HELSINKI YMCA BASKETBALL – HELSINGIN NMKY KORIPALLO
Helsinki YMCA has a strong tradition and a long history in basketball. Vilho Nuoreva, a member of Helsinki YMCA, brought the game of basketball to Finland in the late 1920s. Basketball has been played in Helsinki YMCA since 1927. Since then the club has won altogether 64 Finnish Championships, seven out of which have been won by men’s team, the others in junior or senior leagues. Also the first, and so far the only, Finnish NBA player Hanno Möttölä played most of his junior years in YMCA Pakila, which is part of Helsinki YMCA.
Nowadays the club is focusing on the development of young players. We have more than 60 teams for children, teenagers and adults of all ages – with over 730 license players we are the second biggest basketball club in Finland. The aim of the club is to provide everyone with a team that matches both the skills and willingness of a player. This is possible in popular FUN-groups (once a week, easy to start playing at any age) and for older ages in many practice groups with the players of the same age.
Basically players start to play in a regional league at the age of seven or eight. At around the age of 13 the first teams start competing in national leagues, too. The youngest group is for 2-4-year-olds who practise with their own parent. The younger the players are the more we important it is to have the possibility to play basketbal neat the players’ homes and that’s why we have two or three local teams within Helsinki (Pakila, Malmi and Stadi, the centrum area). We also have a Unified-team where both disabled and non-disabled players play together and many adult teams that play in the Southern area II division or lower.
The club also organizes HNMKY Basket Camps during the summer and other school holidays. We also run an Open Practice at Malmi every week-day for the club’s own players at 14.30-16.
If you want to join or ask about our activities, you can contact the coach of the team directly or get in touch with our office:
Contact person
START BASKETBALL
Show more content...On this page you will find contact information for all the Helsinki YMCA teams.
More information on Hobby Basketball for adults here and Sport Clubs for Children 2 to 6 years of age here
REGIONAL TEAMS AND UNIFIED BASKETBALL
LähiTapiola offers a two-week free trial!
REGIONAL TEAMS FOR THOSE BORN IN 2011–2017
Namika has regional teams for boys and girls born from 2011 to 2017, as well as age group teams for those born from 2004 to 2010. Training for regional teams is held in their own area. The activities focus on learning basic physical skills, working in a group and age-appropriate skills in basketball, as well as developing social skills. Training takes place under the direction of the qualified coaches of YMCA. If you want to start a hobby you can contact the coach to learn more about how the team works.
IMPORTANT! You need to enrol into the team before the first training sessions so that the information for all those attending training is known to the club. This way you will also see all the team’s upcoming workouts and you are involved in team communication from the beginning.
You can find the team’s training calendar at the Additional Information link for each specific team. All you need to have is indoor sports equipment (shoes recommended) and your own drinking bottle.
BOYS 2011–2017 STADI
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration:
Mini boys 2011 Stadi | More information | ||
Ville Pöyry | 050 327 9798 | ville.poyry@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mini boys 2012 Stadi | More information | ||
Ville Pöyry | 050 327 9798 | ville.poyry@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2013 Stadi | More information | ||
Mikael Ailus | 044 088 8128 | mikael.ailus@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2014 Stadi | More information | ||
Ville Pöyry | 050 327 9798 | mikael.ailus@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2015 Stadi | More information | ||
Joonas Kytölä | 040 961 5005 | joonas.kytola@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2016-2017 Stadi | More information | ||
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GIRLS 2011-2017 STADI
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration:
Mini girls 2011 Stadi | More information | ||
Henrik Pulkkinen | 050 536 9719 | henrik.pulkkinen@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mini girls 2012 Stadi | More information | ||
Maria Piiroinen | 040 843 4403 | maria.piiroinen@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro girls 2013 Stadi | More information | ||
Joonas Kytölä | 040 961 5005 | joonas.kytola@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro girls 2014 Stadi | More information | ||
Wilhelmiina Manunen | 040 0467581 | wilhelmiina.manunen@gmail.com | Register here |
Supermikro girls 2015 Stadi | More information | ||
Joonas Kytölä | 040 961 5005 | joonas.kytola@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro girls 2016-2017 Stadi | More information | ||
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BOYS 2011-2017 PAKILA
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration
Mini boys 2011 Pakila | More information | ||
Henri Clément | 050 568 0234 | henri.clement@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mini boys 2012 Pakila | More information | ||
Valtteri Palojärvi | 050 338 6116 | valtteri.palojarvi@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2013 Pakila | More information | ||
