Skateboarding Skateboarding is a great sport. It has been rising in popularity since the first skateboard was made in the 1950s in California. Skateboarding is especially popular with teenagers who love cruising around, doing different tricks or riding on half pipes and obstacle courses. Ideally, you should wear a helmet and have protective pads for your elbows and knees. You shouldn’t forget about safety. It is also important to go skateboarding in special parks, not in the streets of your town. But if there are no skateboarding parks in your area, you can always be a street skater – just be careful not to knock down any pedestrians on your way. Skateboarding as a hobby can help you to find friends, have a lot of fun and it will definitely make you fit.