Skateboarding is a very extreme sport. Professional skateboarders are dedicated to being as extreme as they can in competition. Skateboard competition is divided into three categories which are: vert, street, and freestyle. <Tab/>The first type of competition is vert or vertical riding. Vert competitions began in empty swimming pools, but are now held in large half pipes. A half pipe is considered the more difficult one. While on the half …showed first 75 words of 276 total…

…showed last 75 words of 276 total…to perform tricks. Freestyle originated in the 1960s and 70s by surfers who wanted a way to practice on land and in water. Freestyle competitions is not currently held in any professional skateboarding competitions, but still practiced by many skateboarders today. <Tab/>Skateboarding competitions are very extreme. Vert, street, and freestyle are the three types of skateboarding used today. Maybe in the near future people will develop new styles of skateboarding.