Why are skate parks beneficial to local communities?
Why are Skateparks beneficial to local communities?
The answer is very simple …!
Skate parks provide a place for children who are generally not interested in traditional team sports. They are a place where children can go and express themselves individually, personally, healthily, and athletically.
Engaging children, and particularly ‘at risk kids’, in engaging in a personal and confidence-building activity like BMX and skateboarding helps them develop the confidence they need to perform well in all situations. other aspects of their activities. lives.
The vast majority of skateboarders and BMX bikes today roam the streets, parks, and inside abandoned factories. Therefore, skate parks, even the most challenging ones, have to be a much safer option compared to having the kids cycling and skating on the busy streets today.
When a skate park is built correctly: with the knowledge and input of the local cyclist / skater, and participation throughout the park construction process. These kids end up with:
· A great sense of belonging and pride.
The fact that the very existence of your new skate park is the result of your hard work.
The fact that they have had the opportunity to work with local councilors, deputies and local business leaders on the different design elements within the Skatepark.
These previously demoralized outcast BMXers and skaters, who once used to flee from the police, will now find themselves working together with the police and with the community as a whole.
One of the fascinating things about BMX, Scooter, Skating and Skateboarding, is how it helps to bring community members together. On any given day, in a well-run, fully operational, community-supported skatepark, you will see everyone of all age groups.
You will find the 4-year-old child supervised by his parents. You will see the groups of teens having their own shredding or skating session. You will also see the older guys and girls there, who still have a burning passion for BMX or skating.
What most benefits the skatepark and the surrounding community are some BMXers, skaters, etc. dedicated people 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 cyclist, skater, cyclist or skateboarder who wants to share their undying love for their sport. These people are usually the ones who tend to be the best BMX trainers, skateboard trainers, and marshalls.
Offering local cyclists and skaters more responsibility, and allowing them to coach children and youth as they aspire to reach their full potential, unites more families and skate park users.
A professionally designed and built indoor Skatepark …
• Provide a safe and challenging place for bicyclists, skaters, cyclists, and skaters that give participants the opportunity to develop as athletes.
• Provide an exciting alternative to team sports and help not only develop but also improve motor skills and human balance. Today there seem to be many options 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 not nothing, that they can do.
• Attract visitors, skatepark enthusiasts, and skatepark spectators who enjoy bmx, skateboarding, skating or skating. When people visit, they spend money! This has a knock-on effect that flows into the community and brings more money to the area to encourage local businesses to establish themselves and prosper.
• Make the community a much more youth-friendly place. 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 by offering them a creative place where they are allowed to express themselves in their own way.
• Encourage young people to be healthier and fitter. This, in turn, helps discourage the problems associated with youth inactivity and drug abuse.
According to Local Drug Awareness Projects, the most common reason young people give for drug abuse is boredom … REALITY
• Provide fantastic opportunities to host what is 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 is an amazing spectator sport …!
“BMX and Skateboarding reach the ‘most risky’ youth like no other sport …!
However, most people today are completely disconnected from what is happening in the younger world, and they just want to get rid of these pesky jockeys and skaters. The only thing that children and young people end up thinking is that they are 2nd class citizens in society. A skatepark changes this misconception by educating the community to realize that skating / bmx is not a crime! Skate parks can further narrow the divide between young and old by welcoming the public through their doors to see the positives and health benefits that the people who use them are gaining.