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The Bane of a Pro Skateboarding Career: High Insurance Costs

So you want to be a pro skateboarder. You crave the adrenaline rush, the admiration of fans and the fortune. That's understandable, but before you start planning your future Skater of the Year acceptance speech you may want to take a closer look at the sport.

5 Ways to Educate and Encourage Helmet Use Among Skaters

Skateboarding can be a dangerous activity and as parents it is our job to educate our children on the necessity of wearing a helmet and behaving responsibly. Here are five ways that may help you do just that: 1. Start Early When it comes to teaching your child how to behave on a...

Top 5 Pro Skaters Who’ve Doubled as Actors

Pro skaters and amateurs alike are known for appearing in skate videos but there are also those who have made appearances in feature length films. Here's a quick look at five of them: 1. Jason Lee No list of pro skaters with film chops would be complete without mentioning Jason...

Bones Brigade: Sundance Film Review

Justin Lowe The director behind the lucrative "Dogtown and Z Boys" revisits skateboarding to similar success. read more

Tony Hawk launches YouTube skate channel

YouTube and Tony Hawk's production company, 900 Films, are teaming up to bring you the newest site in skateboarding. With YouTube backing 900 Films you can bet many more eyeballs are going to be on skateboarding than ever before. With so much new, original content, it's time to bookmark the Ride Channel and tune in because it has something for everyone. To learn more about the endeavor, ESPN ...