skatepark or even around town‚ you have probably seen an individual or group skateboarding. They may catch your eye when they’re preparing for a trick‚ while in your mind you think “ Don’t hurt yourself kid.” As a skateboarder for seven long years full of time and effort put into the activity‚ I have witnessed many first hand experiences of the way non-skaters may feel negative about and/or stereotype members of the skateboarding community. It is not necessarily that these individuals’ are wrong for thinking
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wearing when riding a skateboard? A helmet. Helmets are a great reason to keep you from getting head injuries. Due to these injuries I believe that skateboard helmet should be mandatory while skating. While skateboarding injuries can happen the most common is head injuries. To start with skateboarding you will fall and if you hit your head this can cause brain damage. According to skateboard safty.org its states that the proper gear is necessary for skating. This textual evidence relates to reason on
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THE HISTORY OF SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDING Christian smith Freshman Technology Wednesday January 24th You are able to find Santa Cruz skateboards just about anywhere in California. The Santa Cruz skateboard company doesn’t just sell skateboards but a large variety of items. Now Santa Cruz sells all kinds of clothing‚ stickers‚ and random collectibles. This company
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Sergio Sigala Period 7 14 October 2013 For the Love of Skateboarding I believe that the thing about skateboarding is that it is such a creative sport. Skating does not have a time limit‚ no scores‚ no referees. I do not owe my coach a certain performance‚ I do not owe my team a certain performance‚ and there is no pressure when I skate. That’s why I love to skateboard as much as I do. There is no one telling me what to do or when. I just skate when I feel like it. I can go pick up my board
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Skiing or Snowboarding? It is a commonly debated question. Everyone has their different opinions on this matter‚ but mine is that snowboarding will always be the best. Because it’s easy to learn‚ how it’s more convenient‚ you look cool while doing it‚ and fewer injuries are some of the reasons I think that snowboarding will always come first. The first reason is that it is all I am acquainted with. It was hard to learn at first‚ but once I got the hang of things I was ripping it up like a professional
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“Authenticity in the Skateboarding World‚” a research paper conducted by Becky Beal and Lisa Weidman‚ explores the core values and norms that revolve around skateboarding. Skateboarding‚ as some participants claim‚ is an activity that not only permits freedom‚ but also promotes individualism because it is an artistic sport. Within this subculture‚ there is a hidden‚ yet understood identity that skaters respect. Moreover‚ it is the promotion of individualism and perhaps the passive rebellious ways
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Introduction The purpose of the following report is to determine the feasibility of the export of Endo Snowboard Company’s snowboards‚ to the Norwegian market. Endo Snowboards is a relatively new (two years old) snowboard manufacturing company based out of Thunder Bay‚ Ontario‚ Canada. It is small in size with only 20 employees. The employee’s core competencies include manufacturing‚ marketing‚ artistic and business skills. The highly skilled employees have caught the attention of many local investors
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crash into the net. It was a Sunday morning in Russell Manitoba‚ where we decided to go to Asessippi. My brothers were so excited‚ as was I. Snowboarding and skiing are something that we have never done before. I was nervous because I had no idea how to downhill ski‚ and I wasn’t taking any lessons. My mom thought she could teach me. My brothers were snowboarding as I have a cousin that teaches at Asessippi. When I got to the hill‚ I was freaking out. My mom was sure I was going to be fine. She started
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For the first club that I had to research‚ I decided to choose the ASU snowboarding team. The reason being; I absolutely love to snowboard. I live and breathe for two things in this world and that is snowboarding and making music. Fortunately this paper is about snowboarding‚ which is a very easy topic to write about for me. The ASU Snowboarding Team is a competitive team that travels to different Giant Slalom (race) and Slopestyle (freestyle) competitions in the South Eastern region. They are
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these PST skills to enhance their performance‚ little do they know it takes 10-20 minutes each day to improve these skills. Every sport‚ or exercise program requires a unique skill to accomplish the task or competition at hand. This is why I chose snowboarding because not only is it my new found passion‚ but it is a very individualized sport which requires incredible focus and relaxation. Without focus and relaxation a snowboarders routine may be affected during his/her freestyle run lowering your overall
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