If you’re lucky enough to have a child who skateboards, you’ve probably heard: “Mom, Dad, can I please, please, please go to Camp Woodward?” Even if your child isn’t training for The Skateboarding Olympics, Camp Woodward has always been an alluring experience for every young skateboarder. But what most parents don’t know is that each…
This page is to summarize the average costs for skateboarding lessons. Skateboard Classes $200-695. – Small group classes at the local YMCA and public recreation departments are usually the least expensive options. They are generally in the price range of $95-195. The typical class has about five sessions. Private camps through skateparks and skateboard schools…
Skateboarding traces its roots back to 1950s in California when surfers attached roller skate wheels to boards in order to surf the streets on wave-free days. But a lot has happened with the sport since that time. Here’s a list of some of the most interesting facts you probably didn’t know about the history of…
It’s been a long and controversial journey, but a proposal to make skateboarding an Olympic sport in 2020 is finally here. With the recent Olympic developments and lots of professional events going on-from the recently finished X Games to the upcoming Vans Pro Skate Park Tour-competition fever is in the air. What’s a better motivation…
by Ron Darian Tony Hawk and Aaron “Jaws” Homoki have battled gravity their whole lives and now, they finally get a chance to skate without gravity. The result was perhaps a more difficult skate environment than imagined. Their experience was captured by Sony and 900 Films.
by Ruben Najera If Skateboarding is everything then what comes second? We all come to a point in our skateboarding when we get hurt, sidelined or just plain need a small break. Its normal. It may not be for very long, but have you ever wondered what some of our industries most recognizable pros do…
No skate park in your town? Or maybe there is one, but you’re just getting started and don’t necessarily want everyone to see you learning the ropes? Not to worry–you can still do all the tricks you dream of, you may just have to think outside the box. Be Creative The world is your skate…
by Ruben Najera Nuge bombing the fifth steepest street in AmericaBomb hills not countries! Thats a phrase I remember hearing or seeing somewhere at some point in time on some skate related product and I always thought it was awesome. By now many of you should have seen Don the “Nuge” Nguyen recent hill bombed…
By McKenna Marsden There’s more than one kind of skateboarding. Longboard dancing, which involves doing actual dance steps on a moving longboard, is taking off with some girls in Korea-and while it may be lower impact than trick-heavy skateboarding, there’s no denying there’s some serious skill and finesse going on here. Hyo Joo Ko (you…
by Ruben Najera Nuge bombing the fifth steepest street in AmericaBomb hills not countries! Thats a phrase I remember hearing or seeing somewhere at some point in time on some skate related product and I always thought it was awesome. By now many of you should have seen Don the “Nuge” Nguyen recent hill bombed…