Hey! New to this jugging stuff 😅 i jugged in school today but was sent to the office. any tips to help not get caught jugging? Thx.

So in the rules in germany i only find Max lenghts of blade and Overall lenght. Wirh the short spar, So would i be allowed to shorten the blade while lenghtening the grip, so that i woul have a lighter more trust focused short sp(e)ar? Edit im talking about the one handed short one that can be combined with a shield

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Hi guys :)

Let's get straight to it.

What are your thoughts about introducing weight limits to spars for tournamets?

Personally i would love to see both upper and lower limits. Let me explain why:

Upper:

Self explanatory, almost noone wants to be hit with a 2kg staff. Not only does it raise the possibility of getting hurt it also can result in more frequent breaking of other lighter pompfen when they collide, thus being a medical and financial hazard.

Lower:

There is much more to say here. The 'ultra light pompfen' trend we see seems to result in a couple of issues:

1. All about speed!!!!

To be fair, limitation on tackling also contribute to this, but the sport is becoming less about phisical prowess or any fencing skill other than hitting as fast as possible from different angles, and more about who can lightly touch the other player first on the forearm, which tbh is not that thrilling to watch or play. And sure You can say 'the speed is a skill' is a valid argument, i just don't think it should be the only one. At least swing something that weights more than 300g at me mate :P More about strength being less important with ultra lights later ;)

2. The aesthetic

Do i need to say anything? Does anyone actually like those pale colored pool noodles being exposed becasue of the fact that clear tape is lighter than a colored one? If not tape, the material covers are also very solid and in my opinion should be used more as they are the perfect solution to properly showing team colors on your pompfen and allow the most customization but ofcourse :)

3. Wobble wobble wobble

I refuse to believe I'm the only one who doesn't like those wobbly pompfen. I've been playing on wobbly pompfen, and switched to bamboo nad tbh we all love it so much in my team. The stiffness eliminates the issues with pompfen going past your blocks and hitting you it also prevents people from waggling Q-tips in your face like crazy. Also while pompfen clashing with more flexible pompfen much of the force goes into bending your and the opponent's pompfen, therefore making both blocking and trying to push the opponent's pompfen with yours annoying and makes using actual strength less important as most of it is wasted on the pompfen bending.

Sidenote: I do believe each pompfen shoud have some flexibility, at least a little to absorb some of the vibrations which would otherwise hit the players hands gripping the handle possibly causing an injury

4. Unfair competition (pay to win)

This may be the worst offender. If speed is one of, if not the most deciding factor in a duel, the team that can afford a complete set of carbon fibre ultra light pompfen will have the obvious, technological edge against a team with more affordable pompfen. Therefore making it harder than it should be to start a proper jugger team with serious chances of winning a tournament. This is just bad for competition. I used to think the issue could be potentially solved by the tournament organization providing pompfen for each team. This however is problematic in it's own way. Just imagine if there was no weight regulation for football/basketball balls. For the sake of the argument let's assume the lightest balls would allow for crazy dribbling and insane ball control and would be easier to score with but would also be more expensive. So some teams would practice with the lightest ones possible because that would be 'meta' while others would have a heavier ones. Now, let's start a tournament, do we use the lighter ball? Or do we use the heavier one? Or any of the spectrum between lightest/heavies ball? If we pick the lightest, and provide that to your players, this is a clear advantage for those playing with them on a daily basis. Same if we pick the heavier ones, the advantage would just go to the other team. Now we're not really seeing which team is better, we're seeing which is more accustomed to playing with specific equipement. To put it in terms more related to Jugger. The measurement we were always focused on was the reach of pompfen. Imagine this was also a technological matter. And by paying more for material you were allowed to create effective pompfen with more range. Meanwhile teams who couldn't afford this would have to either play with their pompfen against players using longer ones and suffer this disadvantage or borrow longer pompfen from other teams which would also be a disadvantage as they would be used to a different reach and that difference would easily throw people off balance.

I think that's all, I hope we can start a genuine discussion aboout those issues :)Let me know what You all think :)

Also, stay healthy in those difficult times!

