Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or interacting with a skateboard. Someone who skateboards is called a skater or skateboarder, and in slang terms a wood-pusher. Skateboarding can be an art, hobby, a sport, or a method of transportation. It is often considered part of the extreme sports family or, because of its creative aspects, an art form. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by hundreds of skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 12.5 million skateboarders in the world. Eighty percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male ^*.

History

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The first skateboard

Skateboarding originated sometime in the 1950s and coincided with the popularization of surfing in California. The earliest skateboards were homemade and were constructed of flat wooden planks attached to roller-skate trucks and wheels. Skateboarding was originally called "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and moves. Skateboards may or may not have evolved from "crate scooters." Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were essentially similar except for having a wooden crate attached to the front, which formed rudimentary handlebars. In the film Back to the Future, Marty McFly is seen confiscating such a scooter from an unsuspecting 50s youth, and ripping the crate off to fashion an improvised skateboard.

As the sport of skateboarding matured it developed its own style, some elements of which have found their way into the sport of surfing—resulting in the evolution of both sports. The skateboarders most frequently credited with popularizing skateboarding are the Z-Boys from Venice Beach, California—who revolutionized skateboarding with the 'surf style' riding technique—and the Bones Brigade (including skateboarding icon Tony Hawk) from the 1980s—who helped produce some of the most influential skateboarding videos ever made. They started riding skateboards in empty swimming pools, as portrayed in the movie Dogtown and Z-Boys.

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Just had to give way to a 60 year old dude in Jesus sandals skateboarding down the centre of the road with a dead magpie in his hand. Hmmm.
aeroplanejelly (Caitlin) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:28:44 -0000
Just had to give way to a 60 year old dude in Jesus sandals skateboarding down the centre of the road with a dead magpie in his hand. Hmmm.
@Phantom_3rd lol that shit was funny tho, skateboarding and tag,,,match made in heaven lol
fyraremusic (Fyrare) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:10:47 -0000
@Phantom_3rd lol that shit was funny tho, skateboarding and tag,,,match made in heaven lol
broads who wear skateboarding shoes who dont skate
Thanos704 (Troy Thompson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:10:20 -0000
broads who wear skateboarding shoes who dont skate
Skateboarding down ashby—awesome. Cafe Roma closing an hour before I thought they did—not so awesome.
_srmerritt (Scott Merritt) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:09:15 -0000
Skateboarding down ashby—awesome. Cafe Roma closing an hour before I thought they did—not so awesome.
Watching the evolution of skateboarding.
RADietrich (Ryan Dietrich) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:05:56 -0000
Watching the evolution of skateboarding.
Just went skateboarding at the skate park. Kinda soar
Blisfullyblink (Johnathan Victorino) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:04:50 -0000
Just went skateboarding at the skate park. Kinda soar

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