Sport descriptions

Football


Football is the world's most popular sport and it's easy to get started. All you need is two teams and a ball developed for the game. The main idea of the game is that the teams try to get the ball into the opponent's goal using their feet or head. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals than the opponent by the time limit. Soccer is the world's most popular sport and it's easy to get started. All you need is two teams and a ball developed for the game. The core idea of the game is that the teams try to get the ball into the opponent's goal using their feet or head. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals than the opponent by the time limit. Football can be played both outdoors and indoors, normally outdoors. 

Futsal


Futsal is an indoor form of football and played on smaller field. The name originally comes from the Spanish term Fútbol sala. The game is played between two teams, each of has five players on the field. The small field means that the players have significantly less space than football, and thus the technique is emphasized more strongly than football.  The futsal ball is slightly smaller than football, heavier and less elastic, which is why it bounces less. Futsal is an easy hobby to start, so welcome to join.  At uMove Futsal shifts you don`t need own ball. You can borrow those to the shifts from L-buildings lobby.

Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a team game played on ice, in a hockey rink. In a normal situation, the team consists of six people (5 field players and a goalkeeper) and there are two teams playing against each other on the field/rink at the same time. The main point is move the puck sliding along the ice to opponent team goal by using ice hockey sticks . The puck is a rubbery and it is 2.54 centimeters thick, 7.62 centimeters in diameter and weight is between 156 and 170 grams. The game time can be practically anything. The rules of series and organizations define the total times of both sets and games. Most often, the playing time is 60 minutes, which is divided into three 20-minute periods. At the end of the game, the winner is the team that has scored more goals.

In all uMove hockey shifts, players must have their own skates, helmet and sticks. uMove ADVANCED shifts must have full game equipment.

 

Basketball


Basketball is played by two teams, each with five players. Each team tries to throw the ball into the opponent's basket and defend the other team making a basket. When playing the ball, you may only play with your hands. It can be passed, thrown, hit, or rolled. 

At uMove Basketball shifts you don`t need own ball. You can borrow those to the shifts from L-buildings lobby or U2 hall. 

 

Volleyball


Volleyball is a two-team game where the field is divided by a net. Both teams have six players on the court. The goal of the teams is to pass the ball over the net and make the ball touch the opponent's court and defend the opponent doing the same. The team has three available three touches/hits to return the ball (in addition to the save) to the opposite side. The game starts by passing the ball over the net to the opponent side. "Ball rally" from side to side continues until the ball touches the playing court/fiels, or it goes "out" or the team fails to return the ball according to the rules. In volleyball, the team that wins the ball rally gets a point and get shift to pass the next ball.

At uMove Volleyball shifts you don`t need own ball. You can borrow those to the shifts from L-buildings lobby or U2 hall. 

 

Ice skating


Ice skating is sport on the ice, where you move with the skates. The skate has metal blades that allow you to slide along the surface of the ice. Ice skating can be practiced either on natural ice or in an ice rink. uMove ice skating shifts are at the ice rink.

At uMove ice skating shifts you will need own skates. Sticks and balls/pucks may not be taken to ice skating shifts.

 

Padel


Padel is almost like mix of tennis and squash. The field is 10m x 20m and is surrounded by 3 meter high glass and metal mesh walls. Like a tennis court, it is divided into two parts by a net. Padel is always played with teams of two players. The best thing about padel is that it is really easy to start and learn. The game is perfect for players of all ages and levels, and it is an extremely social racket game. (Padel Club Finland)

uMove's Padel shifts are in Jyväskylä Padel Adder Keljo. All you have to do is get a group of friends together and try this fun and new sport in our ball games shift schedule. 

Table tennis


Table tennis is a racket game whose basic idea is very much the same as in tennis. The aim is to hit the ball into the opponent's half of the court in such a way that the ball bounces off the surface of the table and the opponent is unable to hit it back as required by the rules. As the name suggests, the table is the game platform. The table is divided by a net into two halves of equal size. The ball is light and hollow, and is hit with small clubs. 

uMove tabble tennis shifts are in Ryhtilä building. It is recommend to take your own racket and balls. There is couple of spare rackets and balls in Ryhtilä if needed.  

 

Spikeball


Spikeball (Roundnet) is a fast-paced 2vs2 team sport, in which the aim is to hit an air-filled ball (diameter 10cm) into a roundnet with a diameter of approx. 90cm which is stretched on the ground. The Spikeball set, which consists of a ball and a net that can be set up into a ring for plastic legs (height 15cm). 

Spikeball is a game with a lot of volleyball elements. You and your partner have three touches, but the ball should hit the net. The playing area can be any 10m x 10m flat area. Roundnet differs from many other ball games that the playing field is a 360-degree area where you don't know your "own sides". (roundnet.fi)

Visit the roundnet.fi website and check out the video presentation of the sport.

 

Squash

Squash is a ball game that is played on a playing in a room. The playing field consists of the floor, walls and ceiling. Squash is usually played as a singles game, but sometimes also as douples game. The game equipment is a ball and a racket developed for the sport. The ball is hit alternately inside the room, trying to hit inside the boundaries marked on the walls and ceiling, and to get it into the quarter of the court. If the ball does not stay/hits within the boundaries, the opponent gets a point. You should familiarize yourself with the rules of squash in advance before going to your turn and take the friend who knows the rules. You can read more about squash as a sport and the rules here.

At uMove Squash shifts you will need you own racket and ball. 

 

Badminton


Badminton is a racket game that can be played as singles or doubles game. A special racket and a "feather-like" game ball have been developed for badminton. The game can be played indoors and outdoors. Outside, windy weather can often make it difficult to hit a light ball. The playing field consists of two halves of the field, which are divided by a net, as in tennis and padel. The basic idea of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponent's side so that the opponent does not get the returned ball before hitting the court.

At uMove badminton shifts you will need own equipment, racket and balls. 

 

Floorball


Floorball is game played indoors, which can roughly be compared to, for example, ice hockey or rink ball. Floorball is easy to start because you do not need many equipment. Good indoor shoes, a floorball stic and a ball are enough! Floorball is played in sports halls where there is enough space for 8-10 players on the field at a time. Traditionally, the game is played 5 vs 5, but there are many variations. Floorball ball is a ball with holes and it moves quickly against the floor by passing with sticks. The goal of the teams is to get the ball into the opponent team`s goal. The rules of floorball are not too complicated and everyone can learn them very quickly. 

At uMove Floorball shifts you need own equipment.