| Skateboarding is one of the most popular youth | | | | typically covered by the press in various forms you |
| activities of the present age. In the past,it was | | | | are guaranteed to get some great exposure. The |
| considered a rebellious activity but now It has | | | | lions share of the money however, comes from the |
| evolved into the popular extreme sport that it is | | | | multi-million pound sponsorship deals arising from |
| today. | | | | endorsing skateboarding products, such as enjoideck |
| Recent statistics suggest that there are more than | | | | skateboard decks. |
| twelve million skateboarders worldwide with more | | | | Professional skateboarders however, honed their skills |
| than 80 percent of these under the age of 18. For | | | | on the streets, practising for months or even years |
| some, it is merely a hobby or a means of | | | | to perfect their skill. It is the perfection of these |
| transportation, only a few of the most skilled | | | | traditional tricks, or the invention of new ones, that |
| skateboarders go onto the bigtime professional | | | | give the huge endorsements from the multi-billion |
| circuit; where millionaires are easily made. | | | | dollar skateboarding industry. After a while, the |
| Skateboarding today is a multi-billion dollar industry | | | | skater will become well known for endorsing the free |
| which needs the young, skilled street skaters of | | | | gear given to them by the companies and this high |
| today. | | | | profile leads to the big deals. With the pressure on |
| So what does it mean to be a professional | | | | young people nowadays to be trendy and cool, the |
| skateboarder? In its simplest terms, if you get paid | | | | biggest sales come from the shoes, shirts etc rather |
| for your skateboarding prowess, then you are a | | | | than the boards themselves. |
| professional skateboarder. So how does somebody | | | | If you are passionate about skateboarding, you have |
| earn from skateboarding exactly? | | | | probably dreamt of becoming a professional |
| Maybe the most traditional route, is by entering and | | | | skateboarder someday. With a bit of work and |
| winning skateboarding tournaments, since these are | | | | application, it is easy for this dream to come true. |