QuidditchUK Executive Minutes

General Forum Minutes

Annual General Meeting Minutes

Public minutes released that cover regular meetings within QuidditchUK.

QuidditchUK Executive Minutes contain summaries of the weekly meetings that are held by the Executive Management Team. They contain ongoing discussions about the sport, departmental and project updates, policy discussion, and voting.

General Forums happen several times a year, where QuidditchUK leadership discuss updates and policies with club leaders and give them a chance to critique and feedback on the changes within the sport.

Annual General Meetings are yearly meetings where the QuidditchUK Executive Leadership update the community on the financial status of the national governing body, upcoming changes both nationally and internationally, large changes to the upcoming season, and any major personnel changes.

Any queries about the minutes or QuidditchUK leadership can be directed to secretary@quidditchuk.org

Minutes

As teams begin looking forward to the exciting start of the 2023/24 Season, QuadballUK are proud of the year that has been delivered. With both the university and community leagues bringing some amazing talent to their respective tournaments, resulting in London Quidditch Club and Warwick Quadball Club winning their separate BQC Champion titles, it has been a truly thrilling year for British quadball. Listening to the feedback from members, the plan for the 23/24 season introduces some new and exciting changes for the UK quadball community. 

While these changes are considerably different from the initial proposals, QUK have decided to introduce a more synchronised season between Community and University leagues, which aligns with the wants of our members, and allows for us to deliver high quality, consistent, enjoyable events which our players and volunteers rightly expect and deserve. We are also hoping this will encourage greater interaction between the two leagues, bridging the gap and assisting with post-graduate recruitment. 

While we are not yet able to confirm specific venues or cities, we have confirmed specific regions as far as we are able. Details will be released as soon as they are available, with QUK already in discussion with venues for the upcoming season. 

QuadballUK 23/24 Season Structure Announced

QuadballUK is pleased to announce how thrilled we are to have Jepha Krieg take over the events department as our new Events Director.

Having joined the sport as a player 8 years ago, firstly with London Unspeakables and then with West Country Rebels they have always been involved with the volunteering side of the sport. From refereeing to pitch managing, they've always been willing to get involved with the running of things.

First joining the events department in 2019, Jepha said now 'it felt like my time to step up and take on more responsibility. While my playing days are behind me, I love this sport and I'm excited to be part of the machine that makes the season happen.'

QUK is very excited for Jepha to join EMT and help be a driving force for our sport for many events to come!

Jepha appointed as Events Director

EQC 2023 D1 & D2 Re-Cap

QuadballUK would like to announce how excited we are that Dec Ramsay will be taking the reigns as our next President.

Having joined the sport in 2017, he's played for several clubs within our NGB as well as representing his home nation of New Zealand at the 2018 IQA World Cup gaining invaluable experience on how QUK's decision making can affect clubs and players.

Not content with just being a player, Dec volunteered as a Tech Officer in 2019 and become Tech Director in 2022. He helped push through the big website rebuild in 2020, integrating with Quidditch Scheduler in 2021 as well as our internal admin and club management systems in 2022.

Dec also went on to say “We are still looking for volunteers across the organisation at all levels, from Directors to Officers. Whatever your skill set, there is a place for you and your help is needed. All are welcome to help make Quadball the biggest and most inclusive sport in the UK.”

Your passion for Quadball and your commitment to the sport will undoubtedly inspire others to get involved and make Quadball UK even more successful. Best of luck in your new role, and congratulations once again!

Dec Ramsay appointed as QUK President

We hope that you and your teammates have enjoyed the 2022-23 season. Events are a significant proportion of what QUK provides for the community and it is something that we do prioritise.

However, due to volunteering constraints, it may be the case that we need to rethink the scope of the 2023-24 season that QUK provides.

Our Events Co-Directors have recently resigned for personal reasons, so QUK is currently seeking a new Events Director as well as President following Josh Fogg's resignation.  As the more eagle-eyed of you may be aware, the role of Operations Director has been open for over a year, and has only recently been filled.

Over the past year, the members of the Executive Management Team have struggled hugely to fill this gap, with several volunteers going above and beyond to take on Operations responsibilities, leading to volunteer burnout and exhaustion. In light of the challenges that this absence posed to the team, we believe that it is not possible for other members of the Executive Management Team to direct the Events Department in the absence of a director. 

If a new Events Director is not found before June 15th 2023, QUK will not be running the recently-proposed summer community fixtures. This early deadline is put in place to allow the new Events Director a reasonable length of time in post in order to organise the first fixture for early August.

Should we not find a new Events Director by the start of the season, as well as adequate supporting volunteers for the Events Department, there will be additional changes to the season structure. This may include moving community fixtures from the summer to align with university fixtures. 

In addition to the Events Director and President positions, after 4 wonderful years Eamonn Harrison has stepped down as Gameplay Director. As you can imagine, gameplay is essential to running a successful season. We are looking for someone help lead us into the future of gameplay within our sport.

These three roles are vital in running QUK and are integral members of the Executive Management Team who drive decision making within our NGB.

Director Roles

Senior Roles

Junior Roles

Urgent Volunteers Needed

The results are in!

BRITISH QUADBALL CUP 2023 - OFFICIAL LIVESTREAM 🏐🔴🟡 (DAY 1)

BRITISH QUADBALL CUP 2023 - OFFICIAL LIVESTREAM 🏐🔴🟡 (DAY 2)

Our livestream caught huge games all through the weekend from the opening group matches to the thrilling finals, watch all the action from Pitch 1 on both days below

Our events would also not have been possible without the amazing work of our officials and volunteers who stepped up to help in the run-up to and throughout the weekend. Our events team lead by Fran Morris and Emily Hayes have run a hugely successful Nationals and are a credit to the sport.