Skateboarding

Skateboarding is a widely known sport today. I do it myself and i see day to day how many people are trying to learn or how many people already skate. Once a sport that almost disappeared, to a sport that every knows of. It all started in the 1950's when surfers from all across California began to have the need to bring surfing to the streets. They would use planks of wood even boxes and throw on some roller skate wheels and off they went. Many people were injured during the first years because the boards were not stable and the wheels were made of clay. If they hit a rock a crack or anything they would pretty much be air born and hitting the pavement soon after. In about 1965 skateboarding died out. The company's stopped making boards. People who wanted to skate had to go back to creating their own. But people were still dedicated. In 1972 an amazing invention was created. The urethane skate wheel, similar to what are used today this made people change their minds about skateboarding. These wheels were a lot smoother, faster, and more absorbing. They were now able to ride faster over cracks and things but rocks are still always a challenge. The sport grew popular with many teams, a legendary one known as the Zephyr team. They rocked the competitions and were amazing on their boards. The team members such as Jay Adams, Stacey Peralta, and Tony Alva were the best back in the late 1970's. Now skateboarding is at a whole new level. The tricks are unbelievable there are so many skaters that are just amazing. Its really hard to keep up and sponsors are looking for the best of the best. Its definitely a revolutionary sport and anyone can do it. Every type of personality click or group has skaters. There’s punk, jock, nerd, hippie, emo, gangster, weirdo, quiet, and even some dogs can skate. It just amazes me and i believe its one of the fastest grown sports. It is my favourite sport and i believe one of the greatest creations in history today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEdAKw0MBlo

This is a video of a 21 stair gap and handrail skaters have mastered. Amazing!