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Surfskate

Surfskate is a roller board sport using a special skateboard truck that enables pumping, carving and tight turns on pavement. Training and events use skateparks, pump tracks or marked paved areas.

LevelVariant FamilySkate Family CategoryRoller sport

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Classification

Category Roller sport

Family Skate Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Board sport uses a board on pavement, park, dirt, tabletop setups, ramps, waves or other suitable terrain.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like balance, trick technique, coordination and gradual skill building.

Cost 40-250 EUR for board, protection and optional course; specialist boards can cost much more. 0-80 EUR per month depending on park, course, club, maintenance or events. 0-50 EUR per month where a local club or park setup exists. Protective gear, a suitable surface and realistic progression are central entry topics.

First progress Balance and first manoeuvres often come after a few sessions; stable tricks take weeks to months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

appropriate board
helmet and protection by risk
suitable surface or park
basic technique and spot rules

First steps

learn a safe stance
practise slow braking/steering
use small obstacles
build control before speed or tricks

Skatepark, board park, class, club, wind/water/dirt spot or tabletop setup depending on discipline.

Start with protection, a clear spot and realistic speed; downhill or air variants require suitable supervision.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Carveboarding

Tags board, urban, surf, surfskate, rollsport, skate-familie, roll-boardsport, carveboarding

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to ride waves with the best combination of difficulty, execution, innovation, speed, power, and flow.

Teilnehmer

Individual heats with multiple surfers; team scoring in national competitions.

Teamgröße

Individual in heats; teams by competition.

Spielfeld

Surf break with defined competition area in the ocean.

Dauer

Heats have fixed time windows.

Wertung

Waves are judged; best waves count according to the format.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest heat or aggregate score wins.

Ausrüstung

Surfboard
leash
wetsuit depending on conditions

Wichtige Regelpunkte

Interference
priority violation
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Surfing Association (ISA)

International Surfskate Association International Surfskate Association · reference · medium
ISA Rulebook ISA · official · high
ISA ISA · federation · high
Surfing Australia Surfing Australia · official · high
DWV Deutscher Wellenreitverband · official · high