{"id":77420,"date":"2023-03-24T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77420"},"modified":"2023-03-24T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:47:41","slug":"ive-been-playing-five-a-side-unicycle-hockey-for-31-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/03\/24\/ive-been-playing-five-a-side-unicycle-hockey-for-31-years\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ve been playing five-a-side unicycle hockey for 31 years&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff Unicycle Hockey clubs trains beginners to become confident unicyclists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>IF playing hockey on a unicycle seems like a new idea to you then you might be surprised to meet Ben Tullis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff&#8217;s leading light in this niche world has been playing the sport for 31 years and has been organising Wales\u2019 only unicycle hockey group for 10 of its 16 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, Ben is among up to 25 people who meet on Sundays at the House of Sport to play a game using ice hockey sticks and a tennis ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"591\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1.png 656w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1-293x264.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1.png 656w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Ben-Tullis-EDIT-1-293x264.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Tullis has organised Cardiff Unicycle Hockey for 10 of the club&#8217;s 16 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>He has been playing the non-contact sport since it came to the UK in the mid-90s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s like a little family here really &#8211; we&#8217;re very supportive,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We go on unicycle rides sometimes with each other. There&#8217;s a real community feel to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sessions also include training for total beginners who want to learn to ride a unicycle. Learners do not pay for sessions until they can ride the length of the rink unassisted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben said: \u201cWe concentrate a lot on training beginning unicyclists in this club. We tend to split the session we have to concentrate on beginners who can\u2019t unicycle for at least an hour each session.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has around five to seven learners every week and, according to Ben, it takes around 12 hours for someone to learn to unicycle half-way across a room unassisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took Alun Roderick, 58, around 10 to 12 hours to learn to ride after he joined the club following a failed unicycle attempt while living Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had a go at riding a unicycle when I was living in Sydney\u2026 and failed miserably!,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI bumped into somebody on the Taff Trail who was riding a unicycle and we got talking and, cut a long story short, I found this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI came along because I wanted to put a right to that wrong, that I failed when I was in Australia, so I came along and persevered and finally managed to learn to ride a unicycle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"591\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min.png 1015w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-770x448.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min.png 1015w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-770x448.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Alunn-EIDT-min-293x171.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It took Alun around 10 to 12 hours to learn how to ride a unicycle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Alun, the main draws of unicycle hockey are its physicality and sociability, and he encourages everyone to try it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cCome along give it a go. There&#8217;s plenty of kudos from riding a unicycle &#8211; you can tell your friends in the pub!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is welcoming to new members of all ages and abilities, according to Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cThe nice thing about it is there&#8217;s no separation by gender, age, you don&#8217;t really have an advantage by being anything other than skilled on a unicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have husbands and wives, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters all playing on the same team or against each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Daniel Robinson has been playing unicycle hockey for a little over a year and was initially drawn to the idea because he likes unusual sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 27-year-old said: \u201cI suppose I started coming because I like unusual sports and activities. I&#8217;ve always wanted to be able to unicycle, I have some friends that unicycled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"591\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1.png 708w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1-293x245.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1.png 708w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/unicycle-EDIT-min-1-293x245.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The club trains beginners in unicycle riding before they start playing hockey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI saw online that they play unicycle hockey here and they can teach us. I didn&#8217;t actually expect to be playing hockey at all. I just got hooked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took him three weeks to ride a width of the court, but picking up a unicycle second hand allowed him to practice more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daniel, there are always ways to improve in unicycle hockey and this continually challenging aspect is a big draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGive it a go. Don&#8217;t be intimidated by the idea of doing something you don&#8217;t know how to do. 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