Ball Games

Palloiluryhmä

All SportUni centres have large sport halls for many kinds of ball games.

Reservations

Ball games time slots may be viewed and booked through the Selection calendar.

Universities’ guilds, sports clubs, departments etc. organized groups have the right to make regular bookings. Application time for regular bookings is at every spring. Time slots are granted for the academic year (1.9.-1.5.) at a time. Summer season bookings are applied separately. The utilization rates of shifts are being monitored, and after three unused shifts for which no notification has been provided, the shift will be removed from the calendar. Ask more about regular bookings from our Sport centre managers. Also contact our Sport centre managers if you wish to book the halls for an event.

Badminton

  • Our Selection calendar shows the available slots for one week at a time. The time slots for the following week are published every Thursday at 8:45 am. You may reserve max 3 slots per week. One slot is one hour.
  • You may bring one person outside of Tuni community to play badminton with you. NOTE: If you’re playing partner is not a member of SportUni he/she needs to pay one-visit-fee.
  • Badminton doubles is possible at Tamppi Areena courts 2&5.
  • Badminton court (one section) reservation may be also used for other sports (table tennis etc.).
  • You can rent or buy a racket from SportUni reception:
    • Racket rent 3€/time slot
    • Buy new shuttlecock 2€
    • Buy new racket Victor; 20€/45€
    • Prices incl. 24% VAT.

Pickle Ball

  • You can play Pickle Ball on badminton slots. Our Selection calendar shows the available slots for one week at a time. The time slots for the following week are published every Thursday at 8:45 am. You may reserve max 3 slots per week. One slot is one hour.
  • You can lower the badminton net and use it to play pickle ball. The rackets and balls can be borrowed from SportUni reception.
  • You may bring one person outside of Tuni community to play pickle ball with you. NOTE: If your playing partner is not a member of SportUni he/she needs to pay one-visit-fee.

Table tennis

  • You need to book a badminton court to play table tennis at City Centre or Hervanta.
  • You may bring one person outside of Tuni community to play table tennis with you. NOTE! If your playing partner is not a member of SportUni he/she needs to pay one-visit-fee.
  • In City Centre Atalpa you can borrow equipment for table tennis at the SportUni reception.
  • Tamppi Areena ball games storage room has two table tennis tables and equipment.
  • Also Kauppi campus sports centre has a table tennis table and equipment. Reservation is not needed to use the table. If you want to play table tennis in the ball hall, you need to reserve badminton court and move the table tennis table there yourself.

Billiards

Tamppi Areena has a 9-foot pool table.

  • Selection calendar shows the time slots for one week at a time. The time slots for the following week are published every Thursday at 9 am.
  • You may book one hour per week. It is also possible to use the table without reservation.

Open ball game slots

Open ball game slots give you a chance to play for example futsal and basketball with others. There are open slots in several ball games, such as volleyball, basketball, floorball, futsal, etc. No enrollment is needed to participate in the open ball game slots.

Beach volley

The beach volley court is located at the Hervanta campus.

  • Our selection calendar shows the time slots for one week at a time. The time slots for the following week are published every Thursday at 9 am.
  • One group may book 2 slots per week. It is also possible to use the court without reservation.

Ice hockey

SportUni has an ice hockey slot at Hervanta ice hall (court 2), Ruovedenkatu 1.

  • SportUni’s traditional ice hockey slot is on a break autumn 2023 because Hervanta ice hall is closed and replacing slot could not be arranged. Slot is planned to continue in spring 2024.
  • Thursdays at 8:45-10:00, 1.9.2022 – 30.3.2023.
  • The slot is open to everyone who has paid the SportUni fee. No enrollment needed.
  • Games are played with hobby series rules and with full ice-hockey equipment.
  • You need to have your own equipment to participate.
  • Contact person Antti Kinnunen: antti.kinnunen@tuni.fi

Other ball games

Hervanta campus has a hitting wall located in Bommari. The bouncefree wall may be used to train golf, baseball, disc golf etc.

Terms

  • The ball game time slots start as scheduled. It is recommended to finish playing 5 minutes before the end of the slot to allow the next users to start on time.
  • Everyone attending the game slots must have paid the SportUni fee or one time visit fee.
  • People outside the University community are not allowed to participate in the time slots, excl. exceptions mentioned.
  • The reserved slot must always be canceled if you are unable to attend. Cancellations for all bookable services must be made at least 2 hours before the start of the booking. You cancel your reservation via SportUni “My page” or by contacting the sports centre’s customer service.
  • The person is blocked from booking any SportUni services for 14 days if he/she doesn’t show up for the booked court. It is possible to remove the block beforehand by contacting sport centre’s customer service and paying 5€ reactivation fee. 

Changes in ball games slots