Why Skateboarding Is Such a Great Sport

By Jason Lorrine

The sport of skateboarding is growing fast. About 30 years ago no one even paid attention to a deck with four wheels on it. These days there are skate parks being built every day all over the world, and the sport of skateboarding has reached the youngest of crowds, the kids.

Most people have a picture in their minds of the kinds of people that enjoy skateboarding, and their pictures are not always pleasant. Skateboarding is usually reserved for teens and young adults that haven't quite connected with other people or activities and who are looking for a place of identity.

There may be a little truth in this, but it is no different from any other sport that is out there like basketball or football. Football players hang out together and so do skateboarders, and if you are a skateboarder that is what you are usually identified as.

Let us take a look at all of the good things that come out of skateboarding, especially for the kids. Instead of playing video games and being a couch potato, they could be outside being physically active. Laziness is not a good thing to teach your kids.

If a teenager, or even a young adult spends most of their time being inactive with hobbies such as video games, they are risking their health more than a small sprained ankle you could get from skateboarding. If you start out skateboarding at a young age and you stick with it, your health will be much better for your future.

For kids one of the best things that could be offered in skateboarding is making friends. For the kids that are not that social and not good at making friends, could easily socialize with another kids that lives near by and loves to skate, making skate buddies is a great way for kids to interact.

Skateboarding is not the cheapest sport for a kid to take part in, but by far it is not the most expensive either. You can find a fully assembled deck for under a hundred bucks, knee pads, elbow pads and a helmet for around 20 dollars, and shoes from about 30 dollars. There are lots of free skate parks that are out there world wide also.

Skateboarding is not that bad as you can see, and has become a sport just like baseball and football. You have seen the many great benefits that it offers, especially for the children and young teens. - 29966

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