The following are general deadlines for gameplay policies:

The following deadlines apply to an event with official games. All forms referenced live on the Gameplay Policies and Forms page: 

  • 1 month before the event: event sanctioning application due (if applicable)
  • 2 weeks before the event: USQ calendar submission due (both for sanctioned and unsanctioned events)
  • At least 1 week before the event:  TD must be certified 
  • 1 week before the event: equipment waiver primary deadline; will be processed before event (if applicable)
  • 24 hours before the event: equipment waiver final deadline; may not be processed before the event (if applicable)
  • Wednesday evening before the event: participating teams must submit their rosters
  • 24 hours before the event: participating teams must have a fully certified coach 
  • 24 hours before the event: team referee and snitch runner requirements due (if not completed by the team’s initial deadline)
  • 2 days after the event: scores submitted to USQ standings
  • 1 week after the event: forfeits at tournament emailed to gameplay@usquidditch.org (if applicable)
  • 1 week after the event: post event forms submitted by tournament director

The deadlines for the team referee and snitch runner requirements vary and are as follows:

  • If a team is competing at a USQ fall regional championship, they must complete the team referee and snitch runner requirements by the season play deadline for that specific event.
  • If a team is competing at a USQ spring regional championship, they must complete the requirements by either the season play deadline for the final fall regional championship or one month after their team registers for the season, whichever comes later.

Relevant Season Play Deadlines:

  • Great Lakes Regional Championship: Sunday, October 16, 2022

  • Northeast Regional Championship (TBD): Sunday, October 23, 2022

  • Midwest Regional Championship: Sunday, October 30, 2022

  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship: Sunday, November 6, 2022

  • South Regional Championship: Sunday, January 29, 2023

  • West Regional Championship: Sunday, February 5, 2023

  • Southwest Regional Championship: Sunday, February 12, 2023

If a team does not complete these requirements by the deadline, it must complete them by 24 hours before its next scheduled official event.

The following are the date and locations for the 2022-23 season regional championships:

  • Great Lakes Regional Championship - South Bend, Indiana - Newton Park - October 29-30, 2022.
  • Northeast Regional Championship (TBD) - November 5-6, 2022. 
  • Midwest Regional Championship - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Tuma Athletic Complex - November 12-13, 2022.
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship - Goldsboro, North Carolina - Bryan Multi-Sports Complex - November 19-20, 2022.
  • South Regional Championship - Columbia, South Carolina - Saluda Shoals Park - February 11-12, 2023.
  • West Regional Championship - Livermore, California - Robertson Park - February 18-19, 2023.
  • Southwest Regional Championship - Round Rock, Texas - Round Rock Multipurpose Complex - February 25-26, 2023.

USQ Cup 2023 will take place at The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania on April 15-16, 2023.  The event is hosted in partnership with Valley Forge Sports.