Nearly eight in 10 adults (78%) admire the arrogance exhibited by skate boarders – however 52% admitted they would not really feel assured having a go on the sport themselves, a examine has discovered.
A ballot of 500 18-34-year-olds discovered that over a 3rd (36%) lack shallowness in the case of getting on a board for the primary time, whereas 32% fear about failure, or embarrassing themselves (43%) – and 37% say they merely wouldn’t know the place to start.
However, evidently the youthful technology do not need the identical reservations – as virtually two-thirds (64%), of youth and pre-teen ladies, have hopped on a board for the primary time within the final three years.
In reality, skateboarding has soared by a fifth amongst younger ladies within the UK since 2020 – with half of those that have taken it up saying they have been impressed to take action by Olympic bronze medallist, Sky Brown.
The teen was simply 13 years previous when she clinched bronze on the 2020 Tokyo video games, making her the youngest British Olympian of all time.
And now, a separate survey of 500 ladies, aged 10-16, discovered 65% contemplate Sky to be a task mannequin for his or her technology – with 21% describing themselves as fully-fledged “Skater Girls”.
The two research have been commissioned by Samsung, which has teamed up with Sky Brown in a bid to encourage the nation to strive one thing new.
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She mentioned: “One thing I love even more than skateboarding, is seeing others try it and love it for themselves.
“You need to have the precise angle, and by no means surrender – it’s all about having guts. I can really feel individuals within the UK getting behind our sport, and I am unable to wait to see the place we will take it collectively.”
Data from Skateboard GB shows there are an estimated 750,000 amateur and professional skaters in the UK.
And the OnePoll.com research found that one in 10 youngsters who have picked up a board love the idea of being part of a scene or community – although 14% of those who haven’t tried skating yet simply don’t know where to do it.
But 76% of the 10-16 year-olds polled like to try new things, with more than half of those eager to give something a go because they like challenging themselves. It also emerged that a quarter of kids who have tried it out have also shared a photo or video of themselves skating, online.
And regardless of faith in their abilities, 50% of the adults polled would similarly want to capture evidence of their efforts by taking pictures or videos on their smartphones.
People can book a spot at one of the “Drop in with Samsung Flip Park” experiences from today [December 1].
Spokeswoman Annika Bizon added: “Sport is unbelievable for a lot of causes – it teaches you a lot about your self. We’re guided by the “guts to try” and try to interrupt down limitations in opposition to all odds – one thing individuals would by no means get on a skateboard with out having.
“We’re so excited to bring our partnership with Skateboard GB to life through the Samsung Flip Park, empowering the next generation to embody this fearless attitude.”