Skateboarding Onwards to History Gender inequality is present in all sorts of sports including skateboarding. Skateboarding has been around since the 1950’s and women are not treated correctly in the sport to this day. Just because women are treated incorrectly does not stop them from skateboarding, in fact, it makes them raise with passion. Six articles provide examples of women standing up for themselves, being treated wrongly, show facts and statistics. From women starting a movement, to women
April 2015 Skateboarding is Truly an Art Form “I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment” Tony Hawk. To a skater this would mean skateboarding isn’t just a sport. But also a type of art form. To some people skateboarding is a sport, to others it may be a hobby, or a lifestyle, but it’s really an art form because it allows for individual expression. Skateboarding is an art
Skateboarding is something that is world wide, no matter where you live in the world skateboarding will be seen or talked about, it's been created and evolved through different areas and different skills throughout time, there's all sorts of skill sets in skateboarding such as street, vert, freestyle etc., you can even get into the x games or street league and go pro. Skateboarding
The History of Skateboarding Culture (Chunk 1) Ever since I was a little kid, the sport of skateboarding has been an inspiration to my lifestyle. Most people learn to ride a bicycle as their first “vehicle”, but that wasn’t the case with me. For some reason, my parents decided to get me a skateboard before anything, and I fell in love with it instantly. I became obsessed with the way that people rode these skateboards in a fashion that made it look so natural and easy. I started small, learning
wit other skaters get a crew to make a video all together, different types of sponsorships is flow shop amateur professional, What is my favorite skate brand: Plan B, Alien workshop, Girl, Primitive, DGK, Thunder, Ventures, Grizzly, Diamond, Zero, Nike
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nike, Inc. is a well-known American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services.(Nike.com) They are a the trademark of their industry and set the bar for most of their competitors. As many already know, Nike is a major sponsor of the athletic programs across the country. These programs range from small to large Universities. Nike provides their products
In the case of Nike footwear they have segmented into the following groups: Running shoes, Soccer, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Skateboarding, men’s training and women’s training. Nike footwear has a lot of target markets but their main target market is athletes and fitness professionals. The second target market are people who train, work out and play sports as hobbies or who are semi-professional. Nike also targets the fashionable people. Nike footwear is has further segmented
“Skateboarding is for the socially awkward,” I thought to myself dreading going into this project. However, after spending several hours with skateboarders Mike Thacker, Cassious Brownlee, Lance Love, Jarrell Harrison and Sean Hough, I quickly learned that my assumptions, along with most others’ were misleading. Skateboarding is a very respectable, intricate sport that involves passion, heart, determination and perseverance. Skateboarders are risk-takers in the most literal sense of the word. They
NIKE Nike is an American Multinational Company that designs and manufactures footwear along with sports gears and accessories. It is a major manufacturer of athletic shoes, sports equipment, accessories and services. Nike was founded by Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman in January 25, 1964. It was previously names as Blue Ribbons Sports, but it was later renamed as Nike in 1971. Innovation Nike started innovating right from the beginning when the company started. Bill Bowerman, the coach
Turf, my proposed business, will be of service to both tourists and seasoned veterans of extreme sports. My business, located on the beach, will provide classes for beginners and those who want to become more skilled in the sports of surfing and skateboarding. My business will sell surfboards, skateboards, apparel, wetsuits, and other equipment th... ... middle of paper ... ...r board repair, I will need to hire someone skilled in repairing surfboards and skateboards. The boards that I will sell
Skateboarders Nationwide Restless; A Problem That Needs Attention? Skateboarding. A sport that only requires a board and four wheels. One needs only seventy to one hundred dollars to get one. It seems pretty simple, doesn't it? Well it's not, and for one important reason. On a typical day, a skateboarder usually gets up at about 10a.m., throws their board in the trunk of their car, puts a Bad Religion tape in the tape player, picks up several other skaters and sets off to find a good spot to aggressively
Over the last twenty years the world of skateboarding has changed greatly because of the exposure it has had through media. The originators of this media were skate magazines that highlighted many photographers and their talents. The photographs from twenty years ago were using nothing but a cheap old 35mm and came up with some incredible artistic shots. But those old cameras have been replaced by today’s photographers with the top of line cameras and lenses. The top
Street Skating as a Culture Skateboarding has been around for a long time. Its styles have changed dramatically sense its humble beginnings. Street skating is unique to the subculture in that you can basically do it anywhere. Street skating uses the environment of the streets to perform tricks on your skateboard. All you need is your skateboard, some streets, motivation, and a little creativity. However there tends to be more to this subculture that others on the outside don’t see. There is a distinct
Skateboarding Is Not A Crime Each year hundreds of thousands of skateboarders get arrested each year for just skateboarding and about 5/6 of them didn’t commit a hurtful crime. Every day, at least one skateboarder gets arrested. Skateboarders don’t just get arrested but also get tickets, and there are a lot more tickets than there are arrests. If skateboarding was looked upon as a sport this many arrests and tickets would not occur. A group of teenagers could go out, get drunk then go rob stores
Skateboarding competitions are amazing to watch! With talented skateboarders competing the adrenaline felt by even watching this amazing sport is all consuming. It's no surprise that this sport brings in five billion dollars a year. These people have talent, dedication, drive and the ability to push fear out the window and do what they love to do: Skate. Skateboarding is an individual thing, about pushing oneself beyond personal limits, conquering fear and daring to be extreme. These are qualities
As skateboarding evolved, it was once something kids do in their free time, later became a prospering sport. This started many new changes to our local cities. “No skateboarding” signs are being posted places that skateboarders would go to practice. Architects are finding new ways to redesign structures like benches and handrails in the city, in order to lower the abundance of skateboarder in an area. All these changes have resulted in a good amount of money spent redoing everything to prevent skateboarding
skate crew, later to become known as the Z-Boys throughout California and the world of skateboarding. The film was directed by one of the founding members of the Z-Boys, Stacey Peralta, who would go on to be one of the most influential skateboarders of all time due his self-taught knowledge of film making, most specifically as a director. Around this time, there was a stigma surrounding the new sport of skateboarding, and many saw it simply as a thuggish lifestyle that was set to corrupt the streets
festivals, then singing country music at fairs and talent contests-until she was discovered by Arista Records. She broke out of Napanee, Ontario when she was 16. She had been writing her own songs ever since she got her first guitar and has been skateboarding ever since she was 14. A startlingly up-front and outrageous 17-year-old with everything it takes to reach stardom-completely on her own terms. "I'm just coming out and I'm going to clearly be myself-I write what I feel, I never worry what others
Dog-town, as the locals called it, known as the z-boys in the 1970’s. Even though skateboarding was already known and invented, the z-boys are the ones who made skating famous and took it to new heights in popularity. But how did they do this? The Z-boys made this sport what it is today, and played a very important part in the history and evolution of skateboard style and quality. During the 1950’s when skateboarding first got it’s legs it was a very popular activity to take part in during vacations
whether you like it or not at some point in the process of skating something; somewhere, get broke. There has never been any attempt, whatsoever to get a skate park here in Nacogdoches. This is the reason why there are so many skaters out at night skateboarding on the public sidewalks. This is also presents a problem for the police because there are many places that are great for skating, but are restricted by city ordinances. However, there is always some zealous skater who will brave it and end up