Skateboarding History, Evolution and Stereotypes
It is 9:30 PM, the skies are dark but the gigantic stadium lights illuminate the sleek and ever so smooth ramps in the Skate Park. The crowd is in silence as a single skater is the center of attention, as he drops into the 9-foot quarter pipe. As he rolls down the ramp the distinct rumble of a skateboard can be heard, as he approaches the pyramid the crowd gasps in hopes for a great trick or a even a great fall. As the skater reaches the top of the pyramid he crouches and unleashes a huge Ollie and quickly kicks his back foot off of the board and grabs the tail with his right hand. Just before landing he pulls his foot back onto the board and lets go of the tail. The second the distinctive sound of his board riding smoothly across the ground came again the crowd roared with approval.If you have never stepped onto a skateboard you would not understand what drives skateboarders to push the limits of their boards their bodies and the terrain around them. Skateboarding is an interesting sport with a very interesting history. What is the history of skateboarding, How have the equipment and the sport changed since the sport was discovered? What are the stereotypes that are associated with this "extreme" sport?
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Approximate Word count = 929
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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