the organisation and creating of this infrastructure while juggling what is a very difficult and uncertain COVID-19 calendar ahead.

All in all, we are working as best we can with somewhat limited information, so please be patient with us. We all want a return to sport as soon and as safely as possible. And we will continue to communicate those plans and intentions as best we can.

COVID-19 Guidance

Events

2021-22 Season Structure

Amending the 1st Draft

New Events Structure

Community League Fixtures

University Regional Fixtures

European Qualifier Tournament

British Quidditch Cup

Development Cup

A  2021/2022 Season

A First Look At UK Quidditch In 2021/22

QuidditchUK is excited to be able to release a few updates regarding new resources that clubs; teams and players can access before getting back into the normal full swing of quidditch this summer!

Our Teams department, James King-Nickol and James Gratton respectively, have been working incredibly hard with finding out ways of boosting recruitment across the sport within the past year, especially after an off-season caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Teams have made a valiant effort to contact all of our current member clubs, check in not just for how our teams and committees are doing – but also how are athletes have coped with strictly online socialising and limited training events to add to their quidditch experience. 

Which is why we thought it would be the perfect time to announce our new Recruitment Guide for clubs to use as gospel to help with their planning for the upcoming 2021/22 season. We believe that this resource will be helpful for an abundance of clubs who are raring to go with getting back into regular training sessions, as well as future proofing their clubs success for generations to come. Whether you're a University or a Community team looking for tips & tricks, this guide is the one for developing your focus on what can be considered important, essential and necessary for the longevity of quidditch in your area!

In addition to our Teams departmental release, QuidditchUK Media have collaborated over the last few months to create a series of club based resources that can be used for a multitude of different purpose. Sam Instone, our Media Director, envisioned the redesign of the 'University' and 'Community' league logos, which can be found in their complete glory for the first time on our new Resources page!  

Other features of the unique page include the placement of Team's Recruitment Guide; Expansion's 'How-To Run a Taster Session' handbook as well as Gameplay's 'Tournament Structure Database', giving clubs a helping hand with professionally organising their own events between other teams for seasons to come.  The 'Official Member Team' Badge has been updated to suit QUK's new two-colour logo scheme, which can now be accessed by clubs to put on official team jerseys and kit at their discretion. With all resources mentioned previously, as well as 'Club Logos', a 'Basics of Quidditch' handy graphic suitable for freshers fairs and recruitment drives within online or in person events and general QUK branding features - all can be downloaded individually for free from us! 

Happy hunting! You may be lucky enough to find some gems hidden in our new resources page that you never knew existed! 

Teams have made a valiant effort to contact all of our current member clubs, check in not just for how our teams and committees are doing, but also how are athletes have coped with strictly online socialising and limited training events to add to their quidditch experience.

New Resources Released By Teams & Media Depts.

It’s about time we release official access to the new rulebook amendments that QuidditchUK will be adopting for the 2021/2022 season, looking to hopefully kickstart this summer. For clarity, this was shared by QUK to all clubs to share across their members as a preview before this official announcement to give teams a heads up of these new incoming changes.

Replace 6.2.3.B with “It is illegal to charge unless the charging player has possession of a ball”

Charging when a player does not have possession of a ball results in them making significantly forceful contact with an opponent without having the control provided by wrapping with an arm. Charging with possession of a ball is still required to allow a player to attempt to “break through” contact by a defensive player.


Replace 2.2.3.A.ii with “The other two hoops are placed on the goal line, 2.75 meters away from the tall hoop on either side.”

Replace 5.3.1.B with “Touch their middle hoop”

Add 5.3.1.iii “If their middle hoop is dislodged, they must touch any part of the hoop still attached to the base, including the base itself”

The area around hoops is currently very crowded which favours the defensive team. This change will make the game more attack-oriented.


Add 7.4.3.G “If the motion of the quaffle is stopped for at least 5 seconds due to contact between players from both teams (e.g. a pileup on the floor) and possession is contested, the referee shall call ‘Play the quaffle’.

The players then have 5 further seconds to gain sole possession of the quaffle and continue their offense

If no player has sole possession after the additional 5 seconds, the referee shall stop play and turn the quaffle over to the nearest player on the defensive team.

