Every Wizard Sport BESIDES Quidditch | Harry Potter Film Theory

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Where all my Swivenhodge fans at?!

[@iimax_9135]

Will you do a Kahoot quiz soon?

[@JustACactus616]

Probably at St Mungos

[@Officialjamesandco]

You guys talked about this on Through the Griffin Door! Love the Crossover!

[@IronSquirtleOG]

Sounds like a Sonic spinoff

[@appleseed2976]

Stop promoting better help.

[@robertgronewold3326]

You missed a sport; Quodpot. It's the most popular sport in Wizarding America. An offshoot of Quidditch, it's played with a ball that can explode if handled too long, and you score by shooting it into large cauldrons.

[@simplythatguy-o6n]

I heard about that! im surprised they missed it. so by that description its kind of like a mix of hot potato and basketball no?

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@simplythatguy-o6n That seems to be the gist of it.

[@ToaCody1]

They also missed it in the podcast.

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@ToaCody1 Yeah, I was hoping that a second look at a wiki or something would have made him see that he missed it, but he must have used the same incomplete data twice.

[@Kulooluk]

I was gonna comment that, but thanks. Its important for people to get complete data

[@zackbob6]

Oh my gosh, the moustache goes so well with the whole "british sports announcer guy" bit😂

[@Bilski86]

Dudes it’s perfection

[@amberbanuelos7053]

Came to say the same 😂

[@erikagholston6610]

It's working for J.

[@carolynbrubaker1619]

hilarious!

[@OkayYaraman]

Fun fact: In the German books there was a translation error where the game was called Exploding Snape. That just made the game sound even more confusing! 😂

[@elevator3]

thats hilarious!

[@Weronika_24_]

That's the marauders' version

[@Officialjamesandco]

@@Weronika_24_ Good one 💀

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Who wouldn't play a few rounds of Exploding Snape?

[@CrimSang420]

As a Gryffindor (EDIT: Okay, okay, let's be honest... A Ravenclaw... BUT I SWEAR--) re-dormitored Hufflepuff, I would so TOTALLY PLAY THAT *GAME!* :'D

[@Orurandokun]

I'd think there will be a Freestyle broom riding... Which consist in doing tricks as if the broom was a skateboard. That would be a real extreme sport.

[@Zack-dw5op]

A school wide "community paintball episode" style dueling battle would be so cool

[@dippst]

SOOOOO many slugs spewed...

[@ecocentriclife]

And they all turn into zombies at the end. Or is that the All Hallows Eve party...

[@RancorSnp]

I'm not sure the quote does a good job conveying the original premise, considering Hagrid says it's like "soccer". In muggle sports - ESPECIALLY in the UK, football is the sport. That doesn't mean there aren't hundreds of other sports, but football is the most important and most popular sport in the world. So if Hagrid says "it's our sport" and uses football as the comparison - it means that Quidditch is the most important sport, not the only sport

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Football is soccer in most countries. Americans just have to make things awkward

[@EpicRandomness555]

I think it only says soccer in the American version of the book. Hagrid means “football” (Even though soccer football is the original British name of the sport to separate it from rugby football)

[@The_Forgettable1]

​@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185the term soccer comes from the UK though?

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@The_Forgettable1 It does but we don’t use it

[@caseygreyson4178]

I think you are confused. Do you know what soccer is? It IS football…

[@coolnerdlll6053]

There needs to be a Quidditch movie. Imagine the basic plot of a sports movie (ragtag team comes together, plays a few matches, works their way up to a big championship game) but with Quidditch. I would be first in line to see that.

[@OkayYaraman]

What I wanna see is a Quidditch version of Air Bud. “There’s nothing in the rules that says a blast-ended skrewt can’t play Quidditch!”

[@MobileRaidr]

Give it another 30 years youll get it

[@volodymyrlavrushko5365]

and it will be a movie about Chudley Cannons and the only time they weren’t on the last place

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Quidditch Through the Ages _might_ have been better series than Fantastic Beasts.

