Unicycling Society of America Skill Levels

LEVEL 1

• mount unicycle unassisted
• ride 50 meters
• dismount gracefully with unicycle in front

LEVEL 2

• mount with left foot
• mount with right foot
• ride 10 meters between two parallel lines 30 cm apart
• ride a figure eight with circle diameters smaller than 3 meters
• ride down a 15 cm vertical drop
• make a 90 degree turn to the left inside a 1 meter circle
• make a 90 degree turn to the right inside a 1 meter circle

LEVEL 3

• demonstrate 3 types of mounts
• ride a figure eight with circle diameters smaller than 1.5 meters
• come to a stop, pedal half a revolution backward and continue forward
• ride with the stomach on the seat for 10 meters
• make a 180 degree turn to the left within a 1 meter circle
• make a 180 degree turn to the right within a 1 meter circle
• hop 5 times
• ride or hop over a 10 x 10 cm. obstacle

LEVEL 4

• demonstrate 4 types of mounts
• ride backward for 10 meters
• ride one footed for 10 meters
• idle with left foot down 25 times
• idle with right foot down 25 times
• ride with seat out in front for 10 meters
• ride with the seat out in back for 10 meters
• make a 360 degree turn to the left inside a 1 meter circle
• make a 360 degree turn to the right inside a 1 meter circle

LEVEL 5

• demonstrate 5 types of mounts ride backward in a circle
• ride one footed in a figure eight
• idle one footed with the left foot 25 times
• idle one footed with the right foot 25 times
• ride with seat out in front in a circle
• ride with the seat out in back in a circle
• ride with the seat on the side in a circle
• hop-twist 90 degrees to the left
• hop-twist 90 degrees to the right
• walk the wheel for 10 meters

LEVEL 6

• demonstrate 6 types of mounts
• ride backward in a figure eight
• ride with the seat out in front in a figure eight
• ride with the seat out in back in a figure eight
• ride backward with the seat out in front for 10 meters
• hop standing on wheel 5 times
• ride with the seat on the side in a circle to the left
• ride with the seat on the side in a circle to the right
• ride one footed with the left foot for 10 meters
• ride one footed with the right foot for 10 meters
• backspin
• frontspin
• spin

LEVEL 7

• demonstrate 7 types of mounts
• ride backward in a circle
• ride one footed with the left foot in a circle
• ride one footed with the right foot in a circle
• walk the wheel in a circle
• walk the wheel one footed for 10 meters
• hop-twist 180 degrees to the left
• hop-twist 180 degrees to the right
• ride backward with the seat out in back for 10 meters
• spin to the left
• spin to the right

LEVEL 8

• demonstrate 8 types of mounts
• ride one footed with the left foot in a figure eight
• ride one footed with the right foot in a figure eight
• walk the wheel in a figure eight
• walk the wheel one footed in a circle
• ride backward one footed for 10 meters
• glide for 10 meters
• hand wheel walk for 10 meters
• pirouette
• backward spin

LEVEL 9

• demonstrate 9 types of mounts
• walk the wheel one footed in a figure eight
• ride backward one footed in a circle
• ride backward with the seat out in front in a figure eight
• ride backward with the seat out in back in a circle
• walk the wheel one footed with the left foot for 10 meters
• walk the wheel one footed with the right foot for 10 meters
• walk the wheel backward for 10 meters
• drag seat in front for 10 meters
• drag seat in back for 10 meters
• ride backward one footed with the left foot for 10 meters
• ride backward one footed with the right foot for 10 meters
• one footed with the seat out in front for 10 meters
• backward pirouette

LEVEL 10

• demonstrate 10 types of mounts
• ride backward with the seat out in back in a figure eight
• ride backward one footed in a figure eight
• walk the wheel one footed with the left foot in a circle
• walk the wheel one footed with the right foot in a circle
• walk the wheel backward in a circle
• 180° uni spin
• sideways wheel walk for 10 meters
• coast for 10 meters
• side ride for 10 meters
• walk the wheel one footed backward for 10 meters

Proposed new skill level classifications are currently being tested. Look here for the new skills organization chart.

New Skill Level Divisions:

Rider Base

Artistic 

Technical

Tall

Juggling

U-Wheel

Pairs