Blog: A Skateboard Event to Get Kids Plugged Into

When I was in grade school and refusing to contemplate injury (translation: when I and my friends were as dumb as a box of hair), I was a skateboard rat. In those days, skateboard-specific facilities didn't exist in Baltimore, so the whole world, or at least the whole neighborhood, was my playground. Sidewalks, parking lot ramps, curbs - anything that presented a challenge was worth taking on.

These days, kids are still skateboarding, but since society is more cognizant of the dangers presented by sidewalks and parking lot ramps, and since parents are more likely to sue if kids get hurt because of those dangers, we have skate parks. And like all sports facilities, they compete for kids' attention against formidable opponents like Xbox, the Internet and 24-hour TV.

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