[@TheTrekkie42]

I wanted Quidditch Friday Night Lights. Give me the Quidditch show over the Quidditch movie.

[@josephj.prioli1823]

Holy heck, Jonathan! That swivenhodge ... interlude ... is the single BEST bit in ANY SCB video I have ever seen. Respect, man! That was awesome.

[@andeeharry]

There are a few and I think they would have been cool in the stories, or future stories. Quodpot: Just like Quidditch, but this one packs firepower for some reason that came from America. You have the same type of antics, but this time, you place the Quod into the cup in the middle of the field before it exploded. Wizard Chess. Gobstones: Just like marbles, but you just sprayed by horrible smelling liquid. Exploding Snap Broom Racing: A simple standard of racing each other. Duelling, Shuntbump: A ancient game that existed in Devon that played by Children. It is a magical equivalent to jousting as you purposely knock your opponent off the broom with the last person standing being a winner. Mud-Ditch: A weird game where you get 'stuck in a mud' thanks to some charm and you use magical dice to get you out. The trick is, to move and use whichever the body part it lands on. first. Magical version of twister that leaves you dirty. Snitch Snatcher: board game type of thing Flying SeaHorse Fishing, Magical version of fishing Hippogriff Racing, Spot the Snargaluff, Gnome RACING, Dance Elf Championship,: Something that existed since 1926 that happens every year

[@mrborgeusborg1541]

I knew of the annual broom race of Sweden and as a Swede I was always wondering why they flew from Kopparberg to Arjeplog, why not have the start more south? But when I looked at the map and considered where muggles are living, it actually makes alot of sense to start in Kopparberg. I dunno the % exactly but around 70% of the muggles live at the imaginary line between Stockholm and Karlstad, and then south. Most of the area the race would fly over(not the line marked by the map because that are the muggle route) is actually flying over forrest and forrest and forrest and forrest. It would make sense that most of the swedish wizards live in this big areas where no muggles are living. Could it be because of spells? :O

[@shannonlanghart346]

Olympic style wizard dueling would be such a fun sport to watch!

[@mlpfanboy1701]

Its essentially fencing

[@Flara555]

my favourite thing - apart from the video itself - is Ben chuckling in the background. it's so wholesome

[@MumboJ]

It occurs to me that Quidditch is a profoundly non-magical sport on the part of the athletes. Yes the equipment itself is magical, but there's nothing stopping a muggle from playing if they have access. Imagine a squib, shunned by their family, becoming a world-class quidditch player. There's a great story to be had there. Edit: Thinking about it, the same could be said of every sport in this video except for Dueling and maybe StitchStock.

[@chinchilla_fandoms9500]

I could totally see all the Weasleys playing Shuntbumps. I feel like it would get just... so unreasonably chaotic

[@Sailor_Enchantix]

I can't believe you didn't mention Quodpot. It has eleven players on broomsticks on each team, and they have to throw a Quaffle which has been charmed to explode down the field and get it into the cauldron at the end. This special Quaffle is called the Quod and the cauldron contains a solution to stop the Quod from exploding. Any player holding the Quod when it explodes is eliminated.

[@michaelredman8286]

What about Quadpot?

[@unsociablebutterfly67]

I’ve always thought that there’s a lot that goes on at Hogwarts that we never see or are aware of because Harry is our Narrator. He only cares about quidditch and stopping the latest Voldemort plot. He only notices a couple other students, he’s not involved in any club or student activities because he just doesn’t care (although stopping Voldemort is very important so we can forgive him on that) There are plenty of clubs, school events, career recruitment events, solo lectures that we never see because Harry is oblivious

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

Your little "announcer" skit was HILARIOUS & AMAZIIINNNGGG!!! 🤣 And, you forgot to mention another sport in the WW: Quadball! I think, if I remember correctly, it’s like the American version of Quidditch, except that the Quaffle EXPLODES (which seems MILDLY dangerous to EVERYONE involved, including the people watching/cheering if you ask me … 🤷🏽‍♀😅)!! I’m not kidding!! 🤯 (I think they also talk about it in "Quidditch Through The Ages", if I remember correctly about reading about it there . . . 🤔)

[@deb4762]

Quadpot is what you're thinking of 🙂

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

@@deb4762 Oh! Okay 👌🏻! Thanks! 😊

[@deb4762]

​@@AHufflepuffAndASwiftieNo problem 😃

[@jackotherstar]

Shuntbump is like tag but instead of tagging someone you shove them to the ground and they’re out until the game’s over. As J said, I’m sure parents loooove the game and that it results in nothing but smiles.

