Skating

Spencer’s place and then we're going to go skateboarding.” I yelled. “That’s fine, and have fun,” She yelled back to me. I hopped on my skateboard and for the next half mile to his house all I thought about was how good it felt to be in the heat and skating. The ride didn’t take long, only about five minutes. As I turned into his driveway he was…

straight grinding. He’s testing your speed, your IQ, your skating, your hands, and your shot. 45 kids looking for a spot. But only 17 will succeed. They all want V-squad. They all say “Oh good luck. Hope you make it!”. They don’t mean it. They want the spot for their own. They will not share it with anyone else. They all do almost anything they can to get it. All just to be 1 of 17. I went for it too. All day trying to beat out everyone. Out-skating the upper classmen in conditioning. Stopping…

stated in the interview in the series Epicly Later’d “Other people were gang bangin and i was out skating” - "Epicly Later 'd: Theotis Beasley (Part 1/2)." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 10 Nov. 2015. Most skaters of any age use skateboarding as an outlet to get away from negative influences whether they are at home or outside surrounded by gangs, drugs and other things that could jeopardize their future. Skating makes such an impact on people 's lives and has helped thousands if not millions of people…

Maritza Correia made history in 2002, when she became the first black woman to break an American record. She later became the first black woman to make and actually have a spot on the Olympic swim team. Born on December 23, 1981 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Maritza Corriea is best known for her hard work in swimming and being the first black woman to make it to the Olympic swimming. She started swimming when just only 7 was! She had scoliosis and swimming helped take her mind off of her disorder.…

something they like. No worries of school the next day and the stress of homework that has to be done. Skateaway is the place to roller skate. There are public skating sessions from 7-10pm. A ton of people go and everybody has a good time. “I love going to Skateaway to roller skate!” Says Grace. who roller skates every other weekend. Roller skating is like a ball pit for older kids! “When they have the limbo or the chicken dance songs on, is my favorite part.” “I’m not an active skater…

grabbed my skateboard and went outside. I saw this young boy at the skatepark, he was able to do things I’ve never seen before, he was really good. I could tell this kid was important in the skating world. Then I realized we go to the same high school, he was a bigger guy so it was kinda cool to see a guy skating even though people may think he can't. His style was very different from others, he was very careful with what he did, on the other hand, he was very serious about what he did. He's in…

Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada on January 26, 1961. He began skating at a very early age. According to “Wayne Gretzky Biography,” “he learned to skate on the Ninth River near his grandfather's farm in Canning, Ontario, and at public rinks on weekends. But it was the rink his father built for him behind the little house on Varadi Avenue in Brantford that became known as the birthplace of his skating skills.” Gretzky was only six years old when he began his first year in…

Chloe, Buca and I shadowed Brian Kampa, who is a physical therapist/ athletic trainer on January 12th. We shadowed Brian for a girls varsity hockey game at Bernicks Arena. There were no injuries that occurred during the event. The most common injuries to occur during a hockey game are groin strains. They can be caused quick movements and change of direction. This can happen in when a player does a hard stop to try to chase a puck. Also muscle imbalances in the area of the groin can put the…

Skating injuries have increased with the rise in popularity of the sport and the injury pattern can be expected to have changed with the development of both skateboard tricks and the materials used for skateboarding construction (Skateboarding injuries of today, 2001; L Forsman, A Eriksson) Longboard and skateboard injuries by Glenn keays and Alex Dumas (2014) compare the types and causes of longboarding related injuries to those associated with skateboarding. In this…

told anyone about my skating. I put on my favorite shirt which was bright pink with neon green polka dots all over paired with my favorite pair of of blue ripped at the knee jeans. I also put my hair into two braids that my grandma taught me how to do after one of our silent dinners of me talking about how cool this girls hair was in my class. “So today I am going back to the ice rink that Maya had her birthday party at and a nice, tall, pretty lady is going to do a ice skating lesson with me!”…