Skateboarding

Skateboarding is a industry that has been in place since the early 1970's yet it is amazing how much poor information about it still goes around. It is time to destroy some of these skateboarding myths for good. Bear in mind that most of the articles you see out there, especially online is not normally fact. In numerous cases it is opinion or it is something that people have been told many many times that they take it to befact.

The number 1 myth is that only teenagers take joy in skating. While they do represent a big group of the individuals involved in it, young children and even adults take part in italso. Bear in mind that many of the world's best pros are in their late 20's and early 30's and they have no plans to retire from the sport any time soon!

A skating myth that is finally slowing down some is that skating is only for guys. While many of them are, more and more females are taking part in it. They don't mind what society says about it and they love the sport.

They are often stereotyped as people with a desire to live on the edge and to create problems. But, if you get to know lots of skaters you will discover they have awesome goals and ambitions. Many of skaters are top students also and they even take part in community fundraisers. But they don't get credit for any of that in the eyes of some people that wont see past the label that continues to stay.

The fact remains that way more people would take part in it if such skate parks were in place. It isn't uncommon for skaters to travel 30 or so miles if they need to in order to find a great park.

It is estimated that close to 15 million people take part in this sport and that it should see an increase of about 3% annually for the next five years based on projection data. The skateboard clothing industry has been growing for many years now and it's not uncommon to find anything from skate hoodies to skateboard hatsin your local mall or stores