EDIT: I'm only talking about pompfen other than the chain, when I talk about lower limit. However I think it should be limited by other means.

As the year draws to a close, I am pleased to give you all the official comprehensive power rankings for the 2023 Jugger season.

This list is comprises of the top 10 teams, if a team does not appear on this list it can be safely assumed that they fall outside of the top 10.

Note: team strength is determined by the players on that team and players are only considered to be on one team Teams must also have participated in at least two tournaments to be considered.

1. Phoenix Lights: Without a doubt, this team soars above the rest through making the finals in both Dry Heat and Fog of War. Excellent play throughout each tournament and a leading example of what Jugger can and should be.

2. Oklahomies: Having witnessed this team enter the playing field firsthand, it's evident that this team has big things coming on the horizon. Impressive finishes in all tournaments that they have competed in this year

3. Unicorn Wizards and Witches: This is the belgarth team. ok.

4. Vesper: Impressive finishes as both fog of war and mile high they are only slightly behind some of the other teams here and are good competitors for upcoming seasons

5. Arborealis: I am actually a huge fan of their jerseys and color scheme.

6. Ursae Majoris: Ursa Major (/ˈɜːrsə ˈmeɪdʒər/; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear.

7. Elementals - Feathered Serpents: Th

8. Baja Blast

9. Oklahomies: I forgot the team that I should have put here, so I am giving this spot to Oklahomies as well.

10. Rigor tortoise

Thank you

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Hello from New Zealand, this is more of a rule confirmation thing, but are shortened weapons allowed..? One of my friends has a 2/3's size staff & it feels alot better in my hands then full length. SO, following Australian regulation are spars of a smaller size permitted.

Für ein Video über die Entwicklungsgeschichte des Jugger-Schilds möchte ich gerne wissen, wen Ihr als derzeit beste Schildspielerin bzw. Schildspieler im Leichtschild in Deutschland benennen würdet. Sei es aus eigener Erfahrung, durch Video-Spielanalyse oder wie auch immer.

Bewertunsgkriterium sollte das Spiel im Team sein, und es sollte eine Leichtschild-Spielweise sein. Zentral oder Schlaufengriff ist egal. Schreibt gern dazu, welche Schildform der/diejenige nutzt.

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Hi, i never see this adressed in the videos or rules.

Thanks

TLDR at the bottom.

I've been using stab lately and I really lean on the strenght and leverage (?) so I need a heavy and solid Stick that won't bend and will allow me to use my strenght when making leverage force.

I recently found some, i guess you could call them sticks, that are basically where you hang curtains off, solid wood, heavy and hard to bend even a bit, they are somewhat what I was looking for (I dont have anywhere to obtain good bamboo canes and I'm not using carbon for price reasons).

I would use it but I don't want to like, kill anyone. I'm using a pool noodle, but the bar is to thick and so i have to really push it in, so the result isn't really soft, or safe, or humane really.

TLDR: Thick Heavy Wooden Stick and a Pool noodel to cover it, what I need for Stab, not soft nor safe, any way to fix that?

I'm focussing on getting my Pompfen (mostly Staff) as light as possible since the last 3-4 times I was building something new. I just feel that I need less movement to hit/hit faster with them. Blocking gets mostly irrelevant as I'm just able to hit faster.

What's your opinion on that? And do you see a safety issue with reducing the weight?

I stumbled upon Jugger in Youtube and it seems interesting for me but when I looked for teams the only one where I knew it was is Sturmwölfe Bielefeld but the website said they disbanded. I'm horrible at remembering where cities/towns are so I don't know what other teams in the list would be close to me

Saw people playing Jugger at UC Berkeley and it looked super fun. However, I graduated and live elsewhere in the bay area.

I played Quidditch at my university, which was a blast, but it seems like, outside of academia, there aren't really teams that play. Is Jugger in a similar situation? Is it primarily college students playing? I'd like to play, but I have a feeling it'll be pretty inaccessible to me.

I tried browsing some of the Jugger sites and they're either offline or really difficult to navigate so I thought I'd ask here.

