Importance of Skateboarding for Teens

When skateboarding first started many teens looked at it as a way to rebel aigainst their parents which many still beleive. However, skateboarding is very helpful and keeps teens out of trouble. Some parents don't beleive that skateboarding is safe for their teens to be doing can premote to the use of drugs and make them violent. The truth is skateboarding is a widely spread sport that allows teens to do a sport with friends they make along the way who will support them and encourage them to get better, just like any other sport. Not only is skateboarding a good way for teens to make friends but also keep them out of trouble by giving them something to do instead of going somewhere they shouldn't or doing any type of drugs. Also, teens may encourage their friends they know from family, school, etc. to do the sport with them and allow both to get more into athletics. Teens who do drugs usually don't care for sports or school which wouldn't be good for their future, so if they can get an early headstart on a sport, wether its the moment they learn to walk or now, it will prevent them from getting in trouble or doing drugs for a good portion of their life. You wouldn't want your child to be doing anything like drugs or failing in school so if they want to do skateboaring encourage them to get into it and push them to get better. Some beleive skateboarding is dangerous because their child can easily be hurt doing it but if you were to get a full set of pads for them they could easilt progress at the sport without to much injury, the required amount of pads from most important to least is a HELMET, many people get serious head injuries because they don't wear helmets I've been a witness to this and had it happen to myself once and it isn't a pretty site. Do not give your child a biker helmet it doesn't completely cover their head and they aren't made for skateboarding. Second most important is knee pads and elbow pads, the elbows and knees are the most common places to land on. In the event of a crash knee pads are a good thing to get used to so if anybody were to screw up a trick they can just jump and slide out on their knee pads. Skateboarding is a great thing to get started for your children.

Sources:
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=9265
http://www.livestrong.com/article/337616-the-importance-of-skateboard-protection/
http://fitness.families.com/blog/skateboarding-to-better-health
http://www.scaponline.org/the-importance-of-protective-skateboard-gear

Other topics of interest:
http://www.statssheet.com/articles/article67448.html
http://www.skatelog.com/skateboarding/skateboarding-history.htm
http://www.ehow.com/how_2142470_buy-first-skateboard.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2142470_buy-first-skateboard.html