Gameside Chat with Matt Bateman (Episode 4 Part 2)
5Hello World, welcome back to the second part of my interview with Matt Bateman (the current Quidditch UK president). In this episode, we talk about refereeing, the biggest challenges facing Quidditch and how the QUK is attempting to deal with it. Enjoy this episode :)
Here are the timestamps for the specific questions:
02:13 How was it adapting to different playing styles?
08:25 Comparing the styles of North and South
10:20 Impact of people moving for work/study on the average levels of the North/South
11:52 What is the most difficult team that you have faced?
15:58 When did you decide to start reffing and why?
18:42 Advice to new referees
20:58 Does QUK have development programmes for new referees?
21:59 What is the hardest part of being a referee for you?
23:24 What is your least favourite rule to enforce?
25:19 How do you gauge a good hard tackle and an unnecessarily hard one?
30:42 Do captains have the option to rate a referee’s performance?
31:50 How long do you think you will stay in the sport for?
33:45 How to ensure longevity in Quidditch?
36:07 How do you [Timur] get better? And what do you wish to achieve in the future?
37:22 How will retirement impact Quidditch?
37:49 What are the biggest challenges for the Quidditch?
40:50 Ending remarks from QUK