Skateboarding in The USA!!
Definition
Skateboarding is when one rides and performs tricks with the aid of skateboard. It is an activity which is very popular to youth nowadays. It could be used as an art, job, entertainment and even means of transportation. The one who rides, uses and performs with skateboard is called skateboarder or skater. Skateboarding has made some changes and adapted influenced caused by many skateboarders or skaters through the years. Over millions of people have been into skateboarding nowadays and most of these skateboarders are male. As mentioned, there have been changes made in skateboarding. Alan Ollie Gelfand who is also skateboarder or skater has developed the key skateboarding maneuver. Rodney Mullen was the very first skateboarder to take skateboarding into flat ground and invented the kickflip.
Skateboarding
History
Most probably skateboarding was born between 1940 or 1950. It was created when those surfers in California desire to surf on flat ground. However, no one knows exactly who invented the first skateboard. The first skateboard begins with wooden board with roller wheels at the bottom of it. These boxes then turned into planks and finally were produced from pressed layers of wood. Skateboarding is more likely referred to as sidewalk surfing. The popularity of skateboarding soar on 1950’s until the first years of 1960’s and almost million of skateboards were sold worldwide. However on the 1966, the popularity has drastically dropped causing skateboard magazine to close and other skateboard factories being bankrupt.
Development of Skateboarding
The skateboard began to change from skateparks and ramp skating. With the development of skateparks and ramp skating, the skateboard started to change. Skate tricks ranges from simple to complicated ones and only those professionals on this field can perform those complicated ones hence experience really matters. Some of the skate tricks include riding on only two wheels, spinning only on the back wheels, high jumping and landing on the board again, long jumping from one board to another and a lot more. In early 1970’s, skateboarding were influenced and changed due to the invention of the ollie. In 1982, Ollie was adapted to flat ground by Rodney Mullen. He invented the Magic Flip which was later renamed the kickflip. The flat ground Ollie invented by Mullen allowed skateboarders to do tricks in mid-air without any need for additional equipment hence only skateboard is needed. These were later adapted on street skating.
Other uses of Skateboarding
Aside from entertainment, skateboarding is also used as form of transportation which was later associated to longboard. However, other countries may not allow skateboarding as form of transportation hence this greatly depend on local laws. These countries allowing skateboarding transportation uses skateboard as other means or alternative to vehicles and with it they can prevent air pollution which is produced by vehicles. Indeed, skateboarding as means of transportation can help in preserving the cleanliness and freshness of the air since it is environment friendly. Moreover, it promotes healthy body since riding such would let riders exercise. Hence, skater would have fun at the same time be fit.
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