After many suggestions, mostly from Sem and me, and text writing by John
Foss, these are the Official Rules to be used at UNICON 10 for basketball.
Alberto Ruiz
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International Unicycle Federation Guidelines In IUF competition, unicycle
basketball is played using the international rules for regular basketball, at
the time of the competition, with a few changes. The items below, in conjunction
with standard international basketball rules, are what are used for UNICON
competition.
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> 9 UNICYCLE BASKETBALL
>
> INTERNATIONAL UNICYCLING FEDERATION GUIDELINES In IUF competition, unicycle
> basketball is played using the international rules for regular basketball with
> a few changes. The items below, in combination with standard international
> basketball rules, are what are
used
> for UNICON competition.
>
> 9.1 UNICYCLES For international competitions, the maximum wheel size is
> 24". The
unicycles
> must not have sharp or protruding parts anywhere which might cause
injuries.
> This refers especially to quick-release levers and bolts. The pedals must
be
> plastic or rubber.
>
> 9.2 STEPS AND TRAVELING The player is allowed two steps. A step is a half
> revolution of the wheel, meaning that each wheel revolution is the
> equivalent of two steps because pedaling with one leg only moves the wheel
> half a revolution. However, if
as
> a continuation of the play the ball is thrown or passed, an extra (third) half
> revolution is allowed. This extra step is the equivalent to the jump
in
> regular basketball.
>
> 9.3 IDLING Idling is equivalent to the pivot foot and therefore is allowed.
> Twisting, where the pedals stay at the same height, while you move the
> unicycle left and right is also considered your pivot foot, and therefore
> allowed. The player must also stay within a one meter diameter from the
> point where
the idling or > twisting started.
>
> 9.4 PLAYER ON UNICYCLE The player can only play the ball while mounted on the
> unicycle and not touching anything else for support. This applies to
> offense, defense, and during jump balls. As an exception to this rule,
> players may jump off the unicycle for slam dunks and to block shots, as long
> as the player is aware of where the unicycle will end up and that it will
> not cause a safety hazard. If another player is fouled by the player that
> jumped or gets hit
by
> the abandoned unicycle, a flagrant foul will be called.
>
> The player throwing the ball inbound must be mounted.
>
> 9.5 PLAYER OFF UNICYCLE If a player falls and loses the unicycle, the player
> must try to get it
out
> of the way as soon as possible if it can be done without disrupting the
flow
> of play. If that is not possible, then the player must leave it where it lands
> until it can be retrieved without being disruptive. A violation will result in
> an obstruction call.
>
> 9.6 FOUR SECOND ZONE The three second zone becomes the four second zone.
>
> 9.7 INTENTIONAL PUSHING Intentional blind side pushes are considered flagrant
> fouls. Two flagrant fouls by the same player disqualifies him for the rest
> of that game. The referee must understand that often there is lots of
> shuffling and pushing because more than one player is going for the ball or
> because it gets crowded and the rider must look for balance. The referee
> must appreciate
if
> there is no foul, a regular foul, or a flagrant foul, just like he would
in
> a conventional game.
>
> A player off his or her unicycle is considered off-side.
>
> 9.8 CONTACT OF THE BALL WITH THE UNICYCLE Whether the player is in contact
> with the unicycle or not, it is considered part of the player when a ball
> bounces out of bounds off the unicycle. If this happens the other team gets
> possession of the ball…
>
>
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> Stay on top, John Foss President, Unicycling Society of America Director,
> International Unicycling Federation (reply to jfoss@unicycling.com)
> http://www.unicycling.com