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The IQA is happy to announce that Aaron Carroll has been appointed as Executive Director (the former Chief of Staff role)!

Aaron has been with the IQA since 2020, and has held numerous roles such as Deputy Director of Human Resources, Director of Human Resources, Director of Operations and Human Resources, Finance Manager, and Deputy Director of Operations. He has also been involved in several committees such as Harassment Complaint, Event Bidding and Selection, and Finance.

Prior to joining the IQA, Aaron served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Quidditch Post from 2016-2020, and has also volunteered with US Quadball as event staff at the Midwest Regional Championship. He brings a wealth of experience in non-profit management from his involvement with organizations such as the American Public Health Association, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda, and the March of Dimes. He is also a holder of a Master of Public Health (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Class of 2015) with an emphasis in health policy and management, and has an extensive background in quality and process improvement activities that improve clinic workflow and patient outcomes.

"I'm confident that Aaron has all the tools to succeed in this role and am delighted to be able to pass it off to him", Andy Marmer (former Interim Chief of Staff) said. 

We are looking forward to Aaron's leadership in this new role, and are confident that he will bring his many talents to the table in order to further advance the mission and goals of the IQA.

IQA announces new Executive Director

We are excited to be releasing the Roster Eligibility Exceptions for IQA World Cup 2023! If you have any other questions about eligibility or other event policies, please don’t hesitate to reach out through events@iqasport.org.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT - The IQA will be waiving the Residency Requirement from the Events Roster Policy for all national teams participating in the IQA World Cup 2023. As such, no rosters for this event will have a required minimum number of athletes who are full-time residents. The Minimum Roster Size and Gender Balance provisions of the Events Roster Policy, as well as the National Team eligibility criteria for athletes as outlined in the Events Eligibility Policy, still apply. Following this World Cup cycle, the IQA Events and Membership departments will be reviewing the policy further in consideration of lasting changes to the Residency Requirement.

MULTIPLE NATIONAL TEAMS UNDER AN NGB - As the only national teams previously approved under this provision of the Events Eligibility Policy, the IQA is approving the requests from England, Scotland, and Wales to continue competing separately at the IQA World Cup 2023. The eligibility of these national teams for this event will be evaluated independently from one another and the IQA Events department will be reviewing the policy further in consideration of allowing for the approval of a Multiple National Teams application to last beyond a singular IQA event.

NON-MEMBER NATIONAL TEAMS - The IQA currently has 19 Full Members and 15 Associate Members, all of whom that are in good standing are eligible to send national teams to compete in the IQA World Cup 2023. The IQA Membership department is currently evaluating the Membership Status System, including exploring a formal process for how the IQA recognizes entities in the process of developing a governing body. As it stands, no other entities will have automatic eligibility to participate in IQA events. If any entity that is not one of the IQA’s 34 members is interested in participating in the IQA World Cup 2023, an application form will be released alongside the full registration for the event later this month; all submissions will be considered by the IQA Events department. If at the end of the registration period, multiple entities have submitted an application to represent the same group, the IQA will determine if one, multiple, or none of the entities will be allowed to compete

The Roster Eligibility Exceptions can also be found here and under Documents & Policies. 
Translations of the document can be found here: French, German and Spanish.

IQA World Cup 2023 Roster Eligibility Exceptions

The International Quidditch Association (IQA) is looking for new trustees to serve on its Board. Interested persons should read the below carefully and make an application by 31 January 2023. 

A trustee election will be held during the Annual Assembly, tentatively to be held in March 2023. The Chair of the IQA is now inviting applications to facilitate the election.

Currently, trustees are expected to exercise oversight and set strategic directions for the IQA, while day-to-day management of the IQA is delegated to the directors. However, trustees are elected by the Full Member NGBs and have the power to decide how best to divide roles and responsibilities within the IQA in the future.

NGB representatives or members of the public who have questions, comments, or feedback are encouraged to send an email to trustees@iqasport.org.

Applicants should email trustees@iqasport.org with the following information:

Cover Letter, addressing:
What is your motivation to apply as a Trustee?
What do you see as the future of the IQA and quidditch in general?
How do you want to achieve this?
What skills would you bring to the role of Trustee?

OPTIONAL: Letter of recommendation from an NGB/quidditch organization itself or from person(s) who served or is serving in an NGB/quidditch organization
Candidates may apply directly without an NGB/personal recommendation.  
An NGB/person may recommend more than one candidate. 
Any NGB may recommend any candidate, regardless of their country of residence.
The recommendation must be sent in by the recommending party (e.g. NGB or person) directly. Recommendations forwarded by the candidate will not be accepted.

Interviews with candidates will be conducted (if deemed appropriate) on a rolling basis as applications are received.

The CV, motivation letter and NGB recommendations of all candidates that applied will be shared with NGB representatives and other candidates.

NGB representatives are welcomed to propose questions to the candidates. We will help forward those questions to the candidates and forward their responses to the NGBs.

During the trustee election at the Annual Assembly:

Candidates are welcomed to attend the Assembly Meeting to answer any questions that NGBs may have. NGBs are strongly encouraged to send in advance to us the questions they want the candidates to address.

To officially enter the election, an applicant must be nominated by a Full Member NGB at the Special Assembly. 

Full Member NGBs of the IQA will by voting elect the new Trustees, in accordance with the Constitution.

The Chair will, in coordination with the Board and the relevant staff, contact the Trustees elected for onboarding procedures. 

Trustee Election Announcement

There have been some delays in getting the rulebook ready for full release, some within the rules teams control, and some not.  However, the IQA recognizes that games will be played soon under the upcoming rulebook, and getting the new text out for players, coaches, and officials is important for a smooth transition into the new rules.  

As such, the IQA Rules Team is releasing the updated text of the rules for this season.  This text does not include all terminology updates.  As part of this, this text uses the terms “volleyball” and “dodgeball” as placeholder names while new names are being chosen as they are changing along with the sports’ new name.  But, other than new terminology, this text is what will appear in the upcoming rulebook.

We apologize for the delay and hope that this updated text will assist our community members with understanding the rules now in effect until the full release of the rulebook. Please find the text here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email them to gameplay@iqasport.org.