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Park Skateboarding

Park skateboarding is the skateboard discipline on bowl and transition courses. Runs combine speed, lines, airs, grabs, flips, use of the whole park and clean landings.

LevelVariant FamilySkate Family CategoryRoller sport

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Classification

Category Roller sport

Family Skate Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Skateboarding on bowl/park courses with transitions, speed, airs and line choice.

Geeignet für Suitable for skaters who like pumping, bowl flow and judged runs.

Cost Low to medium: skateboard, helmet/pads and access to a suitable park. Replacement parts, protective gear, park/club fees, coaching and events. Skatepark, skateboard club, World Skate/national federation context or supervised youth programme.

First progress Pumping comes quickly; airs and competition runs need long progression.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

skateboard
helmet
pads
park/bowl course
skate shoes

First steps

learn pumping in a park
practise kickturns and small transitions
wear protection
connect lines slowly

Local skatepark, skateboard club, coach, youth centre or national federation.

Follow park rules, learn drop-ins progressively, use helmet/pads and keep landings clear.

Weitere Angaben

Tags park-skateboarding, world-skate, bowl, transitions, rollsport, skate-familie, roller-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Perform a park run with difficulty, flow, amplitude, style and clean execution.

Teilnehmer

Individual entrants in qualification, semifinal or final depending on event.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Bowl/park course with transitions, coping and line options.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Judging under World Skate/event criteria.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

skateboard
helmet
pads
skate shoes

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Skateboarding Street and Park Competition Rules World Skate · official-rules · high
Regulation World Skate · official-rules-index · high
Skateboarding LA28 · olympic-sport-guide · medium