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The Maine SK8 Series at the Portland Skatepark, May 8, 2013
The Portland, Maine skatepark is a great scene. If you follow someone through then you hardly ever crash. It got pretty crowded in the jams, but for the most part everyone got in their tricks. Best trick was Eli Davis’ crooked grind down…More »
Old Town YMCA Maine SK8 Series Jam April 27, 2013
We drove up to Old Town on one of the totally amazing days where the sun and the light conspire to make the world an absolute dream. We figured almost no one would be there because it was a day to skate outside. …More »
Skate Team, It Just Is.
People say, you have a skateboard team, so you must be the coach. I tell them, no. I skate. And that’s that. We focus on something different each day of the week and we might all session one feature as a team, but…More »
Maine SK8 Series 2013 Bath Skatepark, April 24, Stop One
Yes, the Maine SK8 Series is happening again for the tenth year in a row. The jams just get better. Seamus Malia got best trick with a full cab kick flip across the pyramid. Everyone skated super hard right through the entire twenty…More »
Luan Oliveira’s winning run at Tampa Pro 2013
Tampa Pro is the biggest core skate event of the year. This is SPoT’s Twentieth Anniversary, so this year was an even bigger deal than usual. We always give big props to our friends down at SPoT. No one pull off a skate…More »
Dan Drehobl: A Maine Boy
Dan Drehobl from Krooked grew up in Maine. Several people I’ve skated with used to skate with Dan before he moved out where the weather is always warm and winter just means rain. Drehobl is inspired. He’s crazed. He makes you think…More »
The Tenth Anniversary Maine SK8 Series 2013
The Gould Academy Skateboard Program is fifteen years old and we’re facing down the tenth anniversary of the Maine SK8 Series. Crazy stuff will definitely go down. You need to be there, skating with us this spring. There are seven jams and the…More »
Ten Reasons to do Skate School 10
Reason Ten: Skate School is the only stand alone program that combines skateboarding and teacher-driven academic work. Why combine them, you ask? The skills a student develops learning to skateboard are the same skills applied to academic work. The connection between the two…More »
Ten Reasons to do Skate School 8
Reason Eight: We get to ride with inspiring skaters like pros, Amelia Brodka, Dave Mull, Nolan Munroe, and Toebee Parkhurst. “Sloppy” Sam Batterson has skated our park. The original indoor park was built by Daggers riders, Abe Towery, C.W. and Mike. You never…More »
Ten Reasons to do Skate School 7
Reason Seven: There’s nothing like a lot of people doing one thing to make that thing really happen. We have between 20-25 riders on our team each spring. There are an equal number of skateboarders who do a different spring sport. On any…More »
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