I was invited to a unicycle basketball tournament in about a week now. As you know, Puerto Rico has a great unicycle basketball team, so, I think you know why there’s the tournament…Anyways, what are your experiences on unicycle basketball? Have you ever even played it? Did you have fun? Anyways, two interesting points are that I can’t idle very well, or shoot. But there’s always someone better than you, or someone worse…
So…(you get it)
Uni-basketball is a blast! I’ve played a couple times and plan to play tonight.
I love that, despite my feeling competent at unicycling and basketball individually, putting them together yields quite a different thing. And, I love that it looks completely absurd.
I’ve only played once, at the last Berkeley Juggling Festival, but I had a blast. I didn’t realize how much fun it could be!
My team got our collective butt whooped by a bunch of top-notch freestylists; one’s ability to ride backwards, idle and hop in place (hands free) really gives them an edge in the game.
Playing a sport on a unicycle takes both the sport and the riding to a new level. I thought I was cool being able to eat take-out pizza and drink a soda while riding down the sidewalk, but a sport that requires lots of agility, speed and precision takes all your concentration and physical skill. Concentrating on your position relative to the basket, while concentrating on playing defense / offense and concentrating on not colliding with other players is, well, quite tough. I bet it gets easier with practice…
…nonetheless, go out and play! Let us know how you do. I can’t wait for my next game!
Ottawa came second at the big meet in Toronto! Hells yeah. I can’t shoot though. I just passed to people .
Basketball is great. We occasionally have a game in the UK but not nearly often enough. We did manage our best showing at this year’s unicon by actually winning a game. The Puerto Rican All Stars gave us a whopping, though. Great bunch of lads, say ‘hi’ from team UK!
Learning to still stand even for just a second is a great help and gives you time to look for a pass or shot. You usually have more time than you think.
Every Tuesday in Berkeley, dude.
That’s what I did when I was on a basketball team! Ironic, I learned to play basketball AFTER quitting the team… 
But I’ve got to practice my shooting. I read last year’s UNICON rules’ about unicycle basketball. I’m saved because I just learned to idle(I think 5 idles is more than enough, I can do about 12, I think it’s safe to say…), and I can freemount. 
Yeah, I’ve met 3 unicyclists already(In a day!!)! I wouldn’t be surprised if a 5-year-old on a Jugglebug passed me and shot…apparently Puertorricans like basketball, they won against the Dream Team in the 2004 Olympics(not on unicycles, of course), Coca-Cola even made a commercial about it! I know I’ll do something…even if I get benched for being new… 
Well, the thought of at least watching the game is exciting… 
Hola Andrea,
Esperamos verte el domingo en el torneo de baloncesto en San Sebastian. Dejame saber si vas a ir, ok! 
Nos vemos!
Carlos