Hatched in Texas, unicycle football is one interesting sport. Created by Marcus Garland, the sport is a hybrid of flag football and tackle football. The rules are pretty similar to regular flag football but allowing, according to Wired.com, "the least amount of force required to cause the ball handler to dismount their unicycle” as a means of tackling. Oh, and of course the addition of every player riding atop a unicycle.
Other deviations from classic football are that there are 5 players per team and you must make all plays atop your unicycle. Falling off or getting down from your unicycle while you have the ball is an automatic down. Also, in the spirit of safety first, all players must wear helmets. This sport is pretty whacky and the lighthearted spirit of the rules (i.e. instead of a coin toss there is a “joust on unicycles”) illustrates that the game doesn’t take itself too seriously. Like all emerging sports, it will be interesting if it can catch-on like Kronum or Quidditch. Either way, it looks like a goofy good time that requires an incredible level of athleticism and sense of humor. Ref. wired.com, Pic Ref. Sol Neelman/Wired.com
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