The skateboard was invented by surfers who wanted to surf on land. They took planks of wood and put wheels on them, then they would ride this down a hill. They called it “Sidewalk Surfing”. After time it started to look like what it looks like today. People came up with tricks you could do like the Ollie or Kick Flip. This is a tutorial on how to do an Ollie  People also started making ramps and going off them.

One of the well known skateboard companies is Vans. This is a link to their web sight: http://www.vans.com. Vans makes shoes and has skate    parks. They also have skateboarding compositions as well as surfing compitisios. Have you ever been to a skate park? If you have then tell me.

Skateboarding was invented in the late forties and early fifties so it has been about sixty years scene it has been invented. What will the future hold for skateboarding? Maybe instead of trucks and wheels some sort of hovering device.