Sarah Chime | 0401286699 | sarah.chime@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2014 Pakila | More information | ||
Sarah Chime | 0401286699 | sarah.chime@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2015 Pakila | More information | ||
Sarah Chime | 0401286699 | sarah.chime@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2016 Pakila | More information | ||
Sarah Chime | 0401286699 | sarah.chime@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2017 Pakila | More information | ||
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GIRLS 2011-2017 PAKILA
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration
Mini girls 2011 Pakila | More information | ||
Maiju Virtanen | 040 5497742 | maiju.virtanen@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mini girls 2012 Pakila | More information | ||
Meeri Kekkonen | - | meerik@elisanet.fi | Register here |
Mikro girls 2013 Pakila | More information | ||
Meeri Kekkonen | - | meerik@elisanet.fi | Register here |
Mikro girls 2014 Pakila | More information | ||
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Supermikro girls 2015 Pakila | More information | ||
Meeri Kekkonen | - | meerik@elisanet.fi | Register here |
Supermikro girls 2016-2017 Pakila | More information | ||
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BOYS 2011-2017 MALMI
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration
Mini boys 2011-2012 Malmi | More information | ||
Vili Suntinen | 040 376 6650 | vili.suntinen@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2013 Malmi | More information | ||
Vili Suntinen | 040 376 6650 | vili.suntinen@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Mikro boys 2014-2015 Malmi | More information | ||
Emma Malm | 050 469 7903 | emma.malm@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro boys 2016-2017 Malmi | More information | ||
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GIRLS 2013-2016 MALMI
Contact information of the coaches for regional teams and registration
Mikro girls 2013 Malmi | More information | ||
Nora Väre | 040 0302404 | nora.vare@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro girls 2014-2015 Malmi | More information | ||
Emma Malm | 050 469 7903 | emma.malm@hnmky.fi | Register here |
Supermikro girls 2016-2017 Malmi | More information | ||
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UNIFIED
Helsinki YMCA has two Unified teams playing in the 1st and 3rd divisions. Both players with developmental disabilities and partner players without developmental disabilities play on the teams.
Enrolment for the teams’ MyClub is via these links:
Unified 1.-div register here 1st division
Unified 3.-div register here 3rd division
If you are interested in getting involved in the action, you can find out more from the head coaches:
1st division: Tiina Ruottinen tiina.ruottinen@gmail.com
3rd division: Roosa Saarni Roosa.saarni@gmail.com
U19-U13 TEAMS
Training for girls and boys aged U19–U13 (born 2004–2010) mainly takes place in Malmi, at Namika’s home cave in the Malmi Ball Game Hall. At U19–U13 ages, each age group has competing teams, with trained coaches operating in a state-of-the-art environment for the overall development of the players. Namika also provides an opportunity for U19–U13 ages to head down a hobby path where trained coaches operate in the same environment as the competing groups, but the number of events per week is smaller.
If you want to start a hobby you can contact the coach to learn more about how the team works.
IMPORTANT! You need to enrol into the team before the first training sessions so that the information for all those attending training is known to the club. This way you will also see all the team’s upcoming workouts and you are involved in team communication from the beginning. Further information on the activities of the club can also be received from the Coaching Manager:
Juuso Milén, +358 50 505 9013, juuso.milen@hnmky.fi
LähiTapiola offers a free two-week trial for all those interested.
The aim of the club is to provide everyone willing to try with activities corresponding to their own motives or pursuits. In practice, this is reflected in senior juniors as several practice groups.
BOYS U19–U13 AGE GROUPS (BORN 2004–2010)
- U19 boys (2004-2005) ⇒ More information
Eero Levä, 050 573 8186, eero.leva@hnmky.fi
Register here - U17 boys (2006) ⇒ More information
Juuso Milén, 050 505 9013, juuso.milen@hnmky.fi
Register here - U16 boys (2007) ⇒ More information
Vili Suntinen, 040 376 6650, vili.suntinen@hnmky.fi
Register here - U15 boys (2008) ⇒ More information
Timo Saukkola, 040 760 2110, timo.saukkola@hnmky.fi
Register here - U14 boys (2009) ⇒ More information
Henri Clément, 050 568 0234, henri.clement@hnmky.fi
Register here - U13 boys (2010) ⇒ More information
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GIRLS U19-U14-AGE GROUPS (BORN 2004-2010)
- Women-U18 girls (2004-2005) ⇒ More information
Teijo Sandvik, 050 343 4662, teijo.sandvik@hnmky.fi
Register here - U19/U16 girls Hobby (2004-2008) ⇒ More information
Benjamin Jensen, hoyerjensen@gmail.com
Register here - U17-U16 girls (2006-2007) ⇒ More information
Emma Malm, 050 469 7903, emma.malm@hnmky.fi
Register here - U15 girls (2008) ⇒ More information
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Register here - U14-U13 girls (2009-2010) ⇒ More information
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QUITTING
If a player wants to drop out of their basketball group, Helsinki YMCA must be notified with this form.