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Calumet Park (formerly DeYoung) is a village in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 8,516 at the 2000 census.
On May 13, 2010 Mayor Joseph DuPar and the Village Board approved renaming 127th Street as Obama Drive, in honor of the 44th President of the United States. On August 21, 2010 State Senator Emil Jones, III will read a proclamation of the Illinois Senate in honor of the dedication on the same date. This road became the first Obama Drive in the country and the first road named after the President in President Obama’s home state of Illinois.
Calumet Park is located at 41°39′56″N 87°39′29″W / 41.66556°N 87.65806°W / 41.66556; -87.65806 (41.665602, -87.658139).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) of it (3.48%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 8,516 people, 2,991 households, and 2,150 families residing in the…

Calumet Park IL

Learn Skateboarding in a Week-Long School

Do you want to learn skateboarding?

Is the fear of falling keeping you from progressing? Understand all of the fundamentals of skateboarding fast in a one-week camp. We will teach you the basics of skateboarding like how to balance, push, turn, proper foot placement, and how to stop. No matter, of where you are at.. you can benefit from customized instruction to meet your skill level.

Skateboarding is a recreational activity, a work of art, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been molded and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the ages. A 2002 survey and study by American Sports Data found that there are 18.5 million skateboarders in the world. 85 percent of skaters polled had used a skateboard in the previous year were under the age of 18, and 74 % were male. Those numbers have since doubled. In the following years the skate parks tripled making it more accessible as privately owned skate parks and indoor skate parks are becoming a reality.

The largest change has been the generation bubble that skateboarded in their youth and have grown up with the “X” Games explosion into the worldwide mainstream of competitive sports and sees it as a participation sport or art for their children as led by X-Games Athletes who are affiliated and instruct for our brand and web site.

Calumet Park Illinois skateboard lessons

What will you learn?

  • Safety Techniques
  • Proper Foot position
  • How to Ride and Push
  • How to Turn
  • How to Continue being Steady Going Down Sloped Streets and Hills

  • How to do Tricks

    Who we Serve:

  • Ages: 4 through 104
  • Ability: Beginner through Competition-Style Advanced.

    How to Start:

  • Equipment: We recommend a board and a full set of safety gear. This includes: a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards. Rental equipment is available.
  • Location: We can do lessons in your driveway, in your garage, or at the Calumet Park skate park.

    Calumet Park IL Skateboard Lessons





    Calumet Park Illinois skateboard lessons
    Skateboarding-Lessons of Calumet Park was developed to help motivated youth demographic that wants to participate in the lifestyle and skilled regiment of skate boarding. We take great pride in helping people of all ages learn how to skateboard.

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