What to Wear

Skateboarding has long had an impact on style and fashion. Since there are no uniforms as there are in many other sports, skate boarders have created their own sense of style. You can see examples of skate stly being worn in the skate parks as well as on the streets by amateurs, wannabes, and fans of skateboarding alike. Most companies that manufacture skateboards also have an accompanying clothing line consisting of T shirts hats, shorts, and pants. companies such as Airwalk and Vans make sneakers especially for skateboarding. Non skaters are now wearing these sneakers too

SAFETY FIRST

We all know the saying "Don't try this at home" with skateboarding there's a reason to listen to that saying. When you see the pros on television or at a competition making the tricks look easy, it's because the have been training hard for a long time. The only way to learn how to pull of the big tricks is with practice patience, and most important attention to all the rules of safety before going out on the street or riding a ramp. Remember that if you don't wear your safety gear, you won't be around to get good at skateboarding or anything else.

IS SKATE BOARDING A CRIME?

More than any other sport skateboarding is seen by many people as a crime i don't know if is the risk that you take while you practice this kind of sport, skater in particular risk injury not only themselves but also passersby, and skate parks often have trouble finding insurance because of the fear that skaters might seriously injure themselves or others. It's true that skaters can get hurt sometimes seriously or even fatally, but several other sports including football and bicycling have greater percentages of injuries per year than skateboarding

SKATING GETS SERIOUS

Now that almost every kid in America seemed to be tearing up his or her neighborhood streets, the level of competition increased, and soon neighborhoods kids from all over were becoming professional skaters. skateboarding had gained a foothold in the world of American sports with organized competitions and corporate sponsorship.

unfortunately many adults still thought of skateboarding as a hobby practiced by juvenile delinquents. Skateboarding was often associated with vandalism and trouble making kids. In many towns across the country, the sport was outlawed and the local police confiscated skateboards.

WHEN SKATEBOARDING BACAME FAMOUS

Skateboarding catapulted into every household with the rease of the movie BACK TO THE FUTURE in 1985. It starred Micheal J. Fox as Marty McFly, a skateboarding time traveler. Seemingly overnight every toy store in America began selling skateboards. Soon it seemed as if kids were skateboarding up and down every main street in America sometimes to the dismay of their parents, local authorities, and pedestrians. Many California kids became better and better to the point that a alot of them became pros

SIDE WALK SURFING

Surfing had a huge impact on skating, and skateboards got some of their style from surfing. In fact, skateboarding was sometimes called sidewalk surfing. It looks similar to riding a surfboard, but the similarities aren't as strong as they may seem. surfing is restricted to water, but even though skateboarding is restricted to land, anything can become a skaters wave. many skater made objects their personal ocean, a lot of skaters fro other citys were moving to L.A. California was the heart of the skating world. a park bench it was no longer a park bench it was an object that skaters would cross or jump over it, and obsticles were no longer that, but also the potential sources of new tricks, and this is what the cops use now in days to charge a skater, damaging property.

Skater Bio

Tony hawk is among the best known and most successful skateboarders in the history of the sport . He has set and continues to set many of the standards  in skateboarding.  In the early 1980's, Tony helped make skateboarding  popular again with his skill and style.  Tony regularly dominates professional competitions in both street skating and vert (ramp) skateboarding events. he and Andy Macdonald, another veteran, or "old school" skater who is still going strong, rule the vert doubles event at the X Games