Why skateboarders are hated

So if you have a child who wants to skateboard, or who shows even a slight interest in it, you want to make sure the right safety rules are being followed. Probably the most obvious piece of advice is to make sure your child wears a helmet when he or she is skating. You might get a couple of complaints from your child about not looking cool, but be sure to stick to your guns. It'll be completely worth it. And kids who are just starting to skate should wear elbow and kneepads experts say, because there will inevitably be a lot of falls before they're able to stay on the board and complete any kind of trick.

As far as helmets go, experts say to use one that's specifically designed for skateboarding and you should look for a sticker inside of the helmet that says it meets the ASTM F skateboard helmet standard.

In addition, KidsHealth. And beginners should use other pieces of safety equipment too, like hip pads, wrist guards, skateboard gloves, padded jackets and mouth pieces. Moreover, experts say choosing the right size skateboard is of utter importance, so for a child around 13 years of age and about 5'3", he or she will need a full-size board that's 7. And the length of the board should be somewhere between And for children younger than 5 years old and under 3'5" tall, experts suggest you choose a board that's 6.

But these sizes should be used as a reference guide and not as an exact measurement, experts say, because each child is different, so it depends on how comfortable he or she is on the board. And if you're an adult who doesn't have a child interested in skateboarding, try to be a little more tolerant of the kids you do see participating in the sport.

Of course they should only be skating in skate parks and not causing a disturbance on private property or in heavily-used public areas, but rebelling is a part of what kids do, so don't expect all of them to skate exactly where you want them to. Yelling at skateboarders or taking their board away probably won't keep them from skating where they're not supposed to. Nov 10, 3. Posts: 4, Nov 10, 4. Posts: The hate is probably directed at the inconsiderates.

The local supermarket has a store director that tells the kids to go to the back of the lot where they won't mingle with cars, moms with kiddie stollers and older folks or handi-caps he's within his right to have them removed all together.

Do they listen In all fairness I'll say that these are the novices younger set and wanna practice at small stuff before using the local park where there is accomodations for skateboarding antics.

Being novices, they usually end up spilling off the board, while the board then becomes a projectile. Nov 10, 5. Posts: 8, We actually have a public skatepark in Edmond, OK donated by a large local business. It is packed every day. The park has street, vert and is very, very nice. I skated for years until knee operations, lack of time sidelined me. I don't mind the skaters in the public areas, but I am likley the exception and not the rule.

Nov 10, 6. Posts: 9, I like watching them. It's amazing what they can do on those things. The bike guys too. Nov 10, 7. Noisy 2. That slide-along-the-wall-edge trick does a lot of damage 4.

Outlaw culture posing will be taken seriously sometimes instead of just being seen as kids playing pretend see also "Biker Culture", "Punk Rock" 5. Other people's teenagers are generally irritating, regardless of whether they are skateboarders. Nov 10, 8. Posts: 21, It's a classic case of "a few bad apples". I skated growing up, and still do sometimes. I do not get along well, or even have the desire to exist on the same planet with some of the other skaters I meet. Are there good folks?

Sure, lots of 'em. Like any other group of people. But there is also a slice of the culture with a terrible attitude, no respect, and a ridiulous and misplaced sense of entitlement. They ruin things for everybody. They are first class a-holes with no clue that if they would act like human beings, use some common sense, and show a little respect, people probably wouldn't view and treat any of us the way these punks have trained them to.

The majority of them are great, but there's always that one idiot who's gotta act like a jerk and give everybody a bad rep. The average person has one or two bad experiences, and adopts a "shoot first and ask questions later" attitude. Trained by his father since he was in measure to walk. He is the youngest skateboarder to ever win Tampa AM which is arguably the hardest skateboarding contest. Since then Nyjah brought home countless trophies. He is the most titled skater with more than 15 million dollars of cash prizes.

Winners always get hate. But Nyjah has been mocked mainly for his high competitive spirit, lifestyle and fashion style. As one of, if not the, most popular skaters today, Nyjah gets his fair share of hateful messages on social media. As he just got for not bringing back an medal at the Tokyo Olympics games.

Nijay is the king of cringe and basically a contest skater, not really someone who contributes to the culture. Rumored scientologist and internet meme, Aaron deals with its fair share of hate, but no skater can deny how much of an impact Braille had on skateboarding with its 5.

Nah Just kidding, Tony Hawk is the best thing that ever happened to skateboarding, deserves a spot in the greatest skateboarders of all time , but somehow he gets a lot of hate. Not sure why though.

If you hate Tony Hawk, you really need to see a doctor. If interested, follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my Youtube Channel. I'm an aged skateboarder, but I still shred responsibly. I started skateboarding 25 years ago and I'm out there whenever I can.

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