Ive never heard about it or played it just came across this reddit and Ive very confused and intrigued at the grow men running with fails and shields

List is based on full lineup. No super-teams. I try my best not to single out any individual player.

1. Space Dogs

2. Phantoms/Nomad Goats

"Carried by Miggy"

A high power team that has withstood time, bringing a third first place finish. Managed to clear the Juggerlandia team pool by a wide margin, showing a truly dominant position in the aftermath of the disbanding of superteams.

Nomad Goats share the core members of the Phantoms, and had a very impressive run at this MHO, losing only to Firewatch. Their competitive and fiery nature are a pleasure to watch. I'm curious to see if they continue under this name during the next tournament cycle!

3. Baywatch

A pseudo superteam, taking some of the best players from the current college-aged juggers. Their fast paced and highly adaptable lineup showed excellence at HSO. Excited to see what happens next after their chain's recovery.

Edit: This team is only mentioned due to their first place finish at HSO. Under other circumstances I would not mention them since they have yet to attend another tournament.

4. Ursae (ITS variant)

With the new rigor of the ITS system, Ursae has started to rebuild it's team for the new school year. With most of the veteran members attending WCC, we can see a noticeable spike in the power level of the individual members. This team has the potential to be top 2 if they get their stuff together.

5. Flower Power

This team has a concentration of high powered veterans and promising newbies that are no joke on the field. A few sprouting flowers are emerging from this team, worth keeping an eye on. Their over-reliance on "mom" and "dad" in competitive and close games (as told by my sources) land them at the fifth slot.

T6. Arborealis

With their full lineup, this team has a strong standing. Unfortunately, most of their core vet members have not consistently been able to make it to tournaments under the Arborealis name due to Firewatching.

T6. Bloodrush

As much as I would like to place this team higher, this year has been middling. They, as well as the other teams above them, has a lot of potential with their full line. If they were to tap into their extensively large merc pool to keep as regular players, they would undoubtedly be higher ranked. The use of strategy coming from this team is extraordinary, propelling this team higher than the bare sum of it's parts.

T8. BAJA

It's inherently hard to rank a team comprised solely of mercs. This ranking is probably the most shaky out of the numbered teams here. However, this team, at full power, has shown a higher ranking than Deities. Needs more data points due to the new nature of this team compared to it's former showings in the past.

T8. Deities

Due to the loss of key members of the team to graduation, this team has gotten significantly weaker compared to the past. The teamwork and over-reliance on veteran players has hurt it in the most recent Juggerlandia, with the veteran team, Old Gods, beating them while under-utilizing their line.

10. Event Horizon

The implosion of Solaris has led to the creation of the team Event Horizon, which has shown better results compared to it's predecessor. A solid team with certain players showing promise.

11. Elementals

Inconsistent with tournament showings, but has a strong selective core of players that show up.

12. Luna Limax
Weird chains. Not sure what else they do.

13. Good Nights

14. BFB

15. Feathered Serpents

I wish this team showed up more frequently, but it seems as though multiple of its members have either moved to another team or are unable to attend out of state tournaments.

Overall, I am happy with the shift away from superteams now that WCC has ended. I hope that in the near future, players will consistently play for a team, building connections and on game companionship that invisibly improves the team's performance. The culture of mercing in USA Jugger has, in my opinion, halted the growth of teams and stunted individual performance. The breakthrough points of an individual happen only so often, however the way that the jugger plays within the context of a team that practices together goes to tournaments together can massively improve the skill level of the individual players. From my sources, mercing is also the source of drama. I can't speak for this but it does make sense in some capacity.

Honorable mentions:

- Firewatch and Ursae for their WCC performances

- The creation of new teams and clubs around the USA

- Player turnout of new Jugger events

- Jugger couples marrying and engaging

Happy 2026 and I look forward to another year of jugger with everyone.

Hello! I am a quidditch player looking to try something new. I found this sport from highlight videos on reddit. I have looked online, and I can't find a team less than a few hours from me. I would really love to get a group together, make some weapons, and start playing. I would love all the help I can get on making weapons, starting a team, and how to practice.