Scootering: a competitive discipline or an entertainment for children?

Scootering, often referred to as freestyle scootering, is an extreme sport that involves performing various tricks while riding a scooter. It originated from an outdoor activity popular among children, but then became attractive to adults as well. This discipline is considered to be an Olympic sport.

Disciplines

Scootering is a term that can refer to several types of this sport. What are they?

• Part scootering takes place on a special surface used for skate-boarding. This is where various figures such as trampolines, ramps are located.
• Street scootering involves overcoming various obstacles located in the street, i.e. banisters, stairs and curbs. This is one of the most dangerous types of scootering.
• Flat scootering is a discipline, in which sportsmen do stunts on a flat surface. There are no obstacles; and the stunts are mostly aimed at balance.
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• Big air scootering takes place on a trampoline built in advance. A rider has to reach high speed before jumping. While being in the air, he or she performs one stunt or several elements.
• Dirt scootering involves riding down the hills and dirt-parks where there are many trampolines.
• Downhill scootering is a discipline, in which riders descend a hill and try to do it at the highest speed possible.

Types of stunts

Throughout all these years, scooter riders invented many fascinating stunts. Specialists distinguish several categories of stunts that are further subdivided into more groups.

• Manipulative elements involve rotating a scooter.
• Stretching is a category of stunts that involves stretching while riding a scooter.
• Grabs are the stunts that require touching some parts of a scooter in the air.
• Flips are basically somersaults performed on a scooter.
• Degrees involve rotating with a scooter.
• Manuals mean that a sportsman has to balance on one wheel of a scooter.
• Holds are all elements that require occupying a stable position while riding a scooter.

All the stunts mentioned above can be combined in different ways. Some of them can be performed at the same time, while others follow each other in a row.

Another classification of stunts is used to divide them into several categories in accordance with their difficulty. What are they?

The first category comprises the easiest elements. The ‘hop’ is an ordinary jump without any turns. It can either be performed on a flat surface or serve to overcome low obstacles. The ‘X-up’ is a jump, which involves turning the wheel at 180 degrees. The ‘fakie’ is a stunt that requires riding backwards. The ‘manual’ is balancing on the back wheel. The least complicated turns (the ½ turn and the 1/1 turn) are also included in this group.

The second category comprises the elements that are a little bit more complicated than the ones described previously. The ‘tail whip’ is a rotation around the wheel. The ‘barspin’ is a 1/1 turn that is performed sharply. The ‘grab’ is involves touching the board with one’s hand (there are other varieties of grabs, some of them are included in the third category). The ‘wallride’ involves riding on a ascending or descending surface. It can form a sharp angle with the ground or be perpendicular to it. The ‘cancan’ is a funny move that requires stretching both legs to the side and then putting them back on the board.

Finally, the third category comprises the most complicated stunts. The ‘tap’ involves jumping and landing on the back wheel. The ‘wrap around’ is a move that is performed when the speed is really high; to do it, a rider must raise a leg and turn around the wheel. The ‘superman’ is a position, in which the body must be parallel to the ground. This move is usually used to modify a jump. Various types of flips are also included in this category.

Scooters

There are many models of scooters, which means that any person will manage to find the best scooter. They are divided into three types.

• Some scooters are constructed especially for riding in cities and towns. They are very light and do not take up too much space. Usually it is possible to fold them, which makes them perfect for storing them at home. Finally, the diameter of the wheels is big enough to amortize the roughness of the roads and sidewalks.
• There are models that were created for performing various stunts and taking part in competitions. They are even lighter than the ones used in the cities, which is why it is possible to reach high speed very easily. The wheels are not so big due to the fact that competitions are usually held in the places where surfaces are not rough. They are very durable since they have a one-piece frame.
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• Another type of scooters is perfect for rough surfaces, or hills, or roads located in the countryside. They are bigger and heavier than other scooters. The diameter of the wheels is big as well. Finally, the number of brakes is equal to the number of the wheels, which is why it will be easy to overcome any obstacles.
• Nowadays, electro-scooters are becoming more and more popular. They can reach 30 kilometers per hour very fast. Riders do not have to push off the ground. These scooters are quite heavy due to the presence of the engine and the battery.
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In addition, children can try scootering as well. Nowadays, scooters for children have two platforms, which means that they do not have to push off the ground. What they should do is simply shifting all their weight to their other foot.

Scootering is a relatively young sport that appeared in the USA in the beginning of the 21st century. This is when scooters for children were invented. Thrill-seekers started using scooters to perform some stunts popular in skate-boarding and other extreme sports. They published stunning videos on the Internet. As a result, this discipline became well-known in other countries, especially in Australia and Europe. By 2010, this sport had become a professional discipline rather than a way of street entertainment. In 2011, the International Scooter Association was founded by the USA, Australia, England and other European countries. The ISA World Championship became an annual event.

All in all, scootering is a discipline that is popular in many countries. Although it does not have a lasting history, it will surely remain as popular as it is now.