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Skateboarding is not a crime is a slogan advocating for the right of anyone to enjoy skateboarding. [ 1 ] Many civilians will criticise and even mock skateboarders when it is in actuality a respectable sport that is proven to help kids and adults struggling with mental health as it is a creative escape.
Park skateboarding encompasses a variety of sub-styles adopted by those who ride skateboards in purpose-built skate parks. Most skate parks combine halfpipes and quarterpipes with various other "vert" skateboarding features as well as "street" obstacles such as stairs, ledges, and rails. The integration of these elements produces a different ...
Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. [1] [2] Originating in the United States, skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years.
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Skateboarding Hall of Fame (or SHoF), founded in 1997, is a museum and hall of fame located in Simi Valley, California, United States. [1] The museum documents the history of skateboarding and the skateboarders, photographers, and other notable figures, publications, and companies who have influenced its development.
California Amateur Skateboard League (C.A.S.L.) was founded in 1982 by Frank Hawk with the help of two other "skater parents", Sonja Catalano and Jeanne Hoffmann. C.A.S.L. is where most of the top professional skateboarders from around the world started competing and is still run today.
Go Skateboarding Day was created in 2003 by the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) to help make skateboarding more accessible through events held in major cities around the world. The first event events happened in 2004 where the skate industry got their local communities together to skate BBQ and have fun.
In the 1990s, the West Los Angeles Courthouse, originally part of the Los Angeles County Superior Court System, [5] became a popular street skateboarding spot. In spite of it being strictly forbidden to skateboard on the court property, the ledges, at the perfect height for skateboarders to grind and slide, drew in professional skateboarders like Eric Koston, who made the spot famous through ...