This rule shall only be applied when the quaffle is stopped in either team’s keeper zone.”

This is an extension to the delay of game rules to prevent the quaffle from effectively being taken out of the game, particularly in SWIM games where both teams are trying to catch the snitch.


A clarification on what constitutes reckless play in regards to beats to the head:

An unintentional full-force beat to the head of an opposing player, who is eligible to be beat, within 2m shall be considered reckless (yellow card)

An intentional full-force beat to the head of an opposing player, OR any full-force beat to the head of a player who is not eligible to be beat, within 2m shall be considered egregiously reckless (red card)

If the referee determines that the player was beat in the head with excessive force because they moved into the way of the beat late, there is no foul under this rule.

If the referee determines that a player’s beat would have been illegal if the opponent had not actively gotten out of the way, it must be ruled egregiously reckless.

These kinds of beats are unsafe and pose a concussion risk to players. This is not a new rule, rather a clarification on how this constitutes reckless play.


Replace 2.4.1.A.i with “This pole must be between 81 and 107 centimeters long”

Remove 2.4.1.D which restricts reinforcing the broom with tape

Allows us to grandfather in existing brooms. We will probably look to remove this amendment in future seasons once teams have had a chance to bring their brooms into compliance with the IQA rulebook.

QUK intends to use spare pitch slots at various events throughout the season to run games with a trial ruleset as a means to test the safety of these changes (this will be done in conjunction with our medical partners). People will need to explicitly sign up for these and will be drafted into teams by QUK to ensure a balance of player numbers. People competing at those events will not be eligible to sign up. 

Suggestions for rules that could be trialled are:

Allowing initiation of contact with two hands/arms

Allow contact below the knee but not initiation below the knee i.e. sliding down the legs after currently-legal contact has been established

Suggestions that will not be added as amendments

Tackling from behind and/or tackling below the knee.

Fundamental changes to contact rules need to be play-tested for safety before they can be implemented.


3 max gender rule before seeker floor and in overtime (also allow temporary gender breaks while subbing)

Recruitment will already be difficult for teams coming out of the pandemic and we do not want to put extra pressure on them. Teams should be able to manage their substitutions to prevent breaking the gender rule.


Remove ban on defensive seeking. Forcing over a restrictor doesn’t count as a reset. Limit consecutive kicks.

No adequate reason given to repeal these new rules.


3 yellow cards before an ejection rather than 2

We don’t believe that enough incorrect yellow cards are being awarded that this rule would have the desired effect without allowing players to commit more fouls without being appropriately punished. We will also continue our referee training efforts to get consistent application of fouls across games.


Add vision aids on hoops for visually impaired players.

This is something we are looking to do but it shouldn’t be implemented as a rule amendment.

We’re expecting our athletes within the quidditch community to have plenty of questions and queries regarding the new rules and regulations of quidditch’s proper return post-pandemic. If you or your club would like any specific clarification on anything posted above, whether it be the decision making process  behind our reasoning certain new rules taking full effect in the UK, please contact 
gameplay@quidditchuk.org and get in touch with our Gameplay team! 

It’s about time we release official access to the new rulebook amendments that QuidditchUK will be adopting for the 2021/2022 season, looking to hopefully kickstart this summer.

Upcoming Rulebook Amendments for Next Season

Upcoming Rulebook Amendments For Next Season

QuidditchUK are excited to announce a significant change to our national team programme, with the formal introduction of Team England as a competitive national squad representing both England and QuidditchUK in international competition on a global stage.

Over the past year QuidditchUK have been working closely with our national team managers and the International Quidditch Association, to create a system that allows England, Scotland and Wales to have better representation and competitive opportunities at not only European Games, but also at the Quidditch World Cup as well.

Officially, this means that we are retiring the Team UK national team and brand, and have transitioned into three independently managed teams of Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales. With this new announcement we’re excited to start a new chapter with our national teams, building on the legacy already established and cemented by the volunteers and athletes that built Team UK.

Importantly, this also requires deeper Expansion projects being undertaken by QuidditchUK, as the International Quidditch Association requires thresholds to allow multiple teams to compete at certain events. These projects are underway and we will be updating the community on the work our Expansion department is currently undertaking to tackle these challenges.

