Skateboarding

Activity: Skateboarding 1. Introduction: Skateboarding is an action sport involving tricks using a skateboard. Skateboarding became popular in the 1950's throughout California. The idea of skateboarding was born when surfers got creative and wanted to "surf on the streets." Skateboarding is a very popular sport, but it carries many stereotypes and stigmas. Many people believe that the world of skateboarding is full of drugs and vandalism, but it is simply a recreational activity. There are…

between science and skateboarding (soon to be my second favorite thing). While doing my preliminary research (finding a skate shop, buying equipment, and finding skate spots) I learned that almost every aspect of skateboarding is scrutinized to the point where it's illegal! In this essay, I hope to answer a few questions: How does a skateboard work? What aspects of skateboarding can I quantitatively study and measure? Why do people have dissenting opinions about skateboarding? It’s no lie that…

flip,” a “pop-shuvit” or “grinding a longboard”? People often ask what the difference is between skateboarding and longboarding. Aren’t they the same? Isn’t one just a longer board that can’t do tricks? Skate- and longboards serve different purposes and those purposes affect the differences in designs. Skateboarding was very big in California and in Hawaii and started in the 1940s. At first skateboarding was most common among surfers when they didn’t have any waves to ride. They would skate…

I have been skateboarding for over 3 years now. Believe it or not, it has really taught me alot. I was around 11 years old when I had decided to start taking skateboarding seriously. This is when my passion for it had started growing and when I had began learning tricks and progressing. The idea of skateboarding didn't look easy to me at all until the first time I had visited my local skatepark. When I had first…

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…

that of the Tony Hawk series, however the Skate video game series was able to represent the culture behind skateboarding on a level the competition at the time never could. In this essay, I will discuss the many ways and facets the Skate video game series put a new spin on the mold that was being created or skateboard video games all while embodying the culture and the act of skateboarding. First, the look of both games vary drastically from one to the other and I 'm not talking about graphics…

important Jay was to skateboarding. The following points illustrate the importance of this turning point in time: Young Jay Adams, The Death of Jay Adams, and His Impression on Skateboarding. This person impacted me by changing skateboarding into something completely new and making me interested in skating as a sport rather than just to ride around. Born in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1961, Jay “Jay Boy” Adams would soon become an extremely important figure in skateboarding. He…

the reasons is because it is good for the body. It provides flexibility,offers a full body workout, physical endurance, teaches precision, and it improves coordination. "The Health Benefits of Skateboarding - Health Fitness Revolution." Health Fitness Revolution. 20 Mar. 2014. Web. 06 Nov. 2015. Skateboarding…

that has recently opened his own company named Primitive Skateboards, Won both street league and the X Games gold medal in 2012, and is sponsored by both Target and At&t which is quite impressive since both of those companies don’t revolve around skateboarding. His devotion to Nike is his most successful sponsorship yet. Releasing over nine different models of shoes from the span of…

The recreational sport of skateboarding has become increasing popular in the United States. With more and more of the population enjoying the thrill of this sport, injuries are bound to happen. Injuries associated with the sport can be on a minor level – musculoskeletal or lower extremity injuries – but can also be deadly. According to Keays study, “There were 5 deaths associated with longboarding in Canada and the United States, 4 in 2013, and 1 in 2014.” Longer skateboards, also known as…