Riverside Skatepark is having a contest and have not forgotten the girls! There will be a girls only mini ramp contest included in the days events. This is an opportunity for all the girls around NYC to come represent the ladies, get excited and share your skating with others! The event will take … [Read more...]
GRO Tomboi Brings Skateboarding To Girls At The Bklyn Bazaar
Save the date. GRO is inviting all the girls of NYC and around to come skate at this great event. All girls, all ages and all abilities are encouraged to attend. New to skateboarding? Here is your chance to learn more about it and learn to skate. Already … [Read more...]
Skate Questions & Advice: Learning To Ollie
The ollie is one of the most basic tricks on a skateboard. It is not the easiest. The ollie is an important skill for anyone looking to progress in street trick skating. Often, it is this skill that seems like a major obstacle for those starting to skate. Photo By Danielle … [Read more...]
Michigan GRO Session - August 24th
Michigan is on it’s way towards having it’s first official GRO Crew! With the creation of this crew lead by one of the Midwest’s top female skaters, Christiana Smith, in collaboration with Modern Skatepark, this GRO Crew will be ready to weather the seasons and keep girls … [Read more...]
Skate Questions & Advice: Dropping In
Dropping in on a ramp is one of the early skills learned in skateboarding by those who want to ride skateparks and progress their ability of learning skateboard tricks. This step in the skate journey can be viewed as a challenge and sometimes scary. If you relate to this, you are not … [Read more...]
How A Skateboard Legend Is Using Her Skateboard To Improve The Future For Girls
How A Skateboard Legend Is Using Her Skateboard To Improve The Future For Girls Through Girls Riders Organization, Inc. New York, New York – July 24, 2014 – Skateboards are purchased everyday around the world. But when the Girls is NOT a 4 Letter Word skateboard is … [Read more...]
The Pink Helmet Posse At Tribeca Film Festival NYC
Girls skateboarding will be a part of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York through the 9 minute Documentary Short of The Pink Helmet Posse. “Three pink tutus. Three pink helmets. Three pink skateboards. Meet Bella, Sierra, and Rella: ages 6 1/2, 6 1/4, and almost 7. Take a look into … [Read more...]
Lucky Magazine Talks Skateboarding
Lucky Magazine helped bring thoughts of skateboarding to girls around the world in the March 2014 issue with the article “Total Body Shred”. To get a better understanding of skateboarding, the article’s author, Megan O’Neill, reached out to Courtney Payne Taylor, … [Read more...]
In the Midst of a Warzone there’s an Afghani Skateboarding School for Girls
NYC GRO Skate LES
Monthly sessions for the girls of New York and anywhere nearby are up and running. Kicking off the NYC Park Sessions was LES Skatepark in Manhattan. These parks are generally busy with at least 90% guys. Now for a seasoned girl, this is no problem, but that leaves many new or wanting to be … [Read more...]