The creation of ice skates Ice skates as we know them have changed in many ways since they were first invented thousands of years ago. Ice skates are used for activities such as sports, recreation, and even transportation. The creation of ice skates and all the changes through states have helped athletes like skaters, speed skaters and performance of hockey players and recreational skating did more feasible. Earliest known pair Ice skates were invented in Northern Europe in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands.…
Yet after they found snowboarding it the became a national activity. Then people across the country began to seek out new winter activities. Then the start of the Winter Olympics and people from different countries were trained to compete and get scored and can win Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Various pioneers boosted the production of boards and the sport began to crossover appeal. Surfers and Skateboarders then became involved, then by 1980’s snowboarding was a nationwide activity.…
During the 1970's a group of skaters called the Z-boys created a punk style that still exists today. The skaters were part of a skate team called The Jeff Ho Zephyr team that's where they got the name Z-boys. The start of Z-boys was in 1973 when Jeff Ho opened his surf shop in Venice beach California. The first Z-boy was Nathan Pratt when he was 14 years old.…
He grew up on a surfboard in a time period where skateboarding was just beginning to develop. Adams and his friends quickly joined the Zephyr…
Eddie Rickenbacker once said, “Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared.” What I believe Rickenbacker is trying to say is that you can not be brave without having the courage to face your fears. I have taken many risks and in the end they have always had purpose. Two themes present in the stories “A Day on the Slopes” and “Amra and the Skateboard” is to be brave and to take risks.…
Snowboarding was developed in the United States in the 1960s as people across the country began to seek out new winter activities. Over the next decade, various pioneers boosted the production of boards and the sport began to gain crossover appeal. Surfers and skateboarders became involved, and by 1980, snowboarding was a nationwide activity.…
Well, there are a lot of injuries that can affect children that are toddlers, baby's, and teens. For example in basketball they can use knee braces so they will not scrape their leg on the floor and hurt themselves. In football, they can use pads so they will not hurt themselves, because if you do not use pads it can be a career ending injury, or maybe you can be in the hospital for the rest of your life. First, in soccer you can use shinguard's, and if you do not use shinguard's, It'll hurt you very bad.…
Motocross has been around for ages. It has changed the word in many many ways. Also is has evolved in a credible amount over the years. There are millions of people who love motocross around the world. Motocross and Supercross have several different versions of it as well.…
“In fact, authenticity is arguably the single most important factor determining admittance into the subculture. ”(Beal, Weidman 351) While skateboarding prides itself on being anti-establishment, unfortunately their culture often falls victim to the manipulation of…
Research within the understandings and concepts of adolescence flourished in the final decades of the 20th century (Furstenberg, 2000 p. 896). When one transitions they have experienced various motions of certain cultures and transitions which someone within a different generation or different view point might see this act and consider a morbid or inhuman decent of understanding oneself (Beal, 1995 p. 252). When we take this concept within the subculture and sport activity within skateboarding, it takes a toll on the understanding how one may see the youth within this subculture as a rebellious youth which disrupts city space (Snow, 1993 p. 273). Skateboarding in itself has also been subjected to be a space within dominant values and norms…
In this game, Tommy gets into a fight. Off the field, Tommy finds skateboarding as a hobby to keep his mind off his father. He goes skateboarding at a small park in Boston with his friend Mike and figures out he can do cool tricks if he practices. Tommy’s team wins their final game to get to the championship game against Wellesley. Tommy gets on a skateboard with Mike and they grab onto the back of a shuttle bus on the Boston college campus.…
(Source A) Skateboarding has became a popular sport; however, the skaters are limited to an amount of skateparks.…
ISP Snowboarding trumps skiing Over the past few decades ski areas have been split between skiers and snowboarders. People who are looking to hit the slopes for the first time have a big decision to make: buy/rent skies or a snowboard? Given these two options, I believe that first timers should take up snowboarding instead of skiing. Snowboarding has a cooler and more interesting culture, snowboarding is more practical, and snowboarding has better style than skiing.…
TV and Xbox has ruined life 's. Skateboarding help kids with 'nothing else ' to gain a healthy lifestyle again from previously spending it on Xbox and watching TV by helping loose weight and gain muscle back “Anything that burns a lot of calories (aka sports or anything that gets you off the couch) can help you loose weight" this is from a previous 'gamer ' that was over weight and started skating in the hope that it would help him loose weight and it did, he is now healthy and active daily! I think having a healthy lifestyle is what we all…
Skateboarding is a action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. Skateboarding can also be considered a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. By 2001 skateboarding had gained in such popularity, that more participants under the age of 18 rode skateboards (10.6 million) than played baseball (8.2 million), although traditional organized team sports still dominated youth programs overall.…