QuidditchUK are exited to announce the release of our very own NFT collection ahead of BQC 2022. The exclusive collection of commemorative NFTs are a celebration of quidditch past, centred around the theme "Classic Quidditch Moments." This is a monumental release as it comes in our tenth year as a sport, and ahead of our biggest and stonkest BQC ever. 

The project represents a bold move from QUK to embrace new and emerging technologies whilst staying true to our roots. And now is your once in a lifetime chance to OWN several of the moments that defined QuidditchUK as a sport, organisation, and a community.

The collection of six exclusive NFTs represent different moments from our history as a sport. With a rumoured 7th phantom set to be a limited release before mysteriously vanishing.

You can own the moment Doug's whole world collapsed, the literal fear in Dan's eyes, the pain in Newton's heart. All can be yours, today.

The Moment

The Flight

The Name

The Fear

The Mind

The Fall

The NFTs will be available for sale as a limited run from 1 April up until BQC 2022. Collection will NOT be available for these at BQC as they are non-fungible. 

QuidditchUK are exited to announce the release of our very own NFT collection ahead of BQC 2022. The exclusive collection of commemorative NFTs are a celebration of quidditch past, centred around the theme "Classic Quidditch Moments." This is a monumental release as it comes in our tenth year as a sport, and ahead of our biggest BQC ever.

Introducing QuidCoin! QuidditchUK to release Exclusive line of NFTs

We are excited to announce our new Conduct Policy hub, complete with guides focused on making the sport a more inclusive space.

The three new guides cover racial discrimination, trans and non-binary inclusion, and making complaints, but as part of creating the hub we've also refreshed our existing guide on recognising and reporting sexual harassment. Below we've given a quick rundown of what each resource includes.

Going forward, the conduct hub will also host investigation reports from past complaints (only when safe and appropriate to release them publicly) so that members can see how we respond to issues raised. It's also hoped that this will be useful for organisers of community tournaments, for example to see if potential attendees have any outstanding penalities.

Our EDI Committee was created with the aim of bettering representation and input into the running of QuidditchUK from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority community members. An output of conversations since has been the need for a resource covering racially motivated discrimination within our community. Topics this guide coveres include basic definitions, recognising different types of discrimination, reporting racial discrimination, and what response can be expected from QUK.

Work on this resource was lead by our committee chair, Rudi Obasi-Adams, with input and review from the wider committee. The guide can be found at the link below.

This guide is aims to enable club leadership and tournament organisers to better include trans and non-binary people in their work. That said, we hope it's advice will be useful more widely in making quidditch a better space for its players, volunteers, and community. Topics covered include basic definitions around gender, gender in games, respecting pronouns, targetting events towards specific genders, and handling gender as part of positional rotations.

Work on this resource was lead by the Volunteers Director, Josh Fogg, with significant input and review from a diverse community focus group. To further similar work in future, we're recruiting for an EDI committee co-chair focused on gender. If this sounds of interest to you, drop us an email! The guide itself can be found at the link below.

We're aware that, clocking in at 14 pages, our Conduct Policy which outlines our complaints process can be intimidating, particularly for those in a vulnerable situation. However, a sizeable chunk of that information is primarily for QUK volunteers, helping us handle complaints consistently and fairly.

This new guide gives a simple summary of our complaints process, broken down step by step, and only including what's needed by someone submitting a complaint or appealing a decision. This resource was written by our Volunteers Department and reviewed by members of QuidditchUK. It can be found at the link below.

If you have any feedback on these resources or have suggestions for future guides, get in touch with the Volunteers Department, either by email or using the contact form below. We would love to hear from you! You might also be interested in our Bitesize Guides, available with many other resources here.

We are incredibly excited to announce that from May 2022, the role of QuidditchUK President will no longer be a volunteer role.

QuidditchUK President Role to Become Paid Position

New Guides from QuidditchUK

We are happy to confirm the transfer window is now open, those wishing to transfer between clubs may do so via the following process.

The individual must inform the leaving club and new club of their intention to transfer

The individual must email teams@quidditchuk.org requesting the transfer, listing both clubs in the email and the reason for transfer.

The Teams Department will notify the teams and confirm the details.

The incoming team will need to consent to the transfer

The outgoing team only needs to be notified of the transfer

Assuming approval, the Teams Department will inform the player and QuidditchUK will update their records accordingly.

Please note, university players may transfer 'up' into community clubs, but a community player who has competed in the community leagues that same season cannot transfer 'down' into a university club UNLESS

They have physically moved to the location where the university club is based AND

They are enrolled in the university the club is affiliated with

If you have any questions please get in touch with via the contact form below.

The window is open from 15th December 2021 and closes 21st January 2022 at 11:59pm

The transfer window is now open from 15th December 2021 and closes 21st January 2022 at 11:59pm

Transfer Window 2021/2022

England

Scotland

Wales

QuidditchUK Events

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.

Announcements News

Introducing QuidCoin! QuidditchUK to release Exclusive line of NFTs

New Guides from QuidditchUK

Transfer Window 2021/2022

Announcing Post National Unlocking Amendments for UK Quidditch

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Updates

New Resources Released By Teams & Media Depts.