Proposal 77: Explicitly allowing a non-player coach to be registered in a 5x5 basketball team [ Revision 1 ]
Committee: 15. BasketballSubmitted on 2025-07-17
Status: Passed on August 03, 2025
Background
Except at the Olympic Games, it is usual for a Head Coach in a team sport to get the same medal as the team players.
In parallel to this proposal, there is a proposal in the Main Committee whose purpose is to add the following definition in Section 1D.1:
Head Coach: A leader of a team in Basketball, Hockey, and Large Group Freestyle. A competitor who may or may not be riding in the event but is able to speak on the team’s behalf with Judges and Directors.
Proposal
Addition of a new Section before or after the current 15.B.3:
15.B.W Team Composition
A unicycle 5x5 basketball team consists of 5-12 players and may include one registered Head Coach. A team must provide at least 4 players on the court to start a game in a tournament.
A unicycle 3x3 basketball team consists of no more than 4 players (3 players on the court and 1 substitute), and no coaches.
Body
The Head Coach is now explicitly mentioned for basketball 5x5. I realized while preparing the proposal that we should take into account basketball 3x3. Since no coaches are allowed for Freestyle Small Group because of the size of the group and the fact that coaches do not have an active part during the competition, I decided (but we can discuss it anyway) that coaches are not allowed either for basketball 3x3. Indeed, recall the rule there:
Coaches on the field of play including seats for substitutes and/or remote coaching from outside the court are not allowed.
References
The related proposal from the Main Committee:
https://iuf-rulebook-2025.committees.unicycling-software.com/proposals/74
Discussion
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Votes on this proposal:
5 out of 9 voting members have voted.
Agree: 5, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.