There’ll be plenty of aerial action at the Ballina Skate Park this weekend for the Fair Go competition. Photo supplied
The Fair Go skate competition will take place at the Ballina Skate Park from this Friday March 31 and will include a sign-on day for the Northern Rivers Skateboard Club, as well as tryouts for a new North Coast Academy of Sport skate program.
‘We encourage anybody to sign up no matter their level of ability,’ Northern Rivers Skateboard Club organiser Hayden Brain said.
‘Over the year we will be having four to six club rounds with coaching, to help everybody get a fair skate.’
The competition is being sponsored by the state government and local businesses.
The Friday timetable sees the youngsters, aged nine to 11, work though park heats and bowl jams, with the finals taking place early on Saturday morning.
For the rest of the day the open and master skaters get to work their magic through heats and finals.
The day finishes with an open bowl jam before presentations at 6pm.
NCAS skate
The contest will also provide the chance for skaters to try out for the North Coast Academy of Sport’s newest program – Skate.
Supported by Australian Skate Federation, the program will bring together coaches and athletes from across the north coast region, with the aim of identifying, monitoring, and developing the skills of young skate athletes from the ages of eight to 14.
The six-month program, running from April to September 2023 will expose athletes to expert coaching services and sport-specific education in areas such as strength and conditioning, nutrition, sport psychology, sport media and communications.
Trialling skaters are asked to bring ‘passion, drive and killer tricks’.
Byron skate park
The new Byron Bay skatepark situated behind the library is scheduled to be finished by the end of April.
