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Skateboarding videos are to skateboarding what cookbooks are to cooking. Videos are the best means of passing on tricks, tips, and techniques amongst skateboarders, and to achieve recognition.
It is easier to comprehend a skateboarding trick on video then by drawings or picture in a book, that much is obvious. The convenience video provides in allowing tricks and a basic trick to be broken up into pieces and analyzed in steps allows skateboarders to share and learn with ease. Trial and error recipes have already been tested and good ones written down.
To keep beginners coming to skateboarding, it is important to help them find an easy way to learn. To keep skateboarding growing as a sport, and for riders to achieve recognition, skateboarding videos are important.
Although skateboarding videos sold at a Pro Shop are made by professionals or masters of skateboarding, in this era of YouTube and the Internet, riders can share their skill and unique tricks to the world. Tricks can be spread, and companies can find skateboarders to promote and endorse their products. For those interested in becoming professionals, a quality video can be a major step in that direction. It is important to remember that a good cameraperson and equipment can make the difference – because the trick didn’t happen if no one can see it. The camera angles, the locations for the tricks, and the kind of tricks are all important. Locations should vary in kind, as well as the attention-grabbing stunts. A skateboarding video should be a quality showcase of the skateboarder’s range of skills. And riders should remember to include only their best performed tricks, no one wants to see mistakes or injury unless humor is the intent. Riders should reshoot if they missed something they want to show they can do.

All skateboarders have to start at the beginning, but after practice and skill at those beginner tricks, turns, and jumps have become boring, a little test is in order. Four skateboarding tips and tricks every rider can add to their collection:
The Bomb Drop is an alternative to an Ollie when facing a drop (or flight of stairs). Riders should always wear their protective gear, and for this trick it is important to practice hand/feet coordination skills. Starting from a location without too much height, the skateboarder jumps with their board in their hands, then, while in mid-air, gets it to their feet. Split-second timing is obviously necessary to land safely on the skateboard.
A second trick to test your grit and skill with is the Boneless One. It is easier than it sounds. To perform Boneless One, riders start by taking the board off their feet as they get off it, then jump with one foot, and end by returning the board underneath their feet as they land.
The trick Coffin requires an increase in speed, then the positioning of the body at the front of the skateboard, and the use of both hands (with bent knees) to take a seat in the middle of the skateboard. For the last step, the rider leans back and lies upon their board like they are in a coffin. A simple trick, but the balance learned from turns and curves will certainly have paid off here.
To perform the Firecracker a skateboarder will need planning, precision, and practice – and some nice protective gear, of course. To complete this trick a rider must go down a flight of stairs, purposely allowing the end of their skateboard to slap against each step. If the slapping occurs consistently, it will sound like fireworks.
Once a skateboarder has the basics, then these four tricks up their sleeve, they’re ready to start learning at the next level.

The popularity of skateboarding has led to retail sales other than skateboarding equipment and gear, and with its current popularity in one of the desired consumer markets – young adults and children – it is “all the rage” for gaming companies.

Unlike real skateboarding, skateboarding games do not require a certain level of physical fitness or talent, therefore, the potential consumer and audience is enormous.

Video games are a multi-billion dollar enterprise, and they have not ignored the popularity of skateboarding. Tony Hawk, the popular skateboarder, has become a household name because of the game releases carrying his name since 1999.

Online skateboarding games, just as many of the simple flash games available on the Internet, have increased in number, and can be played for any length of time. The simplicity of these games can be what makes them so addicting, as well as their ease of play for a short lunch break, or a whole evening. Because of the nature of skateboarding, game creators have been able to create simple graphics and simple game controls, to allow users to complete a variety of tricks and stunts with their skateboard character.

Also to be mentioned, other skateboarding games do exist outside of the electronic game systems, such as the trading card game Stoked.

The popularity of these skateboarding games can perhaps account for the continuing increase of actual skateboarders. People learn about and enjoy skateboarding in their games, and decide to try it for real. This in turn, continues to encourage companies to come up with more games outside of the popular activity, so they can continue making revenues.