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 - 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!

Olympians QC Beat The Taskmasters At Their Own Game

The Olympians Beat The Taskmasters At Their Own Game

QuidditchUK are incredibly excited to announce a new partnership with Quidditch Scheduler, a digital application built around tournament registration and management.

Developed by our very own Eamonn Harrison, he’s been hard at work integrating the Quidditch Scheduler systems with the new membership systems of QuidditchUK, working with Declan Ramsay to create a top down rebuild of how we will be operating and registering clubs and players for tournaments in the near future.

The most notable aspect of this new partnership is the direct integration of QuidditchUK and Quidditch Scheduler systems. Those who have a currently registered QuidditchUK player membership will automatically be able to log into and register with Quidditch Scheduler with that very same membership. This means your relevant information such as name or club are automatically shared, and registering in a tournament is as simple as confirming attendance and any referee or snitch running information, all while remaining entirely GDPR compliant.

This new setup aims to remove any and all need for the previous Google Form based registration, and instead allows players to register directly with their existing QuidditchUK Membership through the Quidditch Scheduler app - including player registration and volunteer allocation, while also allowing club managers to verify registration in real time, and team captains or coaches to select and verify their competing squads for official events and fixtures.

This means no more last minute concerns about player registration, certainty for club leadership when preparing for tournaments, and ultimately resulting in both our player and volunteer base being able to experience or run their events in a far more seamless way.

We hope in time that this becomes a standard tool used by clubs and governing bodies for events and fixtures large or small, both domestically and internationally.

A huge thanks needs to be given to Eamonn Harrison and Declan Ramsay for the work they have put into building this. We’re excited to see it in use with our (very hopeful) return to competitive play later this year.

QuidditchUK + Quidditch Scheduler Partnership

QuidditchUK partners with Quidditch Scheduler

Following the release of the new QUK "Kwuck" website in 2020, we knew we had more features to add to continue to improve the experience for the whole Quidditch community. A strong theme of feedback was that while the athletic experience had been sufficiently covered, some members of the community who are fans of the Harry Potter series, fondly referred to as "Capes", felt under-represented and wished for a browsing experience that matched their passions. 

While some sites might offer a Dark Mode for those late-night browsing sessions of your favourite clubs looking at their medal count, something altogther different was needed here.

We really think this new addition will be warmly recieved by the Quidditch community, and look forward to announcing even further developments to our website to improve the experience of all who visit, be they Capey or not.

Happy flying!

Following user feedback, new Cape Mode has been added to the Kwuck website

QuidditchUK launches Cape Mode

QuidditchUK are pleased to release our new guidance for training in England, Wales and Scotland, in accordance with roadmaps established by the relevant national governments. You can find all our most up-to-date guidance here.

The information presented by QuidditchUK for England and Wales is based on the guidelines for the general public in the respective countries. This differs in Scotland, where sport-specific guidance is in place. All guidance should be followed according to the national (England) or regional (Wales and Scotland) stage of reopening. Guidance applies at an individual level according to the person's domicile, meaning you should follow the guidance according to the country and region where you live.

Teams must still submit a risk assessment prior to training. This does not apply to teams with an active risk assessment; you can find out if your club has an active risk assessment here.

QuidditchUK will allow 6-8 weeks between the start of contact training at a national level, and running a tournament. As guidelines from the English and Welsh governments currently stand, we do not expect contact training to resume while any coronavirus restrictions are in place. A review of social distancing measures in England is due upon the introduction of Step 3, which is currently set for 17th May. Guidelines from the Welsh Government specify that in Alert Level 1, which has the fewest restrictions, social distancing should be maintained, making it unlikely that we will see contact training in Wales prior to the summer. Scottish teams can return to contact training in Levels 0-2.

If you have any queries, please get in touch with Abby Whiteley at vicepresident@quidditchuk.org. 

In England, the rule of six will be in effect from the latter stage of Step 1. This is currently scheduled to be the 29th March. When the rule of six comes into effect, QuidditchUK will recommend training in groups of six; this is identical to the guidance which was in place during the summer. You can read the English guidelines in full here, and all the guidelines and resources here. We have not included the English government's proposed dates in our guidance, as these are liable to change.

Please note that the English numbering convention for Covid-19 alert levels is the inverse of the convention in Scotland and Wales, meaning the English grid reads from left to right from most to fewest restrictions. The Welsh and Scottish tables read from left to right from fewest to most restrictions.

In Wales, non-contact quidditch in groups of up to 30 will be able to resume when regions enter Alert Level 3 after the national lockdown. Travel should be limited, meaning you should play with your closest team which allows you to minimise public transport usage. You can read the Welsh guidelines in full here, and all the guidelines and resources here.

While most of our guidance for Scotland applies according to the sport-specific recommendations at the Strategic Framework Level, there is an exception for the post-lockdown period commencing Friday 12th March before the Levels system comes back into place in late April. Non-contact quidditch training can take place in groups of up to 15 people. You should not travel outside of your local area for quidditch training during this period, and you should still comply with any other guidance, including risk assessments. You can read the Scottish guidelines in full here, and all the guidelines and resources here.

We are excited to see a safe return to quidditch over the next few weeks, and we can't wait to see your pictures and videos of training! If you have any questions, please note that not all social media avenues are monitored, so get in touch with Abby Whiteley at vicepresident@quidditchuk.org. 

New Covid-19 Guidance for Quidditch

New Covid-19 Guidance for Quidditch - Spring 2021

QuidditchUK are delighted to announce that our guidance has been approved by Sportscotland! This follows months of work from our volunteers, and long conversations between QuidditchUK and Sportscotland to ensure that our guidance is thorough and keeps our players as safe as possible. This is a huge win for our Scottish teams, who have experienced particularly strict guidelines throughout the season, and opens the door to training after the national lockdown.

This guidance means that teams will be able to train once the relevant region is in Tier 3 or below. Teams will need to do the following before training:

A Covid officer must be nominated by informing vicepresident@quidditchuk.org who they have chosen and providing contact details;

The Covid officer must complete Sportscotland’s E-learning module;

The Covid officer must implement a Test and Protect system for gathering names at training, using templates provided by Sportscotland;

A new risk assessment must be submitted to QuidditchUK for approval, even if your club has previously submitted one.

It is also recommended that clubs train in an area managed by an additional authority, such as a leisure centre or university grounds, rather than a public park. This is because, while our guidance is approved by Sportscotland, quidditch is not a fully recognised sport, which puts quidditch in an ambiguous position in terms of enforcing public gatherings. This is explained in more detail in our guidance.

QuidditchUK will cite this in discussions with governing bodies in England and Wales as we continue to provide guidance and support for our clubs as we navigate the pandemic.

Thank you to Abby Whiteley and Rebecca Norman, who worked very hard on getting this guidance approved, and we’re excited to see quidditch return in Scotland very soon!

You can find all of our guidance for Scotland, along with all of our Covid documentation, at quidditchuk.org/covid. 

Announcements News

Upcoming Rulebook Amendments For Next Season

The Olympians Beat The Taskmasters At Their Own Game

QuidditchUK partners with Quidditch Scheduler

QuidditchUK launches Cape Mode

New Covid-19 Guidance for Quidditch - Spring 2021

Scottish Teams to Return to Play Under New Guidance