Royal Holloway Quidditch

Here is our plan for the rest of the month 💜💚🐻 watch out for our trip to the Potions Experience !

This Wednesday, bring yourself and a friend to our regular practice session from 1-2:30pm on Founders Field!
No sign ups required, come in comfy clothes and sneakers, and don't forget your water bottles! Brooms will be provided 💜

Our (slightly belated) schedule for November is finally here! Starting with our joint Triwizard Tournament Task 1 tomorrow at 1pm on Founders Meadow with

We're taking part in the 20th Anniversary Volunteering Contest 💜
From 7 November to 7 December, the Royal Holloway Volunteering team is putting on a volunteering competition between all societies and sports clubs to see who can log the most volunteering hours with their social action projects. The process to take part is simple:
1. Register with the online system
2. Sign up to an opportunity
3. Log your hours to win!

Link to a guide on how to register can be found in our linktree! Feel free to message us if you'd like a friend to go with 🐻

We’re going to Toast tonight!

Join us this evening from 8pm onwards at Medicine with for a spooky night out 👻

Note that this event is non-ticketed; simply turn up with your College Card and photographic proof of age ID (driving licence, passport, PASS card or government ID).
If you wish to bring a guest, they'll just need to bring photographic proof of age ID and be signed in by you on the door where a £2 admin charge will be applied.
Entry will be dependent on venue capacity with last entry at midnight!

Join us for WELCOME DRINKS 💜💚

This Friday (14th October) from 6-8pm on Founders Meadow (next to Founders Field). Our theme is white & rainbows, so come dressed in an old white t-shirt or anything you don’t mind getting paint on🌈

Our October Schedule is here 🐻

We will be posting the exact time and location of each social closer to the date, but please already have a look at what we’ve planned for this month and feel free to message us if you have any questions 💜💚

IT’S ALMOST TIME!

Our taster session is finally happening this Wednesday, 28th September, from 1-2pm on Founders Field! Come along to find out what quidditch is all about, how we actually play without being able to fly, and to meet fellow team mates!
No experience required at all, our sessions are targeted at total beginners. Equipment will be provided, but please come in comfy clothes and shoes you feel comfortable running in. And don’t forget those water bottles!

🐻FRESHERS PROGRAMME🐻

We are delighted to reveal our events schedule for September…

💜TUESDAY 20th from 10am-5pm: Freshers Fair down at the sports hall - come meet us at our stall to find out more about the club!

💚THURSDAY 22nd from 12-4pm: Give it a Go Festival on Founders Field. Come find us for some target practice and to meet your brooms!

💜WEDNESDAY 28th from 1-2pm: TASTER SESSION on founders field. If you’ve ever wanted to try out quidditch, this is your chance! Just bring yourself in some comfortable clothes and shoes to run in, and don’t forget your water bottle!

💚FRIDAY 30th from 8pm onwards: our first social at the packhorse! Come join us for a meet-and-greet and to play some games.

Our final mini-guide…some basic rules! 🐻

Quidditch is a mixed-gender, full-contact sport. The aim is to score as many points as possible before the snitch is caught. Only chasers can use the quaffle to score goals; all 3 hoops are worth 10 points each (note that goals can be made from either side of the hoops).

One-armed tackles on a player carrying a ball are legal, but contact must be below the shoulder and above the knee.
When a player is hit by a bludger, the player must dismount, run back to their team's hoops and touch back in.
The game only ends when the snitch has been caught - there is no time limit!

✨For more information, feel free to search up QuidditchUK✨

Introducing our next mini-guide to playing quidditch: the balls 💚🐻

The Quaffle: thrown through the hoops for 10 points, this ball resembles a semi-deflated volleyball and can only be picked up and used by the chasers and keepers.

The Snitch: worth 30 points, this ball is protected by the snitch runner, a neutral player wearing yellow shorts with a tennis ball attached, similar to a tail. It is the seekers’ aim to catch that tail to end the game.

The 3 Bludgers: thrown at other players by the beaters, these balls are soft and out of foam, and have the ability to knock players out of play temporarily until they touch back in.

Introducing our first mini-guide to playing quidditch: the players 💜🐻

Each team has 7 players. A keeper, a seeker, 3 chasers and 2 beaters. Players wear a coloured headband to identify their position.

All players need to remain on a broom throughout the game, unless they are knocked out by a bludger, in which case they have to touch back in.