2. History
• Surfers would put wheels on their surf
boards so they could practice surfing
without having to travel to a beach or
going to crowded beaches.
3. Broken decks
•Skateboarding is more
expensive than people think.
With decks at around $60
with grip tape and they break
about once a month that can
add up.
4. • Many people don’t like skaters because they
believe they vandalize, and destroy things.
This is a reason people kick skaters out of people.
5. injuries
• Injuries is all part of skateboarding from cuts
to broken bones.
• There is really no way to avoid injuries while
skateboarding.
6. • Street league is the biggest pro street skating
competition on a indoor concrete skatepark.The
second biggest skate comp. is the Tampa pro am.
7. • To become pro you
must make videos
and try to get
sponsored.To be
considered a pro you
must get paid to
skate.
8. • The X-Games is the worlds largest
skateboarding competition.
15. • Going to the skate park is one of my favorite
things to do.
16. • Skateboarding gets you out of your comfort
zone which can be good most of the time.
17. • A 2002 report found that there were 18.5 million
skateboarders in the world. 85% of skateboarders polled
who had used a board in the last year were under the age
of 18, and 74% were male.
18. • Owned by Rob Dyrdek it is a skateboarder
paradise.
