Kempele Wild Duckz
Kempele Wild Duckz is a sports club offering floorball and basketball activities for children, youth, and adults in Kempele. Our mission is to promote physical activity and teamwork through engaging sports activities.
About Us
Kempele Wild Duckz ry is a general sports club founded in spring 2018 in Kempele, south of Oulu. The club was originally founded to continue floorball activities, which previously functioned as a division under Kempeleen Kiri. In the fall of 2020, basketball was also added to the club’s offer.
The club’s name is shortened to Wild Duckz or KWD.
Wild duck (or mallard) is sinisorsa in Finnish. The club’s name comes from large number of birds in Kempele and especially from municipal coat of arms of Kempele, which has two silver wild ducks flying on a blue background. And since we operate in Kempele (or Zempele?), of course we had to add the letter ”Z” to the name, which Kempele is famous for: Zeppelin, Zimmari, Zemppi Areena, Zatelliitti, Zeniitti, etc. At the very beginning, we thought that the name of the club could be, for example, Zempele Wild Ducks, but we still put that ’Z’ there at the end 😀
The club’s operating philosophy is that everyone can practice and play in a group that matches their goals, and pursue a career as a player under the guidance of competent coaches.
Floorball Teams
Family floorball PERHEZÄBÄ U5 (under 5 year olds) is an group where child practices floorball (zäbä) skills together with their own adult. KERHOZÄBÄ U6 is a guided floorball hobby for kids. No series games. ZÄBÄ U7, U8, U9, P10, and P11/12 are floorball teams that practice 1-3 times a week and play series games. In IISIZÄBÄ U15 boys and girls under 15 years old practice floorball playfully once a week. Players in all teams are either beginners or those who have already played before.
The men's representative team, ZÄBÄ MIEHET EDUSTUS (M1), will play the 5th division of the North Region of the Floorball League. Men's MIEHET HÖNTSÄ (M3) on a smaller field and is a more lower entry level team with no series games.
Women's NAISET KUNTO play for fitness on a big field. Women's NAISET HÖNTSÄ plays on a smaller field and is a more lower entry level team. Neither of the teams play series games.
Basketball Teams
In KORIZ U10 boys and girls under 10 years old practice basketball playfully once a week. KORIZ PU12, TU12, PU14, TU14, PU16/17, and TU16 are basketball teams that practice 1-3 times a week. KORIZ AIKUISET KUNTO is fun and relaxed versatile exercise fitness group for women and men.