Proposed IUF Rule Book: Unicycling Skill Descriptions

system · August 28, 1994, 5:27pm

Hi Unicyclists around the World!

Here’s your first part of the new proposed IUF Rule Book in electronic form. No
fancy formatting, just the facts, well maybe not quite. Since this is not yet an
official document, I corrected some minor mistakes and reworded things a bit,
while trying to keep to the original style of the document. (The current version
of the official rule book is nearly 5 years old.)

On with the rules, before Christmas passes us by …

DESCRIPTIONS OF SKILLS FOR UNICYCLING COMPETITION

The following descriptions are meant to explain the correct way to execute the
skills. The numbering corresponds with the figure numbers in the UNICYCLING
SKILL SCORES list. Any illustrations are intended to clarify the descriptions.
If the illustrations and descriptions disagree, the descriptions always apply.

RIDING SKILLS

NO. NAME DESCRIPTION ---- ---- -----------

 riding Riding (sitting on seat, facing forward).

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 riding bwd Riding backward.
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 seat in front Riding with seat held out in front of the rider. In a)
 the seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against the rider.

 seat in front bwd Riding backward with seat held out in front of the
 rider. In a) the seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against
 the rider.

 seat in back Riding with seat held out in back of the rider. In a) the
 seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against the rider.

 seat in back bwd Riding backward with seat held out in back of the
 rider. In a) the seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against
 the rider.

 seat on side Riding with seat held out to the side of the rider. In a)
 the seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against the rider.

 seat on side bwd Riding backward with seat held out to the side of the
 rider. In a) the seat or the hand holding the seat may rest against
 the rider.

 stomach on seat Riding with the stomach on the seat, frh. In a) one
 hand holds onto the seat.

stomach on seat bwd Riding backward with the stomach on the seat,
hands free.

chin on seat Riding with no part of the body other than the chin
touching the seat, frh.

chin on seat bwd Riding backward with no part of the body other than the
chin touching the seat hands free.

1 ft Riding with one foot on the pedal. In
                        d), e), and f) the free leg is extended. In g),
                          h) and i) the free leg is crossed over the
                          pedaling leg.

1 ft bwd Riding backward with one foot on the pedal. In d), e), and f)
the free leg is extended.

1 ft seat in front Riding with the seat held out in front of the rider,
one foot on the pedal. In a) and e) the seat or hand holding the seat
may rest against the rider. In e), f),
                        g) and h) the free leg is extended.

1 ft seat in front bwd Riding backward with the seat held out in front
of the rider, one foot on the pedal. In a) the seat or hand holding the
seat may rest against the rider.

1 ft seat on side Riding with the seat held out to the side of the
rider, one foot on the pedal. In
                        a) the seat or hand holding the seat may rest
                           against the rider.

1 ft seat on side bwd Riding backward with the seat held out to the side
of the rider, one foot on the pedal. In a) the seat or hand holding the
seat may rest against the rider.

wheel walk Riding by propelling the wheel with the feet placed on the
wheel in front of the frame.

ww bwd Riding backward by propelling the wheel with the feet placed on
the wheel in front of the frame.

ww frame between feet Riding by propelling the wheel with one foot
placed on the wheel in front of the frame and the other foot placed on
the wheel behind the frame.

ww frame between feet Riding backward by propelling the wheel bwd with
one foot placed on the wheel in front of the frame and the other foot
placed on the wheel behind the frame.

ww bwd, feet behind Riding backward by propelling the wheel frame with
the feet placed on the wheel behind the frame.

spoke walk bwd, feet Riding backward by propelling the wheel behind
frame with the feet placed on the spokes behind the frame.

ww 1 ft Riding by Propelling the wheel with only one foot placed on the
wheel in front of the frame. In d), e) and f) the free leg is extended.

ww bwd 1 ft Riding backward by propelling the wheel with with the feet
placed on the wheel in front of the frame. In d), e) and f) the free leg
is extended.

ww bwd 1 ft bwd Riding backward by propelling the wheel behind frame
with only one foot placed on the wheel behind the frame.

gliding Riding with one foot sliding (gliding) on the wheel and
the other foot resting on the frame, maintaining balance by the
braking action of the foot on the wheel. In d), e) and f) the free
leg is extended.

gliding bwd, foot Riding with one foot sliding (gliding) behind frame on
the wheel behind the frame and the other foot resting on the frame,
maintaining balance by the braking action of the foot on the wheel.

hand wheel walk Riding by propelling the wheel with the hands in front
of the frame and with the feet resting on the frame. In b) both legs
are extended.

one hand wheel walk Riding by propelling the wheel with only one hand in
front of the frame and with the feet resting on the frame. In b) both
legs are extended.

hand ww, stomach Riding, stomach on the seat, by propelling on seat the
wheel with the hands in front of the frame and with both legs extended.

one hand ww, Riding, stomach on the seat, by propelling stomach on
seat the wheel with only one hand in front of the frame and with both
legs extended.

drag seat in front Riding with the seat dragging on the floor, in front
of the wheel.

drag seat in back Riding with the seat dragging on the floor, behind
the wheel.

side ride Riding 1 ft on non-corresponding pedal, with whole body to
that side of the unicycle, holding onto the seat with both hands. In d),
e) and f) only one hand holds the seat.

coasting Riding with one foot resting on the frame and the other leg
extended. The wheel and pedals may not be touched (coasting).

coasting, foot in Riding with both foot resting on the frame. The wheel
and pedals may not be touched (coasting).

coasting bwd Riding backward with one foot resting on the frame and the
other leg extended. The wheel and pedals may not be touched.

coasting bwd, foot in Riding backward with both foot resting on the
frame. The wheel and pedals may not be touched.

sideways wheel walk Riding sideways, propelling the wheel with one foot
in front of the frame and the other behind the frame, holding onto the
seat with both hands.

sideways wheel walk, Riding sideways, propelling the wheel 1 ft with one
foot in front of the frame and the free leg is extended behind the
frame, holding onto the seat with both hands.

END OF ALL RIDING SKILLS

The following unicycling skill description lists will be sent some time in
the future:

STATIONARY SKILLS (such as idling, hopping and spinning, etc.)
TRANSITIONS (from one skill to another; only the ones worth points in
standard skill competition; there are countless more.)
MOUNTS (Again only those worth points in standard skill competition.)

Sometime thereafter, the actual rules for STANDARD SKILL competition and the
UNICYCLING SKILLS SCORES themselves will be sent.

FUN EXERCISE: Without prior knowledge of the scores, other than the lowest score
is 1.0 and the highest score is 6.5, score the skills above down to tenths of a
point and see how close you get to the official ones. (These scores have
remained the same for five years or more!)

Here’s an outline of the proposed IUF Rules, just to give you an idea of what
else is involved:

GENERAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS

a) RACING FACILITIES

b) ARTISTIC EVENTS FACILITIES

c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

RULES FOR UNICYCLE RACING

a) TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY RACES

b) NON-TRADITIONAL RACES

RULES FOR ARTISTIC UNICYCLING
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a) GENERAL RULES
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STANDARD SKILL
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a) RIDING AREA

b) JUDGING
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FREESTYLE
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a) JUDGING
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CONVENTION OFFICIALS

UNICYCLING SKILLS LIST

a) UNICYCLING SKILLS SCORES

b) DESCRIPTIONS OF SKILLS FOR UNICYCLING COMPETITION

That’s all folks, for now that is.

Thank you,

Ken Fuchs (kfuchs@winternet.com)