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FABC Clinic 2026
FABC, Finnish Association of Basketball Coaches (Suomen Koripallovalmentajat ry.) international coaching clinic will take place in Namika Areena, Helsinki 29.8.2026 11:00 – 30.8.2026 17.00.
The clinic is organized as a co-operation with FIBA, Finnish Coaches Association, Helsinki YMCA (HNMKY), and Finnish Basketball federation.
All the sessions will be in English!
PROGRAM AND TIMETABLE
The program will be updated here with the speakers and schedule. The following coaches have already been confirmed as speakers:
la 29.8.2026
| klo 11.00-13.00 | TBA | Mathias Eckhoff | |
| klo 13.00-15.00 | Adapting defensive concepts to fit both domestic and international environments (and leagues) | Niko Kuusi | |
| klo 15:00-17.00 | Individual: Building Better Decision Makers: Individual Offensive Skills for Guards | Matthias Zollner |
su 30.8.2026
| klo 11.00-13.00 | The Modern Roller | Matthias Zollner | |
| klo 13.00-15.00 | TBA | Mathias Eckhoff | |
| klo 15.00-17.00 | Non-negotiables | Jere Anttila |
Matthias Zollner
Head Coach
- 2004-2009 TSV Dachau (Regionalliga)
- 2009-2010: Telemotive Muenchen (Regionalliga)
- 2010-2012: Muenchen Basket (Regionalliga)
- 2013-2016: UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights (Austria-A Bundesliga)
- 2013-2016: UBC Magnofit Gussing Knights (Austria-A Bundesliga)
- 2018-2019: Z Mobile Prishtina (Kosovo-Liga e pare), in Dec. '18 signed at Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division)
- 2019-2020: Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division)
- 2020-2021: GTK Gliwice (Poland-EBL)
- 2021-2023: Alba Fehervar (Hungary-A Division)
- 2024-2025: Zalakeramia ZTE KK (Hungary-A Division)
Assistant Coach: German National Team 2012
Head Coach: Austrian National Team -2017-18
Eurobasket.com All-Austrian League Coach of the Year -2014, 15
Austrian Bundesliga A Champion -2014, 15
Austrian Cup Winner -2015
Kosovo Supercup Winner -2019
Alpe Adria Cup Winner -2019
Hungarian League Regular Season Champion -2019
Hungarian League Finalist -2019, 2023
Hungarian League Regular Season Runner-Up -2020
Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Co-Coach of the Year -2020
- 2019-2020: Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division)
- 2020-2021: GTK Gliwice (Poland-EBL)
- 2021-2023: Alba Fehervar (Hungary-A Division)
- 2024-2025: Zalakeramia ZTE KK (Hungary-A Division)
