Skate Park of San Marcos Team Concept
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:21 amWhy would a city skate park need a team ?
Because it gives one a sense of ownership and purpose.
Currently, there is 4 out of 10 people on our team. We picked out the kids that were.
1. Great Skaters ( in their own right )
2. Down to Earth
3. Skated the park ALOT
We're giving them new SPOSM boards and in return they are on the team. Simple as that.
Since there's really no use for a team now a days, but everyone still wants to be a "Team Rider", we're using the team to be Stewards for the Park. They get all the perks of being on a team, but also have to look after the park. They have to make sure trash is picked up when ever they can, they have to help teach the little kids not to goof off, and basically be Liaison between the Parks and Recs Dept and the CORE riders of the park.
While the closure of Round Rock Skate Park due to violations is bad, it's a great lesson to be taught to users of other parks.
Our team has been telling every one they can, that if our park is not taken care of, IT WILL GET SHUT DOWN. It really hits home.
We've only had this little program going for a few weeks, but ( knock on wood ) it's been working very well. I even had one kid tell me that being on the team a few days has already cost him a couple of friends after he btiched them out for leaving trash in the parking lot.
I'll try and keep y'all posted on how it works out. We'll have the team filled before our big Competition in October.
A2
http://www.myspace.com/smsk8park
Because it gives one a sense of ownership and purpose.
Currently, there is 4 out of 10 people on our team. We picked out the kids that were.
1. Great Skaters ( in their own right )
2. Down to Earth
3. Skated the park ALOT
We're giving them new SPOSM boards and in return they are on the team. Simple as that.
Since there's really no use for a team now a days, but everyone still wants to be a "Team Rider", we're using the team to be Stewards for the Park. They get all the perks of being on a team, but also have to look after the park. They have to make sure trash is picked up when ever they can, they have to help teach the little kids not to goof off, and basically be Liaison between the Parks and Recs Dept and the CORE riders of the park.
While the closure of Round Rock Skate Park due to violations is bad, it's a great lesson to be taught to users of other parks.
Our team has been telling every one they can, that if our park is not taken care of, IT WILL GET SHUT DOWN. It really hits home.
We've only had this little program going for a few weeks, but ( knock on wood ) it's been working very well. I even had one kid tell me that being on the team a few days has already cost him a couple of friends after he btiched them out for leaving trash in the parking lot.
I'll try and keep y'all posted on how it works out. We'll have the team filled before our big Competition in October.
A2
http://www.myspace.com/smsk8park