Inspire, Educate, and Support Girls In Action Sports
Doc 36 Skatepark is a port in the storm. Cindy is captain of the park, welcomed us in last minute and helped us round up girls. The park was crowded with guys but they were very nice and gave us space to teach new riders. Some girls were already on board, some had in the [...]
Skatepark of Tampa was home to our second session of the year and year after year proves to be a strong crew of ladies. The workshop was great but more importantly it gave way to our first Local Gro Crew. The first Saturday of every month from 10am-12pm will be a GRO session. More info [...]
Orlando Skate Park in Florida, the first workshop of the year. It was great. We had so many girls that could already ride we were able to get some filming done as well as a best trick contest. The video will be up soon. We had brand new riders, to moms, to amazing competitors. We [...]
The Trifecta of Florida went down March 6-8th covering Jacksonville, New Smyrna Beach and Cocoa Beach. The weather was beautiful and the girls stepped up the game. The one weekend event allowed more girls from other states to participate for the entire event. Add World Cup Skateboarding sanctioning the event and the stakes were set. [...]
This interview is not new and neither is the rider. Sometimes it is important to look back on our history and where we have come from. “In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Cindy was one of very few girl pros. She skated and hung-out at tons of skateparks —Apple was no exception. Interview conducted [...]
All Girl Skateboards has gathered some research on sports injuries in females. “Girls were also twice as likely to suffer knee injuries brought on by bad landings, jumping or pivoting rather than through contact with other players. The authors say this can be attributed to “a number of risk factors, including neuromuscular, hormonal, and mechanical [...]