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@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz

Post #818062

2026-03-26 23:06 UTC

Brains trust: for Reasons, my wife occasionally needs to wear a sports jersey as part of her work at a primary school ("wear your favourite team's jersey instead of school uniform if you donate to a fund raising effort" activities). Neither of us are really sports people, but we *are* readers, so she has historically worn the jersey of a ... notable fictional magical broomstick-based sports team. But she would like to avoid supporting that particular franchise. Any suggestions for a. Current front runner is a "Brakebills University Welters Team” jumper (from The Magicians) - but (a) it's not likely to be licensed content, and (b)... she teaches primary school, and might have to explain it 😆 Suggestions for a fictional sports team from she could support? Bonus points if it's YA *and* has official merch.

Replies (36)

  • @rossgrady@dood.net 2026-03-27 16:58

    @freakboy3742 This site is kind of the mother lode of fictional jerseydom: https://www.geekyjerseys.com/

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  • @mcc@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 23:08

    @freakboy3742 So I don't know what sorts of things your wife likes, but may I suggest https://jerseyone.com/search?type=product&q=space%20jam*

    Open ##1505321

  • @xgranade@wandering.shop 2026-03-26 23:10

    @freakboy3742 @glyph I couldn't find any official ones, but maybe jerseys from the one Owl House episode taking the piss out of the other series? Bonus, it's YA and very queer.

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  • @vivtek@indieweb.social 2026-03-26 23:15

    @freakboy3742 The Unseen Academicals? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unseen_Academicals No official merch, though. And most of Pratchett isn't YA.

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  • @danyeaw@fosstodon.org 2026-03-26 23:19

    @freakboy3742 Not as whimsical, but what about the Mighty Ducks or AFC Richmond?

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  • @cassolotl@toot.wales 2026-03-26 23:21

    @freakboy3742 How about Percy Jackson? His camp is Camp Half Blood, they seem to have a uniform, they have t-shirts and hoodies in their merch range. (Not sure about jerseys though...?) Camp Half Blood isn't a sport, but they do hold sporty events kinda?

    Open ##1505378

  • @VWDasher@mymasto.com 2026-03-26 23:21

    @freakboy3742 Would a tshirt or hoodie do? https://www.m00nshot.com/products/lane-meyer-k-12-champion-unisex-t-shirt It's a Better Off Dead reference.

    Open ##1505382

  • @bryanredeagle@beige.party 2026-03-26 23:24

    @freakboy3742 The Mighty Ducks was fictional until Disney made it real. You could get one in the original style.

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  • @freakboy3742 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Niners

    Open ##1505384

  • @freakboy3742 I've seen jerseys for Bad News Bears, Space Jam, The Sandlot. Disney makes jerseys themed for some of their characters like Stich or Mickey.

    Open ##1505385

  • @thomasdorr@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 23:52

    @freakboy3742 I went looking for Sport Jersey things from the Discworld ... An earlier entry to the wizards and witches genre from england... Not much luck.

    Open ##1505386

  • @glasnt@cloudisland.nz 2026-03-26 23:53

    @freakboy3742 ih https://jayjays.jgl.com.au/shop/ja-guys/ja-jersey-shop/lilo-stitch-626-v-neck-oversized-tee-navy

    Open ##1505394

  • @CarrieQ42@mastodon.social 2026-03-26 23:53

    @freakboy3742 High School Musical! Go Wildcats!

    Open ##1505395

  • @slott56@fosstodon.org 2026-03-27 00:04

    @freakboy3742 My fave: https://www.etsy.com/market/miskatonic_university_hoodie Not usually considered YA, but many of the stories are mostly appropriate for YA readers. (Avoiding the stories with heavy racism and misogyny. Lovecraft’s works have problems.)

    Open ##1505396

  • @adammoe2022@c.im 2026-03-27 00:49

    @freakboy3742 Perhaps Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League series? They have jerseys for the many of the teams, and the books are actually pretty fun. Sports, crime, space opera stuff.

    Open ##1505398

  • @brad@social.lazaruk.com 2026-03-27 00:51

    @freakboy3742 Check out Geeky Jerseys. Not exactly what you're describing but might be something. I grabbed a wonderful Dread Pirates hockey jersey from them several years ago.. Looks just like this except in my closet. 😁

    Open ##1505400

  • @vonExplaino@mstdn.social 2026-03-27 00:51

    @freakboy3742 Girl Genius is a great comic/ fiction book universe. I have one of these, it's comfy. https://www.cafepress.com/+,1458203932?attr2=8915

    Open ##1505402

  • @jacob@social.jacobian.org 2026-03-27 00:52

    @freakboy3742 It’s not fiction, but it sounds like fiction, and it’s what I’d go with: In 1992, the Grateful Dead sponsored the Lithuanian national basketball team — and these are really actually the jerseys they wore. I’ve always dreamed of buying a reproduction (the real ones are collectors items, extremely rare and expensive).