[@artemis143]

I feel like it's more akin to king of the hill than tag

[@carlrood4457]

Growing up, there was a lake we went to and kids used to play a game called Pirate on the lake. They'd use these two person sailboats called Sunfish. One kid sailed the boat and his partner would try and tip over the other kids' boats. Kind of a Shunbump on water. We also had king of the mountain, which was usually played on a jungle jim or monkey bars. One kid is the king who'd be at the top, while the others climbed up to push him/her off. Of course he/she did the same to their attackers.

[@dyinginside8716]

6:00 Do they not have Snap in America? As a Brit, Exploding Snap was the most obvious thing to me

[@cmwattam]

The British vs wizarding discussions always make me laugh. I think it might have been Potterless that was confused about rock cakes too 😅

[@nobodyfamousX]

I love watching these come out after watching a through the Gryffindor episode because lately i can tell the exact conversation thay inspires these episodes now.

[@Dori623]

I love getting to watch the moments where these ideas are talked about on Through the Griffen Door - and then to see a video going in detail about that idea a few days later. Especially if it was brought up by a fan or a review.

[@Leviticus_Prime]

You missed one. The US has game called Quadpot based on quidditch with an exploding quaffle known as a quad. The game involves only chasers. Two teams attemp to score by putting the ball into a pot of potion that prevents it from exploding. A team which does this gets a point and a new ball is brought out. The game is allegory for American football since it's a game loosely based on quiditch only popular in the US, Canada, and other new world nations.

[@pokaface564]

The least realistic part of the books is that nobody at a British boarding school is playing football (⚽️), cricket or rugby

[@lunerblade13]

Surprised you didn’t bring up Quodpot the American version of quidditch.

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

#JusticeForQuodpot

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Are there any significant differences?

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 the quaffle is set to explode and the goal is to keep it from doing so

[@aaronbarrett6464]

​@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185the Quod explodes. It doesn't mention if they have the other ball types or not, but my assumption is not, since it might detract from the fun of the exploding ball.

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii That’s incredible and just so very American. At least,as a British person,this is exactly what I imagine American culture is like

[@buffytheslayer5029]

There should be a rock-paper-scissor game ,but with spells and counterspells that be cool!

[@MulanBelle]

I would think the wizarding equivalent would involve the Deathly Hallows. Wand-Stone-Cloak.

[@damianjohnson6935]

So dueling?

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@@MulanBelleCauldron, Parchment & Sword makes more sense. The whole point of the Hallows is they cannot be defeated by anything else.

[@MulanBelle]

@ObsessiveGeek The Elder Wand can Summon the Cloak (thereby removing it from the wearer), the Cloak hides the Stone (so it can't be found), and the Stone resurrects the Wand's victims.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@@MulanBelle As I say NOTHING can defeat the Hallows, this includes each other. The cloak is impervious to spells too.

[@RileyMcGreevy]

I could totally see obstacle courses on broomsticks being a thing. It could even include dodging spells or magical creatures such as dragons.

[@dnicej1293]

I think Wizards chess is 90% like muggle chess. Sometimes, the books make it seem like the pieces work a little different or have minds of their own.

[@lukeroberson2115]

They do. Harry's narration explicitlt says they will argue with their player if they think there's a better move.

[@dnicej1293]

@lukeroberson2115 Just read the line in Goblet that said, "several very brave pawns and one extremely violent bishop." Haha

[@carlrood4457]

A trophy shaped like a dragon? I'm in.