Team England

Team Scotland

Team Wales

England and Welsh logos designed courtesy of LN Graphics and Photography

Team UK staff have been transitioned into Team England leadership, with Bex Lowe remaining as Team Manager, and Seb Waters maintaining his position as Assistant Coach.

With Jay Holmes’ resignation earlier this year, we have opened applications for a new Team England Head Coach position, which can be found on the Volunteer section of our website. We have also opened applications for Team England Assistant Manager. We are also seeking management and coaching positions for Team Scotland, and strongly encourage those interested to apply as well.

We strongly encourage anyone interested in taking up these roles to register their interest. Those wishing to find out more about the roles can contact Bex Lowe via teamengland@quidditchuk.org

We have also updated our scouting programme, a single pool of scouts will report to all three national teams with their finding and feedback. This will provide a greater spread of people who can identify upcoming talent for all three national teams. Those interested in scouting can also apply via the Volunteer section of our website.

Bex Lowe

Sebastian Waters

For those interested, you can find the specific policies on National Team Eligibility or NGBs having multiple national teams here.

Further announcements to the national team programmes are scheduled, pending release dates and locations for either the European Games or the Quidditch World Cup, both of which are still being confirmed by the International Quidditch Association.

We can’t wait to see what direction Team England takes, as well as these new opportunities it opens up for both our Scottish and Welsh teams.

All the best to Bex Lowe and her soon to be appointed staff in building this exciting new chapter of QuidditchUK.

Announcing Team England

QuidditchUK - Taskmaster Episode 8 // When all else fails. Yeet. SEASON FINALE

If you've been living under a rock for the last couple of months: Here's a round up of our Taskmaster competition that we've been running for the past two months, starting before our clubs could return to regular trainings starting with a maximum of 'groups of six'.

 'Seven clubs across the United Kingdom, University & Community teams alike, duelled one another to contest how well they could perform at a series of questionable tasks - some directly unrelated to the sport we all know and love! From building trophies out of tins of chopped tomatoes and spray painted bread, to achieving flight by loading in customised painted figurines into a bottle rocket...we found ourselves a winner! 

After a grand total of 252 points were awarded to our competitors for their efforts in the competition. Olympians Quidditch Club take home the grand prize, The British Quidditch Cup, in 1st place with an astonishing 70 points! Followed closely by Bristol Quidditch Club in 2nd place with 63 points as well as East Midlands Vipers Quidditch Club catching up nicely, but not enough to make this contest a three-team race to the finish line. Instead, the Vipers secured 3rd place overall with 37 points in total!'



8 Weeks, 8 Challenges, 8 Guest Judges, 8 Episodes (+ 2 Extended Editions)

Congratulations to the Olympians once again. You are our Taskmaster champions and get to take home the British Quidditch Cup trophy in style! (Unfortunately we weren't able to successfully reach out to Royal Mail for a sponsor regarding this escapade). 

WELL DONE to all of our Taskmaster competitors - Bristol, Southampton, Southsea, Velociraptors, Vipers, Werewolves and of course our victors, Olympians! Whether you submitted for just one of the weeks or for all eight. Your commitment and efforts to each of the tasks were greatly appreciated by the Taskmaster team! 

Hope you've enjoyed our take on the original Taskmaster saga, with zero budget and COVID restrictions taken into account of course. Now it's back to focusing on the real thing our community is craving for - quidditch! 

We hope that competition can resume in the Summer of 2021, and will continue to keep our members, clubs and community posted every 'step' of the way. Until then, you're welcome to check out the ultimate playlist of all the Taskmaster episodes in existance...so far...click the button below to watch on demand now! 

Watch QUK Taskmaster - The Complete Season

After a grand total of 252 points were awarded to our competitors for their efforts in the competition. Olympians Quidditch Club take home the grand prize, The British Quidditch Cup, in 1st place with an astonishing 70 points!

Latest News

QuidditchUK 2021/2022 Memberships Open

A First Look At UK Quidditch In 2021/22

New Resources Released By Teams & Media Depts.

Upcoming Rulebook Amendments For Next Season

Announcing Team England

The Olympians Beat The Taskmasters At Their Own Game