Social Medias:

• Instagram (most active): @southamptonquadballclub
• Facebook (event updates): Southampton QC
• TikTok (funny videos): @soton.uni.quadball

Training Schedule:

Every Sunday, 13:00-15:00, Southampton Common, Avenue Subway (exact location here)

2025 Taster Sessions:

Missed the tasters but still want to give Quadball a go? Come along to any of our training sessions FOR FREE! No Quadball/sports experience needed, no membership required, you don't even have to let us know you're coming (which you definitely can if you want to), just come along!

Gameplay:

Quadball is the world's first mixed-gender full-contact sport. There are three main parts of gameplay:

• Chasing: four chasers on each team use the volleyball (previously quaffle) to score goals through the opposition's hoops. Each goal is worth ten points, and the other team's chasers work together to defend their hoops with strategy and tackling.
• Beating: two beaters on each team fight for control of three dodgeballs (previously bludgers) that they can use to 'beat' the other team's players. 'Beat' players must drop the ball they are holding, come off-stick and to tap back in at their hoops.
• Seeking: after 20 minutes, a flag runner (previously snitch) is sent onto the pitch. This is a person who does not play for either team who wears yellow shorts with a, for lack of better words, tennis ball in a sock (the flag) velcroed to the back. One seeker from each team is sent onto the pitch to attempt to catch the flag by removing it from the flag runner. Catching the flag is worth thirty points, and normally ends the game.

Players use a stick (previously brooms - a length of PVC piping) between their legs to show whether they are currently in play, and as a handicap - just like rugby players only throwing backwards, or netball players being unable to move with the ball.

Inclusivity and Community:

We are a sport that is well and truly beginner friendly - trust us, the excuse 'but I can't even throw or catch a ball!' doesn't fly here, because neither could we! It's a fast-paced game that relies on rolling subs, so whether you can run for miles or only for a few seconds, you'll have people to swap out with. If you're still not convinced, don't worry! Unlike many other sports societies, we will never pressure you come to a tournament, and if weekly fun and silly exercise is what you want, that's all you have to do. We also pride ourselves on being a safe space for LGBTQ+ representation in sports. Being mixed-gender and proudly gender-diverse, there is no level of the game that your identity or expression will bar you from playing, and our diverse, inclusive and welcoming community is one of our best qualities.

Costs & Finances:

What we use your money for:

• £5 Basic Membership: allows us to provide exciting, free socials throughout the year and upkeep our equipment at trainings
• £20 Tournament Membership: allows us to cover our yearly team fee to our directing board. This means we also cover tournament-specific team fees (between £150-£300 per tournament) for you, and for first time-players, your individual fee (£15-£30 per tournament)

I want to go to tournaments, what other costs can I expect?

• Quadball UK membership (£19 for first-time players) - is required for you to attend tournaments for the entire year
• Mouthguard (>£5 from Sports Direct) - is required to play due to safety regulations. Any kind that can be moulded is fine by us, and we sell SiSu mouthguards for £15
• Sports boots (>£18 for a new pair from Sports Direct) - plastic or rubber studded boots are the best footwear, but they are not mandatory and we can potentially provide spares to try out before you buy your own
• Team shirt (£5 for first time players) - while we do have spares, you will probably want your own at some point!
• Travel & accommodation for overnight tournaments (location dependent) - examples: national tournament in 2025 in Keele cost £97 per person for a two night stay in a hotel and fuel costs for the 8-hour round trip, but our Southern Development tournament in Warwick cost £0 for people who didn't stay over night, with fuel costs covered by us
  • Yearly total (SQC membership included): £44-£200

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The Committee

All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Quidditch this year are: