NAUCC - Street Competition

[unicycledood]

Why its fun :P

And the Unicon manny pad was a perfect 2 revs, what more could you need?

[Hugo_Duguay]

I didn't mean longer, but larger. I hate to have to worry about falling off when riding backward after a 180 trick for example. And no, it was not perfect in length either (for my taste anyways), it was slightly too short. You either had to end in the corner, or hop back in the middle to have your pedals well placed to trick off.

I can't wait to see the world's best street rider in action !

[JacobSpera]

haha dont worry hugo ill be competing in the street comp, i can guarantee youll beat at least one person

[unicycledood]

Heres what I'm bringing to the comp!

YouTube - ‪Chris Huriwai K1 vs...

And ok it wasn't perfect 2 revs, it was if your good at flipping onto it and landing right on the edge tho :P

[Hugo_Duguay]

Yeah, but you are forgetting us backflippers. We need a little extra quarter of rev to snap when tricking off.

And Jacob, we all know you can beat me hands down at street, the only problem is that the park will probably not be suited for your 24.

[unifreak7]

I'm going to try to play as big of role as possible with the street set up and judging. Kelly and I will be judging but I warn you don't do things to complicated where the other judges can't notice them. It's a waste of a trick, don't do flatland, and DON'T FALL! Street comps have been around now for 10 years, we can do it without falls. Plus it helps the entertainment.

[Hugo_Duguay]

Is blind and switch too complicated for most judges ? I am mostly talking about grinds, but maybe twists and spins a bit too. Also, would you judge an out trick the same way as an in trick ?

[unicycledood]

Don't fall, unless its something huge right??? People trying huge tricks and falling is still entertaining :P Specially if they land it in the end!

[SpaceFmK]

Can i release a flock of doves during the street comp after an epic trick?

[unifreak7]

Space if you find a place to store those doves while riding, yes you can.

The final trick should be the only place to fall, and you only have one fall, lol.

Blind grinds maybe. A lot of judges don't know your natural side so how would they know blind?

Maybe soon street riders will have to provide short profiles telling the judges their directions, and making a commentator on a mic, who knows all the information and all the tricks, to announce as things are going on. That one may be tricky because it could be distracting, but it would help.

[johnfoss]

Originally Posted by unicycledood

Don't fall, unless its something huge right??? People trying huge tricks and falling is still entertaining :P Specially if they land it in the end!

It's always tough trying to decide what to include and what to leave out. There's more room for error in Street compared to Freestyle though, where all falls will harm a choreographed routine. Do what Shaun said, and try to save your one fall for where it's "legal" and try to avoid all others.

Originally Posted by SpaceFmK

Can i release a flock of doves during the street comp after an epic trick?

That would be awesome. But I don't think it's allowed to affect your score. Just do it because it will be cool.

Originally Posted by unifreak7

A lot of judges don't know your natural side so how would they know blind?

Maybe soon street riders will have to provide short profiles telling the judges their directions, and making a commentator on a mic, who knows all the information and all the tricks, to announce as things are going on.

In a perfect world, you would have judges who have watched all the competitors many times before, and lots of competition events, around the country and world, where this can happen. Then it will be more like similar sports, where the judges know the top competitors pretty well. But we're many years away from that. So at best, some judges will probably know you, but others may never have seen you before (including YouTube). That makes any kind of non-dominant side tricks risky.

The solution to this for Freestyle is to do one of two things. Either do the trick both ways, which clearly shows mastery on both sides, or just stick to your dominant side. But that leaves out what may be a large area of skills for many riders. Freestyle is more closely related to entertaining an audience, and audiences mostly don't care which side you do something on. Street (and Flat) are different, as they're mostly about the tricks. Judge your choice of blind and switch tricks carefully based on how well you think the judges are familiar with your riding.

[Kelly Hickman]

Originally Posted by johnfoss

In a perfect world, you would have judges who have watched all the competitors many times before, and lots of competition events, around the country and world, where this can happen. Then it will be more like similar sports, where the judges know the top competitors pretty well. But we're many years away from that. So at best, some judges will probably know you, but others may never have seen you before (including YouTube). That makes any kind of non-dominant side tricks risky.

The solution to this for Freestyle is to do one of two things. Either do the trick both ways, which clearly shows mastery on both sides, or just stick to your dominant side. But that leaves out what may be a large area of skills for many riders. Freestyle is more closely related to entertaining an audience, and audiences mostly don't care which side you do something on. Street (and Flat) are different, as they're mostly about the tricks. Judge your choice of blind and switch tricks carefully based on how well you think the judges are familiar with your riding.

Wow...I agree. Haha.

KH.

[unicycledood]

Good point brought up on FB. Everyone interested in street should make their way to the juding workshop.

[Kelly Hickman]

Originally Posted by unicycledood

Good point brought up on FB. Everyone interested in street should make their way to the juding workshop.

That's a shoutout to me

KH.

[johnfoss]

Originally Posted by unicycledood

Everyone interested in street should make their way to the juding workshop.

Yup, best way to know how you will be judged, and any last-minute tweaks or advice being given to the judging team. Also you might be able to ask questions ahead of time, that could save some confusion at performance time (for both judges and competitors).