Extreme Sports

Girls are no less than guys! There is no field of operation, where in girls are left behind than boys, and it is in the field of sports that today’s females have made headlines. Skateboarding, which is considered not only amusing but courageous and risky as well, is not only restricted to boys. Until girl skateboards were developed by a California based skateboarding company, in August 1993, girls were dependent upon regular skateboards. Girl skateboards are designed specifically for girls, but are they equally competent as those available for guys? Definitely yes, since for girls, skateboarding is not just a form of entertainment or a fun sport; rather some girls have taken to skateboarding so as to make it their career and excel in it.

Skateboarding is safe and cool as long as difficult turns and tricks are not involved in it and for this relaxed kind of skateboarding, one may not be very fussy in choosing a skateboard. Usually, girl skateboards provide more concavity with wider decks which is favourable for better balance and stability when riding. Along with a high quality deck, you can also get a good deal of girl skateboards that include light weight trucks, lubricated bearings and wheels made of urethane.

Competitive skateboarding is nowadays common among girls too, so a wide range of girl skateboards are available these days, to suit the different styles of skateboarding. Girl skateboards with longer decks suit traditional and street skating, whereas those with smaller and narrower decks are an ideal option for skateboarding tricks. In the same way, skateboards with different types of wheels are suitable for diverse kinds of skateboarding, but plastic and rubber wheels need to be avoided, due to which the rider may slide out of control. Mostly, girl skateboards are pre-assembled complete skateboards that cost cheaper than buying separate individual parts to form a skateboard. Thus, you can go in for a low-cost effective girl skateboard. Depending upon your likes and dislikes, you can also choose a skateboard with a graphic deck that makes your skateboard all the more gorgeous, feminine and colorful.  Read more...

Snowboarding is the ultimate thrill you can achieve on the slopes; surfers, windsurfers and skaters are guilty to have inspired this sport and everyone else seems to be following the example. While there are no restriction on who can practice snowboarding, there are some differences between snowboards for girls and those that are for boys.

The Differences In The Snowboards For Girls And Boys

The difference is not in the practice of the sport itself but only in the snowboard and that is the size of the snowboard, which is smaller in the case of the one for girls. There is no restriction in the case that a girl wishes to use a boy’s snowboard however, it is suggested girls use snowboards for girls for the following reasons: the size and the weight.

While some girls are able to handle a heavier, larger snowboard, other girls who are medium height and weight find it difficult; therefore the snowboard for girls is lighter and considerably smaller.

Like surfing, snowboarding is a sport that is based on nature and when you are on a slope, flying through the winds on the tip of the snow, any extra weight or size can bring you down. The snowboard, like the surfing board, becomes one with the rider and, therefore, it needs to be proportionate with the same.

Finding The Right Snowboard For You

If you are shopping for your first snowboard, you may want to first weigh yourself and ensure you know your height before you go to the store to buy or rent, for these are the two criteria by which you should consider purchasing your snowboard.  Read more...

One of the greatest appeals of mountain biking is that it is a unisex sport. Mountain biking does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Nor does it eliminate participants due to their ages or ethnicities; in its early years it was largely the domain of men and boys, but now women and girl mountain bikers are joining the fun in record numbers.

Girls mountain biking has begun to achieve prominence in the sport, thanks to the teams of girls mountain bikers fielded by many US high schools. High school mountain biking programs allow female students to master the techniques necessary to succeed in girls mountain biking competitions, and many of them are the equal of the male bikers in their schools.

NorCal

The NorCal High School Mountain Bike League, founded in 2001, opened up the world of girls mountain biking to Elena Spittler, who was the league’s girls mountain biking champion in 2005. She joined the Berkeley High School Mountain Biking Team as its single female member, simply to prove that girls could succeed in the sport. She struggled to keep up with the boys during her first year on the team, but by the time she was a senior, Elena was trouncing some of her younger male teammates.

Two years after she struck a blow for girls mountain biking at her high school, there are now seven girls on the team, and the total number of participants in girls mountain biking for the entire NorCal High School Mountain Bike League has doubled.

The league now has a summer girls mountain biking camp and intends to host a girls mountain biking mini-camp in the first part of the high school racing season to help the girls competing improver their techniques and build their confidence. The league has made a commitment to these girl-specific activities, and is also training its team coaches in methods of recruiting and working with girls mountain biking candidates.  Read more...

Mountain biking is one sport that is for both sexes. This is one thing that can truly unite one of the world’s Great Divides.

MB is a sport for all ages for both men and women and for boys and girls too. Gone are the day when mountain biking was dominated by boys and men because more than ever women and girls are also conquering the world of MB in the same fashion that the sport has conquered the world by storm.

True enough there are now more girls who are making a big name in MB. If there are women mountain biking there is also the equally famous girls mountain biking.

When girls learn to ride the mountain bikes and mastered the necessary skills like most of the boys do, they were just simply unstoppable. In fact there are now more girls MB teams that are formed at school level.

One of the prominent girls mountain biking teams is the one from Harbor High in Santa Cruz, California. A lone girl who actually made the team successfully running for a year now heading for their second year courageously spearheaded the team.

With this maiden success, the team has provided an impetus for more girls MB teams to follow suit. Soon enough the sport will truly not just exclusively for the so- called stronger sex, because the girls may just as well the a new age group to reckon with as more and more girls are getting interested to learn and master the sport of mountain biking.

Today there are now more mountain biking clinic programs intended for girls. These cool girls mountain biking clinic programs are geared toward the acquisition of new skills both basic and advance. These will help enhance their bike maneuver dexterity.  Read more...

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