{"id":7945,"date":"2016-06-20T18:40:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T18:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=7945"},"modified":"2016-06-20T18:40:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T18:40:50","slug":"riding-the-concrete-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/20\/riding-the-concrete-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"RIDING THE CONCRETE WAVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hailey Skate Competition<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n

BY YANNA LANTZ<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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David Rau, Jr., gets some serious air. Photo by Jennifer Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Watch some of Idaho\u2019s best skaters go head to head in the fifth annual Hailey Skateboard Competition. The event will take place on Saturday, June 25, at the Hailey Skatepark and will feature great prizes, music by Jens P, refreshments and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cHailey has one of the top parks in the country; it\u2019s rated up there with the best,\u201d explained Lamar Waters, event coordinator. \u201cPros come in from all over to skate the park.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hailey Skatepark, ridden by skateboard guru Tony Hawk himself, was significantly expanded in 2012. Designed by Dreamland Skateparks, this public city facility challenges even the most experienced and daring skaters, and features a full-radius concrete pipe and roll-in with handrails.<\/p>\n

Waters wanted to create a local competition that would feature the skatepark, local talent, local sponsors, local music and a great atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found all the things I liked and didn\u2019t like about other competitions and I\u2019m trying to implement all the best things into this competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The day will feature two major contests for multiple age groups: a street jam and a vert competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the street jam format, all the contestants in an age group are out in the park at once and they try to do as many tricks as they can in a certain time period,\u201d Waters said. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun to watch because there is a lot of action.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the vert competition, contestants get about a minute to \u201cshow their stuff\u201d solo. Participants will get several shots at this portion.<\/p>\n

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Phoebe Ericksen competes in the street portion of last year\u2019s skate competition. Photo by Jennifer Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Judges for the Hailey Skateboard Competition will be local adult skaters who know all the tricks and many of the skaters involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have really good prizes,\u201d Waters said with a smile. \u201cI want the kids to be rewarded and get something they are proud of. I want them to feel motivated and rewarded for their craft that they\u2019ve been working on all year in the hopes that they\u2019ll continue to pursue it.\u201d<\/p>\n

First-place winners will get a top-of-the-line skateboard, complete with deck, wheels, bearings, grip tape and more. But Waters wants everyone to feel like a winner, so just by entering the competition participants will get a T-shirt, wristband, energy bar, energy drink, sunscreen and other swag.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the competitors receive a raffle ticket for entering the competition, which gives them the chance to win prizes throughout the day. A second raffle will be available to spectators, with prizes such as longboards, Sun Valley lift tickets and Blaine County Recreation District passes up for grabs.<\/p>\n

For Waters, the day is all about bringing the community together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching everybody have a good time with big smiles on their faces is really rewarding,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd the excitement and energy from the kids really puts the event over the top.\u201d<\/p>\n

Entry into the competition is $15, but spectators can attend for free. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the competition will commence at 11 a.m. and run through 4 p.m. Hailey Skatepark is located next to the Hailey Chamber Welcome Center and Campion Ice House. Learn more about the park at haileyidaho.com\/skateboarding and facebook.com\/HaileySkate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hailey Skate Competition BY YANNA LANTZ Watch some of Idaho\u2019s best skaters go head to head in the fifth annual Hailey Skateboard Competition. The event will take place on Saturday, June 25, at the Hailey Skatepark and will feature great prizes, music by Jens P, refreshments and more. \u201cHailey has one of the top parks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,72,48],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calendar-2","8":"category-community","9":"category-calendar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}