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Rob Dyrdek's Street League.

2010-03-24T14:34:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 24, 2010) – Street League Skateboarding™
announced today that for the first time in history, street skateboarding
competition has been organized into its very own professional league, with the
best skateboarders in the world competing head-to-head in a series of individual
tour stops in the summer of 2010. Founded by twenty-year professional
skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League™ is truly the future
of competitive street skateboarding.
Signed to multi-year contracts, a total of twenty-four of the world’s biggest
skateboarding stars will compete in Street League™ exclusively. The first pros
that have signed are arguably the top skateboarders in the world and include
Chris Cole, Ryan Sheckler, Greg Lutzka, Torey Pudwill, PJ Ladd, Sean Malto,
Mike Mo Capaldi, Mikey Taylor, Billy Marks, Tommy Sandoval, and Paul
Rodriguez. The Street League™ pros will be battling it out for more than $1MM
in prize money on a 3-stop arena tour this summer.
Dyrdek, in discussing the origins of the league says, “It has been a dream of
mine to create a professional tour that bridges the gap between true street
skateboarding and contest skating, which to date has been fragmented and
misguided. Street League™ is more than just a new contest series; it will
redefine the way skateboarding competitions are done.”
Chris Cole, 2009’s Dew Tour Champion, Maloof Money Cup Winner, two-times X
Games gold medalist and Thrasher’s Skater of the Year, in regards to his
exclusive commitment to Street League™ adds, “It’s what we have always
wanted – it’s a contest circuit that is actually created, owned, and operated by
skaters.”
To maximize the talents of these street skateboarding stars, Street League™ has
designed authentic concrete skate plazas to be built on the floors of world-class
sports arenas. In addition, Street League™ brings with it the exclusive use of the
instant instant scoring technology, ISX (Instant Scoring Experience™), to the world of
skateboarding. Using real time scoring and an exciting proprietary format, Street
League™ will tell a compelling story about each skateboarder’s performance and
will have fans on the edge of their seats from the first trick to the very last.
The inaugural year of Street League™ features a 3-stop arena tour beginning at
Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28th, Citizens Business Bank
Arena in Ontario, California on September 11th, and the final stop in Las Vegas
at the Thomas & Mack Center on September 25th. The skaters will be
competing at each event for the largest prize pool in skateboarding history.
Street League™ is the culmination of more than five years of development, which
began with a professional contest Dyrdek held at the opening of the world’s first
skate plaza he built in Kettering, Ohio in 2005. Building on the knowledge gained
from this event, Dyrdek and his team began planning for the launch of the
league, consulting for and developing several major skateboarding events to
serve as additional case studies.
IMG Action Sports, the go-to event production company in the industry, is
producing and executing Street League™ in 2010. The worldwide leader in skate
park design and construction, California Skateparks™, will provide skate plaza
construction. Instant Scoring Experience™ is a partnership between MXi,
Dialsmith, and Street League™.
For more information go to www.streetleague.com.
About Street League Skateboarding ™
Street League Skateboarding™ is the first sports entertainment property that
gives professional street skateboarding its very own league for individual
competition. Street League™ features the exclusive participation of the world’s
best professionals, over $1MM in prize money, and real skate plaza course
design inside world-class arenas. Driven by the need to enhance the experience
of live professional street skateboarding, Street League™ utilizes real-time
scoring and a proprietary format that makes every trick count. Street League™ is
the brainchild of twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob
Dyrdek. More information is available at www.streetleague.com.

World Premiere Of Globe's United By Fate 6 Today.

2009-11-19T07:15:00.000-08:00

Go to Transworld Skate here. Check our selection of Globe here.

Flip Skateboard's Feast East Coast Tour Here Nov. 22nd.

2009-11-16T07:30:00.000-08:00

Flip's Feast East Coast Tour is in Town November 22nd at 3:00pm. They will be at Eastern Skateboard Supply 307 Old Dairy Road, Wilmington NC.

Thunder Trucks New Ed Templeton Truck.

2009-11-12T07:34:00.000-08:00

Check out Ed Templeton's new Thunder Trucks and the new Thunder videos. Check Thunder site.
Look at our Thunder Trucks.

Globes United By Fate Episode 6 Trailer.

2009-10-29T07:21:00.000-07:00

Globe's United By Fate Episode 6 Trailer is out. You can watch the Premiere November 18th on Transworld Skateboarding. Watch the trailer here. Check out our selection of Globe Completes here.

Zoo York Japan Tour.

2009-10-19T11:28:00.000-07:00

ZY Officials Zered Bassett, Brandon Westgate and Eli Reed are heading to Tokyo, Japan October 19th-25th. We will be filming in the city and holding a demo at Tokyo Maps skatepark on Sunday the 25th. Check it out here. Check our Zoo York Decks.

Element Team Comes To Wilmington August 5th.

2009-07-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

Eastern Skateboard Supply presents Make It Count-The Element Story. It's the East Coast tour for the Element Skateboard Team. With Bam Margera, Mike V, Chad Muska, Tim Tim, Levi Brown, and Collin Provost. Team Demo and signing 6:00 - 8:00pm. Dutch Square 307 Old Dairy Road, Wilmington NC. Film Premiere and after party 10:00pm at Red Dogs.

Nike SB Adds Koston.

