Within a short history of skateboarding, both fans and skateboarders have witnessed many unforgettable moments. Skateboarding history dates back to the 1950s, but it is not certain who invented the sport. There are evidences that skateboarding actually came from surfing, as both sports require the same body movements. The first ‘skateboard’ in skateboarding history was a box with an attached plank at the bottom. It looked like a mini-scooter with a box in front. In this part of skateboarding history, skateboards were used merely for recreation, and not for sport.
According to the history of skateboarding, it was in the 1960s that manufacturers were mass producing skateboards and official competitions were held. There were no known tricks during that time and freestyle skateboarding would resemble riding a skateboard like a ballet dancer. The year 1965 proved to be a bad year in the history of skateboarding as many skateboard shops and factories were forced to close due to lack of public support.
It was only in 1975 that the sport picked up again when the famed Zypher team became popular. It was the first time in skateboard history that skateboards were constructed low due to new developments in boards. The Zypher team, which composed of Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams established a competitive skateboarding environment which marked a most significant turning point in the history of the skateboard.
Perhaps the greatest point in the history of skateboarding was in the 70s. It was the time when Allan Gelfand, nicknamed “the Ollie”, invented a skateboard trick that is performed by kicking the back side of the skateboard while jumping. This results in the act of flying with the foot on the skateboard. It was at that point in the history of skate boarding that skateboarders began to focus on the development of new tricks.
The history on skateboards performances reached another milestone during the 1980s when the media began popularizing it. Stacey Peralta, a former member of the Zypher team, established the Bones Brigade, of which Tony Hawk was also a member. With the use of a camera in 1984, the Bones Brigade began to release the first series of skateboard videos in the history of skateboards. It was this team that brought the history of skateboard to new and greater heights.
As part of its history, skateboarding took a different direction in the late 80s and early 90s as the interest on vert skateboarding died down. It was only in 1995, that the sport of skateboarding finally enjoyed worldwide popularity. ESPN held its first X-Games and vert skateboarding was included as one of the events. ESPN single handedly created new history on skateboarding and the sport has been celebrated by millions of people worldwideever since.
You can find just about any information you need in skateboarding sites about skateboarding history, including the history of skateboarding tournaments, the history of skateboard videos, the history of skateboards and even the history of skateboard shoes.
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