Unicycle Basketball!

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.

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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!

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Ottawa came second at the big meet in Toronto! Hells yeah. I can't shoot
though. I just passed to people :P .

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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.

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maestro8 said:

...nonetheless, go out and play! Let us know how you do. I can't wait
for my next game!

Every Tuesday in Berkeley, dude.

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Eroick said:

Ottawa came second at the big meet in Toronto! Hells yeah. I can't shoot
though. I just passed to people :P .

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. 🙂

nickjb said:

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.

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... 😎

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Hola Andrea,

Esperamos verte el domingo en el torneo de baloncesto en San Sebastian.
Dejame saber si vas a ir, ok! 😉

Nos vemos!

Carlos

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