2009-06-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

Nike SB welcomes Eric Koston to there team. Imagine that....
Eric had this to say:
“Not only am I psyched to be a part of the great group of guys that makes up the Nike SB team, but I’m equally as excited to work with them creatively. I’m sure many people know that a lot of different Nike’s have been the inspiration for my shoe designs over the last 12 years, so I feel like a f—king kid in a candy store when it comes to this partnership between Nike and I.”

Transworld Skateboard Nominees Announced.

2009-05-25T11:11:00.000-07:00

TransWorld SKATEboarding announced nominees for the 11th annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards, which will be held on June 12, 2009, at Avalon Hollywood. Hosted by Bill Weiss, the event will also play host to the premier of TransWorld SKATE’s 21st video premiere, ‘Right Foot Forward,’ featuring Corey Duffel, Joey Brezinski, Kellen James, Matt Beach, and Bobby Worrest. Here is the list of nominees:

BEST ROOKIE
Andrew Allen
Andrew Brophy
Sean Malto

BEST STREET
Silas Baxter-Neal
Heath Kirchart
Anthony Van Engelen

BEST TEAM
Alien Workshop
Anti Hero
Toy Machine

BEST VIDEO
And Now, TransWorld
Mind Field, Alien Workshop
Ride The Sky, Fallen Footwear

BEST TRANSITION
Rune Glifberg
Peter Hewitt
Matt Mumford

BEST VIDEO PART
David Gravette, And Now
Jake Johnson, Mind Field
Anthony Van Engelen, Mind Field

TWS READERS’ CHOICE
Chris Cole
Heath Kirchart
Sean Malto

TWS LEGEND
Christian Hosoi

This a copy from Transworld Business. com

To read the entire announcement, visit TransWorld SKATEboarding.

Habitat Freshens up their Website.

2009-05-11T11:13:00.000-07:00

Habitat has redone their website. Definitely worth checking out. Check out selection of Habitat decks here.

New Girl Kapow Decks.

2009-05-06T08:45:00.000-07:00

New Girl Kapow decks in stock now. Check them out here.

Element Adds Pro Levi Brown.

2009-05-04T09:53:00.000-07:00

Element welcomes Levi Brown to their pro team. Check out our latest from Element here.

Silver Trucks Welcomes Felipe Gustavo.

2009-05-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

Felipe Gustavo is the newest am to join the Silver Trucks Team. Check out his video. Check out our selection of Silver Trucks here.

New Almost Decks.

2009-04-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

New Almost Decks in Stock. Check them out here.

New Plan B TV. Arizona Part 1.

2009-04-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

Plan B TV has just put up new Arizona footage. It's part 1 of 4. Just click here. Click here to see our selection of Plan B decks.

New DGK Decks in Stock.

2009-04-23T10:21:00.000-07:00

Check this out. New DGK Decks in stock now.

New Zoo York Skate Decks.

2009-04-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

Just in new Zoo York Night Series decks. Check them out.

Real Skateboards and Jake Donnelly.

2009-04-20T08:54:00.000-07:00

Check out Real Skateboards Jake Donnelly new ad. It's worth clicking over. Don't forget to watch the video too. Take a look at our selection of Real Skate Decks.

Element Earth Day 2009. Power To The Planet.

2009-04-16T07:44:00.000-07:00

Elements Power to the Planet. Earth Day April 22nd Pick up the parks. Join Element Across the continent on Earth Day, for Pick up the Parks 2009. Element will be on hand with bio-degradable trash bags to clean up your local park and rewarding those who take the extra steps in making it a great place to skate. Check it out to see if your skate park is included. Also, If you want to see our Element Decks just click on over.*

Birdhouse Website Redo.

2009-04-15T07:57:00.000-07:00

Birdhouse has redone their web site. Click on over and check out the latest news, video clips, and other happenings with Birdhouse. Check out our selection of Birdhouse here.

New Sector 9 Wheels in Stock.

2009-04-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

Push don't pollute. New Sector 9 wheels in stock. Check them out here.

Emerica-a-3 Contest.

2009-04-09T07:41:00.000-07:00

Didn’t win the Emerica Design-a-Tee contest? Don’t get mad, get even! How? Put that creative energy into an Emerica shoe. Yep, that’s right. Emerica and Andrew Reynolds are now giving you full creative reign over an Emerica classic–the Reynolds 3!

Emerica’s Design-a-3 contest is YOUR opportunity to tell us how we’ve been blowing it, by designing your own kick-ass version of the Reynolds 3! Design it any way you’d like, and Drew will personally sift through all of the entries and choose the one he likes best. The winner will be bestowed with a year's supply (12 pairs) of the Reynolds 3 that they created, and the shoe will be produced as a limited-edition design in a future Emerica line-up with credit to the aspiring designer!
The deadline is May 5, 2009, so get on that sh@t! Stay Gold! Go to the contest page for more information.

New Element Pro May 1st.

2009-04-08T07:07:00.000-07:00

New Element Pro May 1st. Find out Who. Cool or Not? Check out our Element Decks here.

Plan B Kingston Series.

2009-04-06T11:05:00.000-07:00

New gear is still coming in. Just in Plan B Kingston Series Decks in stock. Check them out here.

New Powell Mag Letter Decks in Stock.

2009-04-04T11:37:00.000-07:00

Just in new Powell Mag Letter Decks for your enjoyment. Check them out here.