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NYC Events: Skate Like A Girl With Free Clinic

jwillis — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Free Event for girls who love skateboarding and want to learn from some amazing pro females. Get to this event, support the ladies – it will be worth it!

Date: October 31st, 2009
Time: 12pm to 4pm
Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn @ Washington Park – 5th Ave and 5th St.
Cost: Nada, zero, zilch

After event: The Halloween Parade in the Villiage..

Skate Like A Girl will be holding their very first event in New York
City: Tricks4Treats, a fun day of skateboarding on Halloween and we want you to join us!

The event includes free instructional skateboard clinics taught by
Skate Like A Girl ambassadors Nancy Chang, Susannah Young, and Lanna Apisukh with boards kindly provided by Girls Riders Organization and demos performed by the super talented Skirtboaders.com of Montreal. We’ll also be judging participants for the best costume and skate tricks which will be awarded with “treats” and even a cash prize sponsored by Play.me!

We’re really excited about this event and would like to encourage as many girls of all ages and all abilities to come out and skate with us. So bring your friends, your board (if you have one), and a Halloween costume and be prepared to SK8!!

Dress up and come skate Brooklyn with us and Skirtboarders, GRO, and girls from all over. This event is FREE thanks to cool new music site Play.me! We will have some $50 cash prizes (courtesy of Play.me) to award participants in the game of s.k.a.t.e., and best trick in costume!

We will leave to go to the Village Parade and sk8!

2009 Summer Skateboarding Camp Sessions

jwillis — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:59:16 +0000

3 Day Skate Camp Sessions Now Available for July

Skate Jams and Skate Camps are a great way for local kids to meet other kids to skate with at some of the city’s coolest skate parks. This year Uptown will be conducting Skate Camp at Hudson skate park on the water.

Waivers must be signed in person or notarized in advance!!! Download Park Waiver Here

Skate Camp is Available for only a few weeks and space is very very limited, first come first serve, so get on it while you have the chance!

Sessions consist of highly supervised learning and free skating and are small sessions only.

	Day 1 (Mon)	Day 2 (Wed)	Day 3 (Fri)
Week 1	June 29th	July 1st	(Thursday) July 2nd*
Week 2	July 6th	July 8th	July 10th

*The third day of Week 1 will be a Thursday due to 4th of July weekend.

Week 3	July 13th	July 15th	July 17th
Week 4	July 27th	July 29th	July 31st

How does skate camp work?

Students are dropped off at the park on the first day. Parents are required to sign a waiver

Location: Hudson Skate Park(34th street/ West Side Highway)

When: Three days a week from 11AM – 3PM.

Cost: $340 / Student

Alternative rain days are arranged on the Tuesday or Thursday of that week, as needed.

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Subway
A,C,E at 34th St.
1,2,3 at 34th St.

Bus
M23, M34

Skateboarding Camps on the East Coast

David Willis — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:43:46 +0000

Skateboarding Camps

Skateboarding camps are great places learn about skateboarding and interact with other kids who are learning. This list, recommended by Steve Cave from About.com, should help you find the place for you!

1. Zero Gravity Roller Sports

Overnight skateboard and inline skate camps for beginners and intermediate athletes in Vermont. Zero Gravity Rollersport Camps daily training starts each morning with a full stretching and flexibility session. There is a warm up period or "open skate" followed by an instruction time where everyone learns new skills and techniques and campers are encouraged to try new tricks.

2. Woodward East and Lake Owen

Camp Woodward has locations in California, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Camp Woodward is all about action sports, with camps focused in skateboarding, BMX, inline, snowboarding and skiing. Woodward is a huge camp, with lessons June through August, vert lessons, and the ability to stay for long periods if you want to.

3. Waterville Valley

Located in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. For close to ten years now, Waterville Valley has provided a skate park for the public. Since 2000 we have been developing a legendary skate camp, with a wide variety of terrain catering to all levels of skaters from beginning to extreme. Loaded with every opportunity to step up your skills. Beginners feel like locals and can quickly become a part of the scene.

4. Skatelab

Located in Atlantic Beach, Florida (and also in Florida), Skatelab is a skatepark facility that also offers skateboarding classes and skate camps. The Skate School is geared towards beginner or novice skateboarders, and run during the weekend. The Skate Camps are 4 days long, and there is one in June, one in July and one in August.

5. Frenchwoods

In NY, Frenchwoods features indoor skate park for skateboarding with high quality instruction. Also features other activities – A skater can spend 3-12 weeks seriously improving their skills, and while they’re there, they can take violin lessons, or play
in a rock band, or….

6. Rye Airfield

Ramp Camp is in Rye, New Hampshire. Rye has classes, clinics and camps all year long, with a unique approach to teaching skateboarding. Rye Airfiled promises a custom made learning experience for any age and ability level.

7. Camp Skateboarding Explained

The camp that goes along with the hit dvd, Skateboarding Explained. This camp is held at Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp, and offers it’s own unique method of skateboarding instruction.

8. All Star Adventures

Lessons in Oregon, North Carolina, California, Colorado, Grand Cayman Island and Australia. They offer 4 to 11 day skatepark tours with the pros for teens, and day camp in Denver Colorado for all ages. Check out the site for more. From All Star – "All Star Adventures instructors are professionally trained and love to share their knowledge. We specialize in small groups making sure that every camper skates away with new skills and tricks. Did we mention FUN!? Fun is the number one priority of each day. We make sure that each camper receives individualized attention."