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With considerable changes lined up for England regarding Covid-19, read further to find out how this will affect quidditch. Wales remains under Covid-19 restrictions for the foreseeable future, so Welsh teams should continue to follow relevant guidance. The Scottish government has not yet confirmed its position regarding the end of restrictions.

With full-contact quidditch returning from the end of July, we encourage all our players to continue booking their vaccinations. If you’ve booked your second vaccine through the NHS website, you may be able to book an earlier appointment here!

Announcing Post National Unlocking Amendments for UK Quidditch

Back in September 2020 we announced the QUK Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee: we’re delighted to announce that Rudi Obasi-Adams is joining us as the EDI Chair!

We’re also announcing that the scope of the EDI Committee has been broadened to help to make the community a more inclusive place for all players and volunteers. This update, alongside working to enhance the experiences of QUK members from minority ethnic backgrounds, will also deliver a gendered lens to all of its work. We want to put steps in place to better address some of the longstanding gender inequalities experienced by community members. To start this work we have created a Co-Chair position for someone with lived experience on gender issues to work alongside the Committee to coordinate in this area. If you are interested in this role please check out the QUK volunteering page.

The focus of the Committee will still be listening to the experiences of community members to develop ways to improve playing and volunteering time for all, while also providing safe spaces for members to learn more about the ranges of issues that face our members.

We have an exciting programme of initial projects that will help to make the community more inclusive and safe. We are calling for all community members to get involved in any way possible to build this supportive environment. There are Committee Member volunteer roles open for those who want to get involved with some of these projects, or bring new ideas to the table - whether big or small!

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Updates

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 - 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.

Announcements News

Announcing Post National Unlocking Amendments for UK Quidditch

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Updates

New Resources Released By Teams & Media Depts.

Upcoming Rulebook Amendments For Next Season

The Olympians Beat The Taskmasters At Their Own Game

QuidditchUK partners with Quidditch Scheduler