[@donperegrine922]

Yeah, no matter the peril I must face, I want that giant silver dragon trophy.

[@TheScarvig]

long distance apparition: assuming apparating takes some kind of effort and scales with the distance traveled, the contestants must apparate as far as they can in a certain direction target apparition: the contestants are standing some distance away from a magically obscured target area. the target area is revealed for just the blink of an eye and the contestants can see a mark where they are supposed to appear in the general target area. when the target area is again obscured the contestants must apparate from memory to the marked spot and their accuracy is rated. obstacle apparition: the contestants are faced with a series of increasingly smaller and contorted arrangements of solid wood spikes and they have to apparate into the middle of them without getting skewered (this one feels especially at home in the wizarding world, with pretty nasty results if the contestants mess up) long reach accio: the contestants are surrounded by a field of identical objects and must accio the furthest one they can extend their magic to (again, assuming there are some limits and skill to what wizards can accio. or do you think i could accio a specific grain of sand from the other side of the world?) long distance expelliarmus: how far can you stand away and still disarm a mannequin?

[@DavidRay_40]

New sport idea: Horcrux Hunting.

[@Julius_JMC]

You forgot Quadpot. Also, I think swevenhodge would be more like badminton since it's played in the air, you wouldn't want it to touch the ground.

[@rickardberglund1564]

Hello SuperCarlinBrothers a Swedish fan here. And I thought I would help you with the two Swedish places. 1 Arjeplog which is a Swedishization of the Sami word Árjepluovve, which means wet marsh ridge. 2 Kopparberg got its name from the Swedish words copper and mountain. We didn't come up with anything better in the 1600s when the city was founded (which is located by a mountain with a copper mine) Keep up the good work

[@atrumluminarium]

I think sports not being featured in the school is normal. In my country and in the UK, most sports events are oftenly football related ignoring most other sports unlike in the US where highschools have teams for American football, basketball, baseball, etc.

[@3m3a3x3]

Having the pieces move on their own and verbally controling your moves is not the only difference in Wizards Chess. It is described in the first book, that you have to convince the pieces, and they try to five you suggestions. Having your chess pieces trust you gives you a huge advantage. Giving the game a lot more dimensionality. Suddenly things like 'Morale' and being a good leader are way mor important. Like they say in the Book 'its more like dorecting troops in an actual war'

[@dacoolestyoutuber_143]

You are an ✨️icon✨️

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Thanks!

[@carlrood4457]

Broom racing always had a problem when Richardius Dastardlius would keep stopping to set traps to slow down his opponents.

[@erikaworkman3744]

9:41 "no way good..." I feel like this should be "no good way..." but I still love your videos ❤❤❤

[@TheTravelerww]

I think in wizards chess if your pieces don't like you they might disobey your orders and make a move they seem tactical. So there may be some skill in getting the pieces to do what you command and other differences to muggle chess.

[@sixtenhedqvist7358]

There are a lot of wizard sports that includes a broom.

[@avaglennon9873]

Now I need someone to write a story about Hippogriff Dressage. That would be so much fun.

[@MoxxoM]

14:40: I would think that nobody really cares since they can heal broken bones in seconds.

[@vedantpatel5985]

Many of these are in Quidditch through the ages

[@Ienjoyyoutube]

day 1 of asking for this What If: What if Draco went to Durmstrang like Lucius intended? How would that have affected the story?

[@ryanmay1298]

Gnome Putting!! As surely practiced by Harry and the Weasleys. Is a game where you catch a pesky gnome, grab it by it's feet then spin it around like a muggle shot put. Thus launching it in the air and over the garden fence. The aim of the game is to throw a Gnome as far as possible. Extra points for clearing the neighbors fence!! The person who reaches the furthest distance wins!!

[@noelbrucker135]

My Hufflepuff teen is still extremely competitive -- He’s just also genuinely happy for you if you win 😊🥰

[@taylortdf5459]

7:40 the J-stache fits this a little too well 😂

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Instead of shot put, maybe crystal ball put? Dueling oppugno birds? Competitive transfiguration?

