>Examining the skill levels for Level 1, it appears that you may have
>up to two attempts to free-mount, up to two attempts to ride 50m, and
>up to 2 attempts to "gracefully" dismount. Also, there is no
>requirement to do all three in a single ride. Is this correct? Is this
>following the spirit of the law?
Yes to both questions.
>Also, where in Australia can I be qualified? (In December, I will be
>"passing through" Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and perhaps Sydney)
Basicly, your question asks where in Australia is there a qualified
examinator and when does (or could) he administer some IUF skill
levels tests?
I'm not aware of any examinators in Australia, although it should be
relatively easy to authorize one. (A qualified candidate could be
authorized to do the IUF Achievement Skill Levels by any IUF officer,
i.e. IUF President John Foss.) Otherwise, I understand that Jan
Layne has been authorized by the USA to test riders via video tape.
I'm sure she would test riders outside the US. They should sent her
an unedited VHS tape of all levels to be tested with the elapsed time
displayed in a corner.
The Achievement Skill Levels document says an examinator may be
"authorized by the IUF, the USA or by a connected organization".
A connected organization must have an official affiliation with
either the USA or IUF. For example, many unicycling clubs in the US,
have an official affiliation with the USA, which allows them to
authorize their own examinators. Other national unicycling
organizations with an official affiliation with the IUF, can authorize
their own examinators as well.
Now something not directly related to question Julian posed:
The IUF should revise the above quoted phrase to exclude explicit
mention of the USA or include explicit mention of all national
unicycling organizations. I believe the current IUF executive board
will support such needed change.
Stay on Top,
Ken Fuchs <kfuchs@winternet.com>