How Skateboarding Has Affected Our Society

Skateboarding It is amazing how a piece of wood with skating wheels loosely attached has evolved into the popular sport we know today. We know this sport as skateboarding. This sport has alot of
Information around it and I am going to break it down into three distinct categories. First, will be how the skateboarding was created. Next, I will explain how the sport has affected our society. Then, I will explain how the sport affects my community. The first manufactured skateboard were ordered by a California surf shop meant to be used by surfers in their off time or when the waves were flat. The first skateboarder is an uncertain title because nobody knows who created the first skateboard. For all we know the first skateboard was just a piece of plywood with some rusty wheels attached. It is believed that several people came up with the same idea at the same time. Despite this there
Now it is not uncommon to see parents in skate shops buying for their kids. Brands like Rip Curl, Quiksilver, and Billabong are dominant brands in the skating world. These brands have taken over the skating world and spread it to new people. Now skating events are held with with sophisticated tournament processes and complex arenas. Skateboarding has influenced lots of parks to add skating sections and the number of these skateparks is on the rise with some even popping up in other continents giving poorer countries a way to entertain themselves. Skateboarding has given people a new major sport for those who don’t want to be pressured by the money and the fame by providing pay through sponsorships and tournaments that give the competitive sport people want but still won't consume their lives like other sports. Although with new lighter materials and more competitive and dedicated people skateboarding may become more competitive with new tricks and more athleticism joining the