[@MrChristamouse]

Oh weird, every day I drive past the pub from the marble competition clip you showed at 4:45

[@lingodelfo5415]

3:25 how do you know muggles didn't adopt Wizard's Chess

[@bookworm3005]

Creaothceann sounds exactly like a sport the Scotts would come up with 😅

[@Arlow26]

Jay the stache just keeps getting better and better. The little swoosh on the ends, magnifique!

[@sunilpermaul7876]

5:20 I feel like Lockhart did to Duelling Club what Raygun did to Olympic Breakdancing

[@Jeremyjones42]

Editor is killing it with the falling rocks

[@itchybelle]

thank you 🫶🏻

[@juliajohnson4080]

ESPN 9 3/4 NEEDS to be a real wizard radio channel 😂😂😂

[@Thegaminator348]

I love watching your videos on my lunch and breaks at work

[@JackMarchbank]

It never occurred to me that Americans wouldn't know what snap is

[@higgnkfe]

No Quodpot? That is THE alternative sport to Quidditch

[@heylolp9]

Friends don't let other friends healthcare data get sold for profit because they referred someone to a non healthcare professional posing as healthcare providers

[@Fecatah]

DUDE that commentating though! Perfect xD The moustache honestly made that moment possible xD

[@SafiyyahMoosa]

Stopped watching an old J vs Ben in order to watch this. Will then go back to watching that after I'm done here

[@Officialjamesandco]

This is the earliest I've ever made it to a YT video!

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Who knew that Exploding Snap was exactly like the card game Snap…umm, quite a lot of people actually.

[@auril615]

That sports reporter thing was one of the best bits you've ever done. And I am quite the regular viewer :-) I'm still laughing. Brilliant!

[@proshayaantv421]

Swivenhodge and it's rules sound like Luna created them

[@Mindy_T]

That moustache has been growing with magic 😅 there is no other explanation.

[@troperhghar9898]

In America, dueling does not use wands we use magitech guns and its to the death

[@evie2670]

Eyyyyy let’s go!!! The annual broom race of Sweden!! I am very proud over the fact that my home country has a famous race, I even saw my hometown on one of the routes the broom race could take on the Sweden map. The Arjeplog pronunciation however, as a Swede that physically hurt to hear as it’s far from how it’s pronounced in Swedish. But great video as always, I had not heard of many of the other broom sports

[@Aravind-ace]

There's a Quidditch Hp game coming out

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

There sure is! Can't wait!

[@iimax_9135]

@@SuperCarlinBrothers did you like hogwarts legacy?

[@melissaferguson7630]

@@iimax_9135right??? I want some videos about the game

[@XxCJOxX]

@@iimax_9135yeah, they do

[@Mary_Studios]

@@iimax_9135 I think on the podcast through the griffindoor he said he hadn't finished the game yet.

[@windums560]

I think muggles could play Quidditch

[@brendanrodriguez5111]

I would totally tune into espn9 and 3 quarters to unironically watch any of the ones not shown in the books especially shuntbumps, the dragon blatter piercing one and the swivenhaj games along with broom racing.

[@blakethebeast3174]

It feels weird that Hagrid called it soccer, isn't it? Anyway, ESPN 9 and 3/4s made me laugh hard, it's the ESPN Ocho joke that became real. I could see real-life Quidditch being on that channel if it hasn't already.

[@johnkarakash]

My headcanon: Wizard Chess has a FEEDBACK effect that shakes your concentration and has the effect of making 'sacrifices' a bit more risky because you (the player) will be getting more affected/confused with each piece loss.

[@gunders85]

Though their initial message is good, betterhelp is really not a good look for you

[@jimmygirten1279]

Scared of a bit of mental health?

[@gunders85]

@@jimmygirten1279 On the contrary, im desperately looking for the right help. But that company is a scam

[@gunders85]

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[@gunders85]

​@@jimmygirten1279 If you do a fraction of research into the company youll know what im talking about

[@gunders85]

@@jimmygirten1279 They are not what they claim to be

[@levigoodrich5276]

I keep asking because this is a really interesting idea. What if Harry was an Obscurus?

