Skateboard
There are some amazing skateboard parks just waiting to be discovered. I love coming across a new one. Every time I do, I document it here. Hopefully, you will find a new park to skate in the process.
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Riverside Skatepark – Cambridge, Ontario
It’s time for another skatepark tour. Today, we are visiting Riverside Rails in Cambridge, Ontario. There is a really nice bowl course that was opened in 2007. The street course was opened two years later. It’s nicely laid out for single runs with plenty of obstacles, rails, and even a set of stairs to jump.…
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I Won a Skateboard Competition
I entered a skateboard competition yesterday. It was at the skatepark right beside my school so a lot of my students were there. I’m not the best skateboarder but I try my best. I have a few old school flatland tricks that impressed the judges. I was also the oldest person in the competition. I…
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Lessons We Can All Learn From Skateboarding (and how to apply it to school)
I love skateboarding and I am passionate about teaching. As such, I found this video quite captivating. I really agree with what Dr. Tae has to say, especially . . . FAILURE IS NORMAL “In skateboarding, failure is normal. Failure is expected. . . It took me 58 tries to get that trick . .…
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How Did I Get Here? (The Power of a Good Story)
Here are the latest books that I have read. I am continuing to catalog every title here on Silent Cacophony. This is part of my 2013 reading log. How Did I Get Here: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO by Tony Hawk Tony Hawk is probably the most recognized name when it comes to extreme…
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Revert Skatepark (London, Ontario)
This is quite possibly the strangest skatepark you will ever see. It’s set inside a church. You can see the stage that is used as The Altar for Sunday Service. The floor we are skating on is where the congregation sits. You can see all of the chairs stacked up along the wall. It’s called…
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Failure is Often the First Step in the Learning Process
Tony Hawk is the greatest skateboarder the world has ever seen. But he didn’t get there without some pain, hard work, and lots of effort. He recently posted this on Facebook and I think it serves as food for thought. In everything we do, there is a learning curve. Tony Hawk didn’t fail with this…
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Pipes and Rails Skatepark Tour
I went out skateboarding on Saturday and was elated that I could still do so in the middle of December. I really wanted to go out again today but it was raining and miserable. However, I didn’t let that stop me. I could skate all winter long if I wanted. It’s a bit of a…
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Kiwanis Skateboard Plaza (Visual Tour)
Kiwanis Skateboard Plaza is an incredible skateboard park in London, Ontario, Canada. I love an early morning skate. It gives me a chance to get a little bit of workout first thing in the morning. And most of the time, the skateparks are empty at this time so I can have the entire run completely…
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Springbank Skatepark (London, Ontario)
I’ve been collecting trails for a while now on this blog. Whenever I run a new one, I take a few pictures and write about it. I’ve decided to do the same thing with my favourite skateboarding spots. Today we are going to explore the latest skatepark to be built in London, Ontario, Canada. It’s…
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Mississauga Skatepark (Iceland Arena Sports Complex)
Skateboarding is an amazing sport. I like the fact that you can skate almost anywhere as long as you have a smooth section of asphalt or concrete. However, it is especially nice to have dedicated skateparks for us to go and practise our sport in comfort. I’ve decided to start highlighting the skateparks I frequent…