USQ Update
Transfer Policy for 2016-17 Season
To accommodate transfers before Northeast Regional Championship and to ensure consistency with other USQ policies, the transfer policy for players has been adjusted slightly.
During the 2015-16 season, teams were allowed the opportunity to transfer from one official member team to another official member team one time before November 1, 2015. For the 2016-17 season, this date has been changed to Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 11:59pm ET. This change is to help accommodate players who may wish to transfer to another team prior to the roster submission deadline for the Northeast Regional Championship.
In addition, the documentation of school transfer clause has been updated to change in school enrollment status as an exception to the transfer deadline.
The new policy wording is below, and has been updated the gameplay policies page here.
PLAYER TRANSFER POLICY
If a player wishes to transfer between official teams during the season, that player may submit a waiver to transfer. All individual players will be allowed the opportunity to transfer from one official member team to another official member team one time before Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 11:59pm ET.
After October 26, or after the one transfer has been used, no further transfers will be allowed. Exceptions will be made only if the player:
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Provides documentation of a change in school enrollment status.
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Provides timely documentation of an address change greater than 100 miles, as measured by driving distance.
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Proves their current team environment is unsafe for them based upon violations of the Unlawful Harassment clause of the USQ Member Code of Conduct.
*The requesting player may be asked to provide documentation of the violations, which may include names and contact information of multiple individuals willing to attest to the violations. A player on a team that has failed to qualify for nationals will not be allowed to transfer to a team that has qualified, or has yet to qualify.
USQ reserves the right to reject a transfer under the above listed exceptions based on the specific circumstances of a transfer request.
POLICY EXPLANATION
US Quidditch has developed these transfer policies in order to protect competitive integrity and uphold fair play.
For questions about the transfer policy, please contact USQ Membership Director Eric Schnier at membership@usquidditch.org.
