Why are skateparks beneficial to local communities?
The answer is very simple…!
Skateparks provide a place for kids who aren’t usually interested in traditional team sports. They are a place where children can go and express themselves in individual, personal, healthy and athletic ways.
Engaging children, and particularly ‘kids at risk’, in a self-confidence-building and personal activity such as BMXing and skateboarding, helps them develop the confidence they need to perform well in all other aspects of his life. lives.
The vast majority of BMX riders and skateboarders today ride the streets, parks, and inside abandoned factories. Skateparks, even the most challenging ones, have to be a much safer option compared to having the kids ride and skate through today’s busy streets.
When a skatepark is built right: with the knowledge and input of local riders/skaters, and participation throughout the park construction process. These children end up with:
· A great sense of belonging and pride.
The fact that the very existence of his new skate park is the result of his hard work.
The fact that they have had the opportunity to work with local councillors, parliamentarians and local business leaders on the various design elements within the Skatepark.
These marginalized and demoralized BMXers and skateboarders, who once used to run from the police, will now find themselves working in tandem with the police along with the community at large.
One of the fascinating things about BMX, Scooter, Skating and Skateboarding is how it helps bring members of the community closer together. On any given day, at a well-run, fully-functioning, community-supported skatepark, you’ll see all the people of all ages.
You will find the 4-year-old boy supervised by his parents. You will see groups of teenagers having their own shredding or skating session. You will also see the older guys and girls, who still have a great passion for BMX or skating.
What benefits the skatepark and the surrounding community the most are a few BMXers, skaters, etc. who use the skatepark to participate in the delivery of the programs that are available inside. In every area of the community there is at least one BMXer, skateboarder, scooter rider or skateboarder who wants to share their undying love for their sport. These people are usually the ones who tend to make the best BMX trainers, skateboard trainers, and marshalls.
Giving local riders and skaters more responsibility, and allowing them to train kids and youth as they strive to reach their full potential, brings families and skate park users even closer together.
A professionally designed and built indoor skatepark…
• Provide a safe and challenging venue for BMX riders, skateboarders, scooter riders, and skateboarders, allowing participants the opportunity to develop as athletes.
• Provide an exciting alternative to team sports and help not only develop but also improve human motor skills and balance. Today there seems to be a lot of choice when it comes to offering very young children places to go and things to do. When it comes to teenagers, for example, there is very little, if nothing, they can do.
• They attract visitors, skate park enthusiasts and skate park spectators who enjoy bmxing, skateboarding, roller blading or scootering. When people visit, they spend money! This has a ripple effect that flows out into the community and brings more money into the area to encourage local businesses to set up shop and thrive.
• Make the community a much friendlier place for young people. This in itself sends a message to teens that they are accepted by people and valued as members of the community. This is accomplished by giving them a place to call their own and offering them a creative place where they are allowed to express themselves in their own way.
• Encourages young people to be healthier and fitter. This in turn helps discourage problems associated with youth inactivity and drug abuse.
According to Local Drug Awareness Projects, the most common reason young people give for abusing drugs is boredom… FACT
• Provide fantastic opportunities to host what are known as ‘jams’. It’s just another name for a competition. Allowing bmx and skating to be seen publicly allows more people to fully understand the skills involved.
BMX and Skateboarding are an amazing spectator sport…!
“Bmx and Skateboarding reach ‘most at risk’ youth like no other sport…!
However, most people today are completely out of touch with what’s happening in the younger world, and just want to get these pesky bikers and skateboarders off their backs. The only thing that children and young people end up thinking is that they are second class citizens in society. A skatepark changes this misconception by educating the community to realize that bmx/skating is not a crime! Skateparks can further bridge the gap between the young and old by welcoming the public through their doors to see the positive aspects and health benefits that people who use them gain.
