The document discusses the history and governance of skateboarding. It describes the origins of skateboarding in 1950s California and two major leagues that organize skateboarding competitions - the International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) and Street League Skateboarding (SLS). It provides details on the championships hosted by each league and profiles notable skateboarders like Bucky Lasek and Nyjah Houston.

1. Skateboarding
By: Tarek Othman

2. History of Skateboarding
• Skateboarding started around
the 1950s, when all across
California surfers got the idea
of trying to surf the streets.
• Skateboarders used wooden
boxes or boards with roller
skate wheels attached to the
bottom.

3. Types of Leagues
• International Skateboarding Federation (ISF)
▫ http://www.internationalskateboardingfederation.com/
• Street League Skateboarding
▫ http://streetleague.com/

4. International Skateboarding Federation
(ISF)
• The International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) is
formally organized and incorporated as
Skateboarding’s International Federation and World
Governing Body.
• Current President of ISF:
▫ Gary Ream
• Members of the Federation are made up of 81
countries.

5. Headquarters
• Address: 134 Sports Camp Drive Woodward, PA
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Woodward+Cam

6. Events
• The event vary each year. For
example, ISF had over 40 events.
Compared to this year, where
they only have 24.
• Some Events:
▫ April: Grind for Life Series at New
Smyrna
▫ May: Vans Combi Pool Party &
Far’n High
▫ June: X Games Austin*** (Main
Event each Year); Grind for Life
Series at Fort Lauderdale; & Sosh
Freestyle Cup

7. 2014 Champions
• Winners from the 2014 X
Games in Austin:
▫ Jimmy Wilkins
(Skateboard Vert)
▫ Tom Schaar
(Skateboarding Big Air)
▫ Pedro Barros (Skateboard
Park)
▫ Tyler Bowerbank
(Skateboard Street
Amateurs)

8. Street League Skateboarding (SLS)
• The league was founded by Pro Skateboarder Rob
Dyrdek in 2010. Street League Skateboarding was
created to foster growth, popularity, and acceptance of
street skateboarding worldwide.
• Current President of SLS:
▫ Brian Atlas
• The league Currently has a roster of 22 Pro
skateboards.

9. Headquarters
• Address: Prudential Center- 25 Lafayette Street,
Newark, NJ 07102
https://www.google.com/maps/place/25+Lafayette+St,+

10. Events
• Event/Tours are during the
summer. For the 2015 tour,
there are 4 events.
▫ May 16-17: SLS Nike SB Pro
Open- Skate Agora BDN in
Barcelona, Spain
▫ July 11: SLS Nike SB World
Tour: Stop One- Galen Center
at USC in Los Angles, CA
▫ August 23: SLS Nike SB
World Tour: Stop Two-
Prudential Center in Newark,
NJ
▫ October 4: SLS Nike SB Super
Crown World Championship-
UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL

11. 2014 Champion
• 2014 SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship
winner:
▫ Nyjah Houston

12. Bucky Lasek
• Charles “Bucky” Lasek
was born in Baltimore,
Maryland
• He is considered to be
the top vert
skateboarder in the
world
• In his career, he has
one 12 X Games. Out of
the 12, 6 of them are
gold.

13. Article
• Street League Skateboarding and the International
Skateboarding Federation announced a strategic
partnership as the SLS endorses ISF recognition by the
International Olympic Committee as the official
skateboarding federation. As a result of the
partnership, SLS and ISF will work together to create
an official guideline for the best practices for street
skateboarding competition.

15. Johnny Cupcakes
http://johnnycupcakes.com/

16. About Johnny Cupcakes
• Clothing line that is based
off cartoon characters.
• Company first opened in
2006 but wasn’t official
until the first store
opened, which was in
2008.
• Also, the cloths are
collaborated with known
cartoon characters around
the world.

17. Headquarters and Locations
• Address for Headquarters:
▫ 106 Finnell Drive Unit 24
Weymouth, MA 02188
▫ https://www.google.com/maps/pl
ace/106+Finnell+Dr+
%2324,+Weymouth,
+MA+02188/@42.191262,-
70.969008,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!
4m2!3m1!
1s0x89e3629b0f735a0b:0xd0884
68f0a2e2297?hl=en
• Locations
▫ 3 in MA
▫ 1 in CA
▫ 1 in London

18. Sources
• http://www.internationalskateboardingfederation.com/events/year.listevents
• http://www.internationalskateboardingfederation.com/about/board-of-direc
• http://business.transworld.net/144308/features/street-league-skateboarding
• http://streetleague.com/about
• http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2014/austin/results/400549625/skateb
oard-street-men
• http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2014/austin/schedule/inperson/
• http://buckylasek81.com/bio/
• http://kitchen.johnnycupcakes.com/bakeries/
• http://finance.yahoo.com/news/street-league-skateboarding-international-
skateboarding-130200898.html