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Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater.
Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 18.5 million skateboarders in the world. 85 percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male.
Skateboarding is relatively modern. A key skateboarding maneuver, the ollie, was developed in the late 1970s by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand as a half-pipe maneuver. Freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullen was the first to take it to flat ground and later invented the kickflip and its variations.
Skateboarding was probably born sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s when surfers in California wanted something to surf when the waves were flat. No one knows who made the first board, rather, it seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. These first skateboarders started with wooden boxes or boards with roller skate wheels attached to the bottom. The boxes turned into planks, and eventually companies were producing decks of pressed layers of wood -- similar to the skateboard decks of today. During this time, skateboarding was seen as something to do for fun besides surfing, and was therefore often referred to as "Sidewalk Surfing".
The first manufactured skateboards were ordered by a Los Angeles, California surf shop, meant to be used by surfers in their downtime. The shop owner, Bill Richard, made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels, which they attached to square wooden boards. Accordingly, skateboarding was originally denoted "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and maneuvers. Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were borne of a similar concept, with the exception of having a wooden crate attached to the nose , which formed rudimentary handlebars.
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So, you want to be able to do tricks with your board like the pros, huh? Most pros train for years before they can catch all that air.However, Practice makes perfect, and once you get this trick down, your friends will flip out and be so jealous.The OllieThe Ollie is the absolute most used skateboard tricks, and a lot of other tricks are based on this one.Most Skateboard trick tips will tell you how to do it, but they don't include the tips that make it easier...All About Aggressive Inline Skating
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Want to learn how to skateboard just like the pros? Your next step is to learn some really awesome skateboard trick tips.You will want to start out with simple tricks, as some of the simple ones are the bases for the more advanced ones. Here is the perfect trick to get you started.Rock to FakieThis is one of the first skateboard trick tips that most people learn to do on a ramp. You should start off learning how to do this on a mini ramp.This is the trick wher...See More Skateboarding Articles