Assistant Coach: German National Team 2012
Head Coach: Austrian National Team -2017-18
Eurobasket.com All-Austrian League Coach of the Year -2014, 15
Austrian Bundesliga A Champion -2014, 15
Austrian Cup Winner -2015
Kosovo Supercup Winner -2019
Alpe Adria Cup Winner -2019
Hungarian League Regular Season Champion -2019
Hungarian League Finalist -2019, 2023
Hungarian League Regular Season Runner-Up -2020
Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Co-Coach of the Year -2020
Mathias Eckhoff
- Coach, Dea Taipei, Taiwan
- Head Coach, Norway, men
Head Coach, Norway, 2005-2007, 2018, 2021-2026
2016 Assistant Coach, Nigeria national team, Rio Olympic games 2016. FIBA Afrobasketin Champion.
Head Coach, Norway, 2005-2007, 2018, 2021-2026
2016 Assistant Coach, Nigeria national team, Rio Olympic games 2016. FIBA Afrobasketin Champion.
2017-2018 Assistant Coach, Angola national team
2019 Head Coach, Norway, Universiade games
2021 Head Coach, Kongo national team
2019 Head Coach, Norway, Universiade games
2021 Head Coach, Kongo national team
2021 FIBA AfroBasket, Ruanda national team
2002-2009 Head Coach: Norway U16, U18 ja U20
2004, 2013 Norway Champion
2002-2009 Head Coach: Norway U16, U18 ja U20
2004, 2013 Norway Champion
2008-2009 Swedish League, Jämtland
2007 Luxembourg Cup winner
2007 Assistant Coach Vermont Frost Heaves (ABA/PBL)
Jere Anttila
- Assistant Coach, Iceland top league, KR Reykjavik
- Head Coach farm team and WU19, KR Reykjavik
- Head Coach farm team and WU19, KR Reykjavik
2026 CUP Champion, KR Reykjavik
2017-2025 Salon Vilpas, Finnish Basketball league, assistant coach, (scouting and video)
League Champion 2021: silver 2018, 2022: bronze 2025, Cup Champion 2019
2022-2025 Salon Vilpas, head coach, women, 1-division champion
2017-2025 Salon Vilpas, academy coach
2024-2025: PeU, head coach, men 1. division champion
2017-2025 Salon Vilpas, Finnish Basketball league, assistant coach, (scouting and video)
League Champion 2021: silver 2018, 2022: bronze 2025, Cup Champion 2019
2022-2025 Salon Vilpas, head coach, women, 1-division champion
2017-2025 Salon Vilpas, academy coach
2024-2025: PeU, head coach, men 1. division champion
Niko Kuusi
- Head Coach, German women´s 2. league (DBBL), USC BasCats Heidelberg
2024-2026 Head Coach, German women´s top league (DBBL), Eigner Angels Nördlingen
2026 German Cup final 4
2021-2024 Torpan Pojat, Head Coach (Finnish Women´s Basketball league)
Champion 2023-2024, silver 2022-2023, bronze 2021-2022, Cup champion 2023, 2024
2024 Coach of the Year
2021-2024 Torpan Pojat, Head Coach (Finnish Women´s Basketball league)
Champion 2023-2024, silver 2022-2023, bronze 2021-2022, Cup champion 2023, 2024
2024 Coach of the Year
National Team FINLAND: Assistant Coach WU14, WU18, WU20 - Fiba European Championships A-division
Women’s Universiade Assistant Coach (2025)
Women’s Universiade Assistant Coach (2025)
UPDATING THE FINNISH COACHING LICENSE
If you are updating National coaching licenses (A- or B-license in Finland), please contact Pekka Salminen.
CLINIC LOCATION
Namika Arena
Address: Pilkekuja 10, 00660 Helsinki
Namika Arena
Address: Pilkekuja 10, 00660 Helsinki
CLINIC PRICES
For the members of the Finnish Basketball Coaches/Finnish Coaches Association 175 €
Non-members 205 €.
Please select the correct price group in the registration form. You can easily pay the clinic participation fee by credit card or online bank payment when registering. You can also choose to pay by invoice, e-invoice or PDF invoice. The due date for payment by invoice is 27 August.
If the training is paid for by a club or other organisation, please select INVOICE as the payment method and provide the club's billing details. You will receive the invoice immediately upon registration, i.e. if you choose e-invoice, the invoice will be sent to the club as an e-invoice, and if you choose PDF-invoice, you will receive the invoice with the registration confirmation message. If necessary, please send the PDF invoice to the club for payment.
For the members of the Finnish Basketball Coaches/Finnish Coaches Association 175 €
Non-members 205 €.
Please select the correct price group in the registration form. You can easily pay the clinic participation fee by credit card or online bank payment when registering. You can also choose to pay by invoice, e-invoice or PDF invoice. The due date for payment by invoice is 27 August.
If the training is paid for by a club or other organisation, please select INVOICE as the payment method and provide the club's billing details. You will receive the invoice immediately upon registration, i.e. if you choose e-invoice, the invoice will be sent to the club as an e-invoice, and if you choose PDF-invoice, you will receive the invoice with the registration confirmation message. If necessary, please send the PDF invoice to the club for payment.
REGISTRATION
Registration must be made by 23.8.2026 at the latest using the form below. The registration fee is payable either immediately by credit card payment or by invoice by the due date 23.8.2026.
Registration must be made by 23.8.2026 at the latest using the form below. The registration fee is payable either immediately by credit card payment or by invoice by the due date 23.8.2026.
CONTACT DETAILS
Pekka Salminen, FABC, pekka.salminen@basket.fi, tel. +358 50 369 4517
Eero Simojoki, eero.simojoki@suomenvalmentajat.fi (for questions or problems related to registration)
Pekka Salminen, FABC, pekka.salminen@basket.fi, tel. +358 50 369 4517
Eero Simojoki, eero.simojoki@suomenvalmentajat.fi (for questions or problems related to registration)