    Open ##1505403

  • @scottcain@genomic.social 2026-03-27 00:54

    Camp Halfblood jersey? @freakboy3742

    Open ##1505404

  • @freakboy3742 How about she wear some "Niners" #baseball shirts (from the baseball team in board the #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine space station)? Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Niners Team Raglan Baseball T-Shirt https://share.google/fA2N6TrrhFfeMqFAY

    Open ##1505405

  • @neilk@xoxo.zone 2026-03-27 01:35

    @freakboy3742 https://www.geekyjerseys.com/product.php?id=425 This is D&D branded, but it’s effective for the Dimension 20 Fantasy High series where Aguefort Academy’s sports team is the Owlbears. “Hoot! Growl!” EDIT: some reviews say this company is oft n very slow to fulfill orders. I’ve never ordered from them

    Open ##1505408

  • @pizzapal@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-27 01:41

    @freakboy3742 how about the cutters from "breaking away"? the movie was fictional, but they are a real team (the "true story" part of the movie).

    Open ##1505409

  • @pizzapal@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-27 01:40

    @freakboy3742 how about the cutters from "breaking away"? the movie was fictional, but they are a real team (the "true story" part of the movie).

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  • @jhv@triangletoot.party 2026-03-27 02:28

    @freakboy3742 This isn't fictional, but it might do the trick for you. It's a 2 year residential high school in North Carolina. You can either be a Unicorn (Durham, & my preference) or a Dragon (Morganton): https://www.ncssm.edu/spirit-store

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  • @cathos@merveilles.town 2026-03-27 04:38

    @freakboy3742 johnny wander used to have "authentic sports anime" shirts, but i can only find totes now: https://www.crwnstudios.com/collections/johnny-wander/products/sports-anime-tote

    Open ##1505412

  • @j_bertolotti@mathstodon.xyz 2026-03-27 06:44

    @freakboy3742 There might not be any official merchandise, but I would go straight for the "Unseen Academicals" 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unseen_Academicals Alternatively, a Bloodbowl one.

    Open ##1505413

  • @bleistifterin@fnordon.de 2026-03-27 08:07

    @freakboy3742 there is always the Unseen Academics Football team. Or , of course AFC Richmond.

    Open ##1505414

  • @morix@loci.onl 2026-03-27 09:18

    @freakboy3742 in addition to other suggestions here someone I mentioned this too suggested looking into Pokémon merch, although this may generate a lot of technical questions

    Open ##1505416

  • @FionaCraig@mastodon.scot 2026-03-27 10:24

    @freakboy3742 Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League novels are YA - possibly more teens than primary age, but they have sports merchandise for the teams: https://scottsigler.com/collections/clothing

    Open ##1505417

  • @DelilahTech@tech.lgbt 2026-03-27 13:59

    @freakboy3742 I don't know about jerseys, but I did pick up a Hawkins High letter jacket a while back (Stranger Things, apparently still a thing)

    Open ##1505418

  • @freakboy3742 Would be nice if the Unseen University had a team of something, I would get behind that! Oups! Just seen it has already been suggested, love it!

    Open ##1505420

  • @mhoye@cosocial.ca 2026-03-27 14:29

    @freakboy3742 Wikipedia has a list of fictional sports teams that might be a good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_sports_teams

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  • @nxskok@cupoftea.social 2026-03-27 16:46

    @freakboy3742 a made-up university whose initials spell out a rude word (along the lines of Free University of the City of Kensington, which I just made up now)? Oh wait, primary school. Maybe not. High school, I would do this for.

    Open ##1505422

  • @pentup@mastodon.art 2026-03-27 18:30

    @freakboy3742 I was really hoping someone might have made a Calvinball jersey, but couldn't find one, sadly.

    Open ##1505423

  • @freakboy3742 Unseen Academicals football team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unseen_Academicals

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  • @Feneric@mastodon.social 2026-03-29 18:08

    @freakboy3742 There are a ton of manga options with merch, but also the "Descendants" series has sports teams and (since it's been Disneyfied) maybe merch.

    Open ##1505425