[@brianmcnail4691]

they only take patreon suggestions

[@sue-ellenlightbody2337]

Wait wait wait. Do you not know what snap is? That and “fish” or “go fish” were first card games we learnt as kids (I’m Australian). You divvy out the cards to each player, have them in a pile in your hand face down, take turns placing a card in a pile in front of you and if the card on top matches you quickly place your hand on top of it saying “snap”. Whoever’s hand on the pile first gets the pile. The person with most at the end wins. 😊😊

[@cmwattam]

I guess they don't play it in America? It had never occurred to me that Americans don't play snap!

[@JuliusCaminus]

"Shuntbumps" is plainly the best of all of these games. Add a lance and some padding and you've got yourself a real humdinger.

[@dbrothers6329]

can you imagine if hogwarts had regular muggle sports...i feel like crabbe and goyle would be some solid (American) football players

[@marialash4925]

Chess is also a sport The pigs blader came from Ireland

[@Lordpooz09]

Even just Muggle sports but with magic would be interesting 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ogunekonelson3904]

Can’t wait for the new Harry Potter Quidditch game

[@snangoboman2111]

LOST reference at the end?! Would love to see some LOST content here! I know you guys would do an amazing job!

[@uxw05]

9:11 The best way to do sponsorships (turn subtitles on).

[@Fl4ttt]

The real question I have been wondering is how long J has to have the mustache before people get used to it / everyone has seen it haha

[@Commanderofthe3rdreich]

Bro I thought it was the only one, thanks for sharing your immaculate knowledge of Harry Potter into my brain Then 👉🧠 knowledge:0 Now:👉🧠 knowledge 50k

[@ericanderson4436]

No gnome tossing?

Number of sponsor mentions in the video reminded me why I don't watch this channel anymore.

[@brantjustilian3791]

I imagine bullying is much worse in magical schools because you can be magically pants, magical wedgies, and Magical swirly’s. Heck it would be pretty embarrassing to have you clothes disappear randomly.

[@FifthConcerto]

Steeple Chase was my favorite Track and Field event. Watch out for the water pit! The last thing you need is 2000 m of "Squelch, squelch, squelch" Not a good time. Also, the folks who can clear the steeples like they're hurdles are amazing, and I am just going to stick with my single foot vault over the steeple.

[@hbpinnock]

that Swivenhodge commentary was perfection hahahaha

[@wonkywaddlingwaterwingedwriter]

Lol, saw this question pop up and knew it was gonna be a video. I think that's one of my favorite parts about the TTGD series.

[@thomaskemp8803]

Stash is looking very dapper! Well done brother!

[@lotemylife3006]

All I could think about the whole video was Mike Schubes and his hatred for Quidditch 🤣🤣🤣

[@AbigaleWalker-h7s]

"The only problem is that you'd have to keep on harvesting more and more dragon bladders," have you heard on transfiguration? All you have to do is a take a rock and wave a wand at it.

[@chinolebron6233]

Speaking of magical sports/games. Lev Grossman's The Magicians have a magical sport called Welters. It's a giant boardgame in an arena where you roll a polyhedral die onto squares. Each square has a specific spell with a different set of circumstances in which you have to account for when casting. I thought that was a pretty cool concept.

[@crayyonnyadrav4055]

Wizards know how to make the safest games ever! Even the Tri-Wizard Cup could be seen as games by these safety standards.

[@DdKk-uc4ek]

I could see "Dubledore's Army" being a dueling club but it wasn't open to the whole school as only people Harry trusted were invited to join and it only lasted that year as far as we know. I could also see that a reason they would not have that many professional sports is because it might be challenging to have a bunch a mass wizarding sports events in large stadiums/arenas without risking exposure of magic to muggles. I remember with the world cup they used the port key but still that is a lot of people in one place and imagine that x 15 sports.

[@kirenderaj8152]

Video idea: How did Regulus discover the